# Leading Edge Acceleration Projects (LEAP) in Health Information Technology (93.345)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/93-345-leading-edge-acceleration-projects-leap-in-health/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated October 31, 2026.

Leading Edge Acceleration Projects (LEAP) in Health Information Technology is run by Department of Health and Human Services. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $9.8 million in 11 grants, about $893,853 per award.

## Objectives

The goal of the LEAP in Health IT funding opportunity is to address well-documented and fast emerging challenges inhibiting the development, use, or advancement of well-designed, interoperable health IT, which are scalable across the healthcare industry. Solutions are expected to further a new generation of health IT tools and inform the development, implementation, and refinement of health IT standards, methods, and techniques towards enabling widespread adoption of health IT tools to improve healthcare outcomes.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $2.0 million | 2 |
| 2022 | $1.9 million | 3 |
| 2023 | $2.0 million | 2 |
| 2024 | $2.0 million | 2 |
| 2025 | $2.0 million | 2 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Children's Hospital Corporation | Massachusetts | $1.0 million |
| Alliancechicago | Illinois | $1.0 million |
| Healthelink, Inc. | New York | $1.0 million |
| Dartnet Institute | Colorado | $999,990 |
| Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society | Illinois | $999,768 |
| Oregon Health & Science University | Oregon | $999,330 |
| National Opinion Research Center | Illinois | $999,227 |
| The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York | New York | $998,903 |
| Medstar Health Research Institute Inc. | Maryland | $998,057 |
| University of Texas at Austin | Texas | $964,676 |