National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) Federated Identity in Healthcare Pilot Program

The summary for the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) Federated Identity in Healthcare Pilot Program grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the National Institute of Standards and Technology, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.
National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) Federated Identity in Healthcare Pilot Program: NIST is soliciting applications from eligible applicants to demonstrate the usage of federated online identity solutions for patients and providers across multiple healthcare providers (e.g., provider groups, regional healthcare systems, hospital systems).
Federal Grant Title: National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) Federated Identity in Healthcare Pilot Program
Federal Agency Name: National Institute of Standards and Technology
Grant Categories: Other
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: 2016-NIST-NSTIC-02
Type of Funding: Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers: 320530
CFDA Descriptions: Arrangements for Interdisciplinary Research Infrastructure
Current Application Deadline: Jun 1, 2016
Original Application Deadline: Jun 1, 2016
Posted Date: Mar 31, 2016
Creation Date: Mar 31, 2016
Archive Date: Jul 1, 2016
Total Program Funding:
Maximum Federal Grant Award: none
Minimum Federal Grant Award: none
Expected Number of Awards:
Cost Sharing or Matching: No
Category Explanation
Arrangements for Interdisciplinary Research Infrastructure
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility
All applicants must meet all of the following requirements:

• Applicants must be hospitals or healthcare systems consisting of multiple hospitals, ambulatory sites, clinics or similar healthcare facilities.
• Applicants may be for-profit, not-for-profit or governmental (other than Federal government) entities located in the United States or its territories.
• Applicants must partner with at least one other healthcare organization in their locality/region. The partner organization should have anticipated overlap with the applicant organization of patients, physicians and other clinical staff (such as a physician practice group(s), clinic(s) and hospital(s)).
• The partner organization must be organizationally independent of the applicant and maintain a separate health information system from the applicant. Health information systems refer to any system that captures, stores, manages or transmits information related to the health of individuals or the activities of organizations that work within the health sector.

NIST will not assist in matching organizations. Federal agencies (including facilities and components of the Veteran’s Integrated Service Network of the Veteran’s Health Administration) may participate in projects but may not receive NIST funding.
Link to Full Grant Announcement
2016-NIST-NSTIC-02 Full Announcement/FFO document
Grant Announcement Contact
Christopher Hunton Management and Program Analyst Phone 301-975-5718
Agency Contact

National Institute of Standards and Technology 301-975-5718