Accessing Telehealth Operations in Rural Montana Counties
GrantID: 75418
Grant Funding Amount Low: $250,000
Deadline: Ongoing
Grant Amount High: $750,000
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Grant Overview
Montana's telehealth operations require sustained coordination across 56 counties where primary care clinics operate with average staffing levels 35 percent below national benchmarks. Existing providers in eastern counties already manage satellite connections but face recurring bandwidth constraints during peak agricultural seasons.
Workforce constraints center on the limited number of licensed providers available for after-hours telehealth shifts in counties east of the Continental Divide, where distances between facilities exceed 120 miles. Infrastructure limitations include fiber optic coverage that reaches only 62 percent of rural clinic sites according to state utility commission mapping.
The funding strengthens operational capacity for organizations already running telehealth networks by supporting maintenance of current scheduling platforms and expansion of existing provider credentialing pools. It prioritizes programs that maintain contracts with at least three regional hospitals for referral pathways rather than creating standalone services.
Application materials must include current telehealth utilization data from the prior 24 months and evidence of active broadband service agreements at clinic sites. Organizations demonstrate readiness through documented uptime rates above 85 percent in the previous year.
Montana applications require proof of operational continuity across frontier counties where provider density falls below 1.2 physicians per 1,000 residents, a threshold not applied in adjacent states with denser settlement patterns.
"Montana Telehealth Operations Capacity Requirements"
"Workforce and Infrastructure Constraints in Eastern Montana Counties"
"Expanding Existing Telehealth Networks in Montana"
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