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Willacy County authorizes application for USDA telemedicine grant to outfit Wellness and Heritage Center
Summary
The commissioners voted to submit an application to the USDA's Distance Learning and Telemedicine program (award range $50,000'$750,000) requiring a 15% local match; presenters said the funding would support telemedicine infrastructure at the Wellness and Heritage Center and that UTRGV would provide technical assistance.
Willacy County Commissioners Court authorized staff on June 8 to submit an application to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Utilities Service Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) grant program, which offers awards ranging from $50,000 to $750,000 and requires a 15% local match.
A county staff member presented the opportunity and said the funds would be used to build telemedicine infrastructure in the county's new Wellness and Heritage Center. The presenter noted that the county is working with regional partners and higher-education technical assistance (UTRGV and Aisha Cruz Reyes were named) to support the application and that the county would still need to define roles, confirm the source of the 15% match and identify who will write the grant.
Commissioner Garcia moved to authorize submission of the application; Commissioner Garina seconded. The motion carried on a voice vote. Presenters said that, if awarded, staff would return with further details on match sources and programmatic partners before accepting or contracting for the grant.
Next steps for the county are to identify match funding, determine the lead grant writer or consultant and, if the award is offered, return to the court with a full project and budget for acceptance and implementation.
