Beacon Communities - Community Health Peer Learning Program
Active
- Assistance listing
- 93.727
- Agency
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Immediate Office of the Secretary
Department of Health and Human Services
- Grant awards
- 18 $251,369,188 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Assistance type
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- Cooperative Agreement
- Eligible applicants
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- State
- Interstate
- Intrastate
- Local (includes State-designated lndian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals
- Government - General
- Federally Recognized lndian Tribal Governments
- State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- Native American Organizations (includes lndian groups, cooperatives, corporations, partnerships, associations)
- U.S. Territories and possessions (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- U.S. Territories and possessions
- Private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- Beneficiaries
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- U.S. Territories
- U.S. Citizen
- Private nonprofit institution/organization
- Specialized group (e.g. health professionals, students, veterans)
- Anyone/general public
- Health Professional
- Other public institution/organization
- Public nonprofit institution/organization
- Local
- Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments
- Federal
- 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 the Beacon Communities - Community Health Peer Learning Program (CFDA 93.727) to support community-based collaborative approaches to population health challenges through health information technology and practice transformation, with the most recent grant award disbursed on June 29, 2015.
The program is now dormant from an active solicitation perspective. No grant opportunities have been posted since April 2015, and the last award was made over 11 years ago. The portfolio comprises 18 total awards spanning 2010 to 2015, with 17 awards clustered in the initial 2010 round and a single award in 2015, indicating the program operated as a discrete funding initiative rather than an ongoing annual cycle.
The program funds community-wide health information exchange infrastructure and care coordination initiatives demonstrating meaningful electronic health record adoption, practice redesign, and health IT-enabled performance monitoring. Representative awards include the Colorado Beacon Consortium ($11.9 million), the San Diego Beacon Community Collaborative ($14.8 million), the Keystone Beacon Community rural medical home initiative ($16.1 million), and the Central Indiana Beacon Community Program ($16.0 million). The 2015 opportunity targeted a single awardee to engage 15 communities and disseminate shared learning resources around population health challenges.
All 18 awards were structured as Cooperative Agreements under a single funding source—the Department of Health and Human Services Immediate Office of the Secretary—which obligated $251.4 million in combined federal dollars. Individual awards ranged from approximately $2.8 million to $16.2 million, with typical project periods of 24 months.
Lead applicants were required to be U.S.-based nonprofit organizations or state, local, tribal, or territorial government entities, with private providers and insurers encouraged to participate as consortium members. The most recent opportunity (CLP-CL-15-001), posted February 3, 2015, with an April 6, 2015 due date, accepted applications from 501(c)(3) nonprofits, non-501(c)(3) nonprofits, public and private higher education institutions, and for-profit organizations.
No new opportunities are currently posted or scheduled. Organizations should monitor grants.gov for any future reopening of this program line.
Objective and description
- Objective
The Community Health Peer Learning Program will provide funding to a single awardee to: 1) Leverage and build upon health care delivery and practice transformation programs introduced through the Beacon Community Program; 2) Engage 15 communities addressing health challenges at the population level through a community-based collaborative approach; and 3) Identify data solutions, accelerate community progress and disseminate local learning to communities through the development of shared learning resources around population health challenges.
Eligibility
- Applicant eligibility
The lead applicant must be a US-based non-profit organization or state, local, tribal or territorial government entity. Private providers and insurers will be encouraged to participate in the consortia.
- Beneficiary eligibility
The identification and dissemination of best practices and lessons learned will directly benefit organizations and communities advancing health information technology and exchange. The knowledge attained by these awarded communities will, in turn, benefit the nation's communities as a whole.
- Credentials and documentation
If an applicant is a US-based non-profit entity it must provide documentation of its 501C (3) status or IRS determination letter, IRS tax exemption certificate, or letter from state taxing body verifying tax-exempt status. If the proposal is on behalf of a consortium, there must be letters of commitment from all members of the consortium which include their tax status.
- Uses of assistance
Awarded communities must use the funding provided under this program to support health IT and information exchange infrastructure and implement performance measurement, quality improvement, and care coordination programs to achieve improvements in health care quality, safety, efficiency, and population health.
- Length and time phasing of assistance
Awards will be made for a 24 month project period.
How to apply
- Application procedure
This program is excluded from Executive Order 12372. Applications are solicited by a program announcement. The availability of this announcement will be broadly published, including by posting on www.grants.gov. All timely applications from eligible entities that conform to the requirements of the program announcement will be forwarded to a merit review committee which will make funding recommendations, based on the merits of the applications. The selection of awardees will be made by the Secretary of HHS, or designee.
- Criteria for selecting proposals
Specific, detailed criteria for determining the merit of applications will be made available in the program announcements for this program. In general, all applicants are required to demonstrate capability to achieve specific and measurable health outcomes and health care efficiency objectives consistent with health IT enabled performance monitoring, feedback, practice redesign, and care coordination.
- Award procedure
Following objective review of applications, those applicants whose applications have been selected by the Secretary of HHS (or designee) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Health Peer Learning Program | Closed |
Grant awards
Latest 10 of 18 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University Of Hawaii | $16,090,912 | 6% |
| 2 | Geisinger Clinic | $16,066,491 | 6% |
| 3 | Indiana Health Information Exchange, Inc. | $16,008,431 | 6% |
| 4 | The Rhode Island Quality Institute | $15,914,787 | 6% |
| 5 | Healthinsight | $15,790,181 | 6% |
| 6 | Healthelink, Inc. | $15,706,268 | 6% |
| 7 | Inland Northwest Health Services | $15,702,479 | 6% |
| 8 | Southern Piedmont Community Care Plan, Inc. | $15,456,771 | 6% |
| 9 | University Of California, San Diego | $14,806,101 | 6% |
9 of 18 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2016 | $536,828 |
| FY2015 | $832,433 |
| FY2010 | $249,999,927 |
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 93.727?
Assistance Listing 93.727 is Beacon Communities - Community Health Peer Learning Program, a federal grant program run by Immediate Office of the Secretary (Department of Health and Human Services).
What is the CFDA number for Beacon Communities - Community Health Peer Learning Program?
Its CFDA number is 93.727: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 93.727 awarded?
18 grant awards under 93.727 have obligated $251,369,188 in federal funds to 18 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 93.727?
The recipients obligated the most under Beacon Communities - Community Health Peer Learning Program are University Of Hawaii ($16,090,912), Geisinger Clinic ($16,066,491) and Indiana Health Information Exchange, Inc. ($16,008,431).
Are there open grant opportunities under 93.727?
No opportunity listed under 93.727 is open now. The latest, Community Health Peer Learning Program, was posted on February 3, 2015.
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