Cooperative Agreement 90RC0030

The Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) awarded a $1,998,660.00 Cooperative Agreement to Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) on September 13, 2024. The award is part of the Leading Edge Acceleration Projects (LEAP) in Health Information Technology program (CFDA 93.345), which focuses on developing innovative solutions to address critical challenges in health IT interoperability. Through this Cooperative...

This $3.1 million project grant from the Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration, under the Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement program (CFDA 93.912), will support workforce development efforts in rural Oregon through July 2025. The Oregon Health & Science University will coordinate training 127 community health workers across six rural counties to expand...

The Department of Health and Human Services Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality awarded Oregon State University a $740,620 Project Grant under the Research on Healthcare Costs, Quality and Outcomes program (CFDA 93.226) to evaluate the integration of state prescription drug monitoring programs into electronic health records. Oregon Health & Science University and Comagine Health were named as sub-awardees to provide integration services for OHSU's Epic EHR system and support...

The U.S. Department of Education awarded a $700,000 Project Grant under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects (CFDA 84.215) program to the Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT) in Wilsonville, OR. The grant will fund a Healthcare Career Pathways program over a 2-year period from September 1, 2023 to September 30, 2025. Through a sub-award,...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Utilities Service awarded a $439,629 Project Grant under the Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.855) to One Community Health, a nonprofit healthcare provider in Hood River, OR. The grant, with an award date of Aug 7, 2023 and an ultimate completion date of Aug 7, 2025, will support One Community Health's efforts to improve access to medical care and behavioral health services in the rural Hood River region...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), under the Medical Library Assistance (CFDA 93.879) program, provides $666,827 to Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) to evaluate the impact of different electronic health record (EHR) documentation assistant modalities on provider workflow and system-level outcomes. The project aims to assess the effects of medical scribes, virtual scribes, speech recognition, and digital scribes on...

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has been awarded a $1,453,052 Formula Grant under the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (CFDA 14.241). The grant, effective December 1, 2023 through November 30, 2026, will support the Oregon Statewide Supportive Community Re-entry (OSSCR) program. Key activities include: Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) for 36 households Supportive services for 41 households...

This $804,830 Project Grant awarded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) Program (CFDA 93.997) will fund the implementation of two community-based mental health programs in a rural county in Southern Oregon. The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) will partner with the local Community Mental Health Program, Circuit Court, and sole emergency room to provide court-ordered outpatient civil commitment and AOT services for...

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) received a $322,914 cooperative agreement award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10 under the Performance Partnership Grants program (CFDA 66.605) to administer Oregon's lead-based paint activities, renovation, and pre-renovation programs from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. As the authorized recipient of EPA funding, OHA will oversee certification, accreditation, compliance, and enforcement efforts for individuals conducting...

This $500,000 Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Community Health Centers (CFDA 93.224) program will support One Community Health, a Federally Qualified Health Center, in expanding healthcare services in its rural service area of Oregon and Washington. The funding will enable One Community Health to: Add Saturday hours to its express clinic in The Dalles, OR to provide same-day care from a team of providers across specialties. Offer Sunday hours at...