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Interoperability Roadmap: Public/Private Partnership
The Department of Health and Human Services is the Federal government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially to those who are least able to help themselves.
Peyton Isaac, Senior Privacy Analyst, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, HHS, 200 Independence Avenue, S.E., Suite 729, Washington, DC 20201; 202-690-3910.
Selected Recipients for this Program
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| National Governors Association Center For Best Practices | $ 406,250 | 2015-09-16 | 2017-09-15 | |
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Program Accomplishments
Not Applicable.
Uses and Use Restrictions
To convene and coordinate a collaborative federal/state partnership to meet a core objective of the ONC Interoperability Roadmap to harmonize state health privacy law in support of nationwide health information interoperability.
The following uses of assistance are restricted: supplanting or replacing current public or private funding; supplanting on-going or usual activities of any organization involved in the project; purchasing or improving land, or purchasing, constructing, or making permanent improvements to any building; reimbursing pre-award costs; using assistance to cover costs that are directly prohibited by the Recovery Act.
Total funding $406,250 ($325,000 plus additional $81,250 supplemental funding).
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
This is a non-competitive funding opportunity and is restricted to the National Governors Association (NGA), a private non-profit organization that is uniquely qualified because of its unique relationship with senior health policy leaders in executive branches of state government; its long prior collaborations with parallel organizations that support state legislator; expanded support of gubernatorial initiatives to improve health outcomes and reduce health costs in states; and first-hand experience with the complex health privacy rules environment that exists today for patients, providers and state health policy makers.
Eligible applicant is uniquely situated to lead a collaboration among high-level state health policy-making officials and ONC for the purpose of harmonizing state health privacy law to support nationwide interoperable exchange of health information for patient care.
Beneficiary Eligibility
Beneficiaries will belong to the following stakeholder groups: Federal; State; Local; Health care covered entities that conduct interstate health transactions; Health Care Consumers; Health Professionals; Scientists/Researchers; and EHR Developers.
Credentials/Documentation
No Credentials or documentation are required. This program is excluded from coverage under 2 CFR 200, Subpart E - Cost Principles.
Aplication and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
Preapplication coordination is not applicable.
Environmental impact information is not required for this program.
This program is excluded from coverage under E.O.
12372.
Application Procedures
2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. This is a non-competitive funding opportunity and is restricted to the organization designated, The National Governors Association (NGA). Organizations not designated are not eligible to apply for this opportunity, and therefore should not submit an application. Applications submitted by organizations not designated below will not be considered.
Award Procedures
ONC will conduct a merit review of applications based on identified criteria. ONC will consider the merit of the proposal; compliance with programmatic and grants management requirements; reasonableness of costs; and geographic area. ONC anticipates announcing an award in August 2015.
Deadlines
Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines.
Authorization
Health Information and Technology for Clinical Health Act of 2009.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
From 30 to 60 days.
Appeals
Not Applicable.
Renewals
Not Applicable.
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
This program has no statutory formula. This program has no matching requirements. This program does not have MOE requirements.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
Funds are normally available during the period of performance. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Funds are released through the Payment Management System.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
Program reports are not applicable.
Cash reports are not applicable.
ONC shall partner with the awardee to establish quarterly reporting mechanisms in the CRM to track and monitor progress toward project milestones.
Semi-Annual expenditures must be submitted for each fiscal year during the period of performance (October 1 through September 30) using the SF-425, Federal Financial Report (FFR).
Reports are due to HHS no later than April 30 of each year the award is active for funds expended between October and March, and no later than October 31 for funds expended between April and September.
The semi-annual FFR will be submitted using the Online Data Collection (OLDC) system.
ONC will not accept reports sent directly to the ONC Grants mailbox.
ONC shall partner with the awardee to establish quarterly reporting mechanisms in the CRM to track and monitor progress toward project milestones.
Audits
In accordance with the provisions of 2 CFR 200, Subpart F - Audit Requirements, non-Federal entities that expend financial assistance of $750,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Non-Federal entities that expend less than $750,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in 2 CFR 200.503.
Records
The Awardee must retain the records pertinent to the entire competitive segment for three years from the date the final FSR is submitted. See 2 CFR 200.333 for exceptions and qualifications to the three-year retention requirement (e.g., if any litigation, claim, financial management review, or audit is started before the expiration of the three-year period, the records must be retained until all litigation, claims, or audit findings involving the records have been resolved and final action taken).
Financial Information
Account Identification
75-0130-0-1-551.
Obigations
(Cooperative Agreements) FY 16 Not Available; FY 17 Not Separately Identifiable; and FY 18 Not Separately Identifiable
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
Total funding $406,250.00 ($325,000 plus $81,250 supplemental funding).
Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature
Not Applicable.
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
None. Peyton Isaac, Senior Privacy Analyst, Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, HHS, 200 Independence Avenue, S.E., Suite 729, Washington, DC 20201; 202-690-3910.
Headquarters Office
Carmel Halloun 330 C Street SW, Washington , District of Columbia 20201 Email: carmel.halloun@hhs.gov Phone: 2027202919
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
Applications will be reviewed by staff from the ONC Office of the Chief Privacy Officer and other ONC staff with appropriate expertise. The final award decision will be made by ONC. In making this award, ONC will take into consideration: the merit of the proposed project as determined by merit review; compliance with programmatic and grants management requirements; the reasonableness of the estimated costs; geographic area; and the likelihood that the proposed program will result in the benefits expected.
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