California Telemedicine & eHealth Center

Funding Opportunity Update

USDA Distance Learning & Telemedicine Loan and Grant Program

The US Department of Agriculture has announced the availability $62.9 million in distance learning and telemedicine loans, $75 million in loan and grant combinations, and $15 million in grants as part of the 2007 Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program, which has been in operation since 2002.

Applications for distance learning and telemedicine grants must be received by June 11, 2007.  Applications for loans and loan and grant combinations will be accepted year round.  Please contact your Rural Development state office (www.rurdev.usda.gov) for more information.

For more information on the DLT program, please visit: www.usda.gov/rus/telecom/dlt/dlt.htm

The official press release is available here:

http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/.../0089.xml