Health Care and Public Health (HPH) Sector Information Sharing and Analysis Organization (ISAO)

The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to build the capacity of an information sharing and analysis organization (ISAO) to share information bi-directionally with the Health and Public Health (HPH) sector and HHS about cyber threats and provide outreach and education surrounding cybersecurity awareness. Under this FAO, the awardee will access Federal resources to develop the infrastructure and sector-specific expertise needed to function as a health care specific information sharing and analysis organization (ISAO).

In order to be eligible for funding, the entity needs to be performing some of the functions of an Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations (i.e., currently sharing information bi-directionally with the Health and Public Health (HPH) sector or sectors about cyber threats and providing outreach and education surrounding cybersecurity awareness) and possess the capacity to expand.

As health care delivery impacts everyone, the beneficiary eligibility includes all of the listed groups as provided in the reference manual.

Awarding agency will issue the FOA for a 60-day window. At the end of the 60-day application period, the awarding agency will review all applications over a 30- day window. The award review process will include award review panels comprised of subject matter experts and at least one federal employee. The awarding agency will inform all applicants in writing the status of their application (awarded, not awarded). Applicant awardees will be provided with the terms and conditions of their award, and will commence working with the awarding agency to implement. If the awardee is a collaborative (primary applicant with subawardees), all awardees will be subject to the terms and conditions of the award; however, the primary awardee will be responsible for all deliverables and reports, including financial reports. The awarding agency will provide oversight of the awards, including but not limited to quarterly reporting. These awards will be issued as Cooperative Agreements and it is the expectation of the awarding agency that the awardees work together in carrying out the activities contemplated in the agreement.