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Leading Edge Acceleration Projects (LEAP) in Health Information Technology (Health IT) (Fiscal Year 2024) is sponsored by Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC). This program offers funding for projects that improve the quality of healthcare data through AI tools and support the integration of health IT into behavioral health, helping to ensure health data enhances patient care.
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Advancing Interoperability with Medicaid Standards & Technology Overview Health IT Certification Criteria Interoperability Standards Advisory Adopted Standards for HHS Use ASTP/ONC Challenges and Winners Health Level 7 (HL7) Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) Patient Consent for Electronic Health Information Exchange and Interoperability The History & Growth of TEFCA Leading Edge Acceleration Projects (LEAP) in Health Information Technology (Health IT) projects tackle the creation of new standards, methods, and tools to improve care delivery and advance research capabilities.
The LEAP in Health IT program addresses fast emerging challenges that inhibit the development, use, and advancement of interoperable health IT. View LEAP Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about 2025 projects .
National Opinion Research Center The National Opinion Research Center will enhance an existing prototype hypertension application with FHIR-based Subscription capabilities to automatically identify patients for enrollment in a pregnancy-induced hypertension monitoring program and provide real-time responses to patients that report elevated blood pressure.
Area of Interest 1 : Demonstrate readiness of FHIR®-based Subscriptions capability as a foundational health IT capability for improved interactivity with third-party applications.
Estimated Completion: Summer 2027 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) seeks to simplify identity proofing, enhance patient matching, and reduce implementation complexity to advance the adoption of Individual Access Services (IAS) under the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA).
Area of Interest 2 : Identify and test innovative technical approaches that would inform future changes to the TEFCA infrastructure to increase adoption of Individual Access Service (IAS). Estimated Completion: Summer 2027 Learn more about 2024 projects .
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York’s Scalable, Shareable, and Computable Clinical Knowledge for AI-Based Processing of Hospital-Based Nursing Data (SC2K) project seek to harness nursing knowledge in a systematic way to better capture the nuances of nursing data, leading to more comprehensive, accurate, and transparent algorithms.
Additionally, the study seeks to develop scalable computational approaches to evaluate and improve the quality of data recorded by inpatient nurses and used in AI algorithms. Advanced AI methods will increasingly use data documented by nurses. Insufficient knowledge of nursing practice, nurse decision-making, and nursing workflows risks both inaccurate and undiscovered data signals.
Area of Interest : Develop innovative ways to improve healthcare-data quality to support responsible development of AI tools in healthcare Estimated Completion: Fall 2026 Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)’s Behavioral Health eCarePlan Collaborative Project seeks to adapt an open-source SMART on Fast Health Interoperability Resources® (FHIR®) application based on the HL7® Multiple Chronic Condition (MCC) care plan effort for three behavioral health use cases and pilot the application in stand-alone behavioral health clinics with challenges in exchanging health information.
Area of Interest: Accelerate adoption of health IT in behavioral health settings Estimated Completion: Fall 2026 Learn more about 2023 projects .
Western New York Clinical Information Exchange, Inc (HEALTHeLINK) HEALTHeLINK’s Advanced FHIR Capabilities for Advance Care Planning project will demonstrate advanced FHIR capabilities to solve the complex problem of having advance care planning documents aggregated from disparate sources so they are accessible electronically at the point care.
Area of Interest: Exploring the Use of Advanced Fast Health Care Interoperability Resources (FHIR®) Capabilities Boston Children’s Hospital Boston Children’s Hospital’s CumulusQ project seeks to cultivate an interoperable health IT ecosystem that enables easy access to high-quality, standardized healthcare data, with a focus on USCDI in FHIR format and using an open-source platform to improve data quality.
Area of Interest: Identifying Data Quality Improvements for USCDI Data Elements Estimated Completion: Fall 2026 Learn more about 2022 projects . AllianceChicago’s Aligning Housing and Healthcare project will leverage HL7® FHIR® to enable service providers to integrate and coordinate services to better address SDOH for individuals experiencing homelessness.
Area of Interest: Address Health Equity and SDOH Through Innovative, Open-Source Technology Tools, and EHRs Estimated Completion: Fall 2025 MedStar Health Research Institute MedStar Health Research Institute’s Equity Engines project will develop the infrastructure and standards-based patient-generated health data (PGHD) technologies needed to demonstrate the scalable use of equity-enhancing PGHD for clinical care and research from the point-of-care to the researcher.
Area of Interest: Demonstrate the Use of Equity-Enhancing PGHD for Clinical Care and Research Learn more about 2021 projects . DARTNet Institute’s Semantic Interoperability for Electronic Health Data Using the Layered Schemas Architecture project will build a data processing framework to enable semantic harmonization of health data that can be used for artificial intelligence (AI) training and research.
Area of Interest: Health IT Tools to Make Electronic Health Records (EHR) Data Research – and Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Ready University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin’s FHIR-Enabled Social and Health Information Platform project aims to demonstrate a comprehensive integrated information system to manage social needs identified in clinical settings through bi-directional information exchange between clinical providers and community-based organizations delivering social care.
Area of Interest: Referral Management to Address Social Determinants of Health Aligned with Clinical Care Learn more about 2020 projects .
The Chesapeake Regional Information System for our Patients (CRISP) and American College of Cardiology The CRISP and American College of Cardiology’s Development and Testing of Data Sharing Functionality for Health System Participating in National Cardiovascular Disease Registries project aims to advance the health IT ecosystem through the accelerated adoption of modern standards, including the acquisition of clinical data for registry submissions and the use of data to improve care decisions.
Area of Interest: Advancing Registry Infrastructure for a Modern API-based Health IT Ecosystem Boston Children’s Hospital, Yale University, and Yale-New Haven Health Boston Children’s Hospital’s Cumulus project will develop a platform that leverages bulk data to support an ecosystem for research and learning, including tools that allow users to annotate data for analytics, de-identify data, and query cohorts.
Area of Interest: Cutting Edge Health IT Tools for Scaling Health Research MedStar Health Research Institute (MHRI) and Georgetown Medical Center MedStar Health Research Institute’s and Georgetown Medical Center’s FHIR Factories project will develop and evaluate open health IT tools based on the HL7® FHIR® standard. These tools will be developed and tested to support data acquisition, data transformation, and advanced analytics.
Additionally, this project will identify needs and gaps for researchers.
Area of Interest: Cutting Edge Health IT Tools for Scaling Health Research Missouri Department of Mental Health (MDMH) Missouri Department of Mental Health’s Integrating Standardized Data to Advance Person-Centered Planning, Outcomes, and Value-Based Payment Models is working to implement a statewide case management system to improve the efficacy of waiver programs for individuals with developmental disabilities, efficiency and access of services provided to patients, program transparency and reporting capabilities, and data exchange and effective use of standardized data across stakeholders and partners.
Area of Interest: Integrating Health Care and Human Services Data to Support Improved Outcomes Learn more about 2019 projects . The University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin’s FHIRedApp project is developing and testing a patient engagement platform to support an ecosystem of mobile applications (apps). The apps will enhance health research and care opportunities for underrepresented populations.
Area of Interest: Design, Develop, and Demonstrate Enhanced Patient Engagement Technologies for Care and Research San Diego Regional Health Information Exchange San Diego Regional Health Information Exchange’s Scalable Consent Framework for the Advancement of Interoperability with FHIR-based APIs project focuses on software development and research of standards, use case and community testing, production deployment, and consent management.
An implementation guide and package of open-source prototypes and content also will be developed and shared to assist partners. Area of Interest: Standardization and Implementation of Scalable HL7 FHIR Consent Resource Learn more about 2018 projects .
Boston Children’s Hospital Boston Children’s Hospital’s Pop Health on FLAT FHIR project is expanding the scope, scale, and utility of population-level application programming interfaces (APIs); enhancing the use of flat data files; and creating a new population health analytics application that will allow payors to access permitted population data and metrics.
Area of Interest: Expanding the Scope, Scale, and Utility of Population-Level Data-Focused APIs MedStar Health Research Institute MedStar Health Research Institute’s Mobilizing a Million Hearts: Leveraging Health IT Architecture to Advance Clinical Knowledge and Care Coordination project is advancing clinical knowledge at the point of care by transforming an isolated risk calculator into open, standards-based application (app).
The app works with health IT platforms and providers to improve clinical workflow, care coordination, and patient engagement. Area of Interest: Advancing Clinical Knowledge at the Point of Care LEAP in Health IT Resources Innovation in Population Data Analytics Driven by the 21st Century Cures Act’s API Standards Requirements Feb. 8, 2024 • 3 min read FHIR Factories Help Researchers use EHR Data Dec.
4, 2023 • 4 min read LEAPing at the Opportunity to Modernize Clinical Registries Jun. 15, 2023 • 4 min read Where APIs meet Health Equity by Design: Introducing the FHIRedApp Health Innovation Oct. 18, 2022 • 3 min read San Diego Health Connect Takes a Big LEAP Over the Barrier of Consent Management Apr.
12, 2022 • 5 min read Improving Person-Centered Care in Home and Community-Based Services with FHIR Apr.
12, 2022 • 2 min read ONC News, LEAP in Health IT Deadline Extended: Leading Edge Acceleration Projects (LEAP) Notice of Funding Opportunity ONC News, LEAP in Health IT Applications Open for 2025 LEAP in Health IT SEN Media Coverage, LEAP in Health IT LEAP in Health IT awards focus on AI and behavioral health Media Coverage, LEAP in Health IT LEAP in Health IT Awards Target AI, Behavioral Health LEAP in Health IT, Press Release HHS Announces 2024 LEAP in Health IT Awardees Focused on Data Quality for Responsible AI and Accelerating Adoption of Behavioral Health IT Media Coverage, LEAP in Health IT LEAP in Health IT, Investments, Interoperability LEAP in Health IT Frequently Asked Questions LEAP in Health IT Notice of Funding Opportunity View More LEAP in Health IT Resources Thank you for visiting the HealthIT.
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Behavioral Health Information Technology Initiative is sponsored by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC). This initiative aims to advance health information technology in behavioral health care and practice settings, identifying and piloting behavioral health-specific data elements. While the core focus is behavioral health, it involves leveraging technology for information exchange and access, which may have very limited indirect relevance if a local news nonprofit focuses on public health reporting using digital tools.
Leading Edge Acceleration Projects (LEAP) in Health Information Technology is a grant from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) that funds innovative projects addressing well-documented and emerging challenges inhibiting the development, use, or advancement of interoperable health IT systems. The program focuses on accelerating breakthrough health IT solutions and is structured around Special Emphasis Notices targeting specific technical and policy gaps. Eligible applicants have included public and private higher education institutions and nonprofits. Fiscal Year 2024 funding reached up to $2 million.
Leading Edge Acceleration Projects (LEAP) in Health Information Technology (Health IT) (NAP-AX-22-001) Special Emphasis Notice (SEN) Area 1: Develop innovative ways to improve healthcare-data quality to support responsible development of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in healthcare. is sponsored by Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), HHS. This Special Emphasis Notice under the LEAP in Health IT funding opportunity focuses on developing innovative ways to improve healthcare data quality to support the responsible development of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in healthcare.
NCI Continuing Umbrella of Research Experiences (CURE) Academic Career Excellence (ACE) Award (K32) is a grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) that funds early postdoctoral fellows from diverse backgrounds, including underrepresented groups, to pursue research training in cancer-related fields. The K32 award supports fellows within 12 months prior to transitioning into, or within the first two years of, a postdoctoral position. The program, operated through NCI's Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities (CRCHD), aims to enhance the pool of qualified diverse cancer researchers. Beginning with the June 12, 2025 due date, the CURE ACE Award is available in both Independent Clinical Trial Required and Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed versions. Eligible applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents at time of award.
AAI Career Awards is a grant from the American Association of Immunologists (AAI) that honors members for outstanding research and career achievement. Through multiple award tracks — including the Lifetime Achievement Award, Distinguished Service Award, Distinguished Fellows program, Public Service Award, and Vanguard Award — AAI recognizes immunologists at every career stage who have made exceptional scientific, institutional, or public-policy contributions. Nominations originate from the AAI Council and designated committees. The program celebrates careers defined by scientific excellence, service to the immunology community, and contributions to public advocacy, minority recruitment in the sciences, and disease research. Deadline is September 10, 2025.