From Concept to Grant: Turning Telehealth Ideas into Funded Projects

A strong telehealth idea is only the beginning. To secure funding, organizations need a clear project design, a documented community need, a realistic plan, and a sustainability strategy that funders can understand and trust. In this Pulse Telehealth Resource Center webinar, “From Concept to Grant: Turning Telehealth Ideas into Funded Projects,” we discuss how rural and mission-driven organizations can move from a broad idea to a clear, fundable, and sustainable telehealth project. This session focuses on grant readiness and project strategy — not just grant writing. Viewers will learn how to shape telehealth ideas into stronger proposals by thinking through the problem being addressed, the population being served, the model being proposed, the resources needed, and the long-term impact of the project. Topics covered include:

• Grant readiness vs. grant writing
• Defining the problem your telehealth project is designed to solve
• Connecting your project to documented community needs
• Building a realistic plan for staffing, technology, workflow, infrastructure, and sustainability
• Thinking through budgeting, data collection, reporting, and evaluation before applying
• Answering key funder questions, including who you are serving, how success will be measured, and what happens after the grant period ends
• Avoiding common grant pitfalls such as vague project ideas, weak sustainability plans, and underestimating the reporting burden

This webinar is especially helpful for rural health clinics, FQHCs, hospitals, behavioral health providers, nonprofits, public agencies, program managers, grant writers, and community partners exploring funding for telehealth programs. Presenters:

• Brittany Canales – Evaluation and Data Manager, Pulse Telehealth Resource Center
• Abigail Sage – Communications and Outreach Coordinator, Pulse Telehealth Resource Center
• Dr. Melissa Stickel – Nonprofit strategist, grant writer, and public policy professional