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 Learn more about Pulse Telehealth Resource Center: Website: https://www.pulsetrc.org Resources and Trainings: https://www.pulsetrc.org/resources Technical Assistance: https://www.pulsetrc.org/technical-as... Contact PulseTRC: https://www.pulsetrc.org/contact LinkedIn:   / pulse-telehealth-resource-center   Use the chapters below to jump to specific topics in rural telehealth grant readiness and project design: Suggested chapters 00:00 – Welcome & webinar overview 01:22 – Presenter introductions 02:34 – What makes a telehealth idea fundable? 03:31 – Five parts of fundable projects 07:50 – Project design before writing 08:14 – Step 1: Identify the problem 09:38 – Step 2: Define your population 10:33 – Step 3: Select the telehealth solution 11:49 – Step 4: Build your project plan 12:25 – Step 5: Outcomes and measurement 12:56 – From concept to grant-ready model 36:57 – Inspiration for grant writers 37:25 – PulseTRC website resources 38:05 – Grants & opportunities portal 38:40 – Newsletter and staying updated 39:06 – Questions & contact information #Telehealth #RuralHealth #GrantReadiness #HealthcareGrants #TelehealthFunding #RuralHealthcare #PulseTRC #TelehealthImplementation #NonprofitFunding #FQHC #BehavioralHealth #HealthcareInnovation #KansasHealthcare #MissouriHealthcare #OklahomaHealthcare Do you want a shorter hashtag set (e.g., just 6–8 tags focused on telehealth and grant readiness), or are you happy keeping this longer list for reach?