GE147343
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending - Non-Construction - The Prince George's County, Maryland Health Department (PGCHD) in partnership with Prince George's County Public Schools proposes to create a public health utility, a pediatric telehealth network.
The proposed network will improve access to healthcare for middle and high school students in the county by offering telehealth services to the 137,000 elementary, middle, and high students served by PGCPS' 208 schools. The services will target students needing care and treatment for asthma and behavioral health across all age groups, and for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) for high school students.
The project will install telehealth equipment in HIPAA-compliant space in schools and in customized mobile vans that will circulate among the campuses of schools that lack the physical space that can be converted for telehealth use. To assure the privacy and confidentiality of the telehealth services and to prevent network breaches, the network will have end-to-end security via an external, virtual, agnostic private network (VPN) that will operate separately from the PGCHD and PGCPS networks.
School health personnel and PGCHD community health workers will assist minor students whose parents have provided signed informed consent for services; and students aged 18 and older who consent themselves, to follow school district protocols and to access needed services. Multilingual, multidisciplinary provider teams will address urgent care needs, diagnose health concerns, and provide mental health support to students, who can connect at home or at school.
The short-term project's expected outcomes are:
- Declines in the rates of absenteeism (missed days at school) due to asthma
- Declines in the number of pediatric visits to the emergency department due to asthma
- Increases in the number of students with a regular pediatric care provider
- Reductions in the number of disciplinary issues due to behavioral health conditions, particularly among children with an incarcerated parent
- Increases in the number of children with STIs who were served.
The proposed network will improve access to healthcare for middle and high school students in the county by offering telehealth services to the 137,000 elementary, middle, and high students served by PGCPS' 208 schools. The services will target students needing care and treatment for asthma and behavioral health across all age groups, and for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) for high school students.
The project will install telehealth equipment in HIPAA-compliant space in schools and in customized mobile vans that will circulate among the campuses of schools that lack the physical space that can be converted for telehealth use. To assure the privacy and confidentiality of the telehealth services and to prevent network breaches, the network will have end-to-end security via an external, virtual, agnostic private network (VPN) that will operate separately from the PGCHD and PGCPS networks.
School health personnel and PGCHD community health workers will assist minor students whose parents have provided signed informed consent for services; and students aged 18 and older who consent themselves, to follow school district protocols and to access needed services. Multilingual, multidisciplinary provider teams will address urgent care needs, diagnose health concerns, and provide mental health support to students, who can connect at home or at school.
The short-term project's expected outcomes are:
- Declines in the rates of absenteeism (missed days at school) due to asthma
- Declines in the number of pediatric visits to the emergency department due to asthma
- Increases in the number of students with a regular pediatric care provider
- Reductions in the number of disciplinary issues due to behavioral health conditions, particularly among children with an incarcerated parent
- Increases in the number of children with STIs who were served.
Awardee
Funding Goals
NOT APPLICABLE
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Prince George's,
Maryland
United States
Geographic Scope
County-Wide
Related Opportunity
HRSA-22-135
Analysis Notes
Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 08/31/23 to 08/31/24 and the total obligations have decreased 6% from $4,000,000 to $3,750,000.
County Government Prince Georges was awarded
Telehealth Network PG County Schools - Improving Student Healthcare
Project Grant GE147343
worth $3,750,000
from the HRSA Office of Federal Assistance Management in September 2022 with work to be completed primarily in Maryland United States.
The grant
has a duration of 2 years and
was awarded through assistance program 93.493 Congressional Directives.
Status
(Complete)
Last Modified 6/20/25
Period of Performance
9/1/22
Start Date
8/31/24
End Date
Funding Split
$3.8M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$3.8M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to GE147343
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
GE147343
SAI Number
GE147343-1847615698
Award ID URI
SAI UNAVAILABLE
Awardee Classifications
Other
Awarding Office
75RJ00 HRSA Office of Federal Assistance Management
Funding Office
75RR00 HRSA HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS BUREAU
Awardee UEI
EG8RRDV51SP8
Awardee CAGE
1Q9R6
Performance District
MD-04
Senators
Benjamin Cardin
Chris Van Hollen
Chris Van Hollen
Budget Funding
| Federal Account | Budget Subfunction | Object Class | Total | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Management, Health Resources and Services Administration, Health and Human Services (075-0361) | Health care services | Grants, subsidies, and contributions (41.0) | $4,000,000 | 100% |
Modified: 6/20/25