Telehealth Rapid Response Center (HRSA-25-044)

Telehealth Rapid Response Center (HRSA-25-044) is sponsored by Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). This program funds research that expands the evidence base to inform policy and programs for telehealth services in underserved populations in the United States.

HRSA Telehealth Rapid Response Center (HRSA-25-044) - Research Support Notice: this is an archived listing << Back to Limited Submissions HRSA Telehealth Rapid Response Center (HRSA-25-044) Funding Agency: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Funding Type: Institutional, Program or Curriculum Development Opportunity ID: HRSA-25-044 Submission Limit per Institution: 1 Sponsor/Solicitation URL: Visit Sponsor Website Questions concerning the limited submissions process may be submitted to limitedsubs@psu.

edu . Note: As of January 31, this program is Open Until Filled. The first eligible Expression of Interest (EOI) received will be awarded the nomination spot.

The purpose of this program is to fund research that expands the evidence base to inform policy and programs for telehealth services in underserved populations in the United States.

The research supported through this program will inform providers, policymakers, and telehealth stakeholders on the latest trends and data impacting telehealth disparities and access, telehealth providers, flexibilities for telehealth care, and continued services for telehealth utilization in various specialties and via different modalities.

We will award one cooperative agreement for each of the following opportunities: The Telehealth Rapid Response Center funded under HRSA-25-044 is responsible for conducting rapid data analyses and short-term issue-specific telehealth research studies.

It will provide stakeholders and the public with resources to understand the impact of telehealth policies and regulations as well as provide information that will improve telehealth access to underserved populations in the United States.

Telehealth Rapid Response Center The Telehealth Rapid Response Center funded under HRSA-25-044 will: Produce at least 4 high-quality studies each award year on an expedited time frame (for example, 1 to 3 months) for current and emerging telehealth issues for various audiences, and that cannot be accommodated by the Telehealth Research Center.

Have access to and maintain a repository of national data sets that include telehealth and telehealth-related variables, such as remote patient monitoring. These datasets will be current, cleaned, and geocoded.

They include, but are not limited to, HHS data from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) (for example, Medicare and Medicaid files), and HRSA, as well as health care professional association data sets.

You will be expected to share access to data sources for any data used to produce final deliverables with your OAT project officer. Staff a rapid response data analysis team capable of responding, within 5 to 10 business days, to an estimated 1 to 2 data analysis requests per month from telehealth stakeholders. Compile, analyze, and evaluate data to enhance knowledge about the impact of national telehealth care policies.

Share data analyses and short-term, issue-specific research briefs for HRSA review by work plan guidelines. Respond to the OAT Research Coordinator’s comments, questions, and requests within 5 to 10 business days. Design and implement strategies to distribute rapid response and issue-specific research products to multiple audiences interested in telehealth issues.

Distribute research findings as a tool to inform the public, including national, state, and local policymakers, state-based entities, or individual safety-net health care providers. Dissemination products may include policy briefs, invited presentations, responses to inquiries from health policy programs and health policy researchers, webinars, presentations at national, regional, state, and local conferences, the telehealth. hhs.

gov website, and other appropriate vehicles for sharing rigorous, policy-oriented research. Respond to other data requests to help telehealth stakeholders find and use existing research and analysis products. Requests may be a variety of products that may include short reports, memoranda, tables, or other products.

Grantees must follow all relevant laws and policies. Your other responsibilities will include: Adherence to HRSA guidelines about the acknowledgment of and disclaimer on all products produced by HRSA award funds, per Section 5. 1 of the R&R Application Guide (Acknowledgement of Federal Funding).

Provide a conflict-of-interest statement (COI) disclosing any potential COI supported by a federal award and what measures will be taken to resolve the potential COI. Review HRSA’s COI policy. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with other HRSA-funded recipients, as well as with telehealth policy stakeholders.

Participate in any requested meetings related to the planning and development of your research portfolio. Submit research study proposals with relevant timelines and milestones to the OAT Research Coordinator for review. Participate in the planning and development of the annual project portfolio.

Submit work products (for example, abstracts, 2-page briefs, full policy briefs, reports, manuscripts, monographs and other items) for OAT review, within the time specified in the requests. Implement and maintain a publicly available website with information about current OAT projects funded under this cooperative agreement and completed work products.

Your website must also include the acknowledgment and disclaimer information required on all products supported by HHS award funds. Attend and present at periodic HRSA and OAT Program meetings. Participate in monthly conference calls with OAT staff and periodically other stakeholders.

This announcement provides only opportunity highlights. Please carefully review the program guidelines and the sponsor's website for any requirements and expectations related to eligibility, PI and Co-PI limits, budget, collaboration, priority research areas, letter of intent requirements, and review criteria before submitting to this internal competition.