Funding for Telehealth and Digital Navigators, Two Programs In Development for Texas Libraries

Please provide your thoughts on participating in two upcoming grant opportunities from the Texas State Library and Archives Commission’s Continuing Education and Consulting Department. This survey should take less than 10 minutes to complete. For questions about the telehealth program, please contact Henry Stokes at hstokes@tsl.texas.gov. For questions about Digital Navigators, please contact Cindy Fisher at cfisher@tsl.texas.gov

Please complete the survey by Tuesday, July 6.

Telehealth Project

TSLAC is planning to provide a grant opportunity that would provide awarded libraries the equipment and resources needed to implement a telehealth program at their library facilities.

Telehealth at the library is when Internet networks and computers are used to help facilitate visits between health care providers and library patrons.

1. Are you interested in TSLAC's telehealth grant opportunity?

2. Please provide any comments on why you are interested in TSLAC's telehealth grant opportunity:

2. What obstacles would you foresee taking advantage of the telehealth grant opportunity?

2. What do you think you’d need to overcome these challenges?

2. Please provide any comments on why you are NOT interested in TSLAC's telehealth grant opportunity:

Digital Navigators Project

TSLAC is planning to provide training, funding, and resources to awarded libraries to implement a Digital Navigators program for their community.

Digital Navigators are individuals who address the whole digital inclusion process — home connectivity, devices, and digital skills — with community members through repeated interactions. A trained Digital Navigator will be able to assess a community member’s need, and competently guide them towards resources that are suitable both for their skill level and lifestyle.

2. Are you interested in TSLAC's digital navigators grant opportunity? *This question is required.

3. Please provide any comments on why you are interested in TSLAC's digital navigators grant opportunity:

3. What obstacles would you foresee taking advantage of the digital navigators grant opportunity?

3. What do you think you’d need to overcome these challenges?

3. Please provide any comments on why you are NOT interested in TSLAC's digital navigators grant opportunity:

3. Let us know any other comments you have about the two projects (optional):

4. Let us know any other digital inclusion needs you foresee in your community (optional):

Digital Inclusion is the ability of individuals to access and use information and communication technologies (ICTs). Digital inclusion is achieved through affordable, robust Internet services, digital literacy skills, quality technical support, access to hardware and software, and opportunities for resources and services that augment inclusion efforts.

5. Name (optional):

6. Email (optional): This question requires a valid email address.