Health information technology funding opportunities via the Rural Assistance Center Health information technology funding opportunities, with information provided via the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2010 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_topic_details.php?topic=Health%20information%20technology Health Information Technology (HIT) Revolving Loan Fund Low-interest loans to health care entities to build their health information technology (HIT) infrastructure. Geographic coverage: North Dakota -- http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2342 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:27:34 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2342 USAC Rural Health Care Service Discounts Provides discounts to rural health care providers to obtain Internet and telecommunications access. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Universal Service Administrative Company http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=16 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:17:59 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=16 Nicholas E. Davies Public Health Award of Excellence Award stresses excellence in the development of systems that creatively and effectively utilize electronic data on individual patients/clients in the public health arena. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2067 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 14:01:26 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2067 Rural Broadband Access Loans and Loan Guarantees Program Loans and loan guarantees for the construction, improvement, and acquisition of facilities and equipment for broadband service in eligible rural communities. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- USDA Rural Development http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=438 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:52:04 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=438 USDA Community Facilities Loan and Grant Program Funding to construct, enlarge, or improve essential community facilities for health care, public safety, and public services in rural areas. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- USDA Rural Development http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=91 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:44:31 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=91 Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Grant Program (SHCPQI) Grant program designed to assist rural providers with the implementation of quality improvement strategies, while improving patient care and chronic disease outcomes. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Office of Rural Health Policy http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1222 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:52:42 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1222 Organizational Davies Award of Excellence Awards to recognize exemplary implementations of electronic health records (EHRs). Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2068 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:15:57 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2068 National Network of Libraries of Medicine Funding Opportunities Small awards to network members to encourage them to interact with new communities and agencies, ideally leading to larger scale projects. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- National Network of Libraries of Medicine http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1078 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:50:02 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1078 Small Research Grant to Improve Health Care Quality through Health Information Technology (IT) (R03) Funding to support the development and enhancement of expertise in health IT and related disciplines, including research and evaluation methods. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2003 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:09:04 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2003 Stimulus Simplicity Program Grant program designed to help hospitals and physician offices accelerate Electronic Medical Records (EMR) adoption. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- GE Healthcare http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2275 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:05:14 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2275 Exploratory and Developmental Grant to Improve Health Care Quality through Health Information Technology (IT) (R21) Funding to support short-term preparatory, pilot or feasibility studies that will inform larger scale real world health IT implementation and use or the conduct of more comprehensive health IT implementation research. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2001 Fri, 29 May 2009 10:36:50 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2001