# Human Services Interoperability Innovations

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/hhs-2021-acf-opre-pd-1915-human-services-interoperability-innovations/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/329037

> Administration for Children and Families - OPRE offered grants of up to $600,000 (at least $200,000) to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses. It expected to make about 3 awards worth $1.2 million in total. Applications closed on September 1, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | HHS-2021-ACF-OPRE-PD-1915 |
| Agency | Administration for Children and Families - OPRE |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | September 1, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $600,000 |
| Award floor | $200,000 |
| Expected awards | 3 |
| Total funding | $1.2 million |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 93.647 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Independent school districts
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses

Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and from funding under this announcement.

## What the grant funds

A second round of Human Services Interoperability Innovations (HSII) cooperative agreements is proposed to accelerate data sharing efforts by human services organizations through innovative approaches to interoperability implementation. Effective data sharing promotes informed decision making, improved accuracy and data quality, reduced system integration costs, and stronger protection of sensitive data. The ability to share data is often described as interoperability, which includes the technology, business, legal, organizational, and process-oriented factors that determine how we use data and collaborate across programs and systems. The cooperative agreements will have an 18-month project period. The first round of HSII grants from the 2020 funding opportunity announcement received a number of very strong applications and the Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) was not able to support all promising projects. The first round are developing products of value to the field like an open source, cloud based hashing solution to match and link records across disparate data systems. OPRE anticipates that the second round of grants will prove to be similarly successful and encourage innovation at the state and local level. Funding would support demonstration projects to identify effective and efficient data sharing solutions, and develop model practices for broader adoption. Specifically, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is seeking to issue grant awards that meet the following criteria: 1. Addresses a high-priority, local data sharing or data integration need; 2. Proposes a new or novel implementation approach; 3. Contributes promising practices to the field and promotes replication of successful results; 4. Demonstrates implementation readiness and cost effectiveness; 5. Supports strong collaboration with OPRE and ACF; 6. Engages in productive partnerships across programs, agencies, and jurisdictions. Learn more about the ACF Interoperability Initiative at https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/research/project/acf-interoperability-initiative. Learn about previous Human Service Interoperability grant projects at https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/research/project/human-services-interoperability-innovations-hsii.

## Questions people ask

### Is HHS-2021-ACF-OPRE-PD-1915 still open?

No. It closed on September 1, 2021.

### Who can apply for Human Services Interoperability Innovations?

Administration for Children and Families - OPRE accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Human Services Interoperability Innovations?

Closed September 1, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $600,000 each. About $1.2 million in total across about 3 awards.

### Who has won Social Services Research and Demonstration grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were The Morehouse School of Medicine, Inc., Maine Community Action Association, Child Trends, Incorporated. The program made 184 awards worth $131 million in that time.