Applicant Organization Facility Type: Non-Profit Project Director Name, Title and Contact Information: Andrew Post, Project Director, andy.post@communityhealthit.org, 352-389-9464 Proposed Workforce Training Track: Track #2 - Health IT and/or Telehealth Technical Support, and Track #3 - Community Paramedicine Target Service Area(s): Baker, Bradford, Calhoun, Columbia, DeSoto, Dixie, Franklin, Gilchrist, Glades, Gulf, Hamilton, Hardee, Hendry, Holmes, Jefferson, Jackson, Lafayette, Levy, Liberty, Madison, Monroe, Okeechobee, Putnam, Suwannee, Taylor, Union, Washington, Wakulla, Walton List of Proposed Network Partner Organizations: • Florida Department of Health, Office of Rural Health • Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Oversight • Four critical access hospitals: Northwest Community Hospital, Lake Butler Hospital, Calhoun-Liberty Hospital and George Weems Hospital • DeSoto Memorial Hospital • Heartland Rural Health Network • Florida Community Health Worker Coalition Total Funding Amount Requested for the Entire Three-year Period of Performance: $1,545,000.00 Capacity to Serve Rural Underserved Populations: CommHIT was formed to provide services to rural counties in need of health information technology and has registered apprenticeships in Florida for telehealth navigator and cybersecurity first responder. CommHIT is a DOLETA grantee providing direct patient care training to individuals who live and work in rural counties. Funding Preference: The targeted area to be served is within the Qualification 1: Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) : Baker, Branford, Calhoun, Columbia, DeSoto, Dixie, Franklin, Glades, Gilchrist, Gulf, Hamilton, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Levy, Liberty, Madison, Monroe, Okeechobee, Putnam, Suwannee, Taylor, Union, Wakulla, Walton, Washington Qualification 2: Medically Underserved Community/Populations (MUC/MUPs) : Baker, Bradford, Calhoun, Columbia,
DeSoto, Dixie, Franklin, Glades, Gulf, Hamilton, Hardee, Holmes, Jackson, Lafayette, Liberty, Madison, Monroe, Okeechobee, Putnam, Suwannee, Taylor, Union, Washington