Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA HK11 1102ARRA11
Apply for CDC RFA HK11 1102ARRA11
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the recovery act sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Recovery ActStandard and Reusable Solutions for Hospital Laboratory Submission of Reportable Lab Results to Public Health Cooperative Agreement Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- This funding opportunity was created on Nov 30, 2010 and posted on Nov 24, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 8, 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 $5,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $5,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Eligible applicants that can apply for this funding opportunity are listed below Nonprofit with 501C3 IRS status (other than institution of higher education) Nonprofit without 501C3 IRS status (other than institution of higher education) For profit organizations (other than small business) Small, minority, and women owned businesses Universities Colleges Research institutions Hospitals Community based organizations Faith based organizations Federally recognized or state recognized American Indian/Alaska Native tribal governments American Indian/Alaska native tribally designated organizations Alaska Native health corporations Urban Indian health organizations Tribal epidemiology centers State and local governments or their Bona Fide Agents (this includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianna Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau) Political subdivisions of States (in consultation with States) A Bona Fide Agent is an agency/organization identified by the state as eligible to submit an application under the state eligibility in lieu of a state application. If applying as a bona fide agent of a state or local government, a legal, binding agreement from the state or local government as documentation of the status is required. Attach with Other Attachment Forms when submitting via www.grants.gov.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offered this Recovery Act-funded cooperative agreement to speed up and simplify how hospital laboratories electronically send reportable laboratory results to public health agencies. At its core, the opportunity is aimed at helping hospitals meet the Stage 1 "meaningful use" requirement to submit electronic reportable lab results (often framed as "mu reportable lab results"). Rather than funding individual hospitals directly to each invent their own approach, CDC designed this program to fund one or more coordinating organizations (or consortia) that could create, promote, and help implement standard, reusable solutions that many hospital labs could adopt with less cost and less duplication of effort. The funded organizations are referred to in the announcement as Lab Interoperability Cooperatives (LICs).
The program purpose is to provide assistance to organizations that already bring together healthcare stakeholders and show leadership in using health information technology, including laboratory IT, to support both patient care and public health. In practice, this means the LIC would be expected to function as a hub that can deliver an array of practical services to hospital laboratories so they can successfully submit required electronic lab data to the appropriate public health entities. The emphasis on "standard and reusable solutions" signals that CDC wanted approaches that could be applied across multiple hospitals and jurisdictions, supporting interoperability rather than one-off custom integrations. This would typically involve aligning with common health IT and laboratory messaging practices so that hospital labs can transmit reportable results more consistently and public health agencies can receive, interpret, and use those results more effectively.
This was a Recovery Act opportunity (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act era funding) and was structured as a cooperative agreement program, meaning recipients would generally work in closer coordination with the federal agency than under a more hands-off grant model. The total estimated funding was $5,000,000, with an anticipated two awards. The award floor was $2,000,000 and the ceiling was $5,000,000, indicating CDC expected to fund either two substantial projects or potentially a single project near the ceiling depending on applications and program decisions. There was no cost sharing or matching requirement, which reduced barriers for applicants and encouraged broad participation.
Eligibility was intentionally broad and included many types of entities that could plausibly lead a national or multi-stakeholder interoperability effort. Eligible applicants included nonprofits (with or without 501(c)(3) status), for-profit organizations (including small, minority-, and women-owned businesses), universities and colleges, research institutions, hospitals, community-based and faith-based organizations, tribal governments and tribal organizations (including Alaska Native health corporations and urban Indian health organizations), tribal epidemiology centers, and state and local governments. The announcement also allowed applications from bona fide agents of state or local governments, but required formal documentation: a legal, binding agreement from the state or local government had to be attached to the application to prove that status. The geographic scope of eligible governmental applicants included not only U.S. states but also the District of Columbia and several U.S. territories and freely associated states listed in the notice.
Key administrative details reflect that this was a time-limited opportunity. The funding opportunity number was CDC RFA HK11-1102ARRA11, and the title was "Recovery Act Standard and Reusable Solutions for Hospital Laboratory Submission of Reportable Lab Results to Public Health Cooperative Agreement Program." It was posted on November 24, 2010, created on November 30, 2010, and closed on January 8, 2011, with an archive date of February 7, 2011. The sponsoring agency was the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For access issues or questions about the full announcement, CDC provided a contact point at pgotim@cdc.gov and a phone number (770-488-2700).
Overall, the opportunity was designed to accelerate national progress toward interoperable electronic reporting from hospital labs to public health, directly supporting meaningful use goals by investing in organizations positioned to convene stakeholders, provide implementation support, and drive adoption of solutions that could be replicated across many hospitals rather than built from scratch each time.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this CDC funding opportunity about?
This Recovery Act-funded CDC cooperative agreement was designed to speed up and simplify how hospital laboratories electronically submit reportable laboratory results to public health agencies. The goal was to reduce duplication and cost by supporting standard, reusable solutions that many hospitals could adopt.
What problem was the program trying to solve?
Many hospitals were facing the same challenge: meeting the Stage 1 "meaningful use" requirement to submit electronic reportable lab results (often described as "mu reportable lab results"). Instead of having each hospital build a one-off integration, CDC aimed to fund coordinating organizations that could create and promote reusable approaches that work across hospitals and jurisdictions.
What does "meaningful use" have to do with this opportunity?
The opportunity directly supported hospitals pursuing Stage 1 meaningful use by helping enable the electronic submission of reportable laboratory results to public health agencies. The program focus was on making that reporting easier to implement and more consistent through interoperable solutions.
What type of award was this?
This was a cooperative agreement, not a traditional hands-off grant. In a cooperative agreement model, recipients generally work in closer coordination with CDC compared to a standard grant arrangement.
What are Lab Interoperability Cooperatives (LICs)?
LICs were the funded organizations (or consortia) expected to act as coordinating hubs. Their role was to help hospital laboratories implement electronic reporting of reportable lab results by providing practical services and promoting standard, reusable solutions.
Who was the program intended to fund: hospitals or coordinating organizations?
The program was designed to fund one or more coordinating organizations (or consortia), rather than funding individual hospitals to each develop their own solution. The intent was to create approaches that multiple hospital laboratories could adopt with less cost and less duplication of effort.
What kinds of activities or services would an LIC be expected to provide?
Based on the announcement description, an LIC would be expected to operate as a hub that can deliver practical services to hospital laboratories so they can successfully submit required electronic lab data to appropriate public health entities, with a strong emphasis on approaches that are standard, reusable, and supportive of interoperability across multiple hospitals and jurisdictions.
What does "standard and reusable solutions" mean in this context?
It means CDC wanted approaches that could be applied broadly across multiple hospitals and jurisdictions rather than custom-built, one-off integrations. The emphasis was on interoperability so that hospital labs can transmit reportable results more consistently and public health agencies can receive, interpret, and use those results more effectively.
How much funding was available in total?
The total estimated funding was $5,000,000.
How many awards did CDC anticipate making?
CDC anticipated making two awards.
What were the minimum and maximum award amounts?
The award floor was $2,000,000 and the award ceiling was $5,000,000.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity stated there was no cost sharing or matching requirement.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was broad and included nonprofits (with or without 501(c)(3) status), for-profit organizations (including small, minority-, and women-owned businesses), universities and colleges, research institutions, hospitals, community-based and faith-based organizations, tribal governments and tribal organizations (including Alaska Native health corporations and urban Indian health organizations), tribal epidemiology centers, and state and local governments.
Could a for-profit organization apply?
Yes. For-profit organizations were included in the eligible applicant types, including small, minority-, and women-owned businesses.
Could a hospital apply?
Yes. Hospitals were explicitly listed among eligible applicants. At the same time, the program design emphasized funding coordinating organizations (or consortia) to drive reusable solutions that many hospital labs could adopt.
Are tribal governments and tribal organizations eligible?
Yes. Eligible applicants included tribal governments and tribal organizations, including Alaska Native health corporations and urban Indian health organizations, as well as tribal epidemiology centers.
Are state and local governments eligible?
Yes. State and local governments were included as eligible applicants.
What if an organization is applying as a bona fide agent of a state or local government?
The announcement allowed applications from bona fide agents of state or local governments, but required formal documentation. A legal, binding agreement from the state or local government had to be attached to the application to establish that status.
What was the geographic scope for eligible governmental applicants?
The notice included U.S. states and also referenced eligibility across the District of Columbia and several U.S. territories and freely associated states listed in the notice.
What is the funding opportunity number and official title?
The funding opportunity number was CDC RFA HK11-1102ARRA11. The title was "Recovery Act Standard and Reusable Solutions for Hospital Laboratory Submission of Reportable Lab Results to Public Health Cooperative Agreement Program."
When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
It was posted on November 24, 2010, created on November 30, 2010, and closed on January 8, 2011.
When was the opportunity archived?
The archive date was February 7, 2011.
Which federal agency sponsored this opportunity?
The sponsoring agency was the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Who should be contacted for access issues or questions about the full announcement?
CDC provided the contact email pgotim@cdc.gov and phone number 770-488-2700 for access issues or questions about the full announcement.
How does this opportunity support public health agencies?
By promoting interoperable, standard electronic reporting from hospital laboratories, the program aimed to help public health agencies receive reportable laboratory results more consistently and be better positioned to interpret and use those results effectively.
Why did CDC emphasize interoperable solutions rather than custom integrations?
The announcement highlights reducing duplication of effort and lowering cost by encouraging solutions that can be reused across multiple hospitals and jurisdictions. This supports broader interoperability and avoids rebuilding similar interfaces repeatedly.
What is the historical funding context for this program?
This was a Recovery Act (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act era) funded opportunity, and it was time-limited, with application deadlines in early 2011 and an archive date in February 2011.
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