Leading Edge Acceleration Projects (LEAP) in Health Information Technology (Health IT) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)

ONC published a Special Emphasis Notice (SEN) under the Leading Edge Acceleration Projects (LEAP) in Health Information Technology (Health IT) funding opportunity NAP-AX-22-001. In 2024, ONC is particularly interested in applications whose specific aims address one of the following areas of interest:

• Area 1: Develop innovative ways to improve healthcare-data quality to support responsible development of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in healthcare
• Area 2: Accelerate adoption of health IT in behavioral health settings

The application period closed on July 12, 2024.

All Questions about this SEN should be submitted to ONC-LEAP@hhs.gov 

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ONC published a Special Emphasis Notice (SEN) under the Leading Edge Acceleration Projects (LEAP) in Health Information Technology (Health IT) funding opportunity NAP-AX-22-001. In 2023, ONC was particularly interested in applications whose specific aims address one of the following areas of interest:

• Area 1: Exploring the Use of Advanced Fast Health Care Interoperability Resources (FHIR®) Capabilities
• Area 2: Identifying Data Quality Improvements for USCDI Data Elements

The application period closed on June 12, 2023.

ONC published a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) under the Leading Edge Acceleration Projects (LEAP) in Health Information Technology (Health IT) funding opportunity NAP-AX-22-001. In 2022, ONC is particularly interested in applications whose specific aims address one of the following areas of interest:

• Area 1: Address Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)Through Innovative, Open-Source Technology Tools, and Electronic Health Records (EHRs)
• Area 2: Demonstrate the Use of Equity-Enhancing Patient-Generated Health Data (PGHD) for Clinical Care and Research

The 2021 Special Emphasis Notice (SEN) asked for applications whose specific aims address one of the following areas of interest:

• Area 1: Referral Management to Address Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Aligned with Clinical Care
• Area 2: Health IT Tools to Make Electronic Health Records (EHRs) Data Research – and Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Ready

The 2020 Special Emphasis Notice asked for applications whose specific aims addressed one of the following areas of interest:

• Area 1: Advancing Registry Infrastructure for a Modern API-based Health IT Ecosystem
• Area 2: Cutting Edge Health IT Tools for Scaling Health Research
• Area 3: Integrating Health Care and Human Services Data to Support Improved Outcomes

Resources

• View the full Special Emphasis Notice [PDF- 264 KB]
• View recording of informational session
• View session slides from informational session [PDF - 12 MB]

The 2019 Special Emphasis Notice asked for applications whose specific aims addressed one of the following areas of interest:

• Area 1: Standardization and Implementation of Scalable Health Level 7 International’s (HL7®) Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR®) Consent Resource 
• Area 2: Design, Develop, and Demonstrate Enhanced Patient Engagement Technologies for Care and Research

Resources

• View the full Special Emphasis Notice [PDF - 250 KB]
• View recording of informational session

The 2018 Notice of Funding Opportunity was specifically interested in innovative solutions and breakthrough advances in the following areas of interest:

• Area 1: Expanding the scope, scale, and utility of population-level data-focused application programming interfaces (APIs).
• Area 2: Advancing Clinical Knowledge at the Point of Care.

Resources

• View recording of informational session
• View the full Notice of Funding Opportunity [PDF - 568 KB]