Health Information Technology Innovations

This grant opportunity was posted to Grants.gov on 1/30/2008 and the announcement is now available. 

Program Title

Health Information Technology Innovations

Agency/Sub-Agency

HRSA/OHIT

Description

To implement health information technologies (HIT) other than electronic prescribing, physician order entry, personal health records, community health records, health information exchanges, smart cards,using telehealth to advance previous investments (e.g., using e-prescribing to build a telepharmacy), and creating interoperability with outside partners such as health departments and other HRSAgrantees.At the end of the project period, grantees must demonstrate that they have implemented the HIT innovation in the sites they initially proposed. Grantee must also demonstrate how this innovation has or will lead to improvements in health outcomes. All grantees must demonstrate steps taken to achieve sustainability of initiative after federal funds ends.

Eligible Entity(ies)

Public and non-profit organizations, including faith based and community based organizations, from one of the following categories:

• a network controlled by and acting on behalf of the health center(s), as defined and funded under section 330(e)(1)(C) of the PHS Act. or,
• a health center, as defined and funded under section 330 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 254b), as amended, applying on behalf of a managed care network or plan, that has received federal grants under subsection330(e)(1)(A) for at least the two consecutive preceding years; or,
• a health center as defined and funded under section 330 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 254b), as amended, applying on behalf of a practice management network, that has received federal grants under subsection 330(e)(1)(A) for at least the two consecutive preceding years.

Intended Beneficiaries

The Public

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No.

93.224

CFDA Category

Health

CFDA Sub-Category(ies)

Education and Training

Keyword(s)

Health Information Technology; Education; Training

HHS Announcement No.

HRSA-08-098

New Funding Opportunity

Yes

Competition Type: (N), (CC) or (M)

N

Single Source / Limited Competition

NA

Est Annual Min Award

$200,000.00

Est Annual Max Award

$300,000

Est Number of Awards

7

Est Posting Date

2/15/2008

Est Application Deadline

4/15/2008

Est Award Date

9/1/2008

Est Start Date

9/1/2008

Program Contact Name

Susan Lumsden

Program Contact Telephone No.

301-594-4472

Program Contact Email

slumsden@hrsa.gov

Agency Forecast ID No.

HRSA82