Although many of the traditional funding sources for telemedicine have declined, new funding sources have grown to take their place. The net result may be that there is actually more grant money for telemedicine for 1998 than there was during the halcyon days of the Office of Rural Health Policy. If you are in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, New Mexico, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Oregon, Texas and Washington you should use the contact numbers reported here to investigate whether new funding has become available. This does not preclude other states, of course, from announcing new funding opportunities later in 1998. Creative grant seekers do not restrict themselves to the obvious choices, however, and would also look to local sources and groups that fund particular applications, such as requesting that the American Cancer Society provide some funding to support a dermatology screening and distance education project.
Most grantors require matching funds, which usually can include in-kind gifts.
This means that grant seekers should look at a constellation of funding sources, and write modular proposals so sections can be tailored and used across several application forms. Grant seekers should also be aware that many telemedicine grant providers require some internal funding in order to demonstrate commitment to the proposed program. This document is composed of two sections. The second section specifically identifies the current sources for telemedicine grant money in 1998. In 1997millions of dollars were awarded for telemedicine.