Standards Exploration Award
Active
- Assistance listing
- 93.883
- Agency
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Immediate Office of the Secretary
Department of Health and Human Services
- Grant awards
- 3 $222,558 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Also known as
- Standards Exploration Awards
- Assistance types
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- Project Grant
- Cooperative Agreement
- Eligible applicants
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- Interstate
- Intrastate
- State
- Sponsored organization
- Profit organization
- Specialized group (e.g. health professionals, students, veterans)
- Other private institutions/organizations
- State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- Local (includes State-designated lndian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals
- Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- Federally Recognized lndian Tribal Governments
- U.S. Territories and possessions
- U.S. Territories and possessions (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- Small business (less than 500 employees)
- Private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- Quasi-public nonprofit institution/organization
- Beneficiaries
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- Pension Recipient
- Other private institution/organization
- Anyone/general public
- Native American Organizations
- Health Professional
- Education Professional
- Student/Trainee
- Graduate Student
- Scientist/Researchers
- Artist/Humanist
- Engineer/Architect
- Builder/Contractor/Developer
- Farmer/Rancher/Agriculture Producer
- U.S. Territories
- Industrialist/ Business person
- Small Business Person
- Consumer
- Homeowner
- Federal
- Land/Property Owner
- Black
- American Indian
- Spanish Origin
- Asian
- Other Non-White
- U.S. Citizen
- Refugee/Alien
- Women
- Disabled (e.g. Deaf, Blind, Physically Disabled)
- Physically Afflicted (e.g. TB, Arthritis, Heart Disease)
- Mentally Disabled
- Drug Addict
- Alcoholic
- Local
- Juvenile Delinquent
- Preschool
- School
- Infant (0-5)
- Child (6-15)
- Youth (16-21)
- Senior Citizen (60+)
- Unemployed
- Welfare Recipient
- Individual/Family
- Moderate Income
- Low Income
- Major Metropolis (over 250,000)
- Other Urban
- Suburban
- Rural
- Education (0-8)
- Education (9-12)
- Education (13+)
- Public nonprofit institution/organization
- Other public institution/organization
- Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments
- Small business
- Private nonprofit institution/organization
- Quasi-public nonprofit organization
- Minority group
- Treasury account
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- 75-0130-0-1-551
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 awarded three pilot grants under the Standards Exploration Award (CFDA 93.883) on September 16, 2016, to advance interoperable exchange of electronic health data using standardized formats across multiple healthcare domains.
This program funds pilots that demonstrate scalable processes for interoperable health data exchange designed to improve care delivery, patient outcomes, and reduce costs. The three recent awards funded behavioral health interoperability work through a state health alliance, FHIR-based predictive analytics for breast cancer detection, and EHR-enabled data collection at scale using standards-based approaches. Each pilot operated on a twelve-month performance period with federal obligations ranging from $50 thousand to $88 thousand. All awards closed by September 2017.
The assistance-type mix is predominantly Project Grants (two of three awards) with one Cooperative Agreement. The program description indicates that cooperative agreements are the preferred structure to foster collaborative dialogue and innovation; however, the actual award portfolio shows Project Grants dominating. The Department of Health and Human Services Immediate Office of the Secretary was the sole funding agency, obligating $223 thousand in combined federal dollars across all three awards.
The source describes the program as soliciting up to four pilot programs with a targeted release date of May 9, 2016, and a sixty-day application window closing July 8, 2016. Applications were to address interoperability use cases spanning no fewer than three healthcare domains, include measurement and evaluation plans, and leverage multi-organizational partnerships. Collaborative applicants were required to designate a primary recipient responsible for all deliverables and financial reporting. No current or recently posted grant opportunities appear in the source; the most recent activity dates to 2016, making this program substantially inactive for the past decade.
Objective and description
- Objective
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is seeking to fund up to four (4) pilot programs that will advance the use of interoperable standards in particular use cases. The purpose of these pilots is advance a scalable process of interoperable exchange of electronic health data using standards that will improve the delivery of how and where health care is delivered, improve patient outcomes, and reduce cost. These pilots will be administered as Cooperative Agreements so as to foster an interactive and collaborative dialogue that stimulates innovation and focuses efforts in a harmonized manner. All awardees will be expected to measure the progress of their pilots and the level of impact towards the advancement of interoperability and produce a final evaluation report that includes lessons learned.
Eligibility
- Applicant eligibility
The objective of this award is to advance a scalable process of interoperable exchange of electronic health data using standards that will improve the delivery of how and where health care is delivered, improve patient outcomes, and reduce cost. Collaborative groups of multiple stakeholders across different organizations will be considered, as well as encouraged, to support widespread interoperability.
- Beneficiary eligibility
As health care delivery impacts everyone, the beneficiary eligibility includes all of the listed groups as provided in the reference manual.
- Credentials and documentation
If applicants intend to apply as a collaborative group, a list of confirmed and potential participants need to be included as part of the application; letters of commitment from confirmed participants will also be required. Applicants must also be able to provide sufficient documentation that show their ability to advance the use of interoperable standards for the electronic exchange of health data in their identified use case, including but not limited to a project plan addressing the SOW from the FOA and proposed timeline, budget proposal on how they would use the award money, existing health IT infrastructure, certification of any current health IT module(s), and list of key personnel, including a CV.
- Uses of assistance
Contracts, Subgrant
- Length and time phasing of assistance
Assistance will be made available for the 12 month period of performance.
How to apply
- Application procedure
Applicants are expected to provide a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) application that address all of the requirements as described in the FOA's statement of work (SOW). For purposes of encouraging innovation and interoperable cooperation, collaborative groups of different organizations will be considered, as well as encouraged. If this is a collaborative response, applicants should designate a primary applicant who will be the primary organization responsible for all deliverables and reports, including financial reports. A complete list of project partners (both confirmed and potential) should be included in the FOA application; if a partner is confirmed, a letter of commitment should be included.
- Criteria for selecting proposals
Proposals will be reviewed by a review panel comprised of no less than one (1) federal employees and subject matter experts (non-federal employees). Each proposal will receive a score based on strength and merit of their proposals, their ability to meet the scope of their proposed projects and the identified outcomes and objectives, and their use case. Selection criteria will include, but not be limited to, meeting the scope of work requirements, addressing an selected priority area, selection of no less than three (3) domains, the use of standards to advance interoperability, their evaluation and measurement plan, estimated cost of their proposal, if the applicants are leveraging partnerships, and other criteria yet to be determined.
- Award procedure
Awarding agency will issue the FOA for a 60-daywindow. At the end of the 60-day application period, the awarding agency will review all applications over a 30-day window. The award review process will include award review panels comprised of subject matter experts and at least one federal employee. The awarding agency will inform all applicants in writing the status of their application (awarded, not awarded). Applicant awardees will be provided with the terms and conditions of their award, and will commence working with the awarding agency to implement their pilot. If the awardee is a collaborative (primary applicant with subawardees), all awardees will be subject to the terms and conditions of the award; however, the primary awardee will be responsible for all deliverables and reports, including financial reports. The awarding agency will provide oversight of the awards, including but not limited to quarterly reporting. These awards will be issued as Cooperative Agreements and it is the expectation of the awarding agency that the awardees work together in carrying out the activities contemplated in the agreement.
- Deadlines
The FOA will have an open application period of 60 days. Targeted FOA Release Date: May 9, 2016 Targeted FOA Application Close Date: July 8, 2016
Grant awards
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Childrens Hospital Medical Center | $87,883 | 39% |
| 2 | Arkansas Office Of Health Information Technology | $84,052 | 38% |
| 3 | Sysbiochem | $50,623 | 23% |
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2021 | -$27,442 |
| FY2016 | $250,000 |
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 93.883?
Assistance Listing 93.883 is Standards Exploration Award, a federal grant program run by Immediate Office of the Secretary (Department of Health and Human Services).
What is the CFDA number for Standards Exploration Award?
Its CFDA number is 93.883: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 93.883 awarded?
3 grant awards under 93.883 have obligated $222,558 in federal funds to 3 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 93.883?
The recipients obligated the most under Standards Exploration Award are Childrens Hospital Medical Center ($87,883), Arkansas Office Of Health Information Technology ($84,052) and Sysbiochem ($50,623).
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