OpportunityTitle: Laboratory Technical Implementation Assistance for Public Health Cooperative Agreement Program
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: 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 letter from the state or local government as documentation of the status is required.  Attach with &#147;Other Attachment Forms&#148; when submitting via www.grants.gov.
Description: The Laboratory Technical Implementation Assistance for Public Health Cooperative Agreement Program will provide funding to advance public health laboratory capacity to share laboratory orders and results electronically with clinical care and public health agencies in order to achieve meaningful use. This cooperative agreement will establish Laboratory Technical Implementation Assistance for Public Health (LTIAPH) to assist state/territorial/large local public health laboratories and state/local health departments to enhance laboratory information management systems (LIMS) and other critical IT infrastructure to support interoperability of electronic laboratory data between clinical care (through EHRs) and public health agencies.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: pgotim@cdc.gov
GrantorContactText: CDC Procurement and Grants Office &lt;br/&gt;grants &lt;br/&gt;Phone 770-488-2700