The purpose of the program is to provide assistance to organizations with membership that includes healthcare stakeholders and a focus on leadership for optimal use of health IT (including laboratories) in support of patient care and public health (or consortia thereof).
These organizations
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or consortia thereof will be referred to as “Lab Interoperability Cooperative” or “LIC”.
Support will be provided to LIC(s) to provide an array of services to hospital laboratories to satisfy Stage 1 meaningful use objective to submit electronic data on reportable laboratory results to public health agencies (hereafter referred to as “mu reportable lab results”).
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:Not Available
Additional Information of Eligibility:Eligible applicants that can apply for this funding opportunity are listed below: •Nonprofit with 501C3 IRS status (other than institution of higher education) •Nonprofit without 501C3 IRS status (other than institution of higher education) •For-profit organizations (other than small business) •Small, minority, and women-owned businesses •Universities •Colleges •Research institutions •Hospitals •Community-based organizations •Faith-based organizations •Federally recognized or state-recognized American Indian/Alaska Native tribal governments •American Indian/Alaska native tribally designated organizations •Alaska Native health corporations •Urban Indian health organizations •Tribal epidemiology centers •State and local governments or their Bona Fide Agents (this includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianna Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau) •Political subdivisions of States (in consultation with States) A Bona Fide Agent is an agency/organization identified by the state as eligible to submit an application under the state eligibility in lieu of a state application.
If applying as a bona fide agent of a state or local government, a legal, binding agreement from the state or local government as documentation of the status is required.
Attach with “Other Attachment Forms” when submitting via www.grants.gov.
Full Opportunity Web Address:Contact: pgotim@cdc.govPhone 770-488-2700
Agency Email Description: pgotim@cdc.gov
Agency Email: pgotim@cdc.gov
Date Posted: 2010-11-24
Application Due Date: 2011-01-08
Archive Date: 2011-02-07