Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Department, in an effort to continue development of the statewide HIE, is providing grant funding to eligible HIOs for the purpose of onboarding provider organizations, referred to as member organizations (“MOs”). Onboarding includes integration between the HIO’s system and the hospital’s or facility’s system using Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (“IHE”) standard transactions and alignment with Medicaid Information Technology Architecture (“MITA”) standards for interoperability. Through this RFA, the Department is providing to eligible HIOs the opportunity to apply for grant funding for three types of Projects. Specifically, the Department will provide grant funding for the following: • Project Lot 1 – Inpatient Hospital or Facility Onboarding. HIOs may apply for grant funding to onboard eligible hospitals or other inpatient facilities. Total grant funding of $5,000,000 is available for Lot 1. • Project Lot 2 – Outpatient Practice or Other Outpatient Provider Organization Onboarding. HIOs may apply for grant funding to onboard eligible outpatient practices or other outpatient provider organizations. Total grant funding of $2,925,000 is available for Lot 2. • Project Lot 3 –MO Portal. HIOs may apply for grant funding to allow eligible MOs to enable HIE participation via a portal. Total grant funding of $50,000 is available for Lot