Health Resources and Services Administration · Department of Health and Human Services

Chronic Care Telehealth Centers of Excellence Program

Opening soon

In short: Health Resources and Services Administration expects to make 5 awards of up to $3.8 million. Open to public college or university or private college or university.

Deadline: Opens Feb 1, 2027 · due about May 3, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder ?
Award size: Up to $3.8M
Total available: $19M · about 5 awards
Match ?: Not required · Work out your budget and match
Who can apply: Public college or university, Private college or university
Where: Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee

Read the official notice Should we apply? Sign in to save Get ready

Opening soon: the funder has announced this grant, but you can't apply yet. Use the time to get ready and check whether it fits.

Before you apply: federal grants require an active SAM.gov registration (Unique Entity ID) and a Grants.gov account. Registration is free but can take weeks, so start now, not when the deadline is close. Get-ready checklist

How this fits you

Available in Shelby County (nationwide program)
No match required

Tell us who you are to see whether you're eligible.

About this grant

The Chronic Care Telehealth Centers for Excellence Program will fund academic medical centers to integrate innovative telehealth technologies into the full spectrum of services included in chronic care models, including but not limited to, chronic disease prevention and management, and the treatment for acute episodes that result from long-term morbidity. These centers will disseminate findings through research publications and will serve as national models for integrating telehealth technology into chronic care services.

Who can apply, from the official notice

Academic Medical Centers.

Shelby County: Health shortage areas here

HRSA shortage designations that cover all or part of Shelby County:

Primary care: low-income residents in 25 census tracts of Shelby County are a population HPSA (the people, not the place), score 21. HRSA name “LI - Frayser/Raleigh”, ID 1478153807.
Primary care: low-income residents in 28 census tracts of Shelby County are a population HPSA (the people, not the place), score 17. HRSA name “LI - Macon Mullins Station”, ID 1471449277.
Primary care: low-income residents in 39 census tracts of Shelby County are a population HPSA (the people, not the place), score 20. HRSA name “LI - South Memphis/Orange Mound”, ID 1471411928.
Primary care: low-income residents in 25 census tracts of Shelby County are a population HPSA (the people, not the place), score 21. HRSA name “LI-North Memphis/Hollywood”, ID 1471462768.
Primary care: low-income residents in 32 census tracts of Shelby County are a population HPSA (the people, not the place), score 21. HRSA name “LI-Oakville/Parkway Village/Fox Meadows”, ID 1474990509.
Primary care: low-income residents in 17 census tracts of Shelby County are a population HPSA (the people, not the place), score 19. HRSA name “LI-Whitehaven/Westwood”, ID 1472358626.
Dental: low-income residents in 51 census tracts of Shelby County are a population HPSA (the people, not the place), score 19. HRSA name “LI - Frayser, Raliegh, North Memphis SA”, ID 6471407513.
Dental: low-income residents in 8 census tracts of Shelby County are a population HPSA (the people, not the place), score 9. HRSA name “LI - NW Shelby Millington”, ID 6477206692.
Dental: low-income residents in 69 census tracts of Shelby County are a population HPSA (the people, not the place), score 19. HRSA name “LI - South Memphis/Whitehaven/Oakville”, ID 6473937711.
Dental: low-income residents in 21 census tracts of Shelby County are a population HPSA (the people, not the place), score 15. HRSA name “LI-Parkway Village/Fox Meadows”, ID 6476395267.
Mental health: low-income residents in 16 census tracts of Shelby County are a population HPSA (the people, not the place), score 17. HRSA has proposed withdrawing it. HRSA name “LI-Macon/Mullins Station”, ID 7473681019.
Mental health: low-income residents in 6 census tracts of Shelby County are a population HPSA (the people, not the place), score 13. HRSA has proposed withdrawing it. HRSA name “LI-Millington/Woodstock-Lucy”, ID 7474351890.
Mental health: low-income residents in 49 census tracts of Shelby County are a population HPSA (the people, not the place), score 19. HRSA has proposed withdrawing it. HRSA name “LI-NW Memphis-Frayser-Raleigh”, ID 7478752111.
Mental health: low-income residents in 18 census tracts of Shelby County are a population HPSA (the people, not the place), score 16. HRSA has proposed withdrawing it. HRSA name “LI-Parkway Village/Fox Meadows”, ID 7478934930.
Mental health: low-income residents in 66 census tracts of Shelby County are a population HPSA (the people, not the place), score 19. HRSA has proposed withdrawing it. HRSA name “LI-South Memphis/Whitehaven-Levi”, ID 7475929468.
Medically underserved area: 46 census tracts of Shelby County, IMU score 59.20. HRSA name “NW Memphis Frayser/Raleigh”, ID 1478708962.
Medically underserved area: 7 census tracts of Shelby County, IMU score 61.40. HRSA name “Northwest Shelby-Millington”, ID 1478877019.
Medically underserved area: 28 census tracts of Shelby County, IMU score 55.60. HRSA name “Oakville/Parkway Village/Fox Meadows”, ID 1475566269.
Medically underserved area: 37 census tracts of Shelby County, IMU score 52.30. HRSA name “South Memphis/Orange Mound”, ID 1473521325.
Medically underserved area: 18 census tracts of Shelby County, IMU score 57.30. HRSA name “Southwest Memphis”, ID 1478751625.

A designation for part of the county, or for a group of residents, does not make all of Shelby County a shortage area.

Funders check the exact site or address. Look yours up in HRSA's Find Shortage Areas tool. It also lists facility designations, such as health centers, which HRSA's download leaves out.

Source: HRSA, shortage area data downloads (HPSA and MUA/P files), as of Oct 8, 2026. Withdrawn designations are left out. Higher HPSA scores mean more need.

Official notice: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/c7d4fdfb-bb99-4717-a08f-27b0ef4f1daa · Printed from grantme.click/grants/0810d98a-cf89-4b0d-a198-45b0d8ff0b3a

View on Grants.gov Add dates to my calendar

Ask a partner for a letter

Writing the need statement? Shelby County facts with citations.

Similar grants open or opening soon

From other funders, about the same kind of work in Shelby County.

Chronic Disease Education and Awareness · Centers for Disease Control - NCCDPHP · Opens Mar 1, 2027 · due about Apr 30, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
2027 Global Health Challenge · MIT Solve · Due Nov 2, 2026 · 22 days left
Health Equity Innovation Fund · Humana Foundation · No deadline listed: see the official notice
Pilot Testing, Implementation, and Evaluation of the Cervical, Breast and Colorectal Cancer Clinical Decision Support Tools · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA · Opens Jan 21, 2027 · due about Mar 23, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder

About the federal program

Telehealth Centers of Excellence
Program number 93.467 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration · Grant

How applications are judged

In each year's official notice: read this year's.

Match

None required (federal program listing).

This program on SAM.gov

Something wrong on this page? Tell us

Key facts