Funding

The following links provide information on funding opportunities to help states implement Meaningful Use:

• Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (ELC) building and strengthening epidemiology, laboratory and health information systems capacity in state and local health departments
• Recovery Act" Standard and Reusable Solutions for Hospital Laboratory Submission of Reportable Lab Results to Public Health Cooperative Agreement Program
• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, State Grants to Promote Health Information Technology (Health Information Exchange Challenge Program)
• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Funding Announcement for Enhancing the Interoperability of Electronic Health Records (EHR) and Immunization Information Systems (IIS)
• Health Information Exchange Challenge Program Funding Opportunity Announcement
• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Health Information Technology Extension Program: Regional Centers
• National Public Health Improvement Initiative
• Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) Cooperative Agreement

Please see the following link for additional information:

• http://healthit.hhs.gov/portal/server.pt/community/
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