This federal grant opportunity, the Leading Edge Acceleration Projects (LEAP) in Health Information Technology, is being offered by the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC). The funding aims to support innovative and breakthrough solutions that can address critical challenges in health IT interoperability and data exchange, such as leveraging electronic health record (EHR) data for population-level analyses, integrating clinical knowledge into clinical workflows, and improving nationwide health data sharing capabilities. The key objectives include determining fundamental barriers to interoperability, engaging the health IT industry to develop solutions, and disseminating research findings. Eligible applicants include higher education institutions, nonprofits, state and tribal governments. The evaluation will focus on the applicant's ability to meet technical requirements, including experience with FHIR, TEFCA, and patient-facing application development. Important dates include the application deadline of September 30, 2027, with potential informational sessions and letters of intent leading up to individual funding opportunity announcements.
The LEAP program typically awards cooperative agreements ranging from approximately $500,000 to $2 million per project, with recent funding opportunities focusing on specific technological innovations such as FHIR-based platforms, semantic interoperability solutions, and advanced care planning technologies. The funding is expected to support projects with durations of three to five years, with the goal of creating scalable, standards-based health IT solutions that can be implemented across the healthcare industry.
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