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Document Type:
Modification to Previous
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
HRSA-13-251
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
Feb 15, 2013
Creation Date:
Feb 21, 2013
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Apr 15, 2013
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Apr 15, 2013
Archive Date:
May 14, 2013
Funding Instrument Type:
Grant
Category of Funding Activity:
Health
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
15
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling:
$300,000
Award Floor:
$0
CFDA Number(s):
93.912
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Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvemen
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
No
Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility:
For the purposes of this grant, a rural health network consists of at least three health care providers that are separately owned entities involved in a formal organizational arrangement, which is supported by signed and dated by-laws, and have collaborat
Agency Name
Health Resources & Services Administration
Description
This announcement solicits applications for the Rural Health Information Technology (HIT) Workforce Program. The purpose of this program is to support formal rural health networks that focus on activities relating to the recruitment, education, training, and retention of HIT specialists. This program will also provide support to rural health networks that can leverage and enhance existing HIT training materials to develop formal training programs, which will provide instructional opportunities to current health care staff, local displaced workers, rural residents, veterans, and other potential students. These formal training programs will result in the development of a cadre of HIT workers who can help rural hospitals and clinics implement and maintain systems, such as electronic health records (EHR), telehealth, home monitoring and mobile health technology, and meet EHR meaningful use standards.
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