The Kansas Healthcare Collaborative (KHC), a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, received a $100,000 Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement program (CFDA 93.912). The funding will support KHC in developing a rural health network focused on population health improvement across 7 rural counties in...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $1,424,613 Project Grant under the Rural Telemedicine Grants program (CFDA 93.211) to the Kansas Clinical Improvement Collaborative, LLC (KCIC), a non-profit, clinically integrated network in rural Kansas. The funding supports the development of telehealth networks to improve healthcare service delivery and access in underserved rural communities across the state. KCIC, supported by...
This $700,000 five-year Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Rural Telemedicine Grants program (CFDA 93.211) aims to integrate behavioral health services into primary care through evidence-based telehealth networks. The University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute, Inc. (KUMCRI) will lead this initiative to expand access to critical behavioral healthcare in rural and underserved...
This federal Project Grant award of $700,000.00 from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Rural Telemedicine Grants program (CFDA 93.211) will fund the University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute, Inc. (KUMCRI) to integrate behavioral health services into primary care through evidence-based telehealth networks. The five-year grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, aims to demonstrate how telehealth can improve healthcare access and service delivery,...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $6,999,599.00, was issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response under the National Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program (CFDA 93.889). The award aims to enhance healthcare systems' readiness for responding to public health emergencies, terrorism, and large-scale medical crises by developing infrastructure, training protocols, and response mechanisms to...
The University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute, Inc. (KUMCRI) was awarded a $475,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration's Rural Telemedicine Grants program (CFDA 93.211). The 5-year grant, beginning September 30, 2024, will enable KUMCRI to expand its "Telehealth Rocks" (THR) program, which delivers collaborative learning and training to healthcare providers and professionals across Kansas,...
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) was awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the CDC's HIV Prevention Activities Health Department Based program (CFDA 93.940). The award will fund KDHE's "KANSAS COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER (CHW) REACH" initiative, which aims to implement community health worker-mediated services for re-engagement to care and outreach for persons with HIV in rural Kansas communities. Key objectives include: Deploying dedicated CHWs to support...
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) was awarded a $846,443 Project Grant under the HIV Care Formula Grants program (CFDA 93.917) by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration. This grant will support KDHE's efforts to improve the quality, availability, and organization of comprehensive HIV/AIDS health care, treatment, and support services for low-income individuals living with HIV in Kansas. The funding will enable KDHE to...
The Indiana Health Information Exchange Inc. received a $123,809 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Secretary Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology under the Strengthening the Technical Advancement & Readiness of Public Health via Health Information Exchange Program (CFDA 93.462). The award will support Indiana Health Information Exchange Inc.'s efforts to connect underserved communities and address excess...
The Kansas Teen Health Project (KTHP) is a $268,793 federal project grant awarded by the Administration for Children and Families under the Title V Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) Program (CFDA 93.787). The grant was awarded on September 30, 2024 to Social Innovation Laboratory Inc. (SIL), a non-profit organization based in Emporia, Kansas. The KTHP project aims to promote healthy youth development by teaching participants strategies for self-regulation, goal-setting, and risk...