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2006–2007 Grants Overview

These profiles contain information about grant projects administered by OAT from October 1, 2005 through September 30, 2007. During this period, OAT administered 148 telehealth/telemedicine projects. Of those, 24 were awarded funds totaling more than $6.1 million.

Projects administered by OAT receive funds in one of six ways:

  1. The Telehealth Licensure Grant Program (TLGP): The TLGP is a competitive grant program that provides support for State professional licensing boards to carry out programs under which licensing boards of various States cooperate to develop and implement State policies that will reduce statutory and regulatory barriers to telemedicine. In 2006, two projects were funded through the TLGP as part of a 3-year award.
  2. The Telehealth Network Grant Program (TNGP): This program replaced the Rural Telemedicine Grant Program (RTGP). The TNGP is a competitive grant program that funds projects that demonstrate the use of telehealth networks to improve healthcare services for medically underserved populations in urban, rural, and frontier communities. More specifically, the networks can be used to: (a) expand access to, coordinate, and improve the quality of health care services; (b) improve and expand the training of health care providers; and/or (c) expand and improve the quality of health information available to health care providers, patients, and their families. The primary objective of the Telehealth Network Grant Program (TNGP) is to help communities build the human, technical, and financial capacity to develop sustainable telehealth programs and networks. In 2003, 15 projects were funded through the TNGP as part of a 3-year award. In 2006, 12 projects were funded through the TNGP as part of a 3-year award.
  3. The Telehealth Resource Center Grant Program (TRC): The TRC is a competitive grant program that provides support for the establishment and development of Telehealth Resource Centers (TRCs). These centers are to assist health care organizations, health care networks, and health care providers in the implementation of cost-effective telehealth programs to serve rural and medically underserved areas and populations. In 2006, six projects were funded through the TRC as part of a 3-year award.
  4. The Telehomecare Grant Program (THC): The THC is a competitive grant program within the Telehealth Network Grant Program that focuses on demonstrating how telehealth networks can improve healthcare through provision of clinical care and remote monitoring of patients in their place of residence using telehealth technologies. These projects provide a mechanism to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of telehomecare services and may include, but are not limited to, case management by physicians, hospitals, medical clinics, home health agencies, or other health care providers who supervise the care of patients in their homes. In 2006, three projects were funded through the THC as part of a 3-year award.
  5. Rural Telemedicine Grant Program (RTGP): This program was replaced by the Telehealth Network Grant Program (TNGP). OAT awarded competitive grants through 2002. The goal of the RTGP was to improve quality health services for rural residents and reduce the isolation of rural practitioners through the use of telemedicine technologies. In 2005, OAT administered five projects that were funded from 2000-2002.
  6. Congressionally Mandated Projects (CMP): OAT also administers funds specially earmarked by Congress. The goals of these projects vary widely, but all include the use of telehealth technologies to improve access to health care. In 2006, OAT administered 109 CMP projects, all of which were in an extension period.