Opportunity Information: Apply for HRSA 18 031
The Rural Child Poverty Telehealth Network Grant Program (RCP-TNGP) is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), designed as a three-year pilot program. Its main purpose is to help established telehealth networks test and implement practical, innovative approaches that improve health care access, care coordination, and service quality for children living in impoverished rural communities. The program is built around the idea that rural child poverty creates distinct barriers to health, and that telehealth and distance learning can be used not just to deliver clinical services but also to connect families with other supports that directly influence childrens health outcomes.
A core expectation is that applicants clearly define the rural service area they plan to reach and justify the choice with strong local evidence. Applicants are expected to use county and sub-county data to document poverty levels, describe unmet health needs among low-income rural children, and explain why the proposed network activities are a good fit for those conditions. Poverty is referenced using the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) definition, meaning income below a federally determined poverty threshold, and the funding rationale notes that rural areas experience higher poverty rates than urban areas based on USDA data. This data-driven targeting requirement signals that the program is not meant for broad, generalized telehealth expansion; it is focused on demonstrably high-need rural places and on child populations affected by poverty.
The program also emphasizes that many factors driving health care costs and poor outcomes sit outside the traditional clinical setting. The opportunity highlights the heavy impact of non-medical drivers of health, pointing to evidence that preventable hospitalizations and readmissions are strongly linked to community characteristics and socioeconomic conditions. As a result, RCP-TNGP encourages telehealth networks to incorporate human and social service partners when those services can be directly tied back to measurable improvements in the health status of the children served. In other words, the grant is not only about more virtual doctor visits; it is about building a more complete support system around low-income rural children and demonstrating how that integration improves health.
For this funding, HRSA describes human and social services broadly, including early childhood development supports, food and nutrition assistance and education, economic support programs connected to the family (such as awareness, counseling, or referral related to job training and other economic resources), housing assistance, and other relevant social service supports. Importantly, applicants are expected to do more than simply list these services as partners or community resources. They must explain how delivering information, referral, and coordination for these services through the telehealth network (and related distance learning tools) will ultimately translate into better health outcomes for children. That requirement pushes applicants to build a clear line of sight between social needs interventions and child health improvements, such as better chronic disease management, improved developmental outcomes, fewer missed appointments, reduced preventable emergency use, or stronger adherence to treatment plans due to increased family stability.
Eligible applicants include special district governments, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, other Native American tribal organizations, and nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education), along with other entities as described in the opportunitys additional eligibility details. The funding instrument is a grant, the activity area is health, and the CFDA number listed is 93.211. HRSA anticipated making three awards under this pilot. The notice lists an award ceiling of 0, which typically indicates that the ceiling was not specified in the summary field and would need to be confirmed in the full funding announcement or related guidance.
In practical terms, the RCP-TNGP is best understood as a demonstration-style pilot: it aims to produce lessons and evidence about what works when established telehealth networks deliberately focus on impoverished rural children and formally integrate clinical care with tightly connected social and human service support. The overall goal is to show how these networks can expand access, improve coordination across organizations, raise the quality of care, and better address the real-world conditions that shape child health in rural poverty.Apply for HRSA 18 031
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Rural Child Poverty Telehealth Network Grant Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.211.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 26, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 26, 2017. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 3 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Special district governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Rural Child Poverty Telehealth Network Grant Program (RCP-TNGP) FAQs
What is the Rural Child Poverty Telehealth Network Grant Program (RCP-TNGP)?
RCP-TNGP is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). It is designed as a three-year pilot program to help established telehealth networks test and implement practical, innovative approaches that improve health care access, care coordination, and service quality for children living in impoverished rural communities.
What is the main goal of this grant program?
The program aims to demonstrate what works when established telehealth networks focus specifically on low-income children in rural areas and integrate clinical care with closely connected human and social service supports. The intended outcomes include improved access to care, better coordination across organizations, higher quality services, and stronger health outcomes for children affected by rural poverty.
How long is the RCP-TNGP pilot program?
HRSA describes RCP-TNGP as a three-year pilot program.
Is this funding meant for general telehealth expansion?
No. The opportunity emphasizes data-driven targeting and is focused on demonstrably high-need rural areas and child populations affected by poverty. Applicants are expected to justify the selected rural service area using strong local evidence rather than proposing broad or generalized telehealth expansion.
Who is the primary population the program is intended to serve?
The program is intended to improve health care access and outcomes for children living in impoverished rural communities, with an emphasis on the distinct barriers created by rural child poverty.
What does HRSA mean by "poverty" for this program?
Poverty is referenced using the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) definition, meaning income below a federally determined poverty threshold. The funding rationale also notes that rural areas experience higher poverty rates than urban areas based on USDA data.
What is expected regarding defining the rural service area?
Applicants are expected to clearly define the rural service area they plan to reach and justify that choice with strong local evidence. The opportunity specifically calls for the use of county and sub-county data to document poverty levels, describe unmet health needs among low-income rural children, and explain why the proposed network activities fit the conditions in that area.
What types of data should applicants use to justify need?
The program expects applicants to use county and sub-county data to document poverty levels and unmet health needs among low-income rural children, and to support why the proposed network approach is appropriate for the targeted rural area.
What kinds of approaches does HRSA want telehealth networks to test and implement?
RCP-TNGP is aimed at practical, innovative approaches that improve access to care, care coordination, and quality of services for children in impoverished rural communities. The opportunity highlights telehealth and distance learning as tools not only for clinical services, but also for connecting families to supports that influence childrens health outcomes.
Is the program only about delivering more virtual clinical visits?
No. The program explicitly emphasizes that many drivers of health care costs and poor outcomes occur outside the traditional clinical setting. RCP-TNGP encourages networks to connect families with non-clinical supports and to integrate human and social service partners when those services can be tied to measurable improvements in child health outcomes.
Why does the opportunity emphasize non-medical drivers of health?
The opportunity highlights evidence that preventable hospitalizations and readmissions are strongly linked to community characteristics and socioeconomic conditions. Because of that connection, the program encourages approaches that address non-medical drivers of health through coordinated services that can improve childrens health status.
What does HRSA mean by "human and social services" in this grant?
HRSA describes human and social services broadly. Examples listed include early childhood development supports, food and nutrition assistance and education, economic support programs connected to the family (such as awareness, counseling, or referral related to job training and other economic resources), housing assistance, and other relevant social service supports.
Do applicants just need to list social service partners to meet the program expectations?
No. The opportunity notes that applicants are expected to do more than list services as partners or community resources. They must explain how delivering information, referral, and coordination for these services through the telehealth network (and related distance learning tools) will translate into better health outcomes for the children served.
What kind of connection does HRSA expect between social services and health outcomes?
Applicants are expected to create a clear line of sight between social needs interventions delivered through the network and measurable improvements in child health outcomes. The opportunity provides examples such as better chronic disease management, improved developmental outcomes, fewer missed appointments, reduced preventable emergency use, or stronger adherence to treatment plans due to increased family stability.
What roles can telehealth and distance learning play in this program?
The program frames telehealth and distance learning as tools to deliver clinical services and also to provide information, referral, and coordination that connect families to other supports influencing childrens health outcomes.
Who is eligible to apply for RCP-TNGP?
Eligible applicants include special district governments, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, other Native American tribal organizations, and nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education), along with other entities as described in the opportunitys additional eligibility details.
Are institutions of higher education eligible if they are 501(c)(3) nonprofits?
The opportunity states that eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status, excluding institutions of higher education.
What federal agency administers this opportunity?
This opportunity is offered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
What is the funding instrument type?
The funding instrument is a grant.
What is the activity area for this grant?
The activity area is health.
What is the CFDA number listed for this program?
The CFDA number listed is 93.211.
How many awards did HRSA anticipate making?
HRSA anticipated making three awards under this pilot program.
What is the award ceiling for this opportunity?
The notice lists an award ceiling of 0. This typically indicates that the ceiling was not specified in the summary field and would need to be confirmed in the full funding announcement or related guidance.
What is the overall structure or intent of the program (pilot vs. long-term program)?
RCP-TNGP is described as a demonstration-style pilot. It is intended to generate lessons and evidence about effective strategies when established telehealth networks target impoverished rural children and integrate clinical care with coordinated human and social services.
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