Public Health Informatics & Technology Workforce Development Program (The PHIT Workforce Development 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.

Who Can Apply

• Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
• Private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
• State (includes District of Columbia, public 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

Who Benefits

• Federal
• U.S. Territories
• Specialized group (e.g. health professionals, students, veterans)
• Private nonprofit institution/organization
• Anyone/general public
• Health Professional
• State
• Local
• Public nonprofit institution/organization
• Other public institution/organization
• Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments
• Education (13+)

Through the PHIT Workforce Development Program, selected recipients will create new programs or expand existing programs to altogether train a total of at least 4,000 individuals in public health informatics and technology to advance the nation’s public health workforce.

Assistance Types

• Cooperative Agreements

Program Contact

carmel.halloun@hhs.gov
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