Public Health Informatics & Technology Workforce Development Program (The PHIT Workforce Development Program)
Inactive
- Assistance listing
- 93.355
- Agency
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Immediate Office of the Secretary
Department of Health and Human Services
- Grant awards
- 21 $79,612,116 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Assistance type
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- Cooperative Agreement
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology administers the Public Health Informatics & Technology Workforce Development Program (CFDA 93.355), which funds training initiatives to expand the public health workforce in informatics and health information technology, with the most recent grant awards made on September 21, 2021.
The program trains public health professionals in informatics and technology disciplines. Recent awards have funded workforce development curricula, with a stated goal of training at least 4,000 individuals in public health informatics. The 2021 solicitation (ARP-PHIT-21-001, posted June 17, 2021, due August 11, 2021) prioritized recruiting underrepresented minorities from HBCUs, TCUs, HSIs, AANAPISIs, and MSIs and emphasized culturally responsive curriculum design aligned with local health care agency needs.
All 21 grants in the portfolio are Cooperative Agreements. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has funded 20 awards totaling $78.5 million in federal dollars obligated; a separate Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Secretary award accounts for the remaining $1.1 million, bringing combined federal obligations to $79.6 million. The portfolio spans from 2004 to 2021, with activity concentrated in 2021 when 18 of 21 awards were made.
Representative recent awards include Cooperative Agreement 90PH0008 ($10.4 million), Cooperative Agreement 90PH0009 ($10.9 million), and Cooperative Agreement 90PH0006 ($10.5 million), all awarded September 21, 2021 with completion dates of September 20, 2026. Individual award values in the 2021 tranche ranged from zero-dollar agreements to approximately $10.9 million. The 2021 solicitation authorized up to thirty cooperative agreement awards with individual caps not exceeding $10 million over a four-year period, funded from a $75 million pool with additional funding contingent upon milestone completion and federal determination of continued interest.
No grant opportunities have been posted since 2021. The program has not released a new solicitation in the past five years.
Objective and description
- Objective
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has created the Public Health Informatics & Technology (PHIT) Workforce Development Program. This program aims to increase the number of public health professionals traine
Grant opportunities
| Opportunity | Status | Posted | Applications due |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Health Informatics & Technology Workforce Development Program (The PHIT Workforce Development Program) | Closed | ||
| Certified Health IT Surveillance Capacity and Infrastructure Improvement Cooperative Agreement Program | Closed |
Grant awards
Latest 10 of 21 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson State University | $10,698,188 | 13% |
| 2 | California State University Long Beach Research Foundation | $10,464,816 | 13% |
| 3 | Bowie State University | $10,365,258 | 13% |
| 4 | University Of Texas Health Science Center At Houston | $9,754,247 | 12% |
| 5 | University Of The District Of Columbia | $9,138,607 | 11% |
| 6 | Regents Of The University Of Minnesota | $8,680,405 | 11% |
| 7 | University Of California Irvine | $7,698,083 | 10% |
| 8 | Norfolk State University | $5,088,354 | 6% |
| 9 | University Of Massachusetts Lowell | $4,216,164 | 5% |
| 10 | Dominican University New York | $2,445,356 | 3% |
10 of 11 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2022 | $4,655,000 |
| FY2021 | $73,459,227 |
| FY2017 | $1,068,575 |
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 93.355?
Assistance Listing 93.355 is Public Health Informatics & Technology Workforce Development Program (The PHIT Workforce Development Program), a federal grant program run by Immediate Office of the Secretary (Department of Health and Human Services). It is inactive.
What is the CFDA number for Public Health Informatics & Technology Workforce Development Program (The PHIT Workforce Development Program)?
Its CFDA number is 93.355: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 93.355 awarded?
21 grant awards under 93.355 have obligated $79,612,116 in federal funds to 11 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 93.355?
The recipients obligated the most under Public Health Informatics & Technology Workforce Development Program (The PHIT Workforce Development Program) are Jackson State University ($10,698,188), California State University Long Beach Research Foundation ($10,464,816) and Bowie State University ($10,365,258).
Are there open grant opportunities under 93.355?
No opportunity listed under 93.355 is open now. The latest, Public Health Informatics & Technology Workforce Development Program (The PHIT Workforce Development Program), was posted on June 17, 2021.
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