American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
(Excerpts only, for complete official documents and information,
go to: Overview: ONC Grants Programs Details)
FAQs on Regional Centers Extension Program
FAQs on State Health Information Exchange Program
Health Information Technology Extension Program:
Regional Centers
Tune in to August 27, 2009 Webcast from ONC on this program.
“The application review and funding process will be separated into three application cycles, the dates of which are outlined in the table below. Applicants will be required to submit a preliminary application that will undergo an objective review; successful preliminary applicants will be requested to submit a full application for merit review. Successful full applications will result in award of four-year cooperative agreements. Initial award decisions for Regional Centers are anticipated to be made in the first quarter of FY2010. Additional awards are expected to be made as a result of two subsequent application cycles to be completed in FY2010.”
|
Initial Cycle |
Approx Funding |
Preliminary Application |
Preliminary Approval |
Full Applications |
Awardee Selection |
| 1 | $189 mm | Sep. 8, 2009 | Sep. 29, 2009 | Nov. 3, 2009 | Dec. 11, 2009 |
| 2 | $225 mm | Dec. 22, 2009 | Jan. 19, 2010 | March 2, 2010 | Apr. 27, 2010 |
| 3 | $184 mm | Jun. 1, 2010 | Jun. 22, 2010 | August 3, 2010 | Sept. 28, 2010 |
State Grants to Promote Health Information Technology Planning and Implementation Projects
Executive Summary
“The State Cooperative Agreements to Promote Health Information Technology: Planning and Implementation Projects are to advance appropriate and secure health information exchange (HIE) across the health care system. Awards will be made in the form of cooperative agreements to states or qualified State Designated Entities (SDEs). The purpose of this program is to continuously improve and expand HIE services over time to reach all health care providers in an effort to improve the quality and efficiency of health care. Cooperative agreement recipients will evolve and advance the necessary governance, policies, technical services, business operations and financing mechanisms for HIE over a four year performance period. This program will build off of existing efforts to advance regional and state level HIE while moving towards nationwide interoperability.”
“Total funding for this initiative is $564,000,000. States (including territories) or their non-profit SDEs may apply, as designated by the state. No more than one award will be made per state. States may choose in enter into multi-state arrangements.”
| Item to Submit | Date[1] | Section Reference |
| Letter of Intent | September 11, 2009, by 5:00pm EST | Section IV.B.1 – Application and Submission Information |
| Application | October 16, 2009 by 5:00pm EST | Section IV – Application and Submission Information |
| Award Announcements | December 15, 2009 | IV.A – Award Administration Information |
| Anticipated Project Start Date | Beginning January 15, 2010 | IV.A – Award Administration Information |
[1] The announcements and start dates are approximate. (This footnote is associated with State Grant chart only.)
Reports on Grant Submission Programs
–John Halamka, vice chair of the HIT Standards Committee, reported August 21, 2009, on funding for HIEs and RHITECS, pointing out HIEs will each receive support from $4 million to $40 milion, and Regional Health IT Extension Centers (RHITECs) will each receive from $1 million to $30 million.
–John Moore of Chilmark Research provides some “quick facts” and figures on the two grant programs on August 21, 2009.
–HIMSS does its wrapup of the week in HealthIT on August 21, 2009, including the new federal grant announcements.
