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Health Information Technology

Updated: 9/4/2009

Total Funding $2B

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONCHIT) will oversee the development and implementation of a nationwide health information technology (HIT) infrastructure.

  • Health Care Information Enterprise Integration Research Centers to establish multidisciplinary Centers for Health Care Information Enterprise Integration to generate innovative approaches to health care information enterprise integration by conducting cutting-edge, multidisciplinary research on the system challenges to health care delivery, and develop and use of health information technologies and other complementary fields
    • Funding Level: Funded through ONCHIT
  • Immediate Funding to Strengthen HIT Infrastructure to invest in the infrastructure necessary to allow for and promote the electronic exchange and use of health information for each individual in the United States
    • Funding Level: To be determined, appropriation of such sums as is necessary
  • HIT Implementation Assistance- HIT Regional Extension Centers to provide regional technical assistance and disseminate best practices to support and accelerate efforts to adopt, implement, and effectively utilize HIT
    • Funding Level: To be determined
  • State Planning and Implementation Grants to promote HIT to facilitate and expand the electronic movement and use of health information among organizations according to nationally recognized standards
    • Funding Level: To be determined
  • Competitive Grants to State and Indian Tribes for the Development of Loan Programs to facilitate Widespread Adoption of Certified EHR Technology to facilitate and expand electronic health information exchange through loan programs for health care providers to purchase certified EHR technology, train personnel in using such technology, and improve the secure electronic exchange of health information
    • Funding Level: To be determined
  • Information Technology Professionals in Health Care to provide assistance to higher education institutions or consortia to establish or expand medical health information education programs to ensure rapid and effective utilization and development of HIT
    • Funding Level: To be determined

Funding Details

Announced Opportunities Deadlines
Title Notes Limited? ASU LoI Prelim Full
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, State Grants to Promote Health Information Technology Planning and Implementation Projects The State Cooperative Agreements 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).		 No more than one award will be made per state. States may choose
in enter into multi-state arrangements.		 n/a 09/11/2009   10/16/2009
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Health Information Technology Extension Program: Regional Centers The purpose of the Regional Centers is to furnish assistance, defined as education,
outreach, and technical assistance, to help providers in their geographic service areas select, successfully implement, and meaningfully use certified EHR technology to
improve the quality and value of health care.		 No n/a n/a 09/08/2009;
12/22/2009;
06/01/2010		 11/03/2009;
03/02/2010;
08/03/2010