ONC to release additional $12.2 for RECs
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) has released an additional $12.2 million for regional extension centers (RECs).
The grants will supplement RECs’ existing awards, and the plans, metrics and reporting requirements will be included in the RECs' cooperative agreement, according to the ONC. “It is anticipated that each REC will need a total of $18,000 per CAH [critical access hospital] and rural hospital that it supports through this program, beyond the funding awarded in the base REC grant,” ONC stated.
RECs in Group A will be awarded $18,000 per eligible CAH and rural hospital approved for funding. RECs in Group B will be awarded $6,000 per previously approved CAH and rural hospital. The grants will bring the total amount of CAH/rural hospital supplemental funding from $12,000 per hospital to $18,000 per hospital.
The supplemental funds will be used to ensure the delivery of the support services for CAH and rural hospitals and will be tied to the same milestones that are identified in the original REC funding opportunity announcement.
The closing date for applications is Jan. 12, and the expected number of awards is 48, according to the ONC.
The grants will supplement RECs’ existing awards, and the plans, metrics and reporting requirements will be included in the RECs' cooperative agreement, according to the ONC. “It is anticipated that each REC will need a total of $18,000 per CAH [critical access hospital] and rural hospital that it supports through this program, beyond the funding awarded in the base REC grant,” ONC stated.
RECs in Group A will be awarded $18,000 per eligible CAH and rural hospital approved for funding. RECs in Group B will be awarded $6,000 per previously approved CAH and rural hospital. The grants will bring the total amount of CAH/rural hospital supplemental funding from $12,000 per hospital to $18,000 per hospital.
The supplemental funds will be used to ensure the delivery of the support services for CAH and rural hospitals and will be tied to the same milestones that are identified in the original REC funding opportunity announcement.
The closing date for applications is Jan. 12, and the expected number of awards is 48, according to the ONC.