Opportunity ID: 50461

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: FOA-OC-HIT-10-001
Funding Opportunity Title: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Information Technology Professionals in Health Care: Curriculum Development Centers
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Health
Recovery Act
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 5
Assistance Listings: 93.721 — ARRA Health Information Technology Professionals in Health Care
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 8
Posted Date: Dec 02, 2009
Last Updated Date: Dec 15, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jan 14, 2010
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jan 14, 2010
Archive Date: Feb 13, 2010
Estimated Total Program Funding: $10,000,000
Award Ceiling: $3,000,000
Award Floor: $1,000,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Domestic institutions of higher education (or consortia thereof) are eligible to apply for an award under this funding opportunity.

Additional Information

Agency Name: Office of the National Coordinator
Description: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, under Section 3016 of the Public Health Service Act (PHSA), Information Technology Professionals in Health Care, authorizes “assistance to institutions of higher education (or consortia thereof) to establish or expand health informatics education programs, including certification, undergraduate, and masters degree programs, for both health care and information technology students to ensure the rapid and effective utilization and development of health information technologies in the United States health care infrastructure.” The program established under Section 3016 will consist of at least two programmatic components, to be described in separate Funding Opportunity Announcements.This funding opportunity, one component of the workforce program, will provide $10 million in grants to institutions of higher education (or consortia thereof) to support health information technology (health IT) curriculum development. ONC plans to make up to 5 grant awards that will support curriculum development to enhance programs of workforce training primarily at the community college level. The materials developed under this program will be used by the member colleges of the five regional consortia as well as be available to institutions of higher education across the country.A companion workforce program, Funding Opportunity Announcement EP-HIT-10-001, “Community College Consortia to Educate Information Technology Professionals in Health Care,” describes a new grant program under Section 3016 of the HITECH Act that is designed to prepare trainees with relevant prior experience in six-month intensive courses of instruction at community colleges. Preparation for the roles targeted by this program requires knowledge of information technology (IT), health care, practice workflow, practice redesign and quality improvement techniques. The programs will be flexibly implemented to provide each trainee the exact skills and knowledge he or she needs. For example, someone entering the program with a health background would concentrate on acquiring IT skills and workflow redesign capabilities, rather than content knowledge related to health care.
Link to Additional Information: Link to Program Announcement
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Michelle Murray

Project Officer

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)

Email:HITCurriculum@hhs.gov

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date
Updated the Program Guidance for the Funding Opportunity Announcement. Dec 15, 2009
Dec 15, 2009
Modified text in the funding opportunity announcement is highlighted in a yellow. Changes are as follows:

Section II.1, Summary of Funding:
-The word “approximately” has been added to describe total amount of funding available.
-The budget period has been changed from 2 one-year year periods to one 2-year period (and now matches the project period).

Section II.3, Evaluation and Milestones:
-Two paragraphs have been added to describe how the awardees’ progress toward the key milestones will be monitored and their performance assessed.

Section III.1, Eligible Applicants:
-Eligibility is no longer limited to only applicants with nonprofit status.

Section III.3a, Application Screening Criteria:
-The screening criteria will no longer limit eligibility to applicants with nonprofit status.
-The project narrative page limit has been expanded to 25 pages (from 20 pages).

Section IV.2, Address to Request and Submit Application Package:
-Information has been added to satisfy the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act pertaining to collection of information for the application.

Section IV.3c, Project Narrative:
-The project narrative page limit has been expanded to 25 pages (from 20 pages).

Section IV.3f, Budget Narrative/Justification:
-The budget period has been changed from 2 one-year year periods to one 2-year period (and now matches the project period).

Appendix G – Recovery Act-Required Performance Measures
-The requirement for the applicant to discuss their data collection methods in the application has been removed. This information can be submitted at a later time.

Dec 15, 2009
Changes are as follows:

Section II.1, Summary of Funding:
-The word “approximately” has been added to describe total amount of funding available.
-The budget period has been changed from 2 one-year year periods to one 2-year period (and now matches the project period).

Section II.3, Evaluation and Milestones:
-Two paragraphs have been added to describe how the awardees’ progress toward the key milestones will be monitored and their performance assessed.

Section III.1, Eligible Applicants:
-Eligibility is no longer limited to only applicants with nonprofit status.

Section III.3a, Application Screening Criteria:
-The screening criteria will no longer limit eligibility to applicants with nonprofit status.
-The project narrative page limit has been expanded to 25 pages (from 20 pages).

Section IV.2, Address to Request and Submit Application Package:
-Information has been added to satisfy the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act pertaining to collection of information for the application.

Section IV.3c, Project Narrative:
-The project narrative page limit has been expanded to 25 pages (from 20 pages).

Section IV.3f, Budget Narrative/Justification:
-The budget period has been changed from 2 one-year year periods to one 2-year period (and now matches the project period).

Appendix G – Recovery Act-Required Performance Measures
-The requirement for the applicant to discuss their data collection methods in the application has been removed. This information can be submitted at a later time.

Dec 15, 2009
link to full announcement corrected. Dec 15, 2009
link to FOA change Dec 11, 2009
Contact e-mail change. Dec 09, 2009
Dec 02, 2009

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 8

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: FOA-OC-HIT-10-001
Funding Opportunity Title: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Information Technology Professionals in Health Care: Curriculum Development Centers
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Health
Recovery Act
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 5
Assistance Listings: 93.721 — ARRA Health Information Technology Professionals in Health Care
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 8
Posted Date: Dec 02, 2009
Last Updated Date: Dec 15, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jan 14, 2010
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jan 14, 2010
Archive Date: Feb 13, 2010
Estimated Total Program Funding: $10,000,000
Award Ceiling: $3,000,000
Award Floor: $1,000,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Domestic institutions of higher education (or consortia thereof) are eligible to apply for an award under this funding opportunity.

Additional Information

Agency Name: Office of the National Coordinator
Description: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, under Section 3016 of the Public Health Service Act (PHSA), Information Technology Professionals in Health Care, authorizes “assistance to institutions of higher education (or consortia thereof) to establish or expand health informatics education programs, including certification, undergraduate, and masters degree programs, for both health care and information technology students to ensure the rapid and effective utilization and development of health information technologies in the United States health care infrastructure.” The program established under Section 3016 will consist of at least two programmatic components, to be described in separate Funding Opportunity Announcements.This funding opportunity, one component of the workforce program, will provide $10 million in grants to institutions of higher education (or consortia thereof) to support health information technology (health IT) curriculum development. ONC plans to make up to 5 grant awards that will support curriculum development to enhance programs of workforce training primarily at the community college level. The materials developed under this program will be used by the member colleges of the five regional consortia as well as be available to institutions of higher education across the country.A companion workforce program, Funding Opportunity Announcement EP-HIT-10-001, “Community College Consortia to Educate Information Technology Professionals in Health Care,” describes a new grant program under Section 3016 of the HITECH Act that is designed to prepare trainees with relevant prior experience in six-month intensive courses of instruction at community colleges. Preparation for the roles targeted by this program requires knowledge of information technology (IT), health care, practice workflow, practice redesign and quality improvement techniques. The programs will be flexibly implemented to provide each trainee the exact skills and knowledge he or she needs. For example, someone entering the program with a health background would concentrate on acquiring IT skills and workflow redesign capabilities, rather than content knowledge related to health care.
Link to Additional Information: Link to Program Announcement
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Michelle Murray

Project Officer

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)

Email:HITCurriculum@hhs.gov

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 7

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: FOA-OC-HIT-10-001
Funding Opportunity Title: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Information Technology Professionals in Health Care: Curriculum Development Centers
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Health
Recovery Act
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 5
Assistance Listings: 93.721 — ARRA Health Information Technology Professionals in Health Care
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 7
Posted Date: Dec 15, 2009
Last Updated Date:
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jan 14, 2010
Archive Date: Feb 13, 2010
Estimated Total Program Funding: $10,000,000
Award Ceiling: $3,000,000
Award Floor: $1,000,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Domestic institutions of higher education (or consortia thereof) are eligible to apply for an award under this funding opportunity.

Additional Information

Agency Name: Office of the National Coordinator
Description: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, under Section 3016 of the Public Health Service Act (PHSA), Information Technology Professionals in Health Care, authorizes “assistance to institutions of higher education (or consortia thereof) to establish or expand health informatics education programs, including certification, undergraduate, and masters degree programs, for both health care and information technology students to ensure the rapid and effective utilization and development of health information technologies in the United States health care infrastructure.” The program established under Section 3016 will consist of at least two programmatic components, to be described in separate Funding Opportunity Announcements.This funding opportunity, one component of the workforce program, will provide $10 million in grants to institutions of higher education (or consortia thereof) to support health information technology (health IT) curriculum development. ONC plans to make up to 5 grant awards that will support curriculum development to enhance programs of workforce training primarily at the community college level. The materials developed under this program will be used by the member colleges of the five regional consortia as well as be available to institutions of higher education across the country.A companion workforce program, Funding Opportunity Announcement EP-HIT-10-001, “Community College Consortia to Educate Information Technology Professionals in Health Care,” describes a new grant program under Section 3016 of the HITECH Act that is designed to prepare trainees with relevant prior experience in six-month intensive courses of instruction at community colleges. Preparation for the roles targeted by this program requires knowledge of information technology (IT), health care, practice workflow, practice redesign and quality improvement techniques. The programs will be flexibly implemented to provide each trainee the exact skills and knowledge he or she needs. For example, someone entering the program with a health background would concentrate on acquiring IT skills and workflow redesign capabilities, rather than content knowledge related to health care.
Link to Additional Information: Link to Program Announcement
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Michelle Murray

Project Officer

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)

Email:HITCurriculum@hhs.gov

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 6

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: FOA-OC-HIT-10-001
Funding Opportunity Title: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Information Technology Professionals in Health Care: Curriculum Development Centers
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Health
Recovery Act
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 5
Assistance Listings: 93.721 — ARRA Health Information Technology Professionals in Health Care
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 6
Posted Date: Dec 15, 2009
Last Updated Date:
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jan 14, 2010
Archive Date: Feb 13, 2010
Estimated Total Program Funding: $10,000,000
Award Ceiling: $3,000,000
Award Floor: $1,000,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Domestic institutions of higher education (or consortia thereof) are eligible to apply for an award under this funding opportunity.

Additional Information

Agency Name: Office of the National Coordinator
Description: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, under Section 3016 of the Public Health Service Act (PHSA), Information Technology Professionals in Health Care, authorizes “assistance to institutions of higher education (or consortia thereof) to establish or expand health informatics education programs, including certification, undergraduate, and masters degree programs, for both health care and information technology students to ensure the rapid and effective utilization and development of health information technologies in the United States health care infrastructure.” The program established under Section 3016 will consist of at least two programmatic components, to be described in separate Funding Opportunity Announcements.This funding opportunity, one component of the workforce program, will provide $10 million in grants to institutions of higher education (or consortia thereof) to support health information technology (health IT) curriculum development. ONC plans to make up to 5 grant awards that will support curriculum development to enhance programs of workforce training primarily at the community college level. The materials developed under this program will be used by the member colleges of the five regional consortia as well as be available to institutions of higher education across the country.A companion workforce program, Funding Opportunity Announcement EP-HIT-10-001, “Community College Consortia to Educate Information Technology Professionals in Health Care,” describes a new grant program under Section 3016 of the HITECH Act that is designed to prepare trainees with relevant prior experience in six-month intensive courses of instruction at community colleges. Preparation for the roles targeted by this program requires knowledge of information technology (IT), health care, practice workflow, practice redesign and quality improvement techniques. The programs will be flexibly implemented to provide each trainee the exact skills and knowledge he or she needs. For example, someone entering the program with a health background would concentrate on acquiring IT skills and workflow redesign capabilities, rather than content knowledge related to health care.
Link to Additional Information: Link to Program Announcement
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Michelle Murray

Project Officer

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)

Email:HITCurriculum@hhs.gov

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 5

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: FOA-OC-HIT-10-001
Funding Opportunity Title: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Information Technology Professionals in Health Care: Curriculum Development Centers
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Other
Category of Funding Activity: Recovery Act
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 5
Assistance Listings: 93.721 — ARRA Health Information Technology Professionals in Health Care
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 5
Posted Date: Dec 15, 2009
Last Updated Date:
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jan 14, 2010
Archive Date: Feb 13, 2010
Estimated Total Program Funding: $10,000,000
Award Ceiling: $3,000,000
Award Floor: $1,000,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Domestic non-profit institutions of higher education (or consortia thereof) are eligible to apply for an award under this funding opportunity.

Additional Information

Agency Name: Office of the National Coordinator
Description: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, under Section 3016 of the Public Health Service Act (PHSA), Information Technology Professionals in Health Care, authorizes “assistance to institutions of higher education (or consortia thereof) to establish or expand health informatics education programs, including certification, undergraduate, and masters degree programs, for both health care and information technology students to ensure the rapid and effective utilization and development of health information technologies in the United States health care infrastructure.” The program established under Section 3016 will consist of at least two programmatic components, to be described in separate Funding Opportunity Announcements.This funding opportunity, one component of the workforce program, will provide $10 million in grants to institutions of higher education (or consortia thereof) to support health information technology (health IT) curriculum development. ONC plans to make up to 5 grant awards that will support curriculum development to enhance programs of workforce training primarily at the community college level. The materials developed under this program will be used by the member colleges of the five regional consortia as well as be available to institutions of higher education across the country.A companion workforce program, Funding Opportunity Announcement EP-HIT-10-001, “Community College Consortia to Educate Information Technology Professionals in Health Care,” describes a new grant program under Section 3016 of the HITECH Act that is designed to prepare trainees with relevant prior experience in six-month intensive courses of instruction at community colleges. Preparation for the roles targeted by this program requires knowledge of information technology (IT), health care, practice workflow, practice redesign and quality improvement techniques. The programs will be flexibly implemented to provide each trainee the exact skills and knowledge he or she needs. For example, someone entering the program with a health background would concentrate on acquiring IT skills and workflow redesign capabilities, rather than content knowledge related to health care.
Link to Additional Information: Link to Program Announcement
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Michelle Murray

Project Officer

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)

Email:HITCurriculum@hhs.gov

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 4

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: FOA-OC-HIT-10-001
Funding Opportunity Title: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Information Technology Professionals in Health Care: Curriculum Development Centers
Opportunity Category: Other
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Other
Category of Funding Activity: Recovery Act
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 5
Assistance Listings: 93.721 — ARRA Health Information Technology Professionals in Health Care
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 4
Posted Date: Dec 15, 2009
Last Updated Date:
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jan 14, 2010
Archive Date: Feb 13, 2010
Estimated Total Program Funding: $10,000,000
Award Ceiling: $3,000,000
Award Floor: $1,000,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Domestic non-profit institutions of higher education (or consortia thereof) are eligible to apply for an award under this funding opportunity.

Additional Information

Agency Name: Office of the National Coordinator
Description: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, under Section 3016 of the Public Health Service Act (PHSA), Information Technology Professionals in Health Care, authorizes “assistance to institutions of higher education (or consortia thereof) to establish or expand health informatics education programs, including certification, undergraduate, and masters degree programs, for both health care and information technology students to ensure the rapid and effective utilization and development of health information technologies in the United States health care infrastructure.” The program established under Section 3016 will consist of at least two programmatic components, to be described in separate Funding Opportunity Announcements.This funding opportunity, one component of the workforce program, will provide $10 million in grants to institutions of higher education (or consortia thereof) to support health information technology (health IT) curriculum development. ONC plans to make up to 5 grant awards that will support curriculum development to enhance programs of workforce training primarily at the community college level. The materials developed under this program will be used by the member colleges of the five regional consortia as well as be available to institutions of higher education across the country.A companion workforce program, Funding Opportunity Announcement EP-HIT-10-001, “Community College Consortia to Educate Information Technology Professionals in Health Care,” describes a new grant program under Section 3016 of the HITECH Act that is designed to prepare trainees with relevant prior experience in six-month intensive courses of instruction at community colleges. Preparation for the roles targeted by this program requires knowledge of information technology (IT), health care, practice workflow, practice redesign and quality improvement techniques. The programs will be flexibly implemented to provide each trainee the exact skills and knowledge he or she needs. For example, someone entering the program with a health background would concentrate on acquiring IT skills and workflow redesign capabilities, rather than content knowledge related to health care.
Link to Additional Information: Link to Program Announcement
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Michelle Murray

Project Officer

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)

Email:HITCurriculum@hhs.gov

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 3

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: FOA-OC-HIT-10-001
Funding Opportunity Title: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Information Technology Professionals in Health Care: Curriculum Development Centers
Opportunity Category: Other
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Other
Category of Funding Activity: Recovery Act
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 5
Assistance Listings: 93.721 — ARRA Health Information Technology Professionals in Health Care
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 3
Posted Date: Dec 11, 2009
Last Updated Date:
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jan 14, 2010
Archive Date: Feb 13, 2010
Estimated Total Program Funding: $10,000,000
Award Ceiling: $3,000,000
Award Floor: $1,000,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Domestic non-profit institutions of higher education (or consortia thereof) are eligible to apply for an award under this funding opportunity.

Additional Information

Agency Name: Office of the National Coordinator
Description: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, under Section 3016 of the Public Health Service Act (PHSA), Information Technology Professionals in Health Care, authorizes “assistance to institutions of higher education (or consortia thereof) to establish or expand health informatics education programs, including certification, undergraduate, and masters degree programs, for both health care and information technology students to ensure the rapid and effective utilization and development of health information technologies in the United States health care infrastructure.” The program established under Section 3016 will consist of at least two programmatic components, to be described in separate Funding Opportunity Announcements.This funding opportunity, one component of the workforce program, will provide $10 million in grants to institutions of higher education (or consortia thereof) to support health information technology (health IT) curriculum development. ONC plans to make up to 5 grant awards that will support curriculum development to enhance programs of workforce training primarily at the community college level. The materials developed under this program will be used by the member colleges of the five regional consortia as well as be available to institutions of higher education across the country.A companion workforce program, Funding Opportunity Announcement EP-HIT-10-001, “Community College Consortia to Educate Information Technology Professionals in Health Care,” describes a new grant program under Section 3016 of the HITECH Act that is designed to prepare trainees with relevant prior experience in six-month intensive courses of instruction at community colleges. Preparation for the roles targeted by this program requires knowledge of information technology (IT), health care, practice workflow, practice redesign and quality improvement techniques. The programs will be flexibly implemented to provide each trainee the exact skills and knowledge he or she needs. For example, someone entering the program with a health background would concentrate on acquiring IT skills and workflow redesign capabilities, rather than content knowledge related to health care.
Link to Additional Information: Link to Program Announcement
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Michelle Murray

Project Officer

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)

Email:HITCurriculum@hhs.gov

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: FOA-OC-HIT-10-001
Funding Opportunity Title: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Information Technology Professionals in Health Care: Curriculum Development Centers
Opportunity Category: Other
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Other
Category of Funding Activity: Recovery Act
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 5
Assistance Listings: 93.721 — ARRA Health Information Technology Professionals in Health Care
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 2
Posted Date: Dec 09, 2009
Last Updated Date:
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jan 14, 2010
Archive Date: Feb 13, 2010
Estimated Total Program Funding: $10,000,000
Award Ceiling: $3,000,000
Award Floor: $1,000,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Domestic non-profit institutions of higher education (or consortia thereof) are eligible to apply for an award under this funding opportunity.

Additional Information

Agency Name: Office of the National Coordinator
Description: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, under Section 3016 of the Public Health Service Act (PHSA), Information Technology Professionals in Health Care, authorizes “assistance to institutions of higher education (or consortia thereof) to establish or expand health informatics education programs, including certification, undergraduate, and masters degree programs, for both health care and information technology students to ensure the rapid and effective utilization and development of health information technologies in the United States health care infrastructure.” The program established under Section 3016 will consist of at least two programmatic components, to be described in separate Funding Opportunity Announcements.This funding opportunity, one component of the workforce program, will provide $10 million in grants to institutions of higher education (or consortia thereof) to support health information technology (health IT) curriculum development. ONC plans to make up to 5 grant awards that will support curriculum development to enhance programs of workforce training primarily at the community college level. The materials developed under this program will be used by the member colleges of the five regional consortia as well as be available to institutions of higher education across the country.A companion workforce program, Funding Opportunity Announcement EP-HIT-10-001, “Community College Consortia to Educate Information Technology Professionals in Health Care,” describes a new grant program under Section 3016 of the HITECH Act that is designed to prepare trainees with relevant prior experience in six-month intensive courses of instruction at community colleges. Preparation for the roles targeted by this program requires knowledge of information technology (IT), health care, practice workflow, practice redesign and quality improvement techniques. The programs will be flexibly implemented to provide each trainee the exact skills and knowledge he or she needs. For example, someone entering the program with a health background would concentrate on acquiring IT skills and workflow redesign capabilities, rather than content knowledge related to health care.
Link to Additional Information: Link to Program Announcement
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Michelle Murray

Project Officer

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)

Email:HITCurriculum@hhs.gov

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: FOA-OC-HIT-10-001
Funding Opportunity Title: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Information Technology Professionals in Health Care: Curriculum Development Centers
Opportunity Category: Other
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Other
Category of Funding Activity: Recovery Act
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 5
Assistance Listings: 93.721 — ARRA Health Information Technology Professionals in Health Care
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 1
Posted Date: Dec 02, 2009
Last Updated Date:
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jan 14, 2010
Archive Date: Feb 13, 2010
Estimated Total Program Funding: $10,000,000
Award Ceiling: $3,000,000
Award Floor: $1,000,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Domestic non-profit institutions of higher education (or consortia thereof) are eligible to apply for an award under this funding opportunity.

Additional Information

Agency Name: Office of the National Coordinator
Description: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, under Section 3016 of the Public Health Service Act (PHSA), Information Technology Professionals in Health Care, authorizes “assistance to institutions of higher education (or consortia thereof) to establish or expand health informatics education programs, including certification, undergraduate, and masters degree programs, for both health care and information technology students to ensure the rapid and effective utilization and development of health information technologies in the United States health care infrastructure.” The program established under Section 3016 will consist of at least two programmatic components, to be described in separate Funding Opportunity Announcements.

This funding opportunity, one component of the workforce program, will provide $10 million in grants to institutions of higher education (or consortia thereof) to support health information technology (health IT) curriculum development. ONC plans to make up to 5 grant awards that will support curriculum development to enhance programs of workforce training primarily at the community college level. The materials developed under this program will be used by the member colleges of the five regional consortia as well as be available to institutions of higher education across the country.

A companion workforce program, Funding Opportunity Announcement EP-HIT-10-001, “Community College Consortia to Educate Information Technology Professionals in Health Care,” describes a new grant program under Section 3016 of the HITECH Act that is designed to prepare trainees with relevant prior experience in six-month intensive courses of instruction at community colleges. Preparation for the roles targeted by this program requires knowledge of information technology (IT), health care, practice workflow, practice redesign and quality improvement techniques. The programs will be flexibly implemented to provide each trainee the exact skills and knowledge he or she needs. For example, someone entering the program with a health background would concentrate on acquiring IT skills and workflow redesign capabilities, rather than content knowledge related to health care.

Link to Additional Information: Link to Program Announcement
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Michelle Murray

Project Officer

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)

Email:Michelle.murray@hhs.gov

Folder 50461 Full Announcement-2 -> workforce curriculum development foa 12-15-09 modified final.pdf

Packages

Agency Contact Information: Michelle Murray
Project Officer
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)

Email: HITCurriculum@hhs.gov

Who Can Apply: Organization Applicants

Assistance Listing Number Competition ID Competition Title Opportunity Package ID Opening Date Closing Date Actions
93.721 HHS-2010-ONC-CD-003 Curriculum Development PKG00014898 Dec 02, 2009 Jan 14, 2010 View

Package 1

Mandatory forms

50461 SF424-2.0.pdf

50461 SF424A-1.0.pdf

50461 SF424B-1.1.pdf

50461 Project-1.1.pdf

50461 Budget-1.1.pdf

50461 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf

50461 Other-1.1.pdf

Optional forms

50461 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf

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