Interoperability Roadmap: Public/Private Partnership

To help states identify best practices in privacy law to improve interoperable exchange of health information consistent with ONC's Interoperability Roadmap.

This is a non-competitive funding opportunity and is restricted to the National Governors Association (NGA), a private non-profit organization that is uniquely qualified because of its unique relationship with senior health policy leaders in executive branches of state government; its long prior collaborations with parallel organizations that support state legislator; expanded support of gubernatorial initiatives to improve health outcomes and reduce health costs in states; and first-hand experience with the complex health privacy rules environment that exists today for patients, providers and state health policy makers. Eligible applicant is uniquely situated to lead a collaboration among high-level state health policy-making officials and ONC for the purpose of harmonizing state health privacy law to support nationwide interoperable exchange of health information for patient care.

Beneficiaries will belong to the following stakeholder groups: Federal; State; Local; Health care covered entities that conduct interstate health transactions; Health Care Consumers; Health Professionals; Scientists/Researchers; and EHR Developers.

To convene and coordinate a collaborative federal/state partnership to meet a core objective of the ONC Interoperability Roadmap to harmonize state health privacy law in support of nationwide health information interoperability.

Funds are normally available during the period of performance.

This is a non-competitive funding opportunity and is restricted to the organization designated, The National Governors Association (NGA). Organizations not designated are not eligible to apply for this opportunity, and therefore should not submit an application. Applications submitted by organizations not designated below will not be considered.

Applications will be reviewed by staff from the ONC Office of the Chief Privacy Officer and other ONC staff with appropriate expertise. The final award decision will be made by ONC. In making this award, ONC will take into consideration: the merit of the proposed project as determined by merit review; compliance with programmatic and grants management requirements; the reasonableness of the estimated costs; geographic area; and the likelihood that the proposed program will result in the benefits expected.

ONC will conduct a merit review of applications based on identified criteria. ONC will consider the merit of the proposal; compliance with programmatic and grants management requirements; reasonableness of costs; and geographic area. ONC anticipates announcing an award in August 2015.