| Expected Number of Awards: | 200 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $50,000,000 |
This funding opportunity is one of many for the Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals (EETHP) program, hereby known as EETHP Equipment Initiative. Twenty-four health professional training programs comprise this initiative. As defined by this program, a Health Professional Training Program is a program authorized under Titles III, VII and VIII of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act which focuses all or in part on the training of health professionals. HRSA is announcing the availability of funds to support multiple programs in the purchase of health professions training equipment. While the overall goals of the EETHP Equipment Initiative are the same for each program, applicants must satisfy the statutory requirements of the health professions training program under which they are applying for equipment. Accordingly, a different funding announcement is being offered for each of the 21 eligible programs that comprise the Initiative. Under this announcement number HRSA is announcing this initiative for those entities eligible for the EETHP-Primary Care Training and Enhancement grant program only. The equipment requested under this announcement should support activities and the goals of the Primary Care Training and Enhancement program. To be eligible for this funding opportunity, an applicant does not need to be a current grantee, but must be eligible to apply for the Primary Care Training and Enhancement grant program. The Primary Care Training and Enhancement grant program focuses on Family Medicine, General Internal Medicine, and General Pediatric physicians and primary care Physician Assistants as a means of improving access to care. The program supports academic administrative units, residency training, predoctoral training, faculty development training and physician assistant training program areas. This specific announcement is for equipment to support training of health professionals through adademic administrative units in primary care.
Deadline: May 17, 2010
This announcement solicits applications under the Recovery Act for Training in Primary Care Medicine to support Residency Training in Primary Care. More specifically, funds may be used to plan, develop, and operate or participate in an accredited professional training program, including an accredited residency or internship program in the field of family medicine, general internal medicine, and/or general pediatrics for medical students, interns, residents, or practicing physicians as defined by the Secretary. Funds may be used to provide need-based financial assistance in the form of traineeships and fellowships to medical students, medical personnel, who are participants in any such program, and who plan to specialize or work in the practice of the fields of family medicine, general internal medicine, or general pediatrics. Funds may be used to plan, develop, and operate a program for the training of physicians teaching in community-based settings.
Deadline: May 21, 2010
| Expected Number of Awards: | 78 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $51,103,000 |
Deadline: May 18, 2010
Since its creation in 1993, the DLT program has invested $306 million to fund more than 920 projects in 48 states and four territories. Funds may be used to acquire end-user telecommunications equipment such as videoconferencing equipment needed to provide distance learning and telemedicine services to rural communities.
To be eligible for a grant, your organization must: : 1 Currently deliver or propose to deliver distance learning or telemedicine services for the term of the grant. To receive a grant, the purposes must meet the grant definition of distance learning and/or telemedicine. The DLT program is focused on sustainability. Planning studies, research projects, and short-term demonstration projects of less than life of the award (three years) will not be considered. 2. Be legally organized as an incorporated organization or partnership; an Indian tribe or tribal organization; a state or local unit of government; a consortium; or other legal entity, including a private corporation organized on a for profit or not-for profit basis with the legal capacity to contract with the United States Government. Specific legal definitions and citations can be found in 7 CFR 1703.103(a)(1) & 1703.125(k). Note : Many applicants for DLT Grants are informal consortia (groups of legal entities such as school districts that are working together specifically for the purpose of the grant project but that do not have a separate existence as a consortium). For additional guidance about applying as a consortium, please turn to Legal Eligibility under Section IV-B. 3.Operate a rural community facility or deliver distance learning or telemedicine services to entities that operate a rural community facility or to residents of rural areas at rates calculated to ensure that the benefit of the financial assistance passes through to such entities or to residents of rural areas.
| Expected Number of Awards: | 260 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $30,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $500,000 |
| Award Floor: | $50,000 |
Since its creation in 1993, the DLT program has invested $306 million to fund more than 920 projects in 48 states and four territories. Funds may be used to acquire end-user telecommunications equipment such as videoconferencing equipment needed to provide distance learning and telemedicine services to rural communities.
To be eligible for a grant, your organization must: : 1 Currently deliver or propose to deliver distance learning or telemedicine services for the term of the grant. To receive a grant, the purposes must meet the grant definition of distance learning and/or telemedicine. The DLT program is focused on sustainability. Planning studies, research projects, and short-term demonstration projects of less than life of the award (three years) will not be considered. 2. Be legally organized as an incorporated organization or partnership; an Indian tribe or tribal organization; a state or local unit of government; a consortium; or other legal entity, including a private corporation organized on a for profit or not-for profit basis with the legal capacity to contract with the United States Government. Specific legal definitions and citations can be found in 7 CFR 1703.103(a)(1) & 1703.125(k). Note : Many applicants for DLT Grants are informal consortia (groups of legal entities such as school districts that are working together specifically for the purpose of the grant project but that do not have a separate existence as a consortium). For additional guidance about applying as a consortium, please turn to Legal Eligibility under Section IV-B. 3.Operate a rural community facility or deliver distance learning or telemedicine services to entities that operate a rural community facility or to residents of rural areas at rates calculated to ensure that the benefit of the financial assistance passes through to such entities or to residents of rural areas.
Expected Number of Awards: 350
Estimated Total Program Funding: $52,000,000
Deadline: June 1, 2010
The program promotes diversity among health professions students and practitioners by providing scholarships for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Eligible health professions and nursing schools apply for funds to make scholarships to students from disadvantaged backgrounds, who have financial need for scholarships and are enrolled, or accepted for enrollment, as full-time students at the schools. Eligible applicants are accredited schools of medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, nursing, 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. To be eligible, applicants must also be carrying out a program to recruit and retain students from disadvantaged backgrounds, including students who are members of racial and ethnic minority groups. Applicants must demonstrate that the program has achieved success based on the percentage of disadvantaged students who are enrolled and have graduated from the school. Instructions for newly established schools are on page 11.
Estimated Total Program Funding: $52,000,000
Deadline: June 1, 2010
The program promotes diversity among health professions students and practitioners by providing scholarships for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Eligible health professions and nursing schools apply for funds to make scholarships to students from disadvantaged backgrounds, who have financial need for scholarships and are enrolled, or accepted for enrollment, as full-time students at the schools. Eligible applicants are accredited schools of medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, nursing, 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. To be eligible, applicants must also be carrying out a program to recruit and retain students from disadvantaged backgrounds, including students who are members of racial and ethnic minority groups. Applicants must demonstrate that the program has achieved success based on the percentage of disadvantaged students who are enrolled and have graduated from the school. Instructions for newly established schools are on page 11.
Expected Number of Awards: 72
Estimated Total Program Funding: $5,000,000
Deadline: June 7, 2010
The purpose of the Geriatric Academic Career Award (GACA) is to promote the career development of physicians, nurses, social workers, psychologists, dentists, pharmacists, and allied health professionals as academic faculty in geriatrics who spend 75 percent of their total time on teaching and developing skills in interdisciplinary education in geriatrics. Elgible applicants include schools of medicine, osteopathic medicine, nursing, social work, psychology, dentistry, and pharmacy or other allied health discipline in an accredited health professions school that is approved by the Secretary to apply on behalf of eligible indivduals. Payments will be made to institutions which include eligible schools as identified above.
Estimated Total Program Funding: $5,000,000
Deadline: June 7, 2010
The purpose of the Geriatric Academic Career Award (GACA) is to promote the career development of physicians, nurses, social workers, psychologists, dentists, pharmacists, and allied health professionals as academic faculty in geriatrics who spend 75 percent of their total time on teaching and developing skills in interdisciplinary education in geriatrics. Elgible applicants include schools of medicine, osteopathic medicine, nursing, social work, psychology, dentistry, and pharmacy or other allied health discipline in an accredited health professions school that is approved by the Secretary to apply on behalf of eligible indivduals. Payments will be made to institutions which include eligible schools as identified above.
The Department of General Services, on behalf of the Governor’s Office of Health Care Reform, recently issued a request for proposals to establish and operate Pennsylvania’s statewide Health Information Exchange (PHIX) to improve the quality of patient care. Learn more. View RFP. (Deadline is May 3, 2010)
| Expected Number of Awards: | 4 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $13,200,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $6,600,000 |
| Award Floor: | $1,000,000 |
The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL, or the Department), announces the availability of approximately $13.2 million in grant funds authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the Recovery Act) for projects that use virtual service-delivery models to promote career opportunities in the healthcare sector.This Solicitation provides applicants with the option to choose from two categories to submit a single grant application. These categories are: Category 1—Healthcare Virtual Career Platform (HVCP) and Category 2—Enhancing the Ability of Community- and Faith-Based Organizations to Deliver Virtual Career Exploration Services, Including Healthcare Careers Under Category 1, ETA intends to award one grant for up to $6.6 million to develop and operate an HVCP. Under Category 2, ETA intends to award two to four grants totaling approximately $6.6 million to national community- and faith-based organizations and non-profit One-Stop Career Center operators. The Category 2 grantees will increase access to virtual career exploration services by (a) building their capacity to deliver these services to their customers in local communities and (b) increasing the ability of their customers to make use of and benefit from online resources. Full announcement: SGA-DFA-PY-09-09
Deadline: April 30, 2010
Eight hundred awards will be made under the Healthcare Facilities program.
Agency Name: Health Resources & Services Administration
Description: To construct, renovate, expand, equip, or modernize health care facilities and other health care related facilities. All funds awarded should be expended solely for carrying out the approved projects in accordance with the provisions of the fiscal year 2010 Congressional Appropriations Bill.
Link to Full Announcement: https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/SFO.asp?ID=9B7D4018-905B-41F6-9DAC-AC5E08D3522B
Eight hundred awards will be made under the Healthcare Facilities program.
Agency Name: Health Resources & Services Administration
Description: To construct, renovate, expand, equip, or modernize health care facilities and other health care related facilities. All funds awarded should be expended solely for carrying out the approved projects in accordance with the provisions of the fiscal year 2010 Congressional Appropriations Bill.
Link to Full Announcement: https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/SFO.asp?ID=9B7D4018-905B-41F6-9DAC-AC5E08D3522B
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