DLT congressionally directed spending - grants

The Blessing Hospital, operating through its Blessing Rieman College of Nursing division, received a $710,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grants program (CFDA 10.855). The two-year grant, awarded on September 25, 2023, will fund a telemedicine and distance learning initiative to improve access to healthcare and education for rural residents. This project is part of Blessing Hospital's broader efforts to deliver telemedicine and distance learning services through previous federal grants, including a $4.6 million Health Resources and Services Administration grant and over $1.4 million in Department of Education emergency relief funding. As a subrecipient, Blessing Hospital has also participated in federal Child and Adult Care Food Program projects administered by the Illinois State Board of Education.