Telemedicine grant

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service awarded Dayspring Health, Inc., a non-profit organization, a $746,351 Project Grant under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.855). The grant funding supports Dayspring Health's provision of telemedicine services to the rural community of Jellico, Tennessee. Additionally, Dayspring Health has received past federal grants from the Department of Health and Human Services, including a $2M Health Resources and Services Administration grant to sustain operations and primary care services in Williamsburg, Kentucky, as well as funding to expand COVID-19 testing and vaccination capacity. The organization has also sub-awarded funding to the Whitley County Health Department for community health worker initiatives and substance abuse programs in collaboration with local law enforcement. Through these federal grant partnerships, Dayspring Health delivers critical medical services, including telemedicine, COVID-19 response, and comprehensive primary care, to underserved rural populations in Appalachia.