Opportunity Information: Apply for FOA OC HIT 10 001
Apply for FOA OC HIT 10 001
- The Office of the National Coordinator in the health recovery act sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Information Technology Professionals in Health Care Curriculum Development Centers" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.721 ARRA Health Information Technology Professionals in Health Care.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 15, 2009 and posted on Dec 2, 2009.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 14, 2010. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $10,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $3,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 5 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Domestic institutions of higher education (or consortia thereof) are eligible to apply for an award under this funding opportunity.
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Opportunity Summary:
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 grant opportunity titled "Information Technology Professionals in Health Care Curriculum Development Centers" (Funding Opportunity Number: FOA OC HIT 10 001) was created to rapidly strengthen the US health IT workforce by funding the development of standardized, high-quality educational curriculum materials. It falls under Section 3016 of the Public Health Service Act (as referenced through the HITECH/ARRA workforce authorities) and is administered by the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC). The basic idea behind the program is that expanding the use of electronic health records and other health information technologies requires a much larger pool of workers who understand both health care settings and information technology, so the federal government invested in education and training infrastructure to meet that demand quickly.
This specific funding announcement focuses on curriculum development rather than direct student training. ONC set aside an estimated total of $10,000,000 to make up to five cooperative agreement awards to domestic institutions of higher education or consortia of such institutions. Individual awards were expected to range from $1,000,000 (floor) to $3,000,000 (ceiling), and there was no cost sharing or matching requirement. Because the awards were cooperative agreements, recipients would typically be expected to work closely with ONC during the project period, with substantial federal involvement in shaping deliverables, coordination, and dissemination, rather than operating as fully independent grantees.
The purpose of the funded projects was to create or improve health informatics and health IT education programs by building curriculum that could be deployed widely, with an emphasis on workforce training needs at the community college level. ONC intended the resulting materials to be used not only by the colleges participating in the five regional community college consortia, but also to be made available to institutions of higher education across the country. In practice, that meant the curriculum centers were meant to produce instructional content that could be adopted quickly and consistently, helping many schools stand up or expand programs without each institution having to design courses from scratch.
The broader Section 3016 workforce program was described as having at least two components released through separate funding announcements. This curriculum-development FOA was one component. The companion program referenced in the notice, "Community College Consortia to Educate Information Technology Professionals in Health Care" (EP HIT 10 001), targeted the delivery of six-month intensive training programs at community colleges for trainees who already had relevant experience. Those trainees were being prepared for roles that require a blend of technical IT skills, understanding of clinical environments, practice workflow, practice redesign, and quality improvement methods. The flexible design highlighted in the announcement is important: trainees with a health care background would focus more heavily on IT and workflow redesign, while trainees with IT backgrounds would focus more on health care context and clinical workflow, so that instruction could be tailored to close individual skill gaps efficiently.
Eligibility for the curriculum development center awards was limited to domestic institutions of higher education or consortia thereof (the listing notes "Others" with clarification provided in the eligibility text field, but the operative language specifies higher education institutions/consortia). The program was categorized as discretionary funding under the Recovery Act, with CFDA number 93.721 (ARRA Health Information Technology Professionals in Health Care). Key dates included a posted date of December 2, 2009, and an application closing date of January 14, 2010, with the opportunity later archived on February 13, 2010. Program oversight and contact support were provided through ONC, with the announcement pointing applicants to a project officer contact for assistance accessing the full announcement.
Overall, this opportunity was designed as a fast, scalable way to build national training capacity for health IT during the ARRA period: fund a small number of strong academic teams to develop shareable curriculum, align those materials with intensive community college training efforts, and accelerate the preparation of workers who could help implement and optimize health information technologies across the health care system.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the "Information Technology Professionals in Health Care Curriculum Development Centers" grant?
It is an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) funding opportunity to rapidly strengthen the U.S. health IT workforce by supporting the development of standardized, high-quality educational curriculum materials for health IT and health informatics programs.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON) for this program?
The Funding Opportunity Number is FOA OC HIT 10 001.
Which federal office administers this opportunity?
The program is administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC).
What law or authority is this opportunity associated with?
This opportunity is tied to Section 3016 of the Public Health Service Act, referenced through the HITECH/ARRA health IT workforce authorities.
What is the main goal of the funded projects?
The main goal is to create or improve health informatics and health IT education programs by building curriculum that can be deployed widely, with an emphasis on workforce training needs at the community college level.
Is this funding meant to pay for student training programs directly?
No. This specific funding announcement focuses on curriculum development rather than direct student training.
How much total funding was estimated for this initiative?
ONC set aside an estimated total of $10,000,000 for this curriculum development effort.
How many awards were expected to be made?
Up to five cooperative agreement awards were expected.
What was the expected funding range for individual awards?
Individual awards were expected to range from $1,000,000 (floor) to $3,000,000 (ceiling).
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity stated there was no cost sharing or matching requirement.
What type of award mechanism is used (grant vs. cooperative agreement)?
The awards were structured as cooperative agreements.
What does it mean that this is a cooperative agreement?
Because it is a cooperative agreement, recipients would typically be expected to work closely with ONC during the project period, with substantial federal involvement in shaping deliverables, coordination, and dissemination (rather than operating as fully independent grantees).
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was limited to domestic institutions of higher education or consortia of such institutions (the operative eligibility language specifies higher education institutions/consortia).
Are organizations other than colleges and universities eligible?
Based on the eligibility language provided, the eligible applicants were domestic institutions of higher education or consortia of those institutions.
What kinds of curriculum outputs were intended?
The funded centers were intended to produce standardized, high-quality instructional content that could be adopted quickly and consistently by many schools, reducing the need for each institution to design health IT courses from scratch.
Who was expected to use the curriculum developed under this program?
ONC intended the curriculum materials to be used by the colleges participating in the five regional community college consortia and to be made available to institutions of higher education across the country.
Why was the community college level emphasized?
The opportunity emphasized community college workforce training needs because expanding electronic health records and other health information technologies required rapidly increasing the pool of workers who understand both health care settings and information technology.
How does this FOA relate to other ARRA health IT workforce efforts?
This curriculum-development FOA was described as one component of the broader Section 3016 workforce program. A separate companion funding announcement supported training delivery at community colleges.
What is the companion training program mentioned in the notice?
The companion program referenced was "Community College Consortia to Educate Information Technology Professionals in Health Care" (EP HIT 10 001), which targeted delivery of six-month intensive training programs at community colleges.
What types of roles were trainees being prepared for under the companion training program?
The trainees were being prepared for roles requiring a blend of technical IT skills and understanding of clinical environments, including practice workflow, practice redesign, and quality improvement methods.
How was the training described as flexible for different trainee backgrounds?
The design was intended to be flexible: trainees with a health care background would focus more on IT and workflow redesign, while trainees with IT backgrounds would focus more on health care context and clinical workflow, so instruction could be tailored to close individual skill gaps efficiently.
What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA number listed is 93.721 (ARRA Health Information Technology Professionals in Health Care).
When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
The posted date was December 2, 2009, and the application closing date was January 14, 2010.
When was the opportunity archived?
The opportunity was later archived on February 13, 2010.
What category of funding was this?
It was categorized as discretionary funding under the Recovery Act (ARRA).
Where could applicants get help or more information according to the notice?
Program oversight and contact support were provided through ONC, and the announcement directed applicants to a project officer contact for assistance accessing the full announcement.
What was the overall strategy behind funding curriculum development centers?
The strategy was to fund a small number of strong academic teams to develop shareable curriculum, align those materials with intensive community college training efforts, and quickly scale national training capacity to meet health IT workforce demand during the ARRA period.
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