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HRSA-21-085: State Newborn Screening Interoperability Implementation Program

Closed Closed May 10, 2021 Opportunity HRSA-21-085

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: Women's Initiative for Screening and Health (WISH) (HRSA-27-072). Status: Closes January 8, 2027 (62 days left). It is in our archive of Health Resources and Services Administration notices from 2021.

Health Resources and Services Administration offered grants to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 4 awards worth $800,000 in total. Applications closed on May 10, 2021.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed March 3, 2021. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedMarch 3, 2021
DeadlineMay 10, 2021
Archived by Grants.govJuly 9, 2021

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

Per statute, eligible applicants include: (1) a state or a political subdivision of a state; (2) a consortium of two or more states or political subdivisions of states; (3) a territory;(4) a health facility or program operated by or pursuant to a contract with or grant from the Indian Health Service; or (5) any other entity with appropriate expertise in newborn screening, as determined by the Secretary. Per 42 U.S.C. § 201, the term "state" includes, in addition to the several states, only the District of Columbia, Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Domestic faith-based and community-based organizations, tribes, and tribal organizations are also eligible to apply.

Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is accepting applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2021 for the State Newborn Screening Interoperability Implementation Program. The purpose of this program is to support state newborn screening programs in the implementation of comprehensive data interoperability plans to ensure infants having or at risk for heritable disorders are provided with the appropriate screening, counseling, and/or health care services. Interoperability is defined as the ability of different information systems, devices and applications (‘systems’) to access, exchange, integrate, and cooperatively use data in a coordinated manner, within and across organizational, regional, and national boundaries, to provide timely and seamless portability of information and optimize the health of individuals and populations globally.

Category: Health.

Who has won Special Projects of Regional and National Significance grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Special Projects of Regional and National Significance (93.110) awarded $1.4 billion across 842 grant awards, an average of $1.6 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Zero to Three National Center for Infants, Toddlers & FamiliesDistrict of Columbia2$54.3 million
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterOhio1$51.5 million
Children's National Medical CenterDistrict of Columbia1$37.2 million
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillNorth Carolina8$29.1 million
American Academy of PediatricsIllinois8$26.4 million

Top states: District of Columbia ($165 million), California ($82.5 million), Ohio ($75.1 million), Maryland ($73.5 million), Massachusetts ($52.6 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, HRSA-27-072, which is open now.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.

Questions people ask

Is HRSA-21-085 still open?

No. It closed on May 10, 2021. A newer notice is open: HRSA-27-072, closes January 8, 2027 (62 days left).

Who can apply for State Newborn Screening Interoperability Implementation Program?

Health Resources and Services Administration accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for State Newborn Screening Interoperability Implementation Program?

Closed May 10, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

How much funding is available?

About $800,000 in total across about 4 awards.

Who has won Special Projects of Regional and National Significance grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Zero to Three National Center for Infants, Toddlers & Families, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Children's National Medical Center. The program made 842 awards worth $1.4 billion in that time.

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