Sunday, May 18, 2025
5/18/2025
Rural Public Health Workforce Training Network Program - Project Title: Bay Rivers Telehealth Alliance Emergency Medical Services Workforce Training Applicant organization name, address, and website: Bay Rivers Telehealth Alliance, 618 Hospital Road, Tappahannock, Virginia 22560 https://bayriverstelehealth.org Applicant organization facility type: Non-profit telehealth network Project Director name, title, and contact information: Donna Dittman Hale, Executive Director, tel. 804-443-6286 email: ddhale@cox.net Proposed workforce training track: Track #3 Community Para-medicine Target service areas: Virginia counties of Accomack, Northampton, Essex, King and Queen, King William, Mathews, Middlesex, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, and Westmoreland List of proposed network partner organizations: Eastern Shore Community Services Board, Ledwith Lewis Free Clinic, Rappahannock Community College, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Westmoreland County Emergency Medical Services, Northampton County Department of Emergency Medical Services, Essex County Emergency Medical Services, Bay Aging. Total funding amount requested for the entire three-year period of performance: $1,545,000.00 Capacity to serve rural underserved populations: BRTA brings significant strategic planning, network leadership and management, and grant resource development skills to this project, developed throughout its 17 years as a successful rural telehealth network. BRTA has an exceptionally strong track record of cross-agency leadership, developed through leading numerous multi-agency consortia in the delivery of federal grants serving the target service region for this proposed project. The network for this project has grown out of a long-standing network of partners who have a track record of successful collaboration in delivering telehealth-enabled rural healthcare projects under BRTA’s leadership. Together (in various combinations, but always under the leadership of BRTA) these organizations have delivered successful, federally grant funded rural telehealth and healthcare projects totaling over $6.3 million over the past eight years. Each participant in the network has been selected due to their ability to contribute to the success of the current project’s goals and for their role in creating and maintaining lasting collaborative relationships to serve the rural target service area from the perspective of their particular sector, including healthcare, emergency medical services provision, education, and other health and human services. Funding preference: BRTA is requesting a funding preference based on qualification 1. Accomack, Northampton, Essex, King and Queen, King William, Mathews, Middlesex, Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, and Westmoreland counties are in a designated HPSA. Special Consideration: BRTA is requesting special consideration based on the inclusion of a signed MOA/U from all network partners included in Attachment 11.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).