American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Information Technology Professionals in Health Care: Training Grants Furnishing Academic Program Development Assistance for University-Based Training of Health Information Technology Professionals
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Document Type:
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
FOA-OC-HIT-10-003
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
Dec 17, 2009
Creation Date:
Dec 17, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Jan 25, 2010
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Jan 25, 2010
Archive Date:
Feb 24, 2010
Funding Instrument Type:
Grant
Category of Funding Activity:
Health
Recovery Act
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
11
Estimated Total Program Funding:
$32,000,000
Award Ceiling:
$6,000,000
Award Floor:
CFDA Number(s):
93.721
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ARRA Health Information Technology Professionals in Health Care
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
No
Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility:
United States based public or private, four-year institutions of higher education, or consortia of institutions of higher education that are led by a four-year institution of higher education. Consortia Members may include other institutions of higher education, such as community and career colleges.
Agency Name
Office of the National Coordinator
Description
This funding opportunity will provide new training grants to four-year institutions of higher education, or consortia led by four-year institutions of higher education, for expansion and/or creation of university-level training programs in fields related to health information technology. Each educational program (e.g., specialization within baccalaureate-level studies or certificate of advanced studies or master’s degree) targeted for creation or expansion must address one or more of the six targeted roles listed in the announcement.
The purpose of this program is to rapidly increase the availability of individuals qualified to serve in specific health information technology professional roles requiring university-level training. The training supported by this program will emphasize programs that can be completed by the trainee in one year or less, and programs that will remain available and sustainable after the funding provided by this funding opportunity has been expended.
Link to Additional Information
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electronically, please contact:
ONC Health IT Workforce Program Implementation Team
ATTN: University-Based Training
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Suite 729D
Washington, DC 20201
ARRA University-Based HIT Training
Synopsis Modification History
There are currently no modifications for this opportunity.
