This grant is for communities to enhance their health information technology (health IT) infrastructure and exchange capabilities. The program aims to demonstrate a future where healthcare stakeholders are meaningful users of health IT, leading to measurable improvements in healthcare quality, safety, efficiency, and population health. Approximately 15 cooperative agreements will be awarded to qualified non-profit or government entities representing geographic healthcare communities. Ideal recipients are established leaders in health IT, workflow redesign, care coordination, or quality monitoring, possessing advanced rates of electronic health record (EHR) adoption and health information exchange (HIE). Selected communities will evolve their competencies over a 36-month period, generating and sharing valuable lessons to benefit the nation.
Opportunity ID: 50455
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2010-ONC-BC-004 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Recovery Act – Beacon Community Cooperative Agreement Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health Recovery Act |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 15 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.727 — ARRA – Health Information Technology – Beacon Communities |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 3 |
| Posted Date: | Dec 02, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | Dec 30, 2009 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 01, 2010 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 01, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | Mar 03, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $220,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $20,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $10,000,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education City or township governments Special district governments Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) County governments State governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Office of the National Coordinator |
| Description: | The Beacon Community Cooperative Agreement Program will provide funding to communities to build and strengthen their health information technology (health IT) infrastructure and exchange capabilities to demonstrate the vision of the future where hospitals, clinicians and patients are meaningful users of health IT, and together the community achieves measurable improvements in health care quality, safety, efficiency, and population health. Awards will be made in the form of cooperative agreements to approximately 15 qualified non-profit organizations or government entities representing geographic health care communities. Selected communities must already be national leaders in the advancement of health IT, workflow redesign and care coordination, or quality monitoring and feedback. In addition, successful communities must have advanced rates of electronic health record (EHR) adoption and health information exchange (HIE), and the readiness to incorporate health IT to advance community-level care coordination and quality monitoring and feedback. Cooperative agreement recipients will evolve and advance their existing competencies in these three areas over a 36-month performance period. Individually and in aggregate, the Beacon Communities will generate and disseminate valuable lessons learned that will be applicable to the rest of the nations communities as they strive to build and leverage their health IT infrastructure for healthcare improvement. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Inquiries should be addressed to:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Email:BeaconCommunityGrants@hhs.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| When determining the community’s baseline EHR adoption, applicants may choose one of two options in order to establish the denominator for the total number of providers in the Beacon Community applicant’s proposed geographic service area. Applicants may either: 1. Include all medical providers in the proposed service area; or 2. Include all primary care providers, specialists and/or hospital-based providers in the proposed service area who are relevant to the applicant’s proposed healthcare cost-efficiency, quality, and population health goals. Both of these denominators may include Veterans Affairs, Indian Health Service, and Federally Qualified Community Health Center providers. |
Dec 30, 2009 | |
| Revised hyperlinks within FOA. | Dec 30, 2009 | |
| Dec 08, 2009 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 3
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2010-ONC-BC-004 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Recovery Act – Beacon Community Cooperative Agreement Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health Recovery Act |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 15 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.727 — ARRA – Health Information Technology – Beacon Communities |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 3 |
| Posted Date: | Dec 02, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | Dec 30, 2009 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 01, 2010 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 01, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | Mar 03, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $220,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $20,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $10,000,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education City or township governments Special district governments Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) County governments State governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Office of the National Coordinator |
| Description: | The Beacon Community Cooperative Agreement Program will provide funding to communities to build and strengthen their health information technology (health IT) infrastructure and exchange capabilities to demonstrate the vision of the future where hospitals, clinicians and patients are meaningful users of health IT, and together the community achieves measurable improvements in health care quality, safety, efficiency, and population health. Awards will be made in the form of cooperative agreements to approximately 15 qualified non-profit organizations or government entities representing geographic health care communities. Selected communities must already be national leaders in the advancement of health IT, workflow redesign and care coordination, or quality monitoring and feedback. In addition, successful communities must have advanced rates of electronic health record (EHR) adoption and health information exchange (HIE), and the readiness to incorporate health IT to advance community-level care coordination and quality monitoring and feedback. Cooperative agreement recipients will evolve and advance their existing competencies in these three areas over a 36-month performance period. Individually and in aggregate, the Beacon Communities will generate and disseminate valuable lessons learned that will be applicable to the rest of the nations communities as they strive to build and leverage their health IT infrastructure for healthcare improvement. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Inquiries should be addressed to:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Email:BeaconCommunityGrants@hhs.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2010-ONC-BC-004 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Recovery Act – Beacon Community Cooperative Agreement Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health Recovery Act |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 15 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.727 — ARRA – Health Information Technology – Beacon Communities |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Dec 30, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 01, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | Mar 03, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $220,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $20,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $10,000,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education City or township governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education County governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Special district governments Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education State governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Office of the National Coordinator |
| Description: | The Beacon Community Cooperative Agreement Program will provide funding to communities to build and strengthen their health information technology (health IT) infrastructure and exchange capabilities to demonstrate the vision of the future where hospitals, clinicians and patients are meaningful users of health IT, and together the community achieves measurable improvements in health care quality, safety, efficiency, and population health. Awards will be made in the form of cooperative agreements to approximately 15 qualified non-profit organizations or government entities representing geographic health care communities. Selected communities must already be national leaders in the advancement of health IT, workflow redesign and care coordination, or quality monitoring and feedback. In addition, successful communities must have advanced rates of electronic health record (EHR) adoption and health information exchange (HIE), and the readiness to incorporate health IT to advance community-level care coordination and quality monitoring and feedback. Cooperative agreement recipients will evolve and advance their existing competencies in these three areas over a 36-month performance period. Individually and in aggregate, the Beacon Communities will generate and disseminate valuable lessons learned that will be applicable to the rest of the nations communities as they strive to build and leverage their health IT infrastructure for healthcare improvement. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Inquiries should be addressed to:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Email:BeaconCommunityGrants@hhs.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HHS-2010-ONC-BC-004 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Recovery Act – Beacon Community Cooperative Agreement Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health Recovery Act |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 15 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.727 — ARRA – Health Information Technology – Beacon Communities |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Dec 08, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 01, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | Mar 03, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $220,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $20,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $10,000,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education City or township governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education County governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Special district governments Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education State governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Office of the National Coordinator |
| Description: | The Beacon Community Cooperative Agreement Program will provide funding to communities to build and strengthen their health information technology (health IT) infrastructure and exchange capabilities to demonstrate the vision of the future where hospitals, clinicians and patients are meaningful users of health IT, and together the community achieves measurable improvements in health care quality, safety, efficiency, and population health. Awards will be made in the form of cooperative agreements to approximately 15 qualified non-profit organizations or government entities representing geographic health care communities. Selected communities must already be national leaders in the advancement of health IT, workflow redesign and care coordination, or quality monitoring and feedback. In addition, successful communities must have advanced rates of electronic health record (EHR) adoption and health information exchange (HIE), and the readiness to incorporate health IT to advance community-level care coordination and quality monitoring and feedback. Cooperative agreement recipients will evolve and advance their existing competencies in these three areas over a 36-month performance period. Individually and in aggregate, the Beacon Communities will generate and disseminate valuable lessons learned that will be applicable to the rest of the nations communities as they strive to build and leverage their health IT infrastructure for healthcare improvement. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Inquiries should be addressed to:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Email:BeaconCommunityGrants@hhs.gov |
Related Documents
Folder 50455 Full Announcement-3 -> beacon_foa_12302009[1].pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Inquiries should be addressed to: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Email: BeaconCommunityGrants@hhs.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.727 | PKG00014889 | Dec 02, 2009 | Feb 01, 2010 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
50455 SF424-2.0.pdf
50455 PerformanceSite_1_3-1.3.pdf
50455 SF424A-1.0.pdf
50455 Project-1.1.pdf
50455 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
50455 Budget-1.1.pdf
50455 SF424B-1.1.pdf
50455 HHS_CheckList-1.1.pdf
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