2019-2020 South Carolina Telehealth Alliance (SCTA) Telehealth Translational Research Pilot Project Grants Full Application Is Now Open

Dear MUSC SPARC Users,

We are excited to announce that the 2019 SCTA Telehealth Pilot Project Grants is now open to application: https://musc.infoready4.com/#competitionDetail/1787633

The full application is only open to invited applicants. The corresponding grant service in SPARC (to obtain your SPARC ID and fill out on the application form) can be found by browsing the service catalog under SCTR/Funding Opportunities or search for the key word, with a required consultation linked service automatically add by the system:

Detailed Information:

OVERVIEW

The South Carolina Telehealth Alliance (SCTA) has allocated funds for pilot project awards of up to $25,000 direct costs for a 12-month project period for telehealth-based¹ pilot projects that aim to accelerate the adoption, utilization, and investigation of telehealth interventions in South Carolina.

The primary objectives of the funding are to support South Carolina clinicians and researchers in their efforts to develop innovative, scientifically meritorious telehealth projects with an overarching objective of collecting preliminary data for subsequent submission of extramural grant applications as well as publication and dissemination of their research findings. We place a premium on interdisciplinary and/or interprofessional (ID/IP) team science, and cross-institutional and/or organizational collaborations. Therefore, if you are applying for this grant mechanism, you are strongly encouraged to take an ID/IP team approach and include investigators from more than one South Carolina institution/organization. This RFA does not preclude submitting new and innovative project ideas from existing investigator teams. However, the novelty of the research direction needs to be clearly distinguished from the Principal Investigator’s and research team’s past and current research. Further, we encourage submission of applications that may have resulted from SCTA collaborations and/or South Carolina Clinical and Translational Research Institute (SCTR) held scientific retreat/s.

¹Telehealth may be defined as the use of electronic information and telecommunications technologies to support long-distance clinical health care, patient and professional health-related education, public health and health administration. https://www.healthit.gov/sites/default/files/telehealthguide_final_0.pdf

Applications that are responsive to select priorities outlined in the SCTA Strategic Plan (http://www.sctelehealth.org/About/StrategicPlan) will be prioritized including research applications focused on rural health, mental health, education/training, and telehealth outcomes research.
Applicants are encouraged to review the SCTA’s Vision statements and develop aligning research proposals. This includes emphasis on underserved communities, quality of care, collaboration, and cost-effectiveness. Full details can be found at: https://www.sctelehealth.org/About/CoreValues.

KEY DATES
Request for Telehealth Consultation for Full Application Submission (Required): by 5PM (EST) on Friday, May 8, 2019
Full Application Due: by 5PM (EST) on Friday, May 24, 2019
Earliest Anticipated Project Start Date: August 1, 2019

RFA
Please click onto the 'PDF' file that is listed on top of this page to access the RFA.

Eligibility
Principal Investigator must have a primary faculty appointment (at the Assistant Professor level or above) at a South Carolina research institution.

Full-application Submission Link:
Please use the 'Apply' button that is listed on top of this page under the 'Application Tools' to submit your Full application.

Contact:
Dayan Ranwala, PhD, Associate Director, SCTR Pilot Project Program and Team Science Program, at ranwala@musc.edu