On November 22nd, the New York State Department of Health (DOH) released a Solicitation of Interest (SOI) for projects that support investments in community infrastructure to expand telehealth access to services from licensed Article 16, 28, 29-I, 31, and 32 providers. DOH will award up to $25,000 each, for a total of $1.5 million, to projects that expand access to telehealth among Medicaid beneficiaries and low-income minority, rural, older, and other underserved communities that lack access to telehealth infrastructure (e.g., connectivity, devices, private spaces). Projects must be located in the community at a site that is not the applicant’s primary service site.
Please note that DOH intends to make awards on a pass/fail basis to the first applicants who submit qualifying applications.
The Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA) has pledged an additional $1.5 million to provide further support to awarded projects under this SOI. Applicants may choose to share contact information and award amounts with RPA, who will award and administer funds at its discretion.
The full SOI is available here. SPG’s summary of the opportunity is attached. Applications will open on January 4, 2022 and close on January 18, 2022.