Recovery Act Funding Available for Beacon Communities
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology in the Department of Health and Human Services recently posted on Grants.gov a funding opportunity announcement for Recovery Act funding under the Beacon Community Cooperative Agreement Program. The announcement is available here:
The Beacon Community Cooperative Agreement Program will provide funding to communities to build and strengthen their health information technology infrastructure. Awards are expected to be made to qualified non-profit organizations or government entities representing geographic health care communities. Tribal governments and tribal organizations are among the entities eligible to apply for these Recovery Act awards, for which $30.4 million is available. The closing date for applications is June 28, 2010.
