PURPOSE: The program provides grants to health-related institutions and organizations that seek assistance to plan, deploy, and evaluate interoperable health information exchange projects in clinical settings. The program also provides grants to organizations that wish to implement outreach and technical assistance activities to encourage the rapid adoption of electronic health records by physicians and other practitioners. Implementing an information environment that crosses organizational boundaries is a complex task. The FHIN grants program does not provide support for the selection and installation of an electronic health record system or laboratory reporting system or other single-purpose information tool.
ELIGIBILITY: Florida-based non-profit organizations and institutions, public health departments and units of local government.
TO APPLY: Program requirements, the application format, and instructions will be posted at: http://ahca.myflorida.com/dhit/FHIN_grants_program.shtml beginning April 3, 2006. Letters of intent are due by April 17, 2006. Inquiries regarding program requirements must be submitted by April 17, 2006. Applications are due May 5, 2006.
INQUIRIES AND CONTACTS: All inquiries must be submitted by e-mail to FLHII@ahca.myflorida.com. Answers to inquiries received by April 17, 2006, will be made available on the grants program website as indicated in the Program Requirements. Applicants are responsible for checking the website regularly throughout the application, evaluation, and award process for any announcements. Applicants may not directly contact Agency personnel regarding programmatic issues in this solicitation. Any violation of this requirement may result in applicant disqualification. All general correspondence relating to the grant program should be directed to: Florida Health Information Network Grants Program, State Center for Health Statistics, Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, Mail Stop #16, Tallahassee, FL 32308.
