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HITECH Priority Grant Programs
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The first two HITECH priority grant programs, funded through the
Recovery Act, support the national implementation of electronic health
records (EHRs) initiative.

Approximately $598 million is being made available through the Health
Information Technology Extension Program (Extension Program), to
ensure that comprehensive support is available to health technology
users.

Under the State Health Information Exchange Cooperative Agreement
Program $564 million will be awarded to support efforts to achieve
widespread and sustainable health information exchange (HIE) within
and among States through the meaningful use of certified Electronic
Health Records.

Health Information Technology Extension Program

The Extension Program will provide grants for the establishment of
Regional Health Information Technology Extension Centers (Regional
Centers) that will offer technical assistance, guidance and
information on Electronic Health Records best practices.

The Extension Program also establishes a national Health Information
Technology Research Center (HITRC), which will gather relevant
information on effective practices and help the Regional Centers
collaborate to identify and share EHR adoption, effective use, and
provider support.

Grants under the Extension Program will be awarded on a rolling basis
with:

An expected 20 grants awarded in the first quarter of FY2010,

Another 25 in the third quarter, and

The remaining awards in the fourth quarter of FY2010.

The funding support continues for four years, after which the program
is expected to be self-sustaining. Of the total federal investment,
$50 million is dedicated to establishing the national HITRC, and
remainder is set aside for the Regional Centers.

Learn More: Health Information Technology Extension Program Fact Sheet

State Health Information Exchange Cooperative Agreement Program

The State Health Information Exchange Cooperative Agreement Program
will help States and Qualified State Designated Entities (SDEs) to
develop or align the necessary policies, procedures and network
systems to assist electronic information exchange within and across
states, and ultimately throughout the health care system. A key to
this program’s overall success will be technical, legal and financial
support for information exchanges across health care providers.

Learn More: State Health Information Exchange Cooperative Agreement
Program Fact Sheet

Summary

Together, the HITECH Priority Grants Program will offer much-needed
local and regional assistance and technical support to providers while
enabling coordination and alignment within and among states,
ultimately allowing information to follow patients anywhere within the
health care system.

To learn more about the HITECH priority programs and application
requirements, please visit http://healthit.hhs.gov/HITECHgrants.

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