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Technical Assistance Call for: Information Technology Professionals in Health Care

Technical Assistance Call for: Information Technology Professionals in Health Care. Consortia to Educate Information Technology Professionals in Health Care Dr. Charles P. Friedman, Robert Vinson, Jr. Office of the National Coordinator for Health (ONC). January 15, 2010.

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Technical Assistance Call for: Information Technology Professionals in Health Care

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  1. Technical Assistance Call for: Information Technology Professionals in Health Care Consortia to Educate Information Technology Professionals in Health CareDr. Charles P. Friedman,Robert Vinson, Jr. Office of the National Coordinator for Health (ONC) January 15, 2010

  2. Technical Assistance Call for: Consortia to Educate Health Information Technology Professional in Health Care January 15th. 2010 Dr. Charles P. Friedman, Robert Vinson, Jr. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)CALL IN NUMBER: 1- 888-769-8716 Participant Code: 6123844 At any time during the presentation, please submit questions electronically. These question will be answered on the call or in FAQs that will be posted shortly on the ONC Website http://healthit.hhs.gov/ . Additional questions about the FOA can be sent to HITEducation@hhs.gov

  3. Questions and Answers during this call • Please submit questions by: • Submitting them electronically using the questions tab at the top of the screen • ONLY electronically submitted questions will be accepted (e.g., questions will not be accepted by telephone) • Follow up questions can be emailed toHITEducation@hhs.gov

  4. About this Call • The agenda has been developed based on the questions that were received from applicants on or before Friday, January 15th. 2010 • The purpose of this call is to provide guidance for completing the full application in response to the Community College Consortia FOA, due January 22nd. 2010 • A transcript of the call and a copy of these slides will be available on the ONC Web site • Follow up questions can be emailed to HITEducation@hhs.gov 4

  5. Application and Award Process Key Steps and Anticipated Dates FOA Released Letter of Intent Full Application** Execution of Cooperative Agreements 11/25/2009 Due 1/6/2010 11:59 PM EST to HITEducation@hhs.gov Due 1/22/2010 11:59 PM EST to http://www.Grants.gov 3/2010 **Applications which do not meet Completeness and Responsiveness criteria will not pass on to Objective Review.

  6. Application Specifics • Clarifications • CFDA number 93.721 • Funding Opportunity number: EP-HIT-10-001 • Page limit: 25 pagesfor project narrative • Letters of commitment, letters of support and resume’s of key personnel, abstract are not counted as part of the project narrative • All relevant documents must be uploaded into grants.gov by January 22nd

  7. Cooperative Agreements • Substantial government involvement • Establishes partnership between ONC and the Consortia in order to meet shared goals and objectives • Either party may request to modify or amend the cooperative agreement or work plan

  8. Indirect Costs • Applicants should budget indirect costs at a rate of 8 percent of modified total direct costs, exclusive of tuition and fees, expenditures for equipment, and sub awards and contracts in excess of $25,000. • The SF-424 is a standard OMB approved federal form with established content that we can not change. Typically, to receive IDC from HHS, an applicant must have an established rate with a cognizant federal agency.

  9. 424 Forms • Lead awardees will need to complete two 424a forms • One 424a for each of the two budget years • One 424a that combines the two years together • All Sub contractors and other costs should be contained in the 424a budget • Applicants must clearly explain any assumptions used to complete the 424a form in the budget narrative

  10. Submitting application using Grants.gov • The size limit for the entire application, including all attachments, is 250 MB. To conserve space, use PDFs instead of PowerPoints, pictures and Visio documents • Applicants will need to have a Dun and Bradstreet (D&B) Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number and register in the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) • It takes a minimum of five days to register in the CCR • Grants.gov contact Center Phone: 1-800-518-4726. Hours of operation: Monday – Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time

  11. Resources • For assistance with grants.gov, email support@grants.gov or call 1-800-518-4726 • With general program questions, email HITEducation@hhs.gov • Please be advised that ONC cannot provide guidance specific to individual applicants. Check the ONC website for updates and FAQs. (http://healthit.hhs.gov/communitycollege)

  12. Questions? • ONC will now address questions from conference participants. • Submit your question electronically using the questions tab at the top of screen. • Unanswered questions will be addressed on the ONC website (http://healthit.hhs.gov). Follow up questions may be emailed to HITEducation@hhs.gov. • These slides and a transcript of this TA call will be posted on the ONC website shortly. 12

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