Digital access initiatives
We fund and implement mobile-first education delivered by text message and through existing EHR and EMR workflows, reducing the need for new accounts, portals, or apps.
FPEO Foundation for Patient Education Outreach
Clear health guidance should reach everyone.
The Foundation for Patient Education Outreach helps healthcare organizations deliver understandable, accessible patient education on the devices people already use, at the moments it matters most.
- No app required
- Accessible formats
- Designed for reach
Our mission
To advance health equity by making trusted patient education easy to access, easy to understand, and available to every community.
We support healthcare providers and community partners with the tools, content, and implementation resources needed to reach people across geography, ability, language, and socioeconomic circumstance.
What we do
We close the gap between receiving instructions and understanding care.
Our programs strengthen the full patient education continuum, from content development through delivery, engagement, and evaluation.
Accessible content
We support plain-language written guidance, captioned video, audio narration, strong contrast, keyboard navigation, screen-reader compatibility, and adaptable text presentation.
Community reach
We help rural, Tribal, frontier, and medically underserved communities extend reliable education beyond clinic walls and across long travel distances.
Capacity building
We equip safety-net providers, community health organizations, and nonprofit partners with reusable education libraries, workflow support, and staff training.
Language access
We promote culturally responsive, patient-centered communication and multilingual delivery shaped with community input and appropriate review.
Measurement & learning
We help partners define outputs and outcomes, monitor engagement and comprehension, and use findings for continuous quality improvement.
Meet people where they are
Digital delivery that fits naturally into care.
Education can arrive through familiar text messages or within existing clinical systems. Timely sequences can reinforce preparation, recovery, medication, follow-up, and self-management without requiring patients to learn another platform.
- Mobile-friendly and low-friction
- Compatible with established care workflows
- Available before, between, and after visits
- Designed for patients and the people who support them
Who we serve
One mission. Practical value across the care continuum.
Our support is designed around the distinct needs of organizations, care teams, and the people who rely on them.
For healthcare systems
Standardize accessible patient education across facilities, service lines, and care transitions while supporting consistent governance, local flexibility, clinical oversight, and measurable outcomes.
- Consistent content across service lines
- EHR and EMR workflow alignment
- Equity-focused outcome measurement
For clinics
Extend clear guidance beyond the visit with practical implementation support that fits existing workflows, reduces repetitive tasks, and requires no additional patient-facing app.
- Ready-to-adapt education pathways
- Support for setup and implementation
- Less repetitive education work
For providers
Reinforce clinical conversations with timely information patients can revisit, helping care teams support comprehension, focus on individual needs, and strengthen follow-through.
- Pre- and post-visit reinforcement
- Teach-back and comprehension support
- More time for individual needs
For patients and caregivers
Receive understandable guidance in accessible formats at useful moments, with simple ways to review information and share it with caregivers and trusted supporters.
- Text, audio, video, and plain language
- No new app or portal required
- Inclusive, low-barrier access
Access by design
Equity is not an add-on. It is the starting point.
A person’s ZIP code, disability, income, insurance status, age, preferred language, or comfort with technology should not determine whether health information is understandable and usable.
Disability inclusion
Multiple formats support people who are blind or have low vision, people who are Deaf or hard of hearing, and people with cognitive or mobility disabilities.
Rural reach
Remote delivery helps reinforce care for people who live far from specialty centers or face transportation and workforce shortages.
Economic inclusion
We prioritize low-barrier delivery and partnerships that make education available regardless of income or ability to pay.
Health literacy
Plain language, focused steps, and comprehension checks help people make informed decisions with greater confidence.
A grant-ready framework
Built for accountable, sustainable impact.
We align funding with community-defined needs, practical implementation, measurable results, and responsible stewardship.
1
Listen
Assess needs with patients, caregivers, providers, and community organizations.
2
Co-design
Adapt content and delivery to the audience, setting, and care journey.
3
Implement
Support technology, integration, training, and change management.
4
Evaluate
Track reach, engagement, comprehension, experience, and equity indicators.
Outcomes we seek
- Greater reach among priority populations
- Improved understanding and confidence
- Better preparation and follow-through
- Reduced avoidable communication barriers
- Stronger organizational capacity
- Scalable, replicable education models
FPEO access grants
Bring free digital patient outreach to your community.
FPEO offers grants to healthcare systems, clinics, and providers seeking to make digital patient education available at no cost to the people they serve.
Funding is intended to support accessible content, digital delivery, implementation, training, and responsible outcome measurement.
Eligible applicantsHealthcare systemsClinics and health centersIndividual and group providers
Internal champion
Identify a point of contact who will coordinate the project, support internal adoption, and serve as the primary liaison with FPEO.
Need and justification
Describe the population you serve, the patient education barriers you aim to address, and why grant support will make a meaningful difference.
Implementation timeline
Provide a realistic plan with preparation, launch, staff participation, patient outreach, and key milestones for the proposed grant period.
Outcome reporting
Commit to reporting on reach, engagement, implementation progress, lessons learned, and agreed measures of patient education access and experience.
Ready to request an application?
Share a brief introduction to your organization and proposed patient education initiative. We will provide current grant-cycle information and next steps.
Funding availability and award terms vary by grant cycle. Submission does not guarantee an award.Who we work with
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Invest in understanding
Help make clear health education available to everyone.
We welcome conversations with funders, healthcare organizations, community partners, and patient advocates interested in advancing equitable access.