Opportunity Information: Apply for EP HIT 10 002
Apply for EP HIT 10 002
- The Office of the National Coordinator in the recovery act sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, State Grants to Promote Health Information Technology (Health Information Exchange Challenge Program)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.719 ARRA State Grants to Promote Health Information Technology.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 9, 2010 and posted on Dec 3, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 5, 2011. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $16,296,562.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments.
- Current direct grant recipients of State Health Information Exchange Cooperative Agreement Program (including states and state designated entities)
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Opportunity Summary:
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, State Grants to Promote Health Information Technology (Health Information Exchange Challenge Program) was a discretionary funding opportunity from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) designed to speed up nationwide health information exchange (HIE) by pushing states to develop practical, reusable solutions in a handful of high impact areas. It was structured as a set of challenge grants intended to produce breakthrough progress where early HITECH implementation had shown clear gaps. Rather than funding generic planning, ONC aimed to support concrete technology development and real world approaches that could be piloted in specific sites and then shared broadly so other states and communities could adopt, reuse, and build on them to improve interoperability across the country.
The program focused on five specific challenge themes that ONC identified as especially important for making HIE more useful and more scalable. First, it emphasized using health information exchange to directly achieve health goals, meaning applicants were expected to connect exchange capabilities to measurable improvements in care quality, safety, or outcomes. Second, it targeted better transitions involving long term care and post acute care settings, an area that historically lagged behind hospitals and clinics in electronic connectivity, even though patients frequently move between these settings and are vulnerable to information loss during handoffs. Third, it prioritized giving patients access to their own health information, reflecting a push toward patient engagement and transparency by enabling individuals to retrieve, view, and potentially share their records. Fourth, it sought tools and methods to search for and share granular patient data, such as the ability to locate and exchange specific items like lab results within a defined time window, rather than only exchanging large documents that are harder to parse and use. Fifth, it supported strategies for population level analysis, which speaks to public health and broader system management use cases where aggregated or systematically analyzed data can help identify trends, gaps, and opportunities for improvement.
Financially, the opportunity provided supplemental cooperative agreement funding on top of the existing State Health Information Exchange Cooperative Agreement Program. That earlier program had already distributed roughly half a billion dollars to states and state designated entities to stand up and expand HIE capabilities, and this Challenge Program was meant to accelerate progress by adding targeted funds for solutions with national reuse potential. Individual awards were expected to range from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000, with an overall estimated total funding amount of $16,296,562. ONC anticipated making about 10 awards. The announcement also specified that cost sharing or matching was required, meaning awardees needed to contribute resources beyond federal dollars as part of the project budget.
Eligibility was limited to state governments and, more specifically, to current direct grant recipients of the State Health Information Exchange Cooperative Agreement Program, including state designated entities. In other words, this was not an open competition for all healthcare organizations; it was aimed at states already participating in the federal HIE cooperative agreement effort and positioned to move quickly into pilot implementation. The funding instrument type was a cooperative agreement, which typically implies more substantial federal involvement than a standard grant, often including coordination, guidance, or collaboration expectations between the awardee and the federal agency to ensure program goals are met.
Key administrative details include Funding Opportunity Number EP HIT 10 002 and CFDA 93.719. The opportunity was posted December 3, 2010, with an original and final closing date of January 5, 2011. Questions or access issues related to the full announcement were directed to Bianca Costa, Grants Management Officer, via ONCGrants@hhs.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the State Grants to Promote Health Information Technology (Health Information Exchange Challenge Program)?
It was a discretionary funding opportunity under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 run by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC). The goal was to speed up nationwide health information exchange (HIE) by funding states to build practical, reusable solutions in a small set of high-impact areas where early HITECH implementation showed clear gaps.
What was the main purpose of this Challenge Program?
The program aimed to accelerate real-world HIE progress by supporting concrete technology development and approaches that could be piloted in specific sites and then shared broadly so other states and communities could adopt, reuse, and build on them to improve interoperability across the country. It was not intended to fund generic planning.
Which federal office offered this funding opportunity?
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC).
How was this program structured?
It was structured as a set of challenge grants designed to produce breakthrough progress in areas where there were known gaps. The emphasis was on implementable solutions that could be piloted and then reused nationally.
What are the five challenge themes funded by the program?
ONC focused the program on five themes:
- Using HIE to directly achieve health goals (linking exchange capabilities to measurable improvements in quality, safety, or outcomes).
- Improving transitions involving long-term care and post-acute care settings (reducing information loss as patients move between care settings).
- Giving patients access to their own health information (supporting patient engagement and transparency).
- Enabling search and sharing of granular patient data (exchanging specific items like lab results within a defined time window, not only large documents).
- Supporting population-level analysis (using aggregated or systematically analyzed data for public health and broader system improvement).
What does "using HIE to directly achieve health goals" mean in this context?
Applicants were expected to connect exchange capabilities to measurable improvements in care quality, patient safety, or outcomes, rather than treating exchange as a standalone technical project.
Why did the program emphasize long-term care and post-acute care transitions?
These settings historically lagged behind hospitals and clinics in electronic connectivity, even though patients frequently move through them and are vulnerable to information loss during handoffs.
What does "patient access to their own health information" refer to?
The program prioritized capabilities that enable individuals to retrieve and view their own records and potentially share them, reflecting a broader push for patient engagement and transparency.
What is meant by "granular patient data search and sharing"?
It refers to tools and methods that allow users to locate and exchange specific data elements (for example, a particular lab result within a defined time period), rather than only exchanging large documents that are harder to parse and use.
What does "population-level analysis" mean for this program?
It refers to approaches that use aggregated or systematically analyzed data to support public health and system management use cases, such as identifying trends, gaps, and improvement opportunities.
How does this Challenge Program relate to the earlier State Health Information Exchange Cooperative Agreement Program?
This was supplemental cooperative agreement funding on top of the existing State Health Information Exchange Cooperative Agreement Program, which had already distributed roughly half a billion dollars to states and state designated entities to stand up and expand HIE capabilities. The Challenge Program added targeted funds to accelerate progress in specific areas with national reuse potential.
What type of funding instrument was used?
A cooperative agreement. This typically implies more substantial federal involvement than a standard grant, often including coordination, guidance, or collaboration expectations between ONC and the awardee to ensure program goals are met.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was limited to state governments and specifically to current direct grant recipients of the State Health Information Exchange Cooperative Agreement Program, including state designated entities. It was not an open competition for all healthcare organizations.
Was this an open funding opportunity for hospitals, clinics, or private organizations?
No. The opportunity was aimed at states already participating in the federal HIE cooperative agreement effort (including state designated entities) and positioned to move quickly into pilot implementation.
What was the expected award amount per recipient?
Individual awards were expected to range from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000.
What was the estimated total funding amount for the program?
The estimated total funding amount was $16,296,562.
About how many awards did ONC anticipate making?
ONC anticipated making about 10 awards.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
Yes. The announcement specified that cost sharing or matching was required, meaning awardees needed to contribute resources beyond federal dollars as part of the project budget.
What was the Funding Opportunity Number?
EP HIT 10 002.
What was the CFDA number for this opportunity?
CFDA 93.719.
When was the opportunity posted?
It was posted on December 3, 2010.
What was the application deadline?
The original and final closing date was January 5, 2011.
Who should applicants contact for questions or access issues related to the full announcement?
Bianca Costa, Grants Management Officer. Email: ONCGrants@hhs.gov.
What kind of outcomes was ONC looking for from funded projects?
The program sought practical solutions that could be implemented in real-world pilot sites and then shared broadly for reuse, supporting improved interoperability and more useful, scalable health information exchange nationwide.
What made this program different from general HIE planning grants?
ONC emphasized concrete technology development and real-world approaches that could be piloted and reused nationally, rather than funding generic planning activities.
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