Telehealth Nutrition Services Network Grant Program

The Telehealth Nutrition Services Network Grant Program is a federal discretionary funding opportunity administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The opportunity is listed under Assistance Listing 93.468, Telehealth Direct Clinical Services, and is forecasted for fiscal year 2026. HRSA is seeking to support telehealth networks that improve access to quality health care services through the use of telehealth technology, specifically focused on nutrition services designed to prevent and manage chronic diseases. The program is intended to expand the use of telehealth-based nutrition care and strengthen clinical service delivery in underserved and geographically dispersed communities throughout the United States and eligible territories. The program is expected to provide approximately $5,400,000 in total funding distributed across an estimated 18 awards. Individual awards are expected to have a funding ceiling of $300,000. The funding opportunity does not require cost sharing or matching contributions from applicants. Funding is expected to support the development or expansion of telehealth nutrition service networks that can improve patient access to nutrition counseling, chronic disease management support, and related health interventions through virtual platforms and connected clinical systems. While the forecast notice does not provide detailed allowable cost categories, the purpose statement indicates that funds will be used to support telehealth infrastructure, service coordination, and delivery of nutrition-focused clinical services that address chronic disease prevention and management. Eligibility for the program is broad and includes state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, independent school districts, public housing authorities, Native American tribal governments, Native American tribal organizations, nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status, private institutions of higher education, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, for-profit organizations other than small businesses, and small businesses. The notice specifies that eligible domestic applicants may be located in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. Because the program is nationally available and includes U.S. territories and freely associated states, applicants from across eligible domestic jurisdictions may apply provided they meet any further eligibility requirements contained in the final published notice of funding opportunity. The funding opportunity is currently in forecast status on Grants.gov. The forecasted posting date for the complete application package is May 15, 2026. The estimated application due date is June 21, 2026, and applications must be submitted electronically no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. The estimated award date is August 3, 2026, and the estimated project start date is September 1, 2026. No pre-application requirement, letter of intent, or concept paper requirement is identified in the forecast announcement. The notice does not describe application evaluation criteria, scoring methodology, required forms, attachments, or reporting requirements because the opportunity is still in forecast form. Those details are expected to become available once the official notice is posted. The funding opportunity appears to be part of HRSA’s ongoing telehealth and direct clinical services initiatives, suggesting that similar opportunities may recur in future federal fiscal years. Based on the timing and structure of the forecast, applicants interested in future cycles should monitor HRSA and Grants.gov for updates around spring or early summer of subsequent years. Organizations considering submission should prepare organizational registrations in federal systems and begin developing partnerships, telehealth implementation strategies, and chronic disease nutrition intervention plans in advance of the official release. Because the program specifically emphasizes telehealth nutrition services, applicants may benefit from demonstrating experience in remote patient engagement, nutrition counseling, chronic disease prevention, and virtual clinical coordination. The Grants.gov forecast notice identifies Carlos Mena as the contact for the funding opportunity. Interested applicants may contact Carlos Mena by telephone at 301-443-3198 or by email at CMena@hrsa.gov for additional information regarding the opportunity. At the time of analysis, no PDF notice of funding opportunity or application guidance document was provided in the source material. Applicants should continue monitoring the official Grants.gov opportunity page and HRSA announcements for the release of the complete funding announcement, application instructions, evaluation criteria, and technical submission requirements.

Focus on demonstrating telehealth network capacity, nutrition service delivery expertise, and strategies for chronic disease prevention and management through virtual care technologies.