Program to award planning grants up to $50,000, implementation grants up to $750,000

The Minnesota Department of Health's Office of Rural Health and Primary Care is soliciting proposals for grants to support interoperable electronic health record systems.

A total of $3.5 million is available to health-care providers in rural and medically underserved areas for:

• readiness assessment and planning grants of up to $50,000; or
• implementation grants of up to $750,000.

Eligible applicants are community e-health collaboratives, community clinics and regional or community-based health information exchange organizations. A one-to-three match is required.

Applications are due Sept. 5. To apply, visit www.health.state.mn.us/divs/orhpc/funding/index.html#ehr.

For more information contact Anne Schloegel at the health department at (651) 201-3850.