ARRA - Health Information Technology Professionals in Health Care
Active
- Assistance listing
- 93.721
- Agency
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Immediate Office of the Secretary
Department of Health and Human Services
- Grant awards
- 22 $72,552,273 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Also known as
- Health Information Technology Education (HITE)
- Assistance type
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- Cooperative Agreement
- Eligible applicants
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- Private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- Beneficiaries
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- Health Professional
- Treasury account
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- 75-0130-0-1-551
- More information
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 Immediate Office of the Secretary funds health information technology education and workforce development through Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 93.721), with the most recent grant award made on June 29, 2015. This program is no longer active: no grant opportunities have been posted since April 6, 2015, and no awards have been made in the past 11 years.
The program provided financial assistance to institutions of higher education and consortia to establish or expand health informatics education programs, including certification, undergraduate, and master's degree curricula for health care and information technology students as well as incumbent health care workers. Funded projects developed workforce training initiatives and curriculum centered on health information technology adoption and deployment across the health care system.
All 22 awards in the portfolio were Cooperative Agreements, exclusively funded by the Department of Health and Human Services. The program obligated $72.6 million in combined federal dollars across two distinct funding waves. The 2010 cohort (15 awards) included large consortium-based training initiatives such as the Pitt Community College Region D Consortium ($19.4 million), the Midwest Community College Health Information Technology Consortium ($15.2 million), the Tidewater Community College HIT Consortium ($15.5 million), and the Los Rios HITECH Community College Consortium ($10.4 million). The 2015 cohort (7 awards) supported university-based programs including Oregon Health & Science University's curriculum update and expansion ($966 thousand), and the Columbia University workforce training initiative ($966 thousand), each funded at roughly $800 thousand to $966 thousand. Individual award periods were typically 2 to 3 years.
The most recent grant opportunity was posted on February 3, 2015 (WF-WF-15-300), soliciting Cooperative Agreements for workforce training from institutions of higher education and consortia, with an April 6, 2015 due date. Eligible applicants included 501(c)(3) nonprofits, non-501(c)(3) nonprofits, public and private higher education institutions, and for-profit organizations.
Objective and description
- Objective
PHSA 3016, as added by the Recovery Act, directs the Secretary to provide assistance to institutions of higher education (or consortia thereof) to establish or expand health informatics education programs, including certification, undergraduate, and masters degree programs, for both health care and information technology students and incumbent health care workers to ensure the rapid and effective utilization and development of health information technologies (in the United States health care infrastructure).
Eligibility
- Applicant eligibility
Financial assistance to institutions of higher education, or consortia thereof, to rapidly develop and sustain a health information technology workforce.
- Beneficiary eligibility
Financial assistance to institutions of higher education, or consortia thereof, to rapidly develop and sustain a health information technology workforce.
- Uses of assistance
Activities for which assistance may be provided include the following: update health information technology (health IT) instructional training material previously developed under the Curriculum Development Centers cooperative agreement program. Updates will address five areas: population health, care coordination, new care delivery and value based payment models, patient centered care and health care data analytics. After the updates are complete, grantees will train approximately 6,000 incumbent health care workers in team-based care environments.
- Length and time phasing of assistance
Awards were made for a program period of 2 years. Individual programs' funding opportunity announcements should be consulted for specific information.
How to apply
- Application procedure
Application procedures will be specified in individual funding opportunity announcements. Applicants may consult with the office or official designated as the contact in the funding opportunity announcement for additional information on the application procedures.
- Criteria for selecting proposals
Specific, detailed criteria for determining the merit of applications are available in the program-specific funding opportunity announcements for this program. In general, all applicants were required to demonstrate capability to achieve the goals, purposes, and objectives of the program consistent with applicable statutory provisions.
- Award procedure
Following merit review of applications, those applicants whose applications have been selected for funding will receive a Notice of Award signed by an HHS Grants Management Officer. The Notice of Award, which is sent to the applicant's Authorized Organizational Representative, is the only official notification of award. Unsuccessful applicants will be advised by letter.
Grant opportunities
| Opportunity | Status | Posted | Applications due |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workforce Training to Educate Health Care Professionals in Health Information Technology | Closed |
Grant awards
Latest 10 of 22 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pitt Community College | $19,396,536 | 27% |
| 2 | Tidewater Community College | $15,535,885 | 21% |
| 3 | Cuyahoga Community College | $15,205,543 | 21% |
| 4 | LOS Rios Community College District | $10,406,073 | 14% |
| 5 | Bellevue College | $6,972,778 | 10% |
| 6 | The Trustees Of Columbia University In The City Of New York | $966,435 | 1% |
| 7 | University Of Alabama At Birmingham | $966,435 | 1% |
| 8 | Minnesota State Colleges & Universities | $955,756 | 1% |
| 9 | The Johns Hopkins University | $952,581 | 1% |
| 10 | Oregon Health & Science University | $938,080 | 1% |
10 of 16 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2019 | -$269,215 |
| FY2015 | $2,833,884 |
| FY2012 | $723,381 |
| FY2011 | $33,538,632 |
| FY2010 | $35,725,590 |
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 93.721?
Assistance Listing 93.721 is ARRA - Health Information Technology Professionals in Health Care, a federal grant program run by Immediate Office of the Secretary (Department of Health and Human Services).
What is the CFDA number for ARRA - Health Information Technology Professionals in Health Care?
Its CFDA number is 93.721: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 93.721 awarded?
22 grant awards under 93.721 have obligated $72,552,273 in federal funds to 16 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 93.721?
The recipients obligated the most under ARRA - Health Information Technology Professionals in Health Care are Pitt Community College ($19,396,536), Tidewater Community College ($15,535,885) and Cuyahoga Community College ($15,205,543).
Are there open grant opportunities under 93.721?
No opportunity listed under 93.721 is open now. The latest, Workforce Training to Educate Health Care Professionals in Health Information Technology, was posted on February 3, 2015.
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