Health Information Technology (HIT) Planning Grants

The summary for the Health Information Technology (HIT) Planning Grants 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 Health Resources and Services Administration, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Health Information Technology (HIT) Planning Grants: To support health centers in structured planning activities that will prepare them to adopt Electronic Health Records (EHR) or other HIT innovations. Planning activities for EHR adoption may include readiness assessment, workflow analysis, due diligence in selecting vendor, business planning, determing specific network HIT functions. Planning activities for other HIT initiatives may include marketplace assessment, initial stages of colloboration with partners, and business planning. Applicants will need to descibe the outcome of the grant and must demonstrate progress after the first year that will lead to completing the goal after the second year. For example, if the applicant proposes to use the funds to plan for implementation of an EHR, then at the end of 2 years, grantees will have a solid plan to adopt EHRalong with indicators of success.

Federal Grant Title:	Health Information Technology (HIT) Planning Grants
Federal Agency Name:	Health Resources and Services Administration
Grant Categories:	Health
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	HRSA-08-094
Type of Funding:	Grant
CFDA Numbers:	93.224
CFDA Descriptions:	Consolidated Health Centers (Community Health Centers, Migrant Health Centers, Health Care for the Homeless, Public Housing Primary Care, and School Based Health Centers)
Current Application Deadline:	No deadline provided
Original Application Deadline:	Apr 15, 2008
Posted Date:	Feb 06, 2008
Creation Date:	Feb 14, 2008
Archive Date:	Jul 03, 2008
Total Program Funding:	$500,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:
Minimum Federal Grant Award:
Expected Number of Awards:	4
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Public and non-profit organizations including faith based and community based organization from one of the following categories: a health center, as defined and funded under section 330 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 254b), as amended, applying on behalf of a managed care network or plan, that has received federal grants under subsection 330(e)(1)(A) for at least the two consecutive preceding years; or, a health center as defined and funded under section 330 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 254b), as amended, applying on behalf of a practice management network, that has received federal grants under subsection 330(e)(1)(A) for at least the two consecutive preceding years Public and non-profit organizations including faith based and community based organization from one of the following categories: a health center, as defined and funded under section 330 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 254b), as amended, applying on behalf of a managed care network or plan, that has received federal grants under subsection 330(e)(1)(A) for at least the two consecutive preceding years; or, a health center as defined and funded under section 330 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 254b), as amended, applying on behalf of a practice management network, that has received federal grants under subsection 330(e)(1)(A) for at least the two consecutive preceding years
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