American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Health Information Strategic Health IT Advanced Research Projects

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	Federal Grant Title:	American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Health Information Strategic Health IT Advanced Research Projects
	CFDA Number:	93.728
	CFDA Description:	ARRA - Strategic Health IT Advanced Research Projects (SHARP)
	Federal Agency Name:	Office of the National Coordinator
	Category of Funding Activity:	Health Recovery Act
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	HHS-2010-ONC-TR-005
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Dec 17, 2009
	Creation Date:	Jan 26, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jan 25, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jan 25, 2010
	Archive Date:	Feb 24, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	4
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$60,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$18,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$10,000,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: U.S.-based public or private institutions of higher education, or other public or private institutions or organizations with a research mission are eligible to apply.
Grant Description: This Program will support competitively-awarded cooperative agreements to establish Strategic Health IT Advanced Research Projects (SHARP). Projects (or Awardees) under this program will conduct research focusing on where breakthrough advances are needed to address well-documented problems that have impeded adoption of health IT and to accelerate progress towards achieving nationwide meaningful use of health IT in support of a high-performing, learning health care system. The goal of these research efforts is to improve the process for adoption of HIT and providing a more efficient pathway towards meaningful use.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Wil Yu Project Officer U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Telephone: 202-690-5920
SHARP Program Contact [Wil.Yu@HHS.gov]