The Healthcare Connect Fund, or HCF, is a critical federal funding opportunity for eligible nonprofit healthcare organizations. It helps reduce the cost of telecommunications and broadband services, allowing healthcare systems to modernize network infrastructure while lowering financial burden. Eligible providers may receive up to 65% reimbursement on services such as internet access and network connectivity, supporting technologies like telehealth, electronic health records, and secure data exchange.
However, capturing HCF funding is only part of the equation. Because HCF is a federal program, healthcare organizations must maintain strict compliance with eligibility, procurement, filing, documentation, and reimbursement requirements. Without a clear strategy and audit-ready process, organizations may face delayed approvals, missed reimbursement opportunities, compliance findings, or increased administrative burden.
That is why FG created the Healthcare Connect Fund Audit Readiness & Funding Strategy Scorecard.
This simple scorecard helps healthcare leaders quickly assess whether their organization is positioned to maximize available HCF funding while maintaining the documentation and compliance discipline needed for audit review. The scorecard walks through key areas such as organizational eligibility, funding application readiness, procurement compliance, documentation preparedness, reimbursement tracking, and filer support.
The results can help identify whether your organization appears well prepared, may be missing funding opportunities or compliance safeguards, or could be exposed to compliance risk or unclaimed funding.
At FG, we help healthcare organizations network better by aligning funding strategy, compliance readiness, and long-term network goals. Our team provides proactive guidance, audit-ready documentation support, funding administration, reimbursement tracking, and clear reporting to help organizations capture more value from the HCF program.
Download the scorecard to evaluate your organization’s HCF funding strategy and audit readiness.