The Pennsylvania eHealth Partnership Authority is releasing $500,000 in grant funding to electronic Health Information Exchanges (eHIEs) in Pennsylvania to launch consumer awareness and education campaigns in their local marketplace. eHIEs that are eligible to apply for the grant are those that have committed to connect to the Authority’s eHIE Network (Community Shared Services layer) by the end of the first quarter, 2014.

The communications campaign will utilize key messages found in the Authority’s Strategic and Operational Plan of 2012 and in the findings of the 2013 Consumer Survey of the Public’s Perception of eHIE.

An organization may submit only one application, in which the funding amount requested cannot exceed $100,000. Grants will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis for acceptable applications that meet the provisions of the grant to develop a campaign plan per Items 1 and 2 of the application. Funds received from the Authority under this grant must be spent no later than 12/31/13.

Additional documents needed for this grant are located on the Authority’s website.

Questions about the application must be submitted to: ra-paehealth@pa.gov by November 6. All questions and responses will be shared with applicants on November 8. Applications should be sent to ra-paehealth@pa.gov  by November 15, 2013.