Federal Register #0906-0049

HHS Requests Comment on Grant Work Plan Form and Announces EHIgnite Challenge

This opportunity involves requests for public comment and challenge participation from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), specifically the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC): - HRSA seeks public input on a revised Standardized Work Plan (SWP) form for Bureau of Health Workforce (BHW) research and training grants and cooperative agreements - The SWP form is used by grant applicants to outline project timeframes and by award recipients and project officers to monitor progress - The revision aims to improve project tracking by splitting one activity status into three categories - No products, part numbers, or OEMs are specified; this is an information collection request - HRSA expects approximately 1,000 new SWP form submissions and 4,000 quarterly progress updates annually for active grants - ONC announces the EHIgnite Challenge, a two-phase competition to develop tools that improve the usability of single patient electronic health information exports - Phase 1: Concept & Design; Phase 2: Prototype Development - No specific products, OEMs, or vendors are named; participation is open to eligible entities - No procurement of goods or services is occurring; this is not a solicitation for commercial products - Primary locations involved are federal offices within HHS, including HRSA and ONC

Description

This notice announces the submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval of an Information Collection Request (ICR) related to the Standardized Work Plan (SWP) form used with applications to the Bureau of Health Workforce (BHW) research and training grants and cooperative agreements. The SWP form is used by applicants to describe timeframes and progress during the grant period, and by award recipients and project officers to monitor progress. The revision seeks to split one activity status option into three for better tracking and assessment of project progress and challenges. Comments on this ICR are requested by June 22, 2026.

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