Workforce Training to Educate Health Care Professionals in Health Information Technology

Post Date

February 3rd 2015

Application Due Date

April 6th 2015

Funding Opportunity Number

WF-WF-15-300

CFDA Number(s)

93.721

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Education
Employment, Labor and Training
Health

Number of Awards

5

Eligibility Categories

Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Non-Profits Without 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Private Institutions of Higher Education
For-Profit Organizations (Except Small Businesses)

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $6400000

• Award Range:

  $800000 - $2000000

Grant Description

The purpose of this program is to provide assistance to institutions of higher education, or consortia thereof, to establish or expand medical health informatics education programs to promote the rapid and effective utilization and development of health information technologies.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Health and Human Services

• Office:

  HHS - Office of the Secretary

• Agency Contact:

  WorkforceFOA@hhs.gov

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Workforce FOA Mailbox

• Agency Email Address:

  WorkforceFOA@hhs.gov

• Location:

  Office of the National Coordinator