Opportunity Information: Apply for WP CC 12 001
Apply for WP CC 12 001
- The Office of the National Coordinator in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Information Technology Professionals in Health Care Community College Consortia to Educate Health Information Technology Professionals" 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 Jun 1, 2012 and posted on May 31, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 29, 2012. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $735,778.00 in funding.
- 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).
- Only existing lead applicant awardees in the Community College Consortia to Educate Health Information Technology Professionals cooperative agreement program will be eligible for this limited competition. Interested lead applicants will be required to submit applications by June 29, 2012.
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Opportunity Summary:
The grant opportunity titled "Information Technology Professionals in Health Care Community College Consortia to Educate Health Information Technology Professionals" (Funding Opportunity Number WP CC 12 001) is a limited-competition expansion supplement administered by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. It is structured as a cooperative agreement, meaning the federal agency expects to have an active partnership role with the awardee during the project. The overarching aim is to strengthen health information technology (Health IT) workforce training by creating higher education learning resources that community colleges and other higher education institutions can use within health informatics and related programs.
The core purpose of the supplement is to fund the development of modern, practical learning materials that help prepare students to work effectively in real health care settings where Health IT is central to operations and patient care. The funded work is meant to expand one existing Community College Consortia cooperative agreement so it can build a set of educational resources focused on key health system priorities. These include Meaningful Use criteria (the federal framework that drove adoption and effective use of electronic health records), team-based care models, patient-centered medical home concepts, continuous quality improvement methods, and the use of health data to support health system transformation. A distinctive feature of the opportunity is its emphasis on technology-enabled education approaches such as simulation-based learning, distance learning, and immersive or interactive environments (including virtual worlds), reflecting the need to train students in contexts that resemble modern clinical and operational workflows.
A major deliverable is the creation of learning resources that specifically strengthen competencies in team-based care and continuous quality improvement. The intent is not just to teach terminology or software navigation, but to help students learn how to operate as part of an interdisciplinary team that supports providers in a complex care environment. In practice, that means educational content that connects Health IT skills to how care teams actually coordinate, document, measure performance, and improve outcomes. The learning resources are expected to reinforce the idea that Health IT is a tool for safer, higher-quality, more efficient patient care, not an end in itself.
Another central component is the development of virtual resources that include built-in milestones for knowledge acquisition and structured opportunities for remediation or assessment. These assessments are meant to go beyond rote recall by testing whether learners can synthesize information and apply it in realistic, contextual scenarios, similar to what they would face on the job. The goal is to validate that the training resources actually work: that students can demonstrate critical thinking, make appropriate decisions using health data, and apply Health IT in ways that support clinical quality and safety in real-world conditions.
The program’s workforce focus is explicit: the competencies targeted by these training resources are intended to help graduates function effectively in complex health care environments and use Health IT optimally to support high-quality, safe, and effective patient care. Just as importantly, the materials produced under this award are intended to serve as a model for future resource development across the broader education community. To maximize impact and reuse, the funding announcement specifies that materials developed through this project will be made publicly available at the end of the project period, enabling broad adoption by community colleges and other institutions.
In terms of funding and logistics, the opportunity anticipated a single award (Expected Awards: 1) with an award ceiling of $735,778 and no cost sharing or matching requirement. It was posted May 31, 2012, with an application closing date of June 29, 2012. Eligibility is restricted: only existing lead applicant awardees within the Community College Consortia to Educate Health Information Technology Professionals cooperative agreement program were allowed to apply, making this a targeted supplement rather than an open nationwide competition. The CFDA listing is 93.721 under ARRA Health Information Technology Professionals in Health Care, indicating its connection to broader federal investments aimed at accelerating Health IT capacity and the supporting workforce. For administrative questions, the announcement references a grants management point of contact (Bianca Costa).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the official title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Information Technology Professionals in Health Care Community College Consortia to Educate Health Information Technology Professionals."
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is WP CC 12 001.
Who administers this grant opportunity?
It is administered by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC).
What type of funding mechanism is this?
This opportunity is structured as a cooperative agreement.
What does it mean that this is a cooperative agreement?
A cooperative agreement means the federal agency expects to have an active partnership role with the awardee during the project, rather than operating strictly as a hands-off funder.
Is this an open competition or a limited competition?
This is a limited-competition expansion supplement. It is not an open nationwide competition.
What is the main purpose of this supplement?
The core purpose is to fund the development of modern, practical learning materials that prepare students to work effectively in real health care settings where Health IT is central to operations and patient care.
What larger goal does this project support?
The overarching aim is to strengthen Health IT workforce training by creating higher education learning resources that community colleges and other higher education institutions can use within health informatics and related programs.
What is being expanded through this supplement?
The funded work is meant to expand one existing Community College Consortia cooperative agreement so it can build a set of educational resources focused on key health system priorities.
How many awards were expected?
The opportunity anticipated a single award (Expected Awards: 1).
What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling is $735,778.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The announcement states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
When was the opportunity posted?
The posting date was May 31, 2012.
What was the application closing date?
The application closing date was June 29, 2012.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was restricted to existing lead applicant awardees within the Community College Consortia to Educate Health Information Technology Professionals cooperative agreement program.
What does the eligibility restriction imply for applicants?
It indicates the opportunity was designed as a targeted supplement for current program awardees, rather than an opportunity available to all institutions.
What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA listing is 93.721.
How is the CFDA listing described in the announcement?
It is listed under ARRA Health Information Technology Professionals in Health Care, indicating alignment with broader federal investments to accelerate Health IT capacity and the supporting workforce.
What kinds of learning resources are expected to be developed?
The project is expected to develop higher education learning resources that community colleges and other institutions can use in health informatics and related programs, with an emphasis on modern, practical, real-world preparation for Health IT roles in health care environments.
What health system priorities are these educational resources expected to address?
The resources are expected to focus on Meaningful Use criteria, team-based care models, patient-centered medical home concepts, continuous quality improvement methods, and the use of health data to support health system transformation.
What is the opportunity's emphasis regarding teaching approaches?
A distinctive feature is the emphasis on technology-enabled education approaches such as simulation-based learning, distance learning, and immersive or interactive environments (including virtual worlds).
Why is there an emphasis on simulation, distance learning, and immersive environments?
The emphasis reflects the need to train students in contexts that resemble modern clinical and operational workflows where Health IT is used as part of everyday care delivery and operations.
What are the major deliverables mentioned?
A major deliverable is the creation of learning resources that specifically strengthen competencies in team-based care and continuous quality improvement.
What does the program mean by competencies in team-based care?
The intent is to help students learn how to operate as part of an interdisciplinary team that supports providers in a complex care environment, connecting Health IT skills to how care teams coordinate, document, and use information in real settings.
What does the program mean by continuous quality improvement in this context?
The learning resources are expected to tie Health IT use to measuring performance and improving outcomes, reinforcing Health IT as a tool to support safer, higher-quality, more efficient patient care.
Is the goal primarily to teach software navigation or terminology?
No. The intent is not just to teach terminology or software navigation, but to support practical, applied learning in realistic contexts that mirror job scenarios in health care environments.
What kinds of virtual resources are expected?
The opportunity calls for virtual resources that include built-in milestones for knowledge acquisition and structured opportunities for remediation or assessment.
What are the expectations for assessment within the learning resources?
Assessments are intended to go beyond rote recall by testing whether learners can synthesize information and apply it in realistic, contextual scenarios similar to what they would face on the job.
What is the goal of including milestones and remediation?
The goal is to validate that the training resources actually work by supporting knowledge acquisition and providing structured ways to assess progress and address learning gaps.
What workforce outcomes is the program aiming for?
The targeted competencies are intended to help graduates function effectively in complex health care environments and use Health IT optimally to support high-quality, safe, and effective patient care.
Are the materials created under this project intended to be shared?
Yes. The funding announcement specifies that materials developed through this project will be made publicly available at the end of the project period to enable broad adoption.
Who is expected to benefit from the publicly available materials?
Community colleges and other higher education institutions are expected to benefit by being able to adopt and reuse the learning resources within health informatics and related programs.
Is this project intended to serve as a model beyond the awardee institution?
Yes. The materials are intended to serve as a model for future resource development across the broader education community.
Who is listed as the grants management point of contact for administrative questions?
The announcement references Bianca Costa as the grants management point of contact for administrative questions.
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