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Money is available for travel reimbursement to get or give
assistance!
Thanks to a grant from the Caring for Colorado Foundation, the
Colorado Rural Health Center is able to reimburse the cost of travel
from one rural town to another to address healthcare issues.
Who’s eligible?
Anyone from a rural Colorado community (rural to rural visits
only).
What will reimbursement cover?
Folks from one rural community traveling to a different community to learn how to address a healthcare issue.
Folks invited in from another rural community to provide on-site assistance.
What costs will be reimbursed?
Mileage at $0.28/mile (possibly airfare, if less than mileage would be)
Meals up to $30/day ($6.50 breakfast, $7 lunch, $16.50 dinner)
Reasonable accommodations
When are funds available?
Now through May 30, 2003
How do I apply? Easy as 1-2-3!
Fill out the C-TAP Request Form, send it to the Center, and within a week you will hear if you were approved. (You can even call or email us first to see if your idea is eligible).
Send in a C-TAP Reimbursement Request after your trip.
Receive your reimbursement.
Are there reporting requirements?
After 3 months we will contact you to see what benefit(s) you received from
the program and if you’ve maintained any communication with your “assistant(s)”
.
Possible Examples of C-TAP
Eads visits Akron to see their assisted living center.
Craig brings in folks from Wray to learn about their award winning teen methamphetamines program.
A group from La Junta visits 3 other northeastern communities to learn about developing a senior transportation service.
Need help finding a resource?
Just call (303) 832-7493 or (800) 851-6782 or e-mail us at
info@coruralhealth.org. We’re good
at connecting communities
with similar needs and situations.
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