Public Health Informatics & Technology Workforce Development Program (The PHIT Workforce Development Program)

 

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has created the Public Health Informatics & Technology (PHIT) Workforce Development Program. This program aims to increase the number of public health professionals trained in informatics and technology, with an emphasis on improving public health reporting through modern standards and computing. ONC anticipates awarding $75 million to train individuals to help modernize the nations public health data infrastructure, with a focus on recruiting participants from minority serving institutions (MSIs). MSIs will receive funding priority for this opportunity. Through an interdisciplinary approach to data science and managing public health information, the program will build capacity of MSIs to educate and diversify the public health workforce of the future.

Active 93.355 Office of The Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services B - Project Grants Not applicable. American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Title II, Subtitle F—Public Health Workforce, Sec.2501. Funding for public health workforce (a) This funding opportunity is open to accredited colleges and universities with terminal degrees in the United States. Only consortium-based approaches will be considered for this program, and applications must include letters of intent from proposed consortia members. In order to diversify the public health informatics and technology workforce and to increase the number of underrepresented minority professionals, the lead applicant in the consortium should be an MSI with an existing computer science, information science, biomedical technology, public health, health informatics, or similar program. Non-MSI institutions with a strong track record of graduating underrepresented minority students may also apply, but must include at least one MSI as a consortium member. Funding priority will be given to consortia that have an MSI lead Through the PHIT Workforce Development Program, selected recipients will create new programs or expand existing programs to altogether train a total of at least 4,000 individuals in public health informatics and technology to advance the nation's public health workforce. This funding opportunity is open to accredited colleges and universities with terminal degrees in the United States. Only consortium-based approaches will be considered for this program, and applications must include letters of intent from proposed consortia members. In order to diversify the public health informatics and technology workforce and to increase the number of underrepresented minority professionals, the lead applicant in the consortium should be an MSI with an existing computer science, information science, biomedical technology, public health, health informatics, or similar program. Non-MSI institutions with a strong track record of graduating underrepresented minority students may also apply, but must include at least one MSI as a consortium member. Funding priority will be given to consortia that have an MSI lead. Non-profit applicants must submit proof of non-profit status. Any of the following constitutes acceptable proof of such status: o A copy of a currently valid IRS tax exemption certificate. o A statement from a state taxing body, state attorney general, or other appropriate state official certifying that the applicant organization has a non-profit status and that none of the net earnings accrue to any private shareholders or individuals. o A certified copy of the organization's certificate of incorporation or similar document that clearly establishes non-profit status. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. Applicants are expected to provide an application that address all of the requirements as described in the NOFO, a proposed timeline, budget proposal on how they intend to use the award money, all credentials and documentation as identified in (083), and a list of key personnel, including a CV. The award review process will include award review panels comprised of subject matter experts and at least one federal employee. The awarding agency will inform all applicants in writing the status of their application (awarded, not awarded). Recipients will be provided with the terms and conditions of their award, and will commence working with the awarding agency to implement their project. The awarding agency will provide oversight of the awards, including but not limited to quarterly reporting. These awards will be issued as Cooperative Agreements August 11, 2021 All applications are due by 11:59 P.M. From 30 to 60 days. Not applicable. Not applicable. Applications will be reviewed by a review panel comprised of subject matter experts. Each application will receive a score based on strength and merit of their proposals based on the merit review criteria of Understanding of Purpose and Impact , Approach, Work Plan, and Program Activities, Organizational and Technical Capabilities , Collaboration, Partnerships, and Sub-recipient Management, Budget Narrative and Justification and Sustainability and Knowledge Dissemination . A list of merit review criteria in these areas are detailed in the funding opportunity announcement. Sub recipients,Contract, Subcontracts Performance Reports: Recipients will be required to submit written quarterly programmatic progress reports describing achievements and plans toward meeting specified goals, as well as a final financial and reconciliation report of award expenditures as part of the program close-out. The ONC Project Officer may conduct regular performance monitoring through phone calls and site visits as deemed necessary. Not applicable. All cooperative agreement-related records, including cooperative agreement-related accreditations, are required to be maintained for no less than 3-years following the official close-out date of the program. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Assistance will be made available for the duration of the award period., and 90 days after for closeout. Assistance will be provided upon achievement of milestones as outlined in the funding announcement. None/Not specified. Carmel Halloun
330 C Street SW
Washington , DC 20201 US
carmel.halloun@hhs.gov
Phone: 2027202919 https://www.healthit.gov/topic/onc-funding-opportunities/funding-announcements 75-0140-0-1-551 (Cooperative Agreements) FY 22$75,327,164.00; FY 23 FY 24 FY 20 Estimate Not Available FY 21 est $75,000,000.00; - There has been $75,000,000 allocated for FY21 for these awards. We estimate that we will issue up to 30 cooperative agreements total; the award amounts will be up to $10,000,000. The award amount will be determined upon the documentation, scope, and strength of the application. 45 CFR PART 75--UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS, COST PRINCIPLES, AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS FOR HHS AWARDS Not applicable.