Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students

Document Type:	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:	HRSA-12-079
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Posted Date:	May 23, 2012
Creation Date:	May 23, 2012
Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 22, 2012
Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 22, 2012
Archive Date:	Aug 21, 2012
Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
Category of Funding Activity:	Health
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:	246
Estimated Total Program Funding:	$45,000,000
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
CFDA Number(s):	93.925 -- Scholarships for Health Professions Students from Disadvantaged Backgrounds
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Eligible Applicants

Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Additional Information on Eligibility:

Eligible applicants are accredited schools of medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, nursing (as defined by section 801 of the PHS Act), pharmacy, podiatric medicine, optometry, veterinary medicine, public health, chiropractic, allied health, a school offering a graduate program in behavioral and mental health practice, or an entity providing programs for the training of physician assistants. For further information refer to the Public Health Service Act, Sections 737 and 799B. Faith-based and community-based organizations, Tribes, and tribal organizations are eligible to apply if all other eligibility requirements are met.

Agency Name

Health Resources & Services Administration

Description

The Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS) program promotes diversity among health profession students and practitioners by providing scholarships to full-time students with financial need from disadvantaged backgrounds, enrolled in health professions and nursing programs. Participating schools are responsible for selecting scholarship recipients, making reasonable determinations of need, and providing scholarships that do not exceed the allowable costs (i.e., tuition, reasonable educational expenses and reasonable living expenses with a cap for the total scholarship award of $15,000).

Link to Additional Information

https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/SFO.asp?ID=81FC3CE3-057B-43FC-8A8B-A6BF8C49073E

If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

CallCenter@HRSA.GOV
CallCenter@HRSA.GOV
Contact HRSA Contact Center at 877-Go4-HRSA/877-464-4772 or email

Synopsis Modification History

There are currently no modifications for this opportunity.

CVS Caremark Community Grants

Community Grants

To ensure that we make a positive impact, the Community Grants Program will focus on inclusive programs and programs for children with disabilities under age 21; academic and enrichment programs at public schools; and programs that provide access to quality health care services and health education for at risk and underserved populations of all ages. NOTE: Requests for CVS Caremark Community Grants are accepted beginning on January 1 and ending on October 31.

Grant Requirements

Please note the following requirements for the Community Grant program:

• Qualifying organizations are eligible for grants up to $5,000.
• All nonprofit organizations applying for a Community Grant for this type of program ARE REQUIRED to provide their EIN number before they can begin the eligibility quiz.
• A CVS/pharmacy store must be located within the state where your community organization resides.
• All CVS Caremark Community Grant Applications must be submitted online.

The Application Process

• Our process requires that all applicants answer a number of questions pertaining to the program for which they are applying before gaining access to the application. These simple questions help us determine if your program falls within our guidelines. Once you select which type of grant you wish to apply for (children with disabilities, health care for the uninsured or underserved, or public schools) you will be taken to an online application tool that will present these prescreening questions.
• If you are chosen to receive a grant, we request that grantees post volunteer opportunities on our website so that local associates can participate in your volunteer projects.
• Once you pass our pre-screening process and complete the application/proposal form, you can expect an e-mail response within four to six weeks, whether or not your program has been chosen for funding.
• Please do not call or e-mail us during the review process, as we will be unable to provide any additional information or status.
• All nonprofit organizations applying for a Community Grant for this type of program ARE REQUIRED to provide their EIN number before they can begin the eligibility quiz. Please note public schools do not need an EIN to apply.

Grants to support inclusive programs and programs serving the needs of children with disabilities

We support programs targeting children under age 21 with disabilities that address any of the following:

• Health and Rehabilitation Services – We believe that health and rehabilitation services are critical in ensuring that children with disabilities develop the skills needed to live as independently as possible at home, in school and in the community. Our CVS Caremark Community Grants support programs that promote independence among children with disabilities including physical and occupational therapies, speech and hearing therapies, assistive technology and recreational therapies.
• Enabling and Encouraging Physical Movement and Play – We believe that play is essential to healthy development — physical, cognitive, emotional and social — and offers a means of understanding the world. Therefore, we are devoted to the principle of free play. The unstructured, spontaneous, voluntary activity that is so engaging for children has long been recognized as the most beneficial form. Proposed programs may include either physical activities or play opportunities for children and should address the specific needs of the population served.

» Apply online for a Community Grant for children

Grants to support organizations that provide access to health care and health education for at risk and underserved populations

We support programs that ensure that more underserved populations receive needed quality health care through providers who participate in accountable community health care programs. We also support programs providing health education to at risk or underserved populations. There is no age limit on proposed programs that create greater access to health care services.»Apply online for a Community Grant for the underinsured or underserved

Grants to support academic enrichment programs at public schools

We work to ensure that students are not left behind in school. Proposed programs must be fully inclusive where children with disabilities are full participants in an early childhood, adolescent or teenage program alongside their typically developing peers. »Apply online for a Community Grant for Public Schools

Robert Wood Johnson Nursing Education Initiative

[from Philanthropy News Digest]

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Launches Nursing Education Initiative

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has announced a two-year, $4.3 million initiative to advance state and regional strategies designed to create a more highly educated nursing workforce.

Led by the Tri-Council for Nursing, whose members include theAmerican Association of Colleges of Nursing, the National League for Nursing, the American Nurses Association, and the American Organization of Nurse Executives, the Academic Progression in Nursing (APIN) initiative will provide funding of up to $300,000 over two years to each of nine state action coalitions that have developed or made substantial progress toward achieving a 2010 Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommendation that 80 percent of nurses have a bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) degree or higher by 2020. To date, roughly half the nurses in the United States have at least a baccalaureate degree.

To advance other recommendations in the IOM report, RWJF also is supporting the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action, a collaborative effort to help improve quality in the nursing field and transform the way Americans receive health care. Coordinated through the Center to Champion Nursing in America, an initiative of AARP, the AARP Foundation, and the foundation, the campaign supports forty-eight state-based action coalitions around the country.

"Our action coalitions around the country have generated extraordinary collaboration between nurses and other leaders, who are working together to build a more highly educated and diverse nursing workforce, promote nurse leadership, support inter-professional collaboration, ensure that nurses practice to the full extent of their education and training, and improve data collection," said Susan B. Hassmiller, senior advisor for nursing at RWJF. "We are confident that the new models they create will be replicable and help achieve our goal to have 80 percent of the nursing workforce be prepared at the baccalaureate level or higher by 2020."

“Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Launches Initiative to Support Academic Progression in Nursing.” Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Press Release 3/21/12.

Advanced Nursing Education Grants

This announcement solicits applications for the Advanced Nursing Education (ANE) program from eligible entities that provide advanced nursing education specialty programs that educate registered nurses to become nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, nurse anesthetists, nurse midwives, nurse educators, nurse administrators, public health nurses and other advanced nurse specialists. For purposes of this section, the term "advanced education nurses" means individuals trained in advanced degree programs including individuals in combined R.N./Master's degree programs, post-nursing master's certificate programs, or, in the case of nurse midwives, in certificate programs in existence on the date that is one day prior to the date of enactment of this section, to serve as nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, nurse-midwives, midwives, nurse anesthetists, nurse educators, nurse administrators, public health nurses or other nurse specialists determined by the Secretary to require advanced nurse education. Advanced nursing education programs include master's and doctoral degree programs, or in the case of certificate nurse-midwifery programs, those in existence on November 12, 1998. 

Link to Full Announcement

https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/SFO.asp?ID=ED37ACD3-26AD-4B1F-B73B-1E702C4BD8D2

If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Primary Care Training and Enhancement Physician Assistant Training in Primary Care Program

Description

This announcement solicits applications for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 Primary Care Training and Enhancement (PCTE) Physician Assistant Training in Primary Care Program. The purpose of the PCTE programs is to develop and enrich the education of future primary care clinicians, teachers, and researchers. The Physician Assistant Training in Primary Care Program supports primary care curriculum and infrastructure development for physician assistant students and teachers. Funds may be used to: a) Plan, develop, and operate an education program to train physician assistants to practice in primary care settings; and b) Plan, develop and operate an education program for individuals who will teach primary care in physician assistant training programs, preparing trainees to enter practice in primary care settings. 

Link to Full Announcement

https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/SFO.asp?ID=DE706E55-A407-4ADD-87FD-AB9D8CEC71CA

Expected Number of Awards:	11
Estimated Total Program Funding:	$2,500,000

Career grant

• AHRQ Mentored Career Enhancement Award in Patient Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) for Mid-Career and Senior Investigators (K18).

Nursing Faculty Loan Program

This announcement solicits applications for the Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP), to increase the number of qualified nursing faculty. The NFLP provides funding to schools of nursing to support the establishment and operation of a distinct, interest-bearing NFLP loan fund. Participating schools of nursing make loans from the fund to assist registered nurses in completing their graduate education to become qualified nurse faculty. The program offers partial loan forgiveness for borrowers that graduate and serve as full-time nursing faculty for the prescribed period of time. Under the Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148, Title VIII, section 846A was amended to increase the annual loan limit to $35,500 from $30,000 and will be adjusted after FY 2011 to provide for cost-of-attendance increases for the yearly loan rate and the aggregate loan. Section 847(f) added a funding priority for sections 847 and 846A of the PHS Act. This funding priority will be awarded to School of Nursing Student Loans that supports doctoral nursing students. Eligible applicants are accredited collegiate schools of nursing that offer an advanced nursing degree program(s) that prepare graduate students to teach. The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is authorized to enter into an agreement with the school and make an award to the school in the form of a Federal Capital Contribution (FCC). The school must use the FCC to establish a distinct account called the NFLP fund. The school is required to deposit an Institutional Capital Contribution (ICC) that is equal to no less than one-ninth of the FCC. The account may only be used to make loans to graduate nursing students who agree to meet the requirements of the NFLP and for the costs associated with the collection of the loans and the interest on the loans. Participating schools make NFLP loans from the loan fund to eligible graduate (master's and doctoral) nursing students to complete their nursing education programs. Students may receive NFLP loans up to $35,500 per academic year for a maximum of five years to support the cost of tuition, fees, books, laboratory expenses and other reasonable education expenses. Following graduation from the nursing program, the nursing school will cancel up to 85 percent of the loan principal and interest in exchange for the loan recipient's service as a full-time nursing faculty at a school of nursing, with a certain percentage cancelled each year for up to four years. The loan cancellation over the four-year period is as follows: 20 percent of the principal and interest may be canceled upon completion of each of the first, second, and third years of full time employment, which, after the three year period, totals 60 percent, followed by the cancellation of 25 percent of the principal and interest upon completion of the fourth year of full-time employment as a faculty member in an accredited school of nursing. Repayment on the remaining 15 percent of the loan balance is postponed during the cancellation period. NFLP loans are repayable and/or cancelled over a ten-year repayment period that begins 9 months after the individual ceases to pursue a course of study at a school of nursing. NFLP loans accrue interest at a rate of three percent per annum for loan recipients who establish employment as nurse faculty. 

Link to Full Announcement

https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/SFO.asp?ID=DE42BC63-0960-4286-898A-A146126F5502