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Who was eligible to apply for this program?

Institutions of higher education were eligible to apply. Any university that applied must also have been engaged in providing training in health IT. The lead awardee was also required to provide a list of the community colleges in the Consortia that would receive funding through the project as sub-awardees.

Workforce - Community College Consortia Program

A qualified pool of workers will be needed to ensure the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs), information exchange across health care providers and public health authorities, and the...
The Workforce Development program established under Section 3016 of the American Reinvestment & Recovery Act of 2009 consists of four programmatic components: This program: Community College...
The lead awardee of each funded Consortium, as the recipient of the cooperative agreement, is responsible for: Establishing the Consortium Organizing and managing the Consortium Issuing and...
Institutions of higher education were eligible to apply. Any university that applied must also have been engaged in providing training in health IT. The lead awardee was also required to provide a...
It is anticipated that each Community College Consortium will begin training by September 30, 2010.
A health IT professional is someone who is qualified to support the adoption and implementation of Electronic Health Records (EHRs), information exchange across health care providers and public...
A non-degree program is a specific course of study designed to train individuals in targeted skills without earning a degree. Students receive a certificate or equivalent for successfully completing...
In April 2010, ONC awarded cooperative agreements to five institutions to create Community College Consortia as part of this program. One award was made in each of five predetermined regions to...
An award was made in March 2010. The duration of the grant award is for a maximum of two years. Total first-year funding allocation by region and lead awardees are provided below: RegionABCDE...