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Expected
Number of Awards:
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16
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Estimated
Total Program Funding:
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$4,220,000
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Deadline: March 26, 2012
Eligible applicants are an accredited school of
nursing, a health care facility, a program leading to certification as a
certified nurse assistant, a partnership of such a school and facility, or a
partnership of such a program and facility.
Description
Section 865 of the Public Health Service
Act (42 U.S.C. 298) as amended by section 5305 of the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act of 2010, P.L. 111-148, authorizes grants, in coordination
with programs under PHS Act section 753 (Education and Training Relating to
Geriatrics) to meet the costs of projects that train and educate individuals in
providing geriatric care for the elderly. This legislation authorized the
establishment of traineeships for individuals who are preparing for advanced
education nursing degrees in geriatric nursing, long-term care,
gero-psychiatric nursing or other nursing areas that specialize in the care of
the elderly population. Grants to support development of individuals in
geriatric education may be used to: 1) Provide training to individuals who will
provide geriatric care for the elderly; 2) Develop and disseminate curricula
relating to the treatment of the health problems of elderly individuals; 3)
Train faculty members in geriatrics; 4) Provide continuing education to
individuals who provide geriatric care; or 5) Establish traineeships for
individuals who are preparing for advanced education nursing degrees in
geriatric nursing, long-term care, gero-psychiatric nursing or other nursing
areas that specialize in the care of the elderly population. Projects must
provide education and training for individuals providing geriatric care.
Applicants are encouraged to use or adapt existing curricula as appropriate to
the proposed project rather than expend resources to develop new curricula.
Geriatric educational resources are available through entities such as the
Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing (http://www.hartfordign.org/),
Hartford Centers of Excellence in Geriatric Nursing Education
(http://www.geriatricnursing.org/centers/), the Administration on Aging
(http://www.aoa.gov), and The Long-Term Services and Supports Workforce
Competency Model at: http://web.bc.edu/libtools/details.php?entryid=273 and the
Veterans Administration (http://www.va.gov). The National Association of
Geriatric Education Centers website at http://www.nagec.org/ also provides
resources and other useful information.
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A nonprofit 501(c)3 organization, the RCWE’s mission is to connect people with jobs through collaborative workforce development efforts and strong partnerships with economic development, business, education, and government sectors in the Northwest Pennsylvania region.
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