Leading Edge Acceleration Projects for Health IT (LEAP)

The Leading Edge Acceleration Projects for Health IT (LEAP) opportunity seeks to address well-documented and fast-emerging challenges in the development, use, and advancement of well-designed, interoperable health IT. The goal is to further a new generation of health IT research and inform the development, implementation, and refinement of standards, methods, and techniques for overcoming major barriers and challenges. The opportunity is open to public or non-profit private institutions, units of local or state government, eligible agencies of the federal government, and Indian/Native American Tribal Governments. Key aspects of the opportunity include: • Addressing challenges in health IT development, use, and advancement • Furthering a new generation of health IT research • Informing the development, implementation, and refinement of standards, methods, and techniques • Overcoming major barriers and challenges in health IT • Improving health care in the United States through innovative solutions