CFDA 93.355: Public Health Informatics & Technology Workforce Development Program (The PHIT Workforce Development Program)

Objectives

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has created the Public Health Informatics & Technology (PHIT) Workforce Development Program. This program aims to increase the number of public health professionals trained in informatics and technology, with an emphasis on improving public health reporting through modern standards and computing. ONC anticipates awarding $75 million to train individuals to help modernize the nation’s public health data infrastructure, with a focus on recruiting participants from minority serving institutions (MSIs). MSIs will receive funding priority for this opportunity. Through an interdisciplinary approach to data science and managing public health information, the program will build capacity of MSIs to educate and diversify the public health workforce of the future.

Eligible applicants

This funding opportunity is open to accredited colleges and universities with terminal degrees in the United States. Only consortium-based approaches will be considered for this program, and applications must include letters of intent from proposed consortia members. In order to diversify the public health informatics and technology workforce and to increase the number of underrepresented minority professionals, the lead applicant in the consortium should be an MSI with an existing computer science, information science, biomedical technology, public health, health informatics, or similar program. Non-MSI institutions with a strong track record of graduating underrepresented minority students may also apply, but must include at least one MSI as a consortium member. Funding priority will be given to consortia that have an MSI lead

Financial assistance range

There has been $75,000,000 allocated for FY21 for these awards. We estimate that we will issue up to 30 cooperative agreements total; the award amounts will be up to $10,000,000. The award amount will be determined upon the documentation, scope, and strength of the application.

Reference data sourced from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. The authoritative source for application requirements, deadlines, and award amounts is the official SAM.gov listing linked above. This page is editorial reference, not an official notice.