OpportunityTitle: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Health Information Strategic Health IT Advanced Research Projects
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: U.S.-based public or private institutions of higher education, or other public or private institutions or organizations with a research mission are eligible to apply.
Description: This Program will support competitively-awarded cooperative agreements to establish Strategic Health IT Advanced Research Projects (SHARP). Projects (or Awardees) under this program will conduct research focusing on where breakthrough advances are needed to address well-documented problems that have impeded adoption of health IT and to accelerate progress towards achieving nationwide meaningful use of health IT in support of a high-performing, learning health care system. The goal of these research efforts is to improve the process for adoption of HIT and providing a more efficient pathway towards meaningful use.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: SHARP Program Contact
GrantorContactText: Wil Yu &lt;br/&gt;Project Officer &lt;br/&gt;U.S. Department of Health and Human Services &lt;br/&gt;Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology &lt;br/&gt;Telephone: 202-690-5920 &lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;