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

Post Date

December 17th 2009

Application Due Date

January 25th 2010

Funding Opportunity Number

FOA-OC-HIT-10-003

CFDA Number(s)

93.721

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Health

Number of Awards

11

Eligibility Categories

Other

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.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $32000000

• Award Range:

  $None - $6000000

Grant 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.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Health and Human Services

• Office:

  HHS - Office of the Secretary

• Agency 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
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  ARRA University-Based HIT Training

• Agency Email Address:

  university-based-training@hhs.gov

• Location:

  Office of the National Coordinator