Leading Edge Acceleration Projects for Health IT (LEAP)

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) seeks Leading Edge Acceleration Projects (LEAP) in Health Information Technology (Health IT) to address well-documented and fast emerging challenges inhibiting the development, use, and/or advancement of well-designed, interoperable health IT, which is scalable across the health care industry. Solutions are expected to further a new generation of health IT research and inform the development, implementation, and refinement of standards, methods, and techniques for overcoming major barriers and challenges in an innovative fashion as they are identified. It is critical that the field of health care innovate and leverage the latest technological advancements and breakthroughs far quicker than it currently does to optimize real-time solutions, especially in areas which are ripe for acceleration. Additional information and guidance for FY23 funding will be released by way of a Special Emphasis Notice.

This is a competitive funding opportunity open to public or non-profit privateinstitutions, such as a university, college, or a faith-based or community-based organization; units oflocal or state government, eligible agencies of the federal government, Indian/Native American TribalGovernments (federally recognized, other than federally recognized, and tribally designatedorganizations).For-profit organizations may participate in projects as members of a consortia or as a sub-recipientonly. Because the purpose of this NOFO is to improve health care in the United States, foreigninstitutions may participate in projects as members of a consortia or as a sub-recipient only.Applications submitted by for-profit organizations or foreign institutions will not be reviewed.Organizations described in section 501(c)4 of the Internal Revenue Code that engage in lobbyingactivities are not eligible.