2019-MeHI-02 Digital Health Sandbox Program
Federal opportunity from 1367CONVD - Massachusetts Technology Collaborative • Massachusetts Technology Collaborative. Place of performance: MA. Response deadline: Jun 10, 2030. Industry: NAICS 00.
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UPDATED 7-30-2025. The Massachusetts eHealth Institute, a division of the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, is offering grants on a rolling basis to fund projects to support companies looking to test and validate new products and services in a sandbox environment.
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The Massachusetts eHealth Institute (MeHI), a division of the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, is offering grants on a rolling basis under the “2019-MeHI-02 Digital Health Sandbox Program.” The notice was updated 7-30-2025 and is intended to fund projects that help companies test and validate new digital health products and services in a sandbox environment. The response deadline shown is 2030-06-10T15:00:00+00:00, indicating an ongoing intake rather than a single competitive bid window. The opportunity appears best suited to product companies (or teams) that can propose a specific sandbox testing plan with measurable validation outcomes and a clear pathway from test results to adoption or commercialization.
Provide grant funding (on a rolling basis) for projects that enable companies to test and validate new digital health products and services within a sandbox environment administered/offered by MeHI (Massachusetts Technology Collaborative).
- Digital health companies seeking grant support to test and validate a specific new product or service in a sandbox environment
- Teams with a concrete validation plan and the ability to execute sandbox-based testing and produce evidence/reporting artifacts
- Organizations prepared to operate under a grant model (milestones, reporting, deliverables) rather than a services contract
- Identify the digital health product/service to be tested and the specific validation objectives for a sandbox environment
- Define the sandbox test plan (test scenarios, participants/users, data needs, success metrics, evaluation approach)
- Execute testing/validation activities in the sandbox environment
- Document findings and outcomes from testing/validation (evidence generated, performance/usability/feasibility results)
- Report results to MeHI per grant requirements and update plans based on validation outcomes
- Program application/grant response as required by the “2019-MeHI-02 Digital Health Sandbox Program” documents
- Project narrative describing the product/service to be tested and what ‘validation’ will prove
- Sandbox testing plan including metrics and evaluation methodology
- Project schedule aligned to rolling submission and any program milestone structure
- Budget and budget narrative appropriate for a grant-funded project
- Documentation required by attachments in the Commbuys notice (forms, certifications, required exhibits)
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- Rolling basis grants: confirm submission cadence, eligibility rules, and any periodic review cycles in the attached program materials
- Use the Commbuys attachments for the authoritative application instructions and required forms (multiple downloadable files are referenced in the notice)
- Treat this as a grant budget (costed project plan) rather than a fixed-price services bid; align spend to discrete validation milestones and measurable outcomes
- Build the budget around the minimum work needed to generate credible validation evidence in the sandbox environment, with clear justification tied to the test plan
- Consider teaming with evaluation/clinical informatics partners to strengthen the validation methodology (only if allowed/encouraged in the grant documents)
- Consider subcontract support for UX research/testing execution and results analysis if internal capacity is limited, ensuring the prime remains the product owner and accountable for outcomes
- Notice details are thin in the public description; key requirements are likely contained in the Commbuys attachments—missing or noncompliant forms could render an application incomplete
- Because it is a rolling basis grant program, timing and funding availability may vary; confirm any scoring, batching, or periodic award cycles in the program documents
- ‘Sandbox environment’ expectations (data access, integration constraints, security/privacy obligations) are unknown from the brief and could materially affect feasibility, schedule, and budget
- What are the eligibility requirements for applicants under 2019-MeHI-02 (company stage, location, product maturity), and are there restrictions on prior awardees?
- What constitutes the ‘sandbox environment’ for this program (available platforms, datasets, integration capabilities, and any required tooling)?
- What deliverables and reporting are required for grantees (interim reports, final report format, evidence expectations)?
- How are rolling submissions reviewed (continuous review vs. periodic cutoffs), and how quickly are award decisions typically made?
- Are there required privacy/security standards for testing (e.g., handling of health data) and any mandatory agreements participants must sign?
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- Grant/application requirements, eligibility rules, evaluation criteria, award size limits, and required forms (appear to be in the linked attachments but are not provided in the brief)
- Defined deliverables and reporting cadence for funded projects
- Details of the sandbox environment (technical stack, data availability, integration/security requirements)
- Posted date, solicitation number, and notice type fields are not provided
- Period of performance dates and place of performance are not provided
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