health · HHS-OS-ONC

Leading Edge Acceleration Projects for Health IT (LEAP)

Office of the National Coordinator · ONC-NAP-AX-22-001

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GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

Leading Edge Acceleration Projects for Health IT (LEAP). Office of the National Coordinator. This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) seeks Leading Edge Acceleration Projects (LEAP) in Health Information Technology (Health IT) to address well-documented and fast emerging challenges inhibiting the development, use, and/or advancement of well-designed, interoperable health IT, which is... ~2 awards expected.

Who Should Apply

Public universities/colleges, Other Native American Tribal Organizations, Private universities/colleges, Nonprofits (501c3), Nonprofits (non-501c3) (+2 more)

Who Should NOT Apply

Organizations not matching the eligible applicant types listed above

Key Requirements (Plain English)

•This is a competitive funding opportunity open to public or non-profit privateinstitutions, such as a university, college, or a faith-based or comm...

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Focus your proposal on clear outcomes, alignment with agency priorities, and demonstrate organizational capacity.

Competitiveness: Very high - extremely limited awards available

What This Grant Funds

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) seeks Leading Edge Acceleration Projects (LEAP) in Health Information Technology (Health IT) to address well-documented and fast emerging challenges inhibiting the development, use, and/or advancement of well-designed, interoperable health IT, which is scalable across the health care industry. Solutions are expected to further a new generation of health IT research and inform the development, implementation, and refinement of standards, methods, and techniques for overcoming major barriers and challenges in an innovative fashion as they are identified. It is critical that the field of health care innovate and leverage the latest technological advancements and breakthroughs far quicker than it currently does to optimize real-time solutions, especially in areas which are ripe for acceleration. Additional information and guidance for FY23 funding will be released by way of a Special Emphasis Notice.

Who Can Apply

This is a competitive funding opportunity open to public or non-profit privateinstitutions, such as a university, college, or a faith-based or community-based organization; units oflocal or state government, eligible agencies of the federal government, Indian/Native American TribalGovernments (federally recognized, other than federally recognized, and tribally designatedorganizations).For-profit organizations may participate in projects as members of a consortia or as a sub-recipientonly. Because the purpose of this NOFO is to improve health care in the United States, foreigninstitutions may participate in projects as members of a consortia or as a sub-recipient only.Applications submitted by for-profit organizations or foreign institutions will not be reviewed.Organizations described in section 501(c)4 of the Internal Revenue Code that engage in lobbyingactivities are not eligible.

Eligible Applicant Types

Public Colleges & UniversitiesOther Tribal OrganizationsPrivate Colleges & Universities501(c)(3) NonprofitsNonprofits without 501(c)(3)For-Profit OrganizationsFederally Recognized Tribal Governments

Funding Details

Expected Number of Awards: 2
Cost Sharing Required?: No
Funding Instrument: cooperative_agreement

Key Dates

Posted: November 10, 2021

Application Deadline: TBD (0 days remaining)

Agency Contact

Carmel Halloun Grantor 202-720-2919

oncgrants@hhs.gov

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