Assistance Listing 93.355
Public Health Informatics & Technology Workforce Development Program (The PHIT Workforce Development Program)
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF · Immed Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services
Assistance Listing 93.355, “Public Health Informatics & Technology Workforce Development Program (The PHIT Workforce Development Program),” is a federal program administered by HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF. It provides project grants and cooperative agreements assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 0 open, 0 forecasted and 0 closed opportunities under this listing. The agency reported $75.3M in obligations for fiscal year 2022.
Program objective
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.
As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.
Current opportunities under 93.355
No open or forecasted opportunities are currently posted under this listing. Programs often post notices on an annual cycle — see recently closed opportunities below for timing.
Eligible applicants (program level)
- Private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
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
Intended beneficiaries: Anyone/general public, Federal, U.S. Territories, Specialized group (e.g. health professionals, students, veterans), Private nonprofit institution/organization, Education (13+), Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments, Other public institution/organization, Public nonprofit institution/organization, Local and 2 more.
Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.
Reported obligations by fiscal year
Historical data · not a predictionRange and average of financial assistance (from the listing): 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.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 93.355. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.Frequently asked questions
What is ALN 93.355?
93.355 is the Assistance Listing Number for “Public Health Informatics & Technology Workforce Development Program (The PHIT Workforce Development Program).” Assistance Listing Numbers (formerly CFDA numbers) identify federal assistance programs; individual grant opportunities reference the listing they are funded under.
Who can apply under ALN 93.355?
The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: Private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals), State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals) and Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals). Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.
How much funding does 93.355 provide?
The agency reported $75,327,164 in obligations for FY2022 in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing. These are program-wide totals reported by the agency, not a prediction of future awards.