Telehealth Nutrition Services Network Grant Program

The Telehealth Nutrition Services Network Grant Program will support telehealth networks that improve access to quality health care services through telehealth technology. This program will focus on chronic disease prevention and chronic disease management through comprehensive telehealth nutrition services.

This NOFO will have a statutory funding preference for an eligible entity which meets one of the following criteria: Organization: The eligible entity is a rural community-based organization or another community-based organization. Services: The eligible entity proposes to use Federal funds made available through such a grant to develop plans for, or to establish, telehealth networks that provide mental health care, public health services, long-term care, home care, preventive care, case management services, prenatal care, labor care, birthing care, or postpartum care. Coordination: The eligible entity demonstrates how the project to be carried out under the grant will be coordinated with other relevant federally funded projects in the areas, communities, and populations to be served through the grant. Network: The eligible entity demonstrates that the project involves a telehealth network that includes an entity that-(i) provides clinical health care services, or educational services for health care providers and for patients or their families; and (ii) is-(I) a public library; (II) an institution of higher education; or (III) a local government entity. Connectivity: The eligible entity proposes a project that promotes local and regional connectivity within areas, communities, or populations to be served through the project.