Opportunity Information: Apply for HRSA 10 304
Apply for HRSA 10 304
- The Health Resources and Services Administration in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Healthcare Communities Knowledge Gateway" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.440 National Project Management of the Healthcare Communities Knowledge Gateway.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 29, 2010 and posted on Jul 19, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 16, 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 $1,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Public, private, for profit and not for profit entities are eligible to apply. The applicant must have the ability to provide technical support and development national project management of community based improvements, results sharing with automated analysis, and associated resources and improve community resources including payer and health information technology systems.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Healthcare Communities Knowledge Gateway (HCKG) grant opportunity (HRSA-10-304) is a discretionary Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) cooperative agreement designed to strengthen how healthcare, public health, and community partners work together to improve care and patient outcomes nationwide. At its core, the funding supports a robust knowledge and content management system (the HCKG websites) that functions as a shared, practical workspace where participating organizations can collect, organize, and spread improvement strategies, tools, and lessons learned. Rather than funding direct clinical services, the emphasis is on technical assistance, national coordination, and the infrastructure needed to help many communities run better improvement efforts and share results in a consistent, usable way.
The project is meant to serve HRSA grantees and other healthcare service providers by making it easier to run community-based quality improvement initiatives and to translate those efforts into measurable change. A key feature of the initiative is the ability to support results sharing along with automated analysis, which points to a system that not only stores documents and resources, but also helps participants track performance, compare outcomes, and learn from what works across different sites. The broader goal is to bridge sectors that often operate in silos, linking health systems with state and local organizations, payers, and health information technology partners so communities can coordinate improvements more effectively.
HCKG specifically supports collaborative networks tied to patient safety and clinical pharmacy services, with a notable focus on the Donation and Transplantation Community of Practice. Through this community, leaders from Organ Procurement Organizations, transplant centers, and hospitals use the platform to exchange best practices, tools, and resources aimed at increasing organ donation, improving transplant success, and building public awareness about donor needs. The opportunity also references sharing best practices and resources connected to the State Health Access Program, reinforcing that the gateway is intended as a national hub that can support multiple community improvement domains under a common framework for knowledge exchange and performance learning.
This opportunity anticipated a single award with an estimated total funding amount of $1,000,000 and did not require cost sharing or matching funds. The funding instrument was a cooperative agreement, which typically means HRSA expected to have substantial involvement in the project’s direction, oversight, and coordination compared with a standard grant. Eligibility was broad: public and private entities, for-profit and nonprofit organizations could apply, so long as they could credibly provide the technical support, development capacity, and national project management needed to operate and evolve the gateway. The eligibility language also highlights expectations that the awardee could support community-based improvement activities, enable results sharing with automated analysis, and strengthen associated community resources, including payer-related and health IT systems.
Administratively, the opportunity was posted July 19, 2010, with an original and final closing date of August 16, 2010, and it was later archived October 15, 2010. The associated CFDA number listed is 93.440, described as National Project Management of the Healthcare Communities Knowledge Gateway. For applicants or interested parties who needed help accessing the full announcement, HRSA directed them to the HRSA Call Center (CallCenter@HRSA.GOV) and provided phone contact options.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - Healthcare Communities Knowledge Gateway (HCKG) (HRSA-10-304)
What is the Healthcare Communities Knowledge Gateway (HCKG) grant opportunity?
The Healthcare Communities Knowledge Gateway (HCKG) opportunity (HRSA-10-304) is a discretionary HRSA cooperative agreement intended to strengthen how healthcare, public health, and community partners work together to improve care and patient outcomes nationwide. The funding supports the development and operation of the HCKG websites as a knowledge and content management system for sharing improvement strategies, tools, and lessons learned.
What is the main purpose of HCKG funding?
The main purpose is to support national technical assistance, coordination, and the infrastructure needed to help many communities run stronger community-based quality improvement efforts and share results in a consistent, usable way. The emphasis is on a shared platform and support functions rather than on delivering direct clinical services.
Is this grant meant to pay for direct clinical services?
No. Based on the description, HCKG is not focused on funding direct clinical services. It is focused on technical assistance, national coordination, and building/operating the infrastructure (the gateway and related support) that helps participating organizations improve care and outcomes.
What kind of system does the HCKG support?
The HCKG supports a robust knowledge and content management system (the HCKG websites) that serves as a shared workspace. Participating organizations can collect, organize, and disseminate improvement strategies, tools, and lessons learned.
Who is the HCKG platform intended to serve?
The project is meant to serve HRSA grantees and other healthcare service providers by making it easier to run community-based quality improvement initiatives and translate those efforts into measurable change.
What does "results sharing with automated analysis" mean in this opportunity?
In this context, it refers to a gateway that goes beyond storing documents and resources. The system is expected to support sharing results and performing automated analysis so participants can track performance, compare outcomes, and learn from approaches that work across different sites.
What broader collaboration goals are described for HCKG?
The opportunity aims to bridge sectors that often work in silos by linking health systems with state and local organizations, payers, and health information technology partners so communities can coordinate improvements more effectively.
Which collaborative networks or topic areas are specifically supported?
HCKG specifically supports collaborative networks tied to patient safety and clinical pharmacy services, with a notable focus on the Donation and Transplantation Community of Practice.
What is the Donation and Transplantation Community of Practice within HCKG?
It is a community supported by the gateway where leaders from Organ Procurement Organizations, transplant centers, and hospitals exchange best practices, tools, and resources aimed at increasing organ donation, improving transplant success, and building public awareness about donor needs.
Does the opportunity mention any other programs or domains supported by the gateway?
Yes. It references sharing best practices and resources connected to the State Health Access Program, indicating the gateway is intended to function as a national hub capable of supporting multiple community improvement domains under a common framework for knowledge exchange and performance learning.
What type of funding instrument is HRSA-10-304?
The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement. This typically means HRSA expected substantial involvement in the project’s direction, oversight, and coordination compared with a standard grant.
How many awards were anticipated under this opportunity?
The opportunity anticipated a single award.
What was the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding amount was $1,000,000.
Was cost sharing or matching funds required?
No. The opportunity did not require cost sharing or matching funds.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was broad. Public and private entities, for-profit and nonprofit organizations could apply, as long as they could credibly provide the technical support, development capacity, and national project management needed to operate and evolve the gateway.
What capabilities were applicants expected to demonstrate?
Based on the eligibility expectations described, applicants needed to be able to provide technical support, development capacity, and national project management to operate and evolve the gateway, support community-based improvement activities, enable results sharing with automated analysis, and strengthen related community resources including payer-related and health IT systems.
When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
The opportunity was posted on July 19, 2010. The original and final closing date was August 16, 2010.
When was the opportunity archived?
It was archived on October 15, 2010.
What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The associated CFDA number listed is 93.440, described as National Project Management of the Healthcare Communities Knowledge Gateway.
Where could applicants get help accessing the full announcement?
HRSA directed applicants or interested parties to the HRSA Call Center via email at CallCenter@HRSA.GOV and also provided phone contact options (phone contact options were referenced, though specific numbers are not included in the provided description).
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