Strategic Health IT Advanced Research Projects (SHARP) Program
ONC has released its third funding program in two days. This program was posted on ONC HITECH Funding pages on Dec 18, 2009.
Objective: “The purpose of these awards is to fund research focused on achieving breakthrough advances to address well-documented problems that have impeded adoption: 1) Security of Health Information Technology; 2) Patient-Centered Cognitive Support; 3) Healthcare Application and Network Platform Architectures; and, 4) Secondary Use of EHR Data. ”
Application Deadline: January 25, 2010 (Letter of Intent due January 4, 2010)
Additional info excerpted from ONC HITECH Funding Pages.
Strategic Health IT Advanced Research Projects (SHARP) Program
“The purpose of the Strategic Health IT Advanced Research Projects (SHARP) Program is to fund research focused on achieving breakthrough advances 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, continuously-learning health care system.”
“ONC expects to award four cooperative agreements:
- Security of Health Information Technology
- Patient-Centered Cognitive Support
- Healthcare Application and Network Platform Architectures
- Secondary Use of EHR Data”
Learn more about the Strategic Health IT Advanced Research Projects Program:
- Funding Opportunity Announcement: Strategic Health IT Advanced Research Projects Program [MS Word doc - 370 KB]
To apply for this funding opportunity, you must do so via Grants.gov. Please go to http://www.grants.gov/search/basic.do and search for CFDA#: 93.728
- Facts-At-A-Glance
- Frequently Asked Questions
Please note: This section ON ONC site is updated frequently. Please check back often for updates.
ONC will host a technical assistance call to answer questions related to the SHARP Program on December 22, 2009 at 2:30 PM EST. More details to follow.
For questions relating to the Strategic Health IT Advanced Research Projects Program, email wil.yu@hhs.gov.
