# Availability of Funds Announced in the HRSA Preview > Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A00-16874 ## Record - **Collection:** Federal Register - **Document type:** Notice - **Published:** July 7, 2000 - **Citation:** 65 FR 42190 ## Text DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Health Resources and Services Administration Availability of Funds Announced in the HRSA Preview AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, DHHS. ACTION: General notice SUMMARY: HRSA announces the availability of funds in the HRSA Preview for Summer 2000. This edition of the HRSA Preview is a comprehensive review of HRSA's Fiscal Year 2001 competitive grant programs. The purpose of the HRSA Preview is to provide the general public with a single source of program and application information related to the Agency's competitive grant offerings. The HRSA Preview is designed to replace the multiple Federal Register notices which traditionally advertised the availability of HRSA's discretionary funds for its various programs. In this edition of the HRSA Preview, HRSA's programs which provide funding for outpatient Hansen's Disease medical services and special projects for schools of public health have been included in the section “Other HRSA Programs.” It should be noted that additional program initiatives responsive to new or emerging issues in the health care area and unanticipated at the time of publication of the HRSA Preview may be announced through the Federal Register from time to time. Requirements appearing elsewhere in the Federal Register are not changed by this notice. This notice contains nearly all of the content of the HRSA Preview. The HRSA Preview contains a description of competitive and other grant programs scheduled for awards in Fiscal Year 2001, and includes instructions on how to contact the Agency for information and receive application kits for all programs. Specifically, the following information is included in the HRSA Preview: (1) program title; (2) legislative authority; (3) purpose; (4) eligibility; (5) funding priorities and/or preferences; (6) estimated dollar amount of competition; (7) estimated number of awards; (8) estimated project period; (9) Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) identification number; (10) application availability date; (11) letter of intent deadline (if any); (12) application deadline; (13) projected award date; and (14) programmatic contact, with telephone and e-mail addresses. Certain other information, including how to obtain and use the HRSA Preview and grant terminology can also be found in the HRSA Preview. This issue of the HRSA Preview describes funding for the following HRSA discretionary authorities and programs (receipt deadlines are in parentheses): Health Professions Programs Model State-Supported Area Health Education Centers (12/18/00) Basic/Core Area Health Education Centers (12/18/00) Preventive Medicine Residency Programs (09/18/00) Centers of Excellence (12/01/00) Podiatric Residency Training in Primary Care (10/27/00) Allied Health Projects (01/16/01) Advanced Education Nursing Grants (01/29/01) Partnerships for Developing Public Health Nursing Leadership (11/17/01) Residencies in the Practice of Pediatric Dentistry and Residencies and Advanced Education in the Practice of General Dentistry (09/08/00) Public Health Training Centers Grant Program (12/11/00) Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship Grants (11/01/00) Basic Nurse Education and Practice Grants (02/22/01) Advanced Education Nursing—Nurse Anesthetist Traineeship Grant Program (11/01/00) Geriatric Nursing Knowledge and Experiences in Long Term Care Facilities for Baccalaureate Nursing Students (09/08/00) Health Careers Opportunity Program (01/10/01) Residency Training in Primary Care (Family Medicine, General Internal Medicine/General Pediatrics) (10/02/00) Physician Assistant Training in Primary Care (01/12/01) Academic Administrative Units in Primary Care (Family Medicine, General Internal Medicine/General Pediatrics) (12/08/00) Faculty Development Training in Primary Care (Family Medicine, General Internal Medicine/General Pediatrics) (10/06/00) Predoctoral Training in Primary Care (Family Medicine, General Internal Medicine/General Pediatrics) (11/03/00) Faculty Loan Repayment Program (05/31/01) Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (12/15/00) Geriatric Education Centers (01/04/01) Primary Health Care Programs National Primary Care Technical Assistance Grants and Cooperative Agreements (03/01/01 and 05/01/01) National Health Service Corps Student/Resident Experiences and Rotations in Community Health (SEARCH) (05/01/01) Health Care for the Homeless (deadline varies) Grants to States for Loan Repayment Programs (05/15/01) New Delivery Sites and New Starts in Programs Funded Under the Health Centers Consolidation Act (11/30/00; 2/28/01; and 5/15/01) Community and Migrant Health Centers (deadline varies) Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program (06/30/01) HIV/AIDS Programs Ryan White IV: Existing Geographic Areas (04/02/01) Ryan White IV: New Geographic Areas (04/02/01) Ryan White IV for Adolescent Services (04/02/01) Funding for Early Intervention Services Grants: Existing Geographic Areas (10/02/00) Funding for Early Intervention Services Grants: New Geographic Areas (07/16/01) Funding for Early Intervention Services Planning Grants (06/01/00) Maternal and Child Health Programs Genetic Services, Improving Health of Children: Implementation of the State Grants for the Integration of Programs and their Information Systems (02/28/01) Genetic Services, Developing Models for the Use of New and Evolving Technology within Newborn Screening Programs (02/28/01) Genetic Services, State Development Grants for Newborn Screening Efforts and Infrastructure Development (02/28/01) Nationwide Blood Lead and Erythrocyte Protoporphyrin (EP) Proficiency Testing Program (09/15/00) Integrated Health and Behavioral Health Care for Children, Adolescents, and their Families (01/31/01) Innovative Models to Analyze and Address Racial, Ethnic, and Geographic Disparities in Maternal and Child Health Outcomes (02/05/01) Integrated Comprehensive Women's Health Services in State MCH Programs (03/23/01) Assuring Adequate Health Insurance for Children with Special Health Care Needs (02/02/01) Healthy and Ready to Work (HRTW) Services for Children and Youth with Special Health Needs (CYSHN) (02/23/01) Integrated Services (01/22/01) Medical Home Development Grants (10/16/00) Partnership for Information and Communication (PIC) (01/02/01) MCH Cooperative Agreements (01/02/01) Breastfeeding Promotion in Pediatrician's Office Practices (05/01/01) Partners in Program Planning for Adolescent Health (04/20/01) Maternal and Child Health Research Program (08/01/00 and 03/01/00) Health Care Information and Education for Families of Children with Special Health Care Needs (12/01/00) Graduate Medical Education in Obstetrics/Gynecology, Pediatrics and Family Practice in Historically/Predominately Black Medical Schools (02/01/01) Public Health Training in Maternal and Child Health (12/15/00) Long Term Training in Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) (10/12/00) Continuing Education and Development (01/12/01) Public Policy Analysis and Education Center for Infant and Early Childhood Health (03/26/01) Public Policy Analysis and Education Center for Middle Childhood and Adolescent Health (03/26/01) Continuing Education and Development Cooperative Agreement to Advance Education and Public Policy Development in Maternal and Child Health (02/01/01) Continuing Education/Distance Learning (01/12/01) Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children (10/02/00) Healthy Tomorrows Partnership Cooperative Agreement (06/01/01) State Systems Development Initiative (SSDI), MCH Services Federal Set-Aside Program (07/13/01) EMSC Implementation (11/01/00) EMSC Partnerships (11/01/00) EMSC Targeted Issue (11/01/00) Pediatric Injury Surveillance System (04/02/01) Clinical practice Guidelines for Emergency Care of Children (06/01/01) A Color-coded System for Equipment and Medication for Pediatric Resuscitation (03/01/01) Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), State Implementation Grants (12/01/01) Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), State Planning Grants (12/01/01) State Mortality Review Support Program (01/29/01) Perinatal Systems and Women's Health National Resource Center (02/23/01) Healthy Start Initiative—Eliminating Disparities in Perinatal Health (02/06/01) Interconception Care for High Risk Women and their Infants (02/16/01) Improving Women's Health through Screening and Intervention for Depression during or around the Time of Pregnancy (12/21/00) Healthy Start Initiative—State Infrastructure Initiatives (12/08/00) Eliminating Disparities in Perinatal Health—Border Health (02/06/01) Office of the Administrator Community Access Program (06/01/00) National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) (TBA) Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) (TBA) Public Health Foundation (PHF) (TBA) National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) (05/30/00) Pacific Islands Health Officers Association (06/01/00) Rural Health Programs Rural Health Roundtable, George Mason University (07/31/00) State Rural Hospital Flexibility Program (05/25/01) Rural Health Outreach Grant (10/16/00) Rural Health Network Development (10/23/00) Special Programs Extramural Support Program for Projects to Increase Organ and Tissue Donations (05/01/01) Other HRSA Programs Outpatient Hansen's Disease Medical Services (09/01/00) Special Projects for Schools of Public Health (TBA) Lawton Chiles Foundation (N/A) Individuals may obtain the HRSA Preview by calling the toll free number at 1-877-477-2123 (1-877-HRSA123). The HRSA Preview may also be accessed on HRSA's World Wide Web Home Page at http://www.hrsa.gov/grantsf.htm. Dated: June 28, 2000. Claude Earl Fox, Administrator. How To Use and Obtain Copies of the HRSA Preview It is recommended that you read the introductory materials, terminology section, and individual program category descriptions before contacting the toll-free number 1-877-477-2123 (1-877-HRSA-123). Likewise, we urge applicants to fully assess their eligibility for grants before requesting kits. As a general rule, no more than one kit per category will be mailed to applicants. To Obtain a Copy of HRSA Preview To have your name and address added to or deleted from the HRSA Preview mailing list, call the toll free number above or send a message by e-mail to hrsagac@hrsa.gov. To Obtain an Application Kit Applications kits differ depending on the grant program. Determine which kit(s) you wish to receive and call 1-877-477-2123 to be placed on the mailing list. Be sure to provide the information specialist with both the CFDA number and the title of the grant program. You may also request application kits using the e-mail address above. Application kits are generally available 60 days prior to application deadline. If kits are available earlier, they will be mailed immediately. The guidance contained in the various kits contains detailed instructions, background on the grant program, and other essential information, such as the applicability of Executive Order 12372 and 45 CFR Part 100, and additional inforamtion pertinent to the intergovernmental review process, as appropriate. World Wide Web Access The HRSA Preview is available on the HRSA Homepage via the World Wide Web at: www.hrsa.gov/grantsf.htm. You can download this issue in Adobe Acrobat format. Application materials are also available for downloading for some HRSA programs. HRSA's goal is to post application forms and materials for all programs in future cycles. You can register on-line to be sent grant application materials by following the instructions on the web page. Your mailing information will be added to our database and materials will be sent to you as they become available. Grant Terminology Application Deadlines Applications will be considered on time if they are received on or before the established deadline, or postmarked on or before the deadline given in the program announcement or in the application kit materials. Applications sent to any address other than that specified in the application guidance are subject to being returned. Authorization The citation of the law authorizing the various grant programs is provided immediately following the title of the programs. CFDA Number The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) is a Government-wide compendium of Federal programs, projects, services, and activities which provide assistance. Programs listed therein are given a CFDA Number. Be sure to use both the CFDA number and the title of the grant program when requesting an application kit. Note that CFDA numbers with alpha suffixes have different titles than the same CFDA numbers without suffixes. Cooperative Agreement A financial assistance mechanism (grant) used when substantial Federal programmatic involvement with the recipient is anticipated by the funding agency during performance of the project. The nature of that involvement will always be specified in the offering or application guidance materials. Eligibility The status an entity must possess to be considered for a grant. Authorizing legislation and programmatic regulations specify eligibility for individual grant programs, and eligibility may be further restricted for programmatic reasons. In general, assistance is provided to nonprofit organizations and institutions, State and local governments and their agencies, and occasionally to individuals. For-profit organizations are eligible to receive awards under financial assistance programs unless specifically excluded by legislation. Estimated Amount of Competition The funding level listed is provided only as an estimate, and is subject to the availability of funds, Congressional action, and changing program priorities. Funding Priorities and/or Preferences Funding preferences, priorities, and special considerations may come from legislation, regulations, or HRSA program leadership decisions. They are not the same as review criteria. Funding preferences are any objective factors that would be used to place a grant application ahead of others without the preference on a list of applicants recommended for funding by a review committee. Some programs give preference to organizations which have specific capabilities such as telemedicine networking, or have established relationships with managed care organizations. Funding priorities are factors that cause a grant application to receive a fixed amount of extra rating points—which may similarly affect the order of applicants on a funding list. Special considerations are other factors considered in making funding decisions that are neither review criteria, preferences, or priorities, e.g., ensuring that there is an equitable geographic distribution of grant recipients, or meeting requirements for urban and rural proportions. Key Offices The Grants Management Office serves as the focal point for questions concerning business matters. In the HRSA Preview, a “key” symbol indicates the appropriate grants management office for each program area and the main telephone number for the office. Letter of Intent To help in planning the application review process, many HRSA programs request a letter of intent from the applicant in advance of the application deadline. Letters of intent are neither binding nor mandatory. Details on where to send letters can be found in the guidance materials contained in the application kit. Matching Requirements Several HRSA programs require a matching amount, or percentage of the total project support, to come from sources other than Federal funds. Matching requirements are generally mandated in the authorizing legislation for specific categories. Also, matching or other cost-sharing requirements may be administratively required by the awarding office. Such requirements are set forth in the application kit. Project Period The total time for which support of a discretionary project has been programmatically approved. The project period usually consists of a series of budget periods of one-year duration. Once approved through initial review, continuation of each successive budget period is subject to satisfactory performance, availability of funds, and program priorities. Review Criteria The following are generic review criteria applicable to HRSA programs: • That the estimated costs to the Government of the project are reasonable considering the level and complexity of activity and the anticipated results. • That project personnel or prospective fellows are well qualified by training and/or experience for the support sought, and the applicant organization or the organization to provide training to a fellow have adequate facilities and manpower. • That, insofar as practical, the proposed activities (scientific or other), if well executed, are capable of attaining project objectives. • That the project objectives are capable of achieving the specific program objectives defined in the program announcement and the proposed results are measurable. • That the method for evaluating proposed results includes criteria for determining the extent to which the program has achieved its stated objectives and the extent to which the accomplishment of objectives can be attributed to the program. • That, in so far as practical, the proposed activities, when accomplished, are replicable, national in scope and include plans for broad dissemination. The specific review criteria used to review and rank applications are included in the individual guidance material provided with the application kits. Applicants should pay strict attention to addressing these criteria, as they are the basis upon which their applications will be judged by the reviewers. Technical Assistance A contact person is listed for each program and his/her e-mail address and telephone number provided. Some programs have scheduled workshops and conference calls as indicated by the “magnifying glass” in the HRSA Preview. If you have questions concerning individual programs or the availability of technical assistance, please contact the person listed. Also check your application materials and the HRSA web site at http://www.hrsa.dhhs.gov/ for the latest technical assistance information. Frequently Asked Questions 1. Where do I submit grant applications? The address for submitting your grant application will be shown in the guidance document included in the application kit. 2. How do I learn more about a particular grant program? If you want to know more about a program before you request an application kit, an e-mail/telephone contact is listed. This contact person can provide information concerning the specific program's purpose, scope and goals, and eligibility criteria. Usually, you will be encouraged to request the application kit so that you will have clear, comprehensive, and accurate information available to you. When requesting application materials, you must state the CFDA Number and title of the program. The application kit lists telephone numbers for a program expert and a grants management specialist who will provide information about your program of interest if you are unable to find the information within the written materials provided. In general, the program contact person provides information about the specific grant offering and its purpose, and the grants management specialist provides information about the grant mechanism and business matters, though there is often overlap of their responsibilities. Information specialists at the toll-free number provide only basic information and administer mailings. 3. The dates listed in the HRSA Preview and the dates in the application kit do not agree. How do I know which is correct? HRSA Preview dates for application kit availability and application receipt deadlines are based upon the best known information at the time of publication, often nine months in advance of the competitive cycle. Occasionally, the grant cycle does not begin as projected and dates must be adjusted. The deadline date stated in your application kit is generally correct. If the application kit has been made available and subsequently the date changes, notification of the change will be mailed to known recipients of the application kit, and also posted on the HRSA home page. 4. Are programs announced in the HRSA Preview ever canceled? Infrequently, announced programs may be withdrawn from competition. If this occurs, a cancellation notice will be provided through the HRSA Preview at the HRSA Homepage at http://www.hrsa.dhhs.gov/. If practicable, an attempt will be made to notify by mail those who have requested a kit for the canceled program. If you have unanswered questions, please contact John Gallicchio of the Grants Policy Branch at 301-443-6507 (jgallicchio@hrsa.gov). Bureau of Health Professions Kids Into Health Careers Initiative The Bureau of Health Professions announces a new initiative to increase diversity and cultural competency of the health professions workforce. The Kids Into Health Careers initiative is designed to expand the pool of qualified and interested applicants from minority and disadvantaged populations. The Bureau will give Special Consideration to qualified applicants to appropriate grant programs who participate in the Kids Into Health Careers initiative by working with primary and secondary schools that have a high percentage of minority and disadvantaged students. To receive this Special Consideration, applicants must establish linkages with one or more elementary, middle or high schools with a high percentage of minority and disadvantaged students to: (1) inform students and parents about health careers and financial aid to encourage interest in health careers; (2) promote rigorous academic course work to prepare for health professions training; or (3) provide support services such as mentoring, tutoring, counseling, after school programs, summer enrichment, and college visits. Further information on the Kids Into Health Careers Initiative can be obtained on the Bureau of Health Professions website at http://www.hrsa.gov/bhpr/. The programs with this Special Consideration include: Model State-supported Area Health Education Centers, Preventive Medicine Residency Programs, Centers of Excellence, Podiatric Residency Training in Primary Care, Allied Health Projects, Residencies in the Practice of Pediatric Dentistry * * * Public Health Training Grant Program, Health Careers Opportunity Program, Faculty Development Training in Primary Care, Residency Training in Primary Care, Predoctoral Training in Primary Care, Physician Assistant Training in Primary Care, Basic/Core Area Health Education Centers, Geriatric Education Centers, Advanced Education Nursing Grants, Basic Nurse Education and Practice Grants, Academic Administrative Units in Primary Care, and Partnerships for Developing Public Health Nursing Leadership. All recipients of Bureau of Health Professions grants will receive a packet of information and guidance materials that can be used in working with local school systems. Model State-Supported Area Health Education Centers 93.107 Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title VII, section 751, 42 U.S.C. 294a. Purpose: The program assists schools to improve the distribution, supply, and quality of health personnel in the health services delivery system by encouraging the regionalization of health professions schools. Emphasis is placed on community-based training of primary care oriented students, residents, and providers. The Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) program assists schools in the development and operation of AHECs to implement educational system incentives to attract and retain health care personnel in scarcity areas. By linking the academic resources of the university health science center with local planning, educational and clinical resources, the AHEC program establishes a network of health-related institutions to provide educational services to students, faculty and practitioners and ultimately to improve the delivery of health care in the service area. These programs are collaborative partnerships which address current health workforce needs within a region of a State or in an entire State. Eligibility: The types of entities eligible to apply for this program include public or private nonprofit accredited schools of medicine and osteopathic medicine and incorporated consortia made up of such schools, or the parent institutions of such schools. Applicants must also have previously received funds, but are no longer receiving funds under Section 751(a)(1) of the Public Health Service Act, and are operating an AHEC program. Funding Priorities or Preferences: As provided in Section 791(a) of the Public Health Service Act, preference will be given to any qualified applicant that: (A) has a high rate for placing graduates in practice settings having the principal focus of serving residents of medically underserved communities or (B) during the two-year period preceding the fiscal year for which an award is sought, has achieved a significant increase in the rate of placing graduates in such settings. This statutory general preference will only be applied to applications that rank above the 20th percentile of applications recommended for approval by the peer review group. Funds shall be awarded to approved applicants in the following order: (1) competing continuations, (2) new starts in States with no AHEC program, (3) other new starts, and (4) competing supplementals. Special Consideration: A Special Consideration will be given to qualified applicants who support the Kids Into Health Careers initiative by establishing linkages with one or more elementary, middle or high schools with a high percentage of minority and disadvantaged students to: (1) inform students and parents about health careers and financial aid to encourage interest in health careers; (2) promote rigorous academic course work to prepare for health professions training; or (3) provide support services such as mentoring, tutoring, counseling, after school programs, summer enrichment, and college visits. Further information on the Kids Into Health Careers Initiative can be obtained on the Bureau of Health Professions website at http://www.hrsa.gov/bhpr/. Matching Requirements: Awardees shall make available (directly or through contributions from State, county or municipal governments, or the private sector) recurring non-Federal contributions in cash in an amount not less than 50 percent of the operating costs of the Model State-Supported AHEC Program. Estimated Amount of This Competition: $5,500,000. Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: 13. Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: See the application guidance materials. Estimated Project Period: 3 years. CFDA Number: 93.107. Application Availability Date: 10/02/00. Letter of Intent Deadline: None. Application Deadline: 12/18/00. Projected Award Date: 05/01/01. Program Contact Person: Louis D. Coccodrilli, MPH. Phone Number: 301/443-6950. e-mail address: lcoccodrilli@hrsa.gov Basic/Core Area Health Education Centers 93.824 Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title VII, section 751, 42 U.S.C. 294a Purpose: Cooperative Agreements are awarded to assist schools to improve the distribution, supply and quality of health personnel in the health services delivery system by encouraging the regionalization of health professions schools. Emphasis is placed on community-based training of primary care oriented students, residents, and providers. The Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) program assists schools in the planning, development and operation of AHECs to initiate education system incentives to attract and retain health care personnel in scarcity areas. By linking the academic resources of the university health sciences center with local planning, educational and clinical resources, the AHEC program establishes a network of community-based training sites to provide educational services to students, faculty and practitioners in underserved areas and ultimately, to improve the delivery of health care in the service area. The program embraces the goal of increasing the number of health professions graduates who ultimately will practice in underserved areas. Eligibility: The types of entities eligible to apply for this program include public or private nonprofit accredited schools of medicine and osteopathic medicine and incorporated consortia made up of such schools, or the parent institutions of such schools. Also, in States in which no AHEC program is in operation, an accredited school of nursing is an eligible applicant. Funding Priorities or Preferences: As provided in section 791(a) of the Public Health Service Act, preference will be given to any qualified applicant that: (A) has a high rate for placing graduates in practice settings having the principal focus of serving residents of medically underserved communities or (B) during the two-year period preceding the fiscal year for which an award is sought, has achieved a significant increase in the rate of placing graduates in such settings. This statutory general preference will only be applied to applications that rank above the 20th percentile of applications recommended for approval by the peer review group. Funds shall be awarded to approved applications in the following order: (1) competing continuations; (2) new starts in States with no AHEC program; (3) other new starts; and (4) competing supplementals. Special Consideration: A Special Consideration will be given to qualified applicants who support the Kids Into Health Careers initiative by establishing linkages with one or more elementary, middle or high schools with a high percentage of minority and disadvantaged students to: (1) inform students and parents about health careers and financial aid to encourage interest in health careers; (2) promote rigorous academic course work to prepare for health professions training; or (3) provide support services such as mentoring, tutoring, counseling, after school programs, summer enrichment, and college visits. Further information on the Kids Into Health Careers Initiative can be obtained on the Bureau of Health Professions website at http://www.hrsa.gov/bhpr/. Matching Requirements: Awardees shall make available (directly or through contributions from State, county or municipal governments, or the private sector) non-Federal contributions in cash in an amount not less than 50 percent of the operating costs of the AHEC Program except that the Secretary may grant a waiver for up to 75 percent of the amount required in the first three years in which an awardee receives funds under Section 751(a)(1) of the Public Health Service Act. Estimated Amount of This Competition: $4,000,000. Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: 5. Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: See the application guidance materials. Estimated Project Period: 3 years. CFDA Number: 93.824. Application Availability Date: October 2, 2000. Letter of Intent Deadline: None. Application Deadline: December 18, 2000. Projected Award Date: May 1, 2001. Program Contact Person: Louis D. Coccodrilli, MPH. Phone Number: 301 443-6950 E-Mail: lcoccodrilli@hrsa.gov Preventive Medicine Residency Programs 93.117 Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title VII, section 768, 42 U.S.C. 295c Purpose: The Secretary may make grants to and enter into contracts with accredited schools of medicine, osteopathic medicine, and public health to meet the cost to: (1) plan and develop new residency training programs and to maintain or improve existing residency programs in preventive medicine, and (2) to provide financial assistance to residency trainees enrolled in such program. Eligibility: Eligible applicants are schools of medicine, osteopathic medicine and public health. An applicant must demonstrate to the Secretary that it has or will have available full-time faculty members with training and experience in the fields of preventive medicine and support from other faculty members trained in public health and other relevant specialties and disciplines. Funding Priorities or Preferences: Under section 765 of the Public Health Service Act, a preference will be applied for applicants: (1) serving individuals who are from disadvantaged backgrounds (including underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities) and (2) graduating large proportions of individuals who serve in underserved communities. For established programs (who have graduated three or more classes), supporting information will be requested to determine qualification for the Preference. For new programs (those having graduated three or fewer classes), applicant proposals will be evaluated by the criteria in the Public Health Service Act used to define a “new program” and must meet at least four of the following criteria to qualify for the funding preference: (A) The mission statement of the program identifies a specific purpose of the program as being the preparation of health professionals to serve underserved populations. (B) The curriculum of the program includes content which will help to prepare practitioners to serve underserved populations. (C) Substantial clinical training experience is required under the program in medically underserved communities. (D) A minimum of 20 percent of the clinical faculty of the program spend at least 50 percent of their time providing or supervising care in medically underserved communities. (E) The entire program or a substantial portion of the program is physically located in a medically underserved community. (F) Student assistance that is linked to service in medically underserved communities following graduation is available to the students in the program. (G) The program provides a placement mechanism for deploying graduates to medically underserved communities. A priority will be applied for any applicant who: (1) requests funding for a “new program”, as defined under Section 791[295j] of the Public Health Service Act as a program that has graduated less than three classes; or (2) meets the matching option of providing non-Federal matching funds obtained from public or private entities as set forth under Section 798 [295o] of the Public Health Service Act. Special Consideration: A Special Consideration will be given to qualified applicants who support the Kids Into Health Careers initiative by establishing linkages with one or more elementary, middle or high schools with a high percentage of minority and disadvantaged students to: (1) inform students and parents about health careers and financial aid to encourage interest in health careers; (2) promote rigorous academic course work to prepare for health professions training; or (3) provide support services such as mentoring, tutoring, counseling, after school programs, summer enrichment, and college visits. Further information on the Kids Into Health Careers Initiative can be obtained on the Bureau of Health Professions website at http://www.hrsa.gov/bhpr/. Estimated Amount of This Competition: 1.8 million dollars. Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: Approximately 10-15 awards. Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: See the application guidance materials. Estimated Project Period: 3 years. CFDA Number: 93.117. Application Availability Date: July 1, 2000. Letter of Intent Deadline: N/A. Application Deadline: September 18, 2000. Projected Award Date: April 15, 2001. Program Contact Person: Lee Norman Muecke, MD, MPH. Phone Number: 301-443-0582. E-mail: LMUECKE@HRSA.GOV Centers of Excellence 93.157 Legislative Authority: Section 736 of The Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 293 Purpose: The goal of this program is to assist eligible schools in supporting programs of excellence in health professions education for under-represented minority individuals. The grantee is required to use the funds awarded: (1) To develop a large competitive applicant pool through linkages with institutions of higher education, local school districts, and other community-based entities and establish an education pipeline for health professions careers; (2) to establish, strengthen, or expand programs to enhance the academic performance of under-represented minority students attending the school; (3) to improve the capacity of such school to train, recruit, and retain under-represented minority faculty including the payment of stipends and fellowships; (4) to carry out activities to improve the information resources, clinical education, curricula and cultural competence of the graduates of the schools as it relates to minority health issues; (5) to facilitate faculty and student research on health issues particularly affecting under-represented minority groups, including research on issues relating to the delivery of health care; (6) to carry out a program to train students of the school in providing health services to a significant number of under-represented minority individuals through training provided to such students at community-based health facilities that provide such health services and are located at a site remote from the main site of the teaching facilities of the school; and (7) to provide stipends as appropriate. Eligibility: Eligible applicants are accredited schools of allopathic medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, graduate programs in behavioral or mental health, or other public and private nonprofit health or educational entities. Historically Black Colleges and Universities as described in section 736(c)(2)(A) and which received a contract under section 788B of the Public Health Service Act (Advanced Financial Distress Assistance) for fiscal year 1987 may apply for Centers of Excellence (COE) grants under section 736 of the Act. Funding Preferences: NA. Special Consideration: Special Consideration will be given to qualified applicants who support the Kids Into Health Careers initiative by establishing linkages with one or more elementary, middle or high schools with a high percentage of minority and disadvantaged students to: (1) Inform students and parents about health careers and financial aid to encourage interest in health careers; (2) promote rigorous academic course work to prepare for health professions training; or (3) provide support services such as mentoring, tutoring, counseling, after school programs, summer enrichment, and college visits. Further information on the Kids Into Health Careers Initiative can be obtained on the Bureau of Health Professions website at http://www.hrsa.gov/bhpr/. Estimated Amount of This Competition: $7 million. Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: 12. Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: See the application guidance materials. Estimated Project Period: 3 years. CFDA Number: 93.157. Application Availability Date: 07/01/00. Letter of Intent Deadline: NA. Application Deadline: 12/01/00. Project Award Date: 06/30/01. Program Contact Person: Capt. Richard C. Valse, Jr. Phone Number: 301-443-2100. E-mail: Rvause@hrsa.gov Podiatric Residency Training in Primary Care 93.181 Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title VII, Section 755, 42 U.S.C. 293k Purpose: Grants are awarded to plan and implement projects in preventive and primary care training for podiatric physicians in approved or provisionally approved residency programs that shall provide financial assistance in the form of traineeships to residents who participate in such projects and who plan to specialize in primary care. Eligibility: Schools of podiatric medicine or public or private nonprofit hospitals or other public or private nonprofit entities are eligible to apply. Funding Priorities or Preferences: As provided in Section 791(a) of the Public Health Service Act, preference will be given to any qualified applicant that: (A) Has a high rate for placing graduates in practice settings having the principal focus of serving residents of medically underserved communities or (B) during the two-year period preceding the fiscal year for which such an award is sought, has achieved a significant increase in the rate of placing graduates in such settings. This statutory general preference will only be applied to applications that rank above the 20th percentile of applications recommended for approval by the peer review group. Special Consideration: A Special Consideration will be given to qualified applicants who support the Kids Into Health Careers initiative by establishing linkages with one or more elementary, middle or high schools with a high percentage of minority and disadvantaged students to: (1) inform students and parents about health careers and financial aid to encourage interest in health careers; (2) promote rigorous academic course work to prepare for health professions training; or (3) provide support services such as mentoring, tutoring, counseling, after school programs, summer enrichment, and college visits. Further information on the Kids Into Health Careers Initiative can be obtained on the Bureau of Health Professions website at http://www.hrsa.gov/bhpr/. Estimated Amount of This Competition: $492,000. Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: 4. Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: See the application guidance materials. Estimated Project Period: 3 years. CFDA Number: 93.181. Application Availability Date: July 1, 2000. Application Deadline: October 27, 2000. Projected Award Date: June 29, 2001. Program Contact Person: Eleanor Crocker. Phone Number: 301-443-1467. E-mail: ecrocker@hrsa.gov Allied Health Projects 93.191 Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title VII, section 755, 42 U.S.C. 294e. Purpose: Grants are awarded to assist eligible entities in meeting the costs associated with expanding or establishing programs that will: (1) expand enrollments in allied health disciplines that are in short supply or whose services are most needed by the elderly; (2) provide rapid transition training programs in allied health fields to individuals who have baccalaureate degrees in health-related sciences; (3) establish community-based training programs that link academic centers to rural clinical settings; (4) provide career advancement training for practicing allied health professionals; (5) expand or establish clinical training sites for allied health professionals in medically underserved or rural communities in order to increase the number of individuals trained; (6) develop curriculum that will emphasize knowledge and practice in the areas of prevention and health promotion, geriatrics, long-term care, home health and hospice care, and ethics; (7) expand or establish interdisciplinary training programs that promote the effectiveness of allied health practitioners in geriatric assessment and the rehabilitation of the elderly; (8) expand or establish demonstration centers to emphasize innovative models to link allied health, clinical practice, education, and research; and (9) meet the costs of projects to plan, develop, and operate or maintain graduate programs in behavioral and mental health practice. Eligibility: Eligible entities are health professions schools, academic health centers, State or local governments or other public or private nonprofit entities. Eligible academic institutions shall also be required to use funds in collaboration with two or more disciplines. Funding Priorities or Preferences: As provided in section 791(a) of the Public Health Service Act, preference will be given to any qualified applicant that: (A) has a high rate for placing graduates in practice settings having the focus of serving residents of medically underserved communities or (B) during the two-year period preceding the fiscal year for which such an award is sought, has achieved a significant increase in the rate of placing graduates in such settings. This statutory general preference will only be applied to applications that rank above the 20th percentile of applications recommended for approval by the peer review group. A preference will be given to those new programs that meet at least four of the criteria described in section 791(c)(3) of the Public Health Service Act concerning medically underserved communities and populations so that new applicants may also compete equitably. A funding priority will be given to qualified applicants who provide community-based training experiences designed to improve access to health care services in underserved areas. This will include being responsive to population groups addressed in the President's Executive Orders 12876, 12900, 13021, and 13125. These will include such applicants as Asian-American and Pacific Islander Serving Institutions, Hispanic Serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities serving American Indians and Alaska Natives. Special Consideration: A Special Consideration will be given to qualified applicants who support the Kids Into Health Careers initiative by establishing linkages with one or more elementary, middle or high schools with a high percentage of minority and disadvantaged students to: (1) inform students and parents about health careers and financial aid to encourage interest in health careers; (2) promote rigorous academic course work to prepare for health professions training; or (3) provide support services such as mentoring, tutoring, counseling, after school programs, summer enrichment, and college visits. Further information on the Kids Into Health Careers Initiative can be obtained on the Bureau of Health Professions website at http://www.hrsa.gov/bhpr/. Estimated Amount of This Competition: $1,200,000. Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: 10-12. Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: See the application guidance materials. Estimated Project Period: 3 Years. CFDA Number: 93.191. Application Availability Date: 07/31/00. Letter of Intent Deadline: N/A. Application Deadline: 01/16/01. Projected Award Date: 09/30/01. Program Contact Person(s): Captain Norman L. Clark; Lt. Commander Young Song. Phone Number: (301) 443-1346 or (301) 443-3353 E-mail address: nclark@hrsa.gov or ysong@hrsa.gov . Partnerships for Developing Public Health Nursing Leadership 93.247A Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title VII and Title VIII, 42 U.S.C.; Sections 765 and 811. Purpose: The purpose of this program is to improve State and local public health infrastructure by enhancing the production and distribution of a highly qualified, diverse public health nurse workforce. A school of nursing and a school of public health are expected to collaborate in developing a program for public health nurse leaders. These cooperative agreements are expected to enhance master's educational programs (such as MSN and MPH) that prepare nurses for leadership in public health nursing with an emphasis on interdisciplinary practice in State and local public health agencies. Eligibility: Eligible applicants are public and nonprofit private accredited collegiate schools of nursing and accredited schools of public health. The applicant is required to document a partnership or plan for a partnership for cooperation between a school(s)/ college(s) of nursing and a school of public health to meet project objectives. If the applicant is a school of nursing the partnership is to be with a school of public health; and if the applicant is a school of public health the partnership is to be with one or more schools of nursing. The school of nursing, school of public health, and joint program of study are to include core public health sciences and strategies for interdisciplinary academic and practice learning experiences. The project plan is to address strategies for strengthening the nursing component in appropriate departments in the school of public health and strengthen interdisciplinary and population focused content offered by the school of nursing or jointly with the school of public health. The graduate is expected to be awarded a master's degree (in nursing and/or public health such as MPH, MHS, MSN or dual degree options) upon successful completion of the program of study. Priorities or Preferences: Section 805 of the Public Health Service Act states that the Secretary shall give preference to applicants with projects that will substantially benefit rural or underserved populations, or help meet public health nursing needs in State or local health departments. The Secretary will grant a preference (as per Section 765 of the Public Health Service Act) to entities: (1) serving individuals who are from disadvantaged backgrounds (including underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities); and (2) graduating large proportions of individuals who serve in underserved communities. Special Consideration: A Special Consideration will be given to qualified applicants who support the Kids Into Health Careers initiative by establishing linkages with one or more elementary, middle or high schools with a high percentage of minority and disadvantaged students to: (1) Inform students and parents about health careers and financial aid to encourage interest in health careers; (2) promote rigorous academic course work to prepare for health professions training; or (3) provide support services such as mentoring, tutoring, counseling, after school programs, summer enrichment, and college visits. Further information on the Kids Into Health Careers Initiative can be obtained on the Bureau of Health Professions website at http://www.hrsa.gov/bhpr/. Estimated Amount of This Competition: $800,000 for FY 2001 depending on available funds. Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: 4. Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: $200,000 per year per grantee. Estimated Project Period: Five (5) years, depending on approval of progress reports, availability of funds, and program priorities. CFDA Number: 93.247A. Application Availability Date: July 1, 2000. Letter of Intent Deadline: Not required. Application Deadline: November 17, 2000. Projected Award Date: July 1, 2001. Program Contact Persons: Irene Sandvold (301-443-6333) and Jennifer Burks (301-443-6853). Application Availability: July 1, 2000. Application Deadline: November 17, 2000. Projected Award Date: July 1, 2001. E-mail Address: jburks@hrsa.gov Phone Numbers: 301-443-6333 and 301-443-6853. Residencies in the Practice of Pediatric Dentistry 93.248 and Residencies and Advanced Education in the Practice of General Dentistry 93.897 Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title VII, section 747(a)(6), 42 U.S.C. 293k. Purpose: These programs shall provide grants to assist schools in planning, developing, or operating programs, and to increase the number of training opportunities and to provide financial assistance to residents in post doctoral general and pediatric dentistry. These programs place particular emphasis on support of applications which encourage: (1) Practice in underserved areas; (2) provision of a broad range of pediatric and/or general practice dental services; (3) coordination and integration of care; (4) meeting the needs of special populations; and (5) recruitment and retention of under-represented minorities. Applicants are encouraged to detail manners in which the graduates of general dentistry residency will be well trained in meeting the treatment needs of the pediatric patient populations. For the upcoming grant cycle, all applications will be reviewed together as a single group during the peer review process. Eligibility: To be eligible for a grant for residency training in the practice of pediatric or general dentistry, the applicant shall include entities that have programs in dental schools, approved residency programs in the pediatric or general practice of dentistry, approved advanced education programs in the pediatric or general practice of dentistry. Funding Priorities and/or Preferences: As provided in Section 791(a) of the Public Health Service Act, preference will be given to any qualified applicant that: (A) Has a high rate for placing graduates in practice settings and has the principal focus of serving residents of medically/dentally underserved communities; or (B) during the two-year period preceding the fiscal year for which an award is sought, has achieved a significant increase in the rate of placing graduates in such settings. This statutory general preference will only be applied to applications that rank above the 20th percentile of applications recommended for approval by the peer review group. Priority shall be given to qualified applicants that have a record of training the greatest percentage of providers, or that have demonstrated significant improvements in the percentage of providers which enter and remain in general or pediatric dentistry. Priority shall be given to qualified applicants that have a record of training individuals who are from disadvantaged backgrounds (including racial and ethnic minorities under-represented in general or pediatric dentistry.) An Administrative Priority shall be given to new programs that have enrollees and no graduates at the time of application, and newly initiated programs that have neither enrollees nor graduates at the time of application. Special Consideration: Special Consideration will be given to projects that prepare practitioners to care for underserved populations and other high risk groups such as the elderly, individuals with HIV/AIDS, substance abusers, homeless, and victims of domestic violence. A Special Consideration will be given to qualified applicants who support the Kids Into Health Careers initiative by establishing linkages with one or more elementary, middle or high schools with a high percentage of minority and disadvantaged students to: (1) Inform students and parents about health careers and financial aid to encourage interest in health careers; (2) promote rigorous academic course work to prepare for health professions training; or (3) provide support services such as mentoring, tutoring, counseling, after school programs, summer enrichment, and college visits. Further information on the Kids Into Health Careers Initiative can be obtained on the Bureau of Health Professions website at http://www.hrsa.gov/bhpr/. Estimated Amount of This Competition: $1,500,000. Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: 12. Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: See the application guidance materials. Estimated Project Period: 3 Years. CFDA Numbers: General Dentistry: 93.897. Pediatric Dentistry: 93.248. Application Availability Date: July 1, 2000. Letter of Intent Deadline: N/A. Application Deadline: September 8, 2000. Projected Award Date: April 30, 2001. Program Contact Person: Susan Goodman, DDS; Stan Bastacky, DMD, MHSA. Phone Number: 301 443-6326. E-mail: sgoodman@hrsa.gov and sbaskacky@hrsa.gov. Public Health Training Centers Grant Program 93.249. Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title VII, Section 766, 42 U.S.C. 295a. Purpose: The goal of the Public Health Training Centers Grant Program is to improve the Nation's public health system by strengthening the technical, scientific, managerial and leadership competencies and capabilities of the current and future public health workforce. Emphasis is placed on developing the existing public health workforce as a foundation for improving the infrastructure of the public health system and helping achieve the Healthy People 2010 Objectives. With respect to a public health training center, applicants must agree to: (1) Specifically designate a geographic area, including medically underserved populations, e.g., elderly, immigrants/refugees, disadvantaged, to be served by the Center that shall be in a location removed from the main location of the teaching facility of the school participating in the program with such Center; (2) assess the public health personnel needs of the area to be served by the Center and assist in the planning and development of training programs to meet such needs; (3) establish or strengthen field placements for students in public or nonprofit private public health agencies or organizations; and (4) involve faculty members and students in collaborative projects to enhance public health services to medically underserved communities. Eligibility: Eligible applicants include accredited schools of public health or other public or nonprofit private institutions accredited for the provision of graduate or specialized training in public health. Funding Priorities And/or Preferences: In awarding grants or contracts under this authority, the Secretary shall give preference to accredited schools of public health. Special Consideration: A Special Consideration will be given to qualified applicants who support the “Kids Into Health Careers” initiative by establishing linkages with one or more elementary, middle or high schools with a high percentage of minority and disadvantaged students to: (1) Inform students and parents about health careers and financial aid to encourage interest in health careers; (2) promote rigorous academic course work to prepare for health professions training; or (3) provide support services such as mentoring, tutoring, counseling, after school programs, summer enrichment, and college visits. Further information on the Kids Into Health Careers Initiative can be obtained on the Bureau of Health Professions website at http://www.hrsa.gov/bhpr/. Estimated Amount of This Competition: $5,000,000. Estimated Number of Awards: 10-12. Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: See the application guidance materials. Estimated Project Period: 5 Years. Application Deadline: 12/11/00. CFDA Number: 93.249. E-mail: jkress@hrsa.gov and rmerrill@hrsa.gov Health Careers Opportunity Program 93.822. Legislative Authority: Section 739 of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 293c Purpose: The goal of the Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP) is to assist individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds to undertake education to enter a health profession. The HCOP program works to build diversity in the health fields by providing students from disadvantaged backgrounds an opportunity to develop the skills needed to successfully compete, enter, and graduate from health professions schools. The legislative purposes for which HCOP funds may be awarded are: (1) identifying, recruiting, and selecting individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds for education and training in a health profession; (2) facilitating the entry of such individuals into such a school; (3) providing counseling, mentoring, or other services designed to assist such individuals to complete successfully their education at such a school; (4) providing, for a period prior to the entry of such individuals into the regular course of education of such a school, preliminary education and health research training designed to assist them to complete successfully such regular course of education at such a school, or referring such individuals to institutions providing such preliminary education; (5) publicizing existing sources of financial aid available to students in the education program of such a school or who are undertaking training necessary to qualify them to enroll in such a program; (6) paying scholarships, as the Secretary may determine, for such individuals for any period of health professions education at a health professions school; (7) paying such stipends for such individuals for any period of education in student-enhancement programs (other than regular courses), except that such a stipend may not be provided to an individual for more than 12 months; (8) carrying out programs under which such individuals gain experience regarding a career in a field of primary health care through working at facilities of public or private nonprofit community-based providers of primary health services; and (9) conducting activities to develop a larger and more competitive applicant pool through partnerships with institutions of higher education, school districts, and other community-based entities. Eligibility: Eligible applicants include schools of medicine, osteopathic medicine, public health, dentistry, veterinary medicine, optometry, pharmacy, allied health, chiropractic, podiatric medicine, public or nonprofit private schools that offer graduate programs in behavioral and mental health, programs for the training of physician assistants, and other public or private nonprofit health or educational entities. Funding Preferences or Priorities: A funding preference will be given to approved applications for programs that involve a comprehensive approach by several public or nonprofit private health or educational entities to establish, enhance and expand educational programs that will result in the development of a competitive applicant pool of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds who desire to pursue health professions careers. A comprehensive approach means a network of entities which are formally linked programmatically. The network must include a minimum of four entities: a health professions school, an undergraduate institution, a school district, and a community-based entity. Special Consideration: A Special Consideration will be given to qualified applicants who support the Kids Into Health Careers initiative by establishing linkages with one or more elementary, middle or high schools with a high percentage of minority and disadvantaged students to: (1) inform students and parents about health careers and financial aid to encourage interest in health careers; (2) promote rigorous academic course work to prepare for health professions training; or (3) provide support services such as mentoring, tutoring, counseling, after school programs, summer enrichment, and college visits. Further information on the Kids Into Health Careers Initiative can be obtained on the Bureau of Health Professions website at http://www.hrsa.gov/bhpr/. Up to one third of available competitive funds will be reserved for applicants with approved proposals who have not received funding under this authority during the previous three years. Estimated Amount of this Competition: $9,000,000.00. Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: 23. Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: See the application guidance materials. Estimated Project Period: 3 years and up to five years for approved applications that rank in the upper twentieth percentile. CDFA Number: 93.822. Application Availability Date: 07/01/00. Letter of Intent/Pre-application Deadline: N/A. Application Deadline: 01/10/01. Projected Award Date: 08/01/01. Contact Person: Capt. Richard C. Valse Jr. Phone Number: 301-443-2100. E-mail address: Rvause@hrsa.gov Faculty Development Training in Primary Care (Family Medicine, General Internal Medicine/General Pediatrics) 93.895 Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title VII, Section 747,42 U.S.C. 293k. Purpose: Grants are awarded to plan, develop and operate a program for the training of physicians who plan to teach in family medicine (including geriatrics), general internal medicine, general pediatrics, and to provide financial assistance (in the form of traineeships and fellowships) to physicians who are participating in any such program. Eligibility: Accredited schools of medicine or osteopathic medicine, public or private nonprofit hospitals, or other public or private nonprofit entities are eligible to apply. Funding Priorities or Preferences: As provided in Section 791(a) of the Public Health Service Act, preference will be given to any qualified applicant that: (A) has a high rate for placing graduates in practice settings having the principal focus of serving residents of medically underserved communities or (B) during the two-year period preceding the fiscal year for which such an award is sought, has achieved a significant increase in the rate of placing graduates in such settings. This statutory general preference will only be applied to applications that rank above the 20th percentile of applications recommended for approval by the peer review group. Special Consideration: Special consideration will be given to projects which prepare practitioners to care for underserved populations and other high risk groups such as the elderly, individuals with HIV/AIDS, substance abusers, homeless, and victims of domestic violence. A Special Consideration will be given to qualified applicants who support the Kids Into Health Careers initiative by establishing linkages with one or more elementary, middle or high schools with a high percentage of minority and disadvantaged students to: (1) inform students and parents about health careers and financial aid to encourage interest in health careers; (2) promote rigorous academic course work to prepare for health professions training; or (3) provide support services such as mentoring, tutoring, counseling, after school programs, summer enrichment, and college visits. Estimated Amount of This Competition: Family Medicine: $4,435,366. General Internal Medicine/General Pediatrics: $3,000,000. Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: Family Medicine: 31. General Internal Medicine/General Pediatrics: 19. Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: See the application guidance materials. Estimated Project Period: Family Medicine: 3 years. General Internal Medicine/General Pediatrics: 3 years. CFDA Number: 93.895. Application Availability Date: July 1, 2000. Application Deadline: October 6, 2000. Projected Award Date: June 29, 2001. Program Contact Person: Family Medicine: Elsie Quinones. General Internal Medicine/General Pediatrics: Elsie Quinones. Phone Number: 301 443-1467. E-mail: Family Medicine: equinones@hrsa.gov General Internal Medicine/General Pediatrics: equinones@hrsa.gov Residency Training in Primary Care (Family Medicine, General Internal Medicine/General Pediatrics) 93.884. Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title VII, Section 747, 42 U.S.C. 293k. Purpose: Grants are awarded to assist graduate training programs in family medicine, general internal medicine and general pediatrics to expand and improve the quality of residency training programs that prepare graduates to enter primary care practice. Residency training programs should emphasize national innovations aimed at primary care residency education across disciplines. Eligibility: Applicant must be an accredited public or private nonprofit school of allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine or a public or private nonprofit hospital or other public or private nonprofit entity. Each allopathic program must be fully or provisionally accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. Each osteopathic program must be approved by the American Osteopathic Association. Funding Priorities or Preferences : As provided in Section 791(a) of the Public Health Service Act, preference will be given to any qualified applicant that: (A) has a high rate for placing graduates in practice settings having the principal focus of serving residents of medically underserved communities or (B) during the two-year period preceding the fiscal year for which such an award is sought, has achieved a significant increase in the rate of placing graduates in such settings. This statutory general preference will only be applied to applications that rank above the 20th percentile of applications recommended for approval by the peer review group. A funding priority will be made available for applicants that can demonstrate training the greatest percentage of providers or demonstrating significant improvements in the percentage of providers which enter and remain in primary care practice. A second priority will be offered to applicants who can demonstrate a record of training individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (including racial/ethnic minorities, under-represented in primary care practice). Special Consideration: Special consideration will be given to projects that prepare practitioners to care for underserved populations and other high risk groups (i.e., elderly, HIV/ AIDS, substance abusers, homeless and victims of domestic violence). A Special Consideration will be given to qualified applicants who support the Kids Into Health Careers initiative by establishing linkages with one or more elementary, middle or high schools with a high percentage of minority and disadvantaged students to: (1) inform students and parents about health careers and financial aid to encourage interest in health careers; (2) promote rigorous academic course work to prepare for health professions training; or (3) provide support services such as mentoring, tutoring, counseling, after school programs, summer enrichment, and college visits. Further information on the Kids Into Health Careers Initiative can be obtained on the Bureau of Health Professions website at http://www.hrsa.gov/bhpr/. Estimated Amount of This Competition: Family Medicine: $4,621,600 General Internal Medicine/General Pediatrics: $3,102,000. Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: Family Medicine: 28. General Internal Medicine/General Pediatrics: 32. Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: See the application guidance materials. Estimated Project Period: Family Medicine: 3 years. General Internal Medicine/General Pediatrics: 3 years. CFDA Number: 93.884. Application Availability Date: July 1, 2000. Application Deadline: October 2, 2000. Projected Award Date: June 29, 2001. Program Contact Persons: Family Medicine: Ed Spirer General Internal Medicine/General Pediatrics: Eleanor Crocker. Phone Number: 301 443-1467. E-Mail: Family Medicine: espirer@hrsa.gov General Internal Medicine/General Pediatrics: ecrocker@hrsa.gov Predoctoral Training in Primary Care (Family Medicine, General Internal Medicine/General Pediatrics) 93.896 Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title VII, Section 747, 42 U.S.C. 293k. Purpose: Grants are awarded to assist schools of medicine or osteopathic medicine to promote predoctoral training. The program assists schools in meeting the costs of projects to plan, develop and operate or participate in an approved predoctoral training program in the field of family medicine, general internal medicine, and general pediatrics. Proposed projects should seek to expand and enhance the quality of predoctoral initiatives: (1) Innovation, (2) Comprehensive Models, and (3) Establishment and Expansion of Required Clerkships. Eligibility: Any accredited public or nonprofit private school of allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine is eligible to apply. Funding Priorities or Preferences: As provided in Section 791(a) of the Public Health Service Act, preference will be given to any qualified applicant that: (A) has a high rate for placing graduates in practice settings having the principal focus of serving residents of medically underserved communities or (B) during the two-year period preceding the fiscal year for which such an award is sought, has achieved a significant increase in the rate of placing graduates in such settings. This statutory general preference will only be applied to applications that rank above the 20th percentile of applications recommended for approval by the peer review group. Special Consideration: Special consideration will be given to projects which prepare practitioners to care for underserved populations and other high risk groups such as the elderly, individuals with HIV/AIDS, substance abusers, homeless, and victims of domestic violence. A Special Consideration will be given to qualified applicants who support the Kids Into Health Careers initiative by establishing linkages with one or more elementary, middle or high schools with a high percentage of minority and disadvantaged students to: (1) inform students and parents about health careers and financial aid to encourage interest in health careers; (2) promote rigorous academic course work to prepare for health professions training; or (3) provide support services such as mentoring, tutoring, counseling, after school programs, summer enrichment, and college visits. Further information on the Kids Into Health Careers Initiative can be obtained on the Bureau of Health Professions website at http://www.hrsa.gov/bhpr/. Estimated Amount of This Competition: Family Medicine: $4,500,200. General Internal Medicine/General Pediatrics: $750,000. Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: Family Medicine: 28. General Internal Medicine/General Pediatrics: 5. Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: See the application guidance materials. Estimated Project Period: Family Medicine: 3 years. General Internal Medicine/General Pediatrics: 3 years. CFDA Number: 93.896. Application Availability Date: July 1, 2000. Letter of Intent Deadline: September 4, 2000. Application Deadline: November 3, 2000. Projected Award Date: June 29, 2001. Program Contact Person: Brenda Williamson. Phone Number: 301 443-1467. E-mail: bwilliamson@hrsa.gov Physician Assistant Training in Primary Care. 93.886 Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title VII, Section 747, 42 U.S.C. 293k. Purpose: Grants are awarded for projects for the training of physician assistants, and for the training of individuals who will teach in programs to provide such training. The program assists schools to meet the costs of projects to plan, develop and operate or maintain such programs. Eligibility: Accredited schools of medicine, osteopathic medicine or other public or private nonprofit entities are eligible to apply. Eligible physician assistant programs are those which are either accredited by the American Medical Association's Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation (AMA-CAHEA) or its successor organization, the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). Funding Priorities and/or Preferences: As provided in Section 791(a) of the Public Health Service Act, preference will be given to any qualified applicant that: (A) has a high rate for placing graduates in practice settings having the principal focus of serving residents of medically underserved communities; or (B) during the two-year period preceding the fiscal year for which such an award is sought, has achieved a significant increase in the rate of placing graduates in such settings. This statutory general preference will only be applied to applications that rank above the 20th percentile of applications recommended for approval by the peer review group. A priority will be offered to applicants that can demonstrate a record of training individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (including racial/ethnic minorities under-represented in primary care practice). Special Consideration: Special Consideration will be given in awarding grants to projects which prepare practitioners to care for underserved populations and other high risk groups such as the elderly, individuals with HIV/AIDS, substance abusers, homeless, and victims of domestic violence. A Special Consideration will be given to qualified applicants who support the Kids Into Health Careers initiative by establishing linkages with one or more elementary, middle or high schools with a high percentage of minority and disadvantaged students to: (1) Inform students and parents about health careers and financial aid to encourage interest in health careers; (2) promote rigorous academic course work to prepare for health professions training; or (3) provide support services such as mentoring, tutoring, counseling, after school programs, summer enrichment, and college visits. Further information on the Kids Into Health Careers Initiative can be obtained on the Bureau of Health Professions website at http://www.hrsa.gov/bhpr/. Estimated Amount of This Competition: $2,353,000. Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: 15. Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: See the application guidance materials. Estimated Project Period: 3 years. CFDA Number: 93.886. Application Availability Date: July 1, 2000. Application Deadline: January 12, 2001. Projected Award Date: June 29, 2001. Program Contact Person: Ellie Grant. Phone Number: 301 443-1467. E-mail: egrant@hrsa.gov Academic Administrative Units in Primary Care (Family Medicine, General Internal Medicine/General Pediatrics) 93.984 Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title VII, section 747, 42 U.S.C. 293k Purpose: Title VII authorizes funds to establish or expand teaching capacity in family medicine, general internal medicine and general pediatrics. Grant support is awarded to meet the costs of projects to establish, maintain or improve academic administrative units (which may be departments, divisions, or other units) to provide clinical instruction in family medicine, general internal medicine, or general pediatrics. An academic unit in family medicine means a department or division of a school. Applications are being solicited for projects to address one or more of the following program purposes: (1) establishment of an academic unit, (2) expansion of an academic unit, and (3) research infrastructure development within the academic unit. Eligibility: Public or private nonprofit accredited schools of allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine are eligible to apply. Funding Priorities and/or Preferences: As provided in Section 791(a) of the Public Health Service Act, preference will be given to any qualified applicant that: (A) has a high rate for placing graduates in practice settings having the principal focus of serving residents of medically underserved communities or (B) during the two-year period preceding the fiscal year for which such an award is sought, has achieved a significant increase in the rate of placing graduates in such settings. This statutory general preference will only be applied to applications that rank above the 20th percentile of applications recommended for approval by the peer review group. A second preference is offered to qualified applicants for the establishment or the substantive expansion of an academic unit. A priority will be available to those applicants that present collaborative projects between departments of primary care. The collaboration should involve the academic units of any two disciplines of family medicine, general internal medicine, and general pediatrics. There is a second priority (administrative) for establishment or expansion of research infrastructure proposals. Special Consideration: Special consideration will be given to projects which prepare practitioners to care for underserved populations and other high risk groups such as the elderly, individuals with HIV/AIDS, substance abusers, homeless, and victims of domestic violence. A Special Consideration will be given to qualified applicants who support the Kids Into Health Careers initiative by establishing linkages with one or more elementary, middle or high schools with a high percentage of minority and disadvantaged students to: (1) inform students and parents about health careers and financial aid to encourage interest in health careers; (2) promote rigorous academic course work to prepare for health professions training; or (3) provide support services such as mentoring, tutoring, counseling, after school programs, summer enrichment, and college visits. Further information on the Kids Into Health Careers Initiative can be obtained on the Bureau of Health Professions website at http://www.hrsa.gov/bhpr/. Estimated Amount of this Competition: Family Medicine: $4,587,292. General Internal Medicine/General Pediatrics: $1,300,000. Estimated Number of Awards to be made: Family Medicine: 29. General Internal Medicine/General Pediatrics: 9. Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: See the application guidance materials. Estimated Project Period: Family Medicine: 3 years. General Internal Medicine/General Pediatrics: 3 years. CFDA Number: 93.984. Application Availability Date: July 1, 2000. Letter of Intent Deadline: October 15, 2000. Application Deadline: December 8, 2000. Projected Award Date: June 29, 2001. Program Contact Person: Lafayette Gilchrist. Phone Number: 301 443-1467. E-mail lgilchrist@hrsa.gov. Faculty Loan Repayment Program 93.923 Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title VII, section 738(a), 42 U.S.C. 293b. Purpose: The Faculty Loan Repayment Program (FLRP) encourages expansion of disadvantaged representation in health professions faculty positions. The program provides loan repayment, in amounts not to exceed $20,000 for each year of service, for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds who agree to serve as members of the faculties of eligible health professions and nursing schools. Each recipient of loan repayment must agree to serve as a faculty member for at least two years. Eligibility: Schools of medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, optometry, podiatric medicine, pharmacy, public health, allied health, nursing and graduate programs in behavioral and mental health are eligible to apply. An individual is eligible to compete for participation in the FLRP if the individual is from a disadvantaged background and: (1) has a degree in medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, nursing, or another health profession; (2) is enrolled in an approved graduate training program in one of the health professions listed above; or (3) is enrolled as a full-time student in an accredited (as determined by the Secretary) school listed above and is in the final year of training leading to a degree from an eligible school. Funding Priorities or Preferences: Special consideration will be given to first-time applicants, applicants with a commitment from the employing institution to match the FLRP award, and to applicants who contribute to an even distribution of program participants with respect to geography and health care discipline. Estimated Amount of This Competition: $800,000. Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: 25. Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: See the application guidance materials. Estimated Project Period: Not less than two years. CFDA Number: 93.923. Application Availability Date: 01/03/2001. Letter of Intent Deadline (if applicable): N/A. Application Deadline: 05/31/2001. Projected Award Date: 9/01/2001. Program Contact Persons: Jeff Potts, Barry Dubrow, Lorraine Evans. Phone Numbers: 301-443-4240; 301-443-4021; 301-443-0785. E-mail address: flrpinfo@hrsa.gov Internet address: http://www.hrsa.gov/bhpr/dsa/flrp Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students 93.925. Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title VII, Section 737, 42 U.S.C. 293a. Purpose: The Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS) program contributes to the diversity of the health professions student and practitioner populations. The program provides funding to eligible health professions and nursing schools to be used for 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 eligible schools. Eligibility: (1) Schools of allopathic medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, optometry, pharmacy, podiatric medicine, veterinary medicine, public health, nursing, chiropractic, or allied health, graduate programs in behavioral and mental health practice, or an entity providing programs for the training of physician assistants are eligible to apply and (2) Schools with a program for recruiting and retaining students from disadvantaged backgrounds, including students who are members of racial and ethnic minority groups. Funding Priorities or Preferences: An applicant must provide assurances that preference in providing scholarships will be given to students for whom the costs of attending the schools would constitute a severe financial hardship and to former recipients of Exceptional Financial Need and Financial Assistance for Disadvantaged Health Professions Students Scholarships. A priority will be given to eligible entities that are health professions and nursing schools based on the proportion of graduating students going into primary care, the proportion of underrepresented minority students, and the proportion of graduates working in medically underserved communities. Estimated Amount of This Competition: $38,000,000. Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: 500. Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: See the application guidance materials. Estimated Project Period: 1 Year. CFDA Number: 93.925. Application Availability Date: 11/01/2000. Letter of Intent Deadline: N/A. Application Deadline: 12/15/2000. Projected Award Date: 03/31/2001. Program Contact Person: Angie Lacy or Andrea Castle. Phone Numbers: 301-443-5353; 301-443-1701. E-mail address: dpolicy@hrsa.gov. Geriatric Education Centers 93.969 Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title VII, section 753(a), 42 U.S.C. 294c. Purpose: Grants are given to support the development of collaborative arrangements involving several health professions schools and health care facilities. These arrangements, called Geriatric Education Centers (GECs), facilitate training of health professional faculty, students, and practitioners in the diagnosis, treatment, prevention of disease, disability, and other health problems of the aged. Projects supported under these grants must offer training involving four or more health professions, one of which must be allopathic or osteopathic medicine. These projects must address one or more of the following statutory purposes: (a) improve the training of health professionals in geriatrics, including geriatric residencies, traineeships or fellowships; (b) develop and disseminate curricula relating to the treatment of the health problems of elderly individuals; (c) support the training and retraining of faculty to provide instruction in geriatrics; (d) support continuing education of health professionals who provide geriatric care; and (e) provide students with clinical training in geriatrics in nursing homes, chronic and acute disease hospitals, ambulatory care centers, and senior centers. Eligibility: Grants may be made to accredited health professions schools as defined by section 799B(1) of the PHS Act, which include schools of medicine, schools of dentistry, schools of osteopathic medicine, schools of pharmacy, schools of optometry, schools of podiatric medicine, schools of veterinary medicine, schools of public health, and schools of chiropractic; programs for the training of physician assistants as defined by section 799(B)(3), or schools of allied health as defined by section 799B(4), or schools of nursing as defined by section 801(2). Applicants must be located in the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, or the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. As provided in section 791(a) of the Public Health Service Act, preference will be given to any qualified applicant that: (A) has a high rate for placing graduates in practice settings having the focus of serving residents of medically underserved communities or (B) during the two-year period preceding the fiscal year for which such an award is sought, has achieved a significant increase in the rate of placing graduates in such settings. This statutory general preference will only be applied to applications that rank above the 20th percentile of applications recommended for approval by the peer review group. So that new applicants may compete equitably, a preference will be given to those new programs that meet at least four of the criteria described in section 791(c)(3) of the Public Health Service Act concerning medically underserved communities and populations. A funding priority will be given to qualified applicants who provide community-based training experiences designed to improve access to health care services in underserved areas. This will include being responsive to population groups addressed in the President's Executive Orders 12876, 12900, and 13021. These will include such applicants as Hispanic Serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and Tribal Colleges and Universities serving Native Americans. Special Consideration: A Special Consideration will be given to qualified applicants who support the “Kids Into Health Careers” initiative by establishing linkages with one or more elementary, middle or high schools with a high percentage of minority and disadvantaged students to: (1) inform students and parents about health careers and financial aid to encourage interest in health careers; (2) promote rigorous academic course work to prepare for health professions training; or (3) provide support services such as mentoring, tutoring, counseling, after school programs, summer enrichment, and college visits. Further information on the Kids Into Health Careers Initiative can be obtained on the Bureau of Health Professions website at http://www.hrsa.gov/bhpr/. Estimated Amount of This Competition: $2,500,000. Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: 14-18. Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: See the application guidance materials. Estimated Project Period: 5 years. CFDA Number: 93.969. Application Availability Date: 07/01/00. Letter of Intent Deadline: N/A. Application Deadline: 01/04/01. Projected Award Date: 06/01/01. Program Contact Person: Diane Hanner. Phone Number: 1-301-443-6887. e-mail address: dhanner@hrsa.gov. Geriatric Nursing Knowledge and Experiences in Long Term Care Facilities for Baccalaureate Nursing Students 93.359A Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title VIII, Section 831, 42 U.S.C. 296p. Purpose: The purpose of this request for applications is to provide seed money (up to $25,000 per grant) to assist eligible entities to strengthen the geriatric nursing didactic content and clinical components of the baccalaureate nursing program. Funds will be used to assist the applicant to plan, implement, and evaluate a geriatric nursing experience that will expose senior nursing students to: (1) increased course content in geriatric nursing and concepts of age sensitive care; (2) application of this content to geriatric patients with chronic illness residing in long term care facilities; and (3) use of assessment skills in the setting selected in order to accurately complete appropriate assessments using standardized tools such as the Minimum Data Set (MDS) required by Medicare regulations. This project should be implemented through a planned partnership with a geriatric long-term care facility. Eligibility: Schools of nursing. Funding Priorities or Preferences: As provided in Section 805 of the Public Health Service Act, preference will be given to applicants with projects that will substantially benefit rural or underserved populations, or help meet public health nursing needs in State or local health departments. Estimated Amount of This Competition: $250,000. Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: 10. Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: See the application guidance materials. Estimated Project Period: 1 Year. CFDA Number: 93.359A. Application Availability Date: July 1, 2000. Letter of Intent Deadline: NA. Application Deadline: September 8, 2000. Projected Award Date: March 30, 2001. Program Contact Person: Madeline Turkeltaub, PhD, CRNP, RN. Phone Number: (301) 443-6193. E-mail: mturkeltaub@hrsa.gov. Advanced Education Nursing Grants 93.247 Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title VIII, Section 811, 42 U.S.C. 296j. Purpose: Grants are awarded to eligible institutions for projects that support the enhancement of advanced nursing education and practice. For the purpose of this section, advanced education nurses means individuals trained in advanced degree programs including individuals in combined RN to Master's degree programs, post-nursing Master's certificate programs, or in the case of nurse midwives, in certificate programs in existence on November 12, 1998, to serve as nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, nurse midwives, nurse anesthetists, nurse educators, nurse administrators or public health nurses. Eligibility: Eligible applicants are schools of nursing, academic health centers, and other appropriate public or private nonprofit entities. Funding Priorities or Preferences: As provided in Section 805 of the Public Health Service Act, preference shall be given to applicants with projects that will substantially benefit rural or underserved populations or help meet public health nursing needs in State or local health departments. Special Consideration: A Special Consideration will be given to qualified applicants who support the Kids Into Health Careers initiative by establishing linkages with one or more elementary, middle or high schools with a high percentage of minority and disadvantaged students to: (1) inform students and parents about health careers and financial aid to encourage interest in health careers; (2) promote rigorous academic course work to prepare for health professions training; or (3) provide support services such as mentoring, tutoring, counseling, after school programs, summer enrichment, and college visits. Further information on the Kids Into Health Careers Initiative can be obtained on the Bureau of Health Professions website at http://www.hrsa.gov/bhpr/. Estimated Amount of This Competition: $13,500,000. Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: 61. Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: See the application guidance materials. Estimated Project Period: 3 Years. CFDA Number: 93.247. Application Availability: 07/01/2000. Letter of Intent Deadline: N/A. Application Deadline: 01/29/2001. Projected Award Date: 06/30/2001. Program Contact Person: Joan Weiss, PhD, CRNP, RN. Phone Number: 301-443-5486. E-mail: jweiss@hrsa.gov Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship Grants 93.358 Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title VIII, Section 811, 42 U.S.C. 296j. Purpose: Grants are awarded to eligible institutions to meet the cost of traineeships for individuals in advanced nursing education programs. Traineeships are awarded to individuals by participating educational institutions offering Master's and doctoral degree programs, combined RN to Master's degree programs, post-nursing Master's certificate programs, or in the case of nurse midwives, certificate programs in existence on November 12, 1998 to serve as nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, nurse midwives, nurse anesthetists, nurse educators, nurse administrators or public health nurses. The traineeship program is a formula program and all eligible schools will receive awards. Eligibility: Eligible applicants are schools of nursing, academic health centers, and other appropriate public or private nonprofit entities. Funding Priorities or Preferences: As provided in Section 805 of the Public Health Service Act, preference shall be given to applicants with projects that will substantially benefit rural or underserved populations, or help meet public health nursing needs in State or local health departments. Special Consideration: Traineeships for individuals in advanced education programs are provided under Section 811(a)(2) of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act. A statutory special consideration, as provided for in Section 811(f)(3) of the PHS Act, will be given to an eligible entity that agrees to expend the award to train advanced education nurses who will practice in health professional shortage areas designated under Section 332 of the PHS Act. Estimated Amount of This Competition: $15,813,000. Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: 300. Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: See the application guidance materials. Estimated Project Period: 1 Year. CFDA Number: 93.358. Application Availability Date: July 1, 2000. Letter of Intent Deadline: NA. Application Deadline: November 1, 2000. Projected Award Date: April 30, 2001. Program Contact Person: Marjorie Hamilton. Phone Number: 301-443-6193. e-mail address: mhamilton@hrsa.gov Basic Nurse Education and Practice Grants 93.359 Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title VIII, Section 831, 42 U.S.C. 296p. Purpose: Grants are awarded to enhance the educational mix and utilization of the basic nursing workforce by strengthening programs that provide basic nurse education, such as through: (1) Establishing or expanding nursing practice arrangements in noninstitutional settings to demonstrate methods to improve access to primary health care in medically underserved communities; (2) providing care for underserved populations and other high-risk groups such as the elderly, individuals with HIV-AIDS, substance abusers, the homeless, and victims of domestic violence; (3) providing managed care, quality improvement, and other skills needed to practice in existing and emerging organized health care systems; (4) developing cultural competencies among nurses; (5) expanding the enrollment in baccalaureate nursing programs; (6) promoting career mobility for nursing personnel in a variety of training settings and cross-training or specialty training among diverse population groups; or (7) providing education for informatics, including distance learning methodologies. Eligibility: Eligible applicants for purposes one and five are schools of nursing. Eligible applicants for purposes two, three, four, six, and seven are schools of nursing, nursing centers, academic health centers, State or local governments, and other appropriate public or private nonprofit entities. Funding Priorities or Preferences: As provided in Section 805 of the Public Health Service Act, preference shall be given to applicants with projects that will substantially benefit rural or underserved populations, or help meet public health nursing needs in State or local health departments. Special Consideration: A Special Consideration will be given to qualified applicants who support the Kids Into Health Careers initiative by establishing linkages with one or more elementary, middle or high schools with a high percentage of minority and disadvantaged students to: (1) Inform students and parents about health careers and financial aid to encourage interest in health careers; (2) promote rigorous academic course work to prepare for health professions training; or (3) provide support services such as mentoring, tutoring, counseling, after school programs, summer enrichment, and college visits. Further information on the Kids Into Health Careers Initiative can be obtained on the Bureau of Health Professions website at http://www.hrsa.gov/bhpr/. Estimated Amount of This Competition: $4,300,000. Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: 20. Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: See the application guidance materials. Estimated Project Period: 3 Years. CFDA Number: 93.359. Application Availability Date: July 1, 2000. Letter of Intent Deadline: N/A. Application Deadline: February 22, 2001. Projected Award Date: 06/30/2001. Program Contact Person: Madeline Turkeltaub, PhD, CRNP, NP. Phone Number: 1-301-443-6193. e-mail address: mturkeltaub@hrsa.gov. Advanced Education Nursing—Nurse Anesthetist Traineeship 93.124 Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title VIII, Section 811, 42 U.S.C. 296j. Purpose: Grants are awarded to eligible institutions for projects that support traineeships for licensed registered nurses enrolled as full-time students beyond the twelfth month of study in a Master's nurse anesthesia program. The traineeship program is a formula program and all eligible entities will receive awards. Eligibility: Eligible applicants are schools of nursing, academic health centers, and other public and private nonprofit institutions which provide registered nurses with full-time nurse anesthetist education and have evidence of earned pre-accreditation or accreditation status from the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs. Funding Priorities or Preferences: As provided in Section 805 of the Public Health Service Act, preference shall be given to applicants with projects that will substantially benefit rural or underserved populations or help meet public health nursing needs in State or local health departments. Special Considerations: Traineeships for individuals in advanced education programs are provided under Section 811(a)(2) of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act. A statutory special consideration, as provided for in Section 811(f)(3) of the PHS Act, will be given to an eligible entity that agrees to expend the award to train advanced education nurses who will practice in health professional shortage areas designated under Section 332 of the PHS Act. Estimated Amount of This Competition: $1,000,000. Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: 70. Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: See the application guidance materials. Estimated Project Period: 1 Year. CFDA Number: 93.124. Application Availability Date: July 1, 2000. Letter of Intent Deadline: N/A. Application Deadline: November 1, 2000. Projected Award Date: April 30, 2001. Program Contact Person: Marcia Starbecker, MSN, RN. Phone Number: 301 443-6193. e-mail address: mstarbecker@hrsa.gov Bureau of Primary Health Care Community and Migrant Health Centers 93.224, 93.246 Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title III, Section 330, 42 U.S.C. 254b and 254b(g). Purpose: The Community Health Center and Migrant Health Center (C/MHC) programs are designed to promote the development and operation of community-based primary health care service systems in medically underserved areas for medically underserved populations. It is the intent of HRSA to continue to support health services in these areas, given the unmet need inherent in their provision of services to medically underserved populations. HRSA is committed to 100 percent access to primary care services with zero percent health disparities for the underserved. HRSA will open competition for awards under Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act (U.S.C. 254b for CHCs and U.S.C. 254b(g) for MHCs) to support health services in the areas served by these grants. Two hundred fifty-five C/MHC grantees will reach the end of their project period during FY 2001. Applications are due 120 days before the expiration date. Matching or Cost Sharing Requirement: See the application guidance. Eligibility: Applicants are limited to currently funded programs whose project periods expire during FY 2001 and new organizations proposing to serve the same areas or populations currently being served by these existing programs. Funding Priorities or Preferences: None. Special Considerations: Communication with Field Office staff is essential for interested parties in deciding whether to pursue Federal funding as a C/MHC. Technical assistance and detailed information about each service area, such as census tracts, can be obtained by contacting the HRSA Field Office. Estimated Amount of This Competition: $254,000,000. Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: 255. Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: $1,000,000. Estimated Project Period: 1-5 Years. CFDA Number: 93.224 & 93.246. Application Availability Date: Continuous. Letter of Intent Deadline: N/A. Application Deadline: Varies. Projected Award Date: Varies. Program Contact Person: 93.224 Cephas Goldman; 93.246 George Ersek. Phone Number: Goldman—301-594-4300; Ersek—301-594-4301. E-mail: gersek@hrsa.gov City State Expiration date HRSA Boston Field Office—(617) 565-1482 Providence RI 11/30/2000 Hope Valley RI 11/30/2000 Boston MA 12/31/2000 Willimantic CT 12/31/2000 Pawtucket RI 12/31/2000 Lubec ME 12/31/2000 Woonsocket RI 1/31/2001 Roxbury MA (2) 1/31/2001 Truro MA 1/31/2001 Lynn MA 1/31/2001 Holyoke MA 1/31/2001 Dorchester MA 3/31/2001 Augusta ME 3/31/2001 Bucksport ME 3/31/2001 Lowell MA 3/31/2001 Boston MA 3/31/2001 St. Johnsbury VT 3/31/2001 Eagle Lake ME 3/31/2001 Worcester MA 3/31/2001 Salem MA 3/31/2001 Parsonfield ME 5/31/2001 Newmarket NH 5/31/2001 Waterville ME 5/31/2001 HRSA New York Field Office—(212) 264-2664 Ponce PR 11/30/2000 Cortland NY 11/30/2000 Newark NJ 11/30/2000 Brooklyn NY 11/30/2000 New York NY 11/30/2000 Paterson NJ 12/31/2000 Ossining NY 12/31/2000 Rochester NY (2) 12/31/2000 Florida PR 12/31/2000 Pulaski NY 12/31/2000 Buffalo NY 12/31/2000 Bridgeton NJ 12/31/2000 Jersey City NJ 11/30/2000 Peekskill NY 1/31/2001 Cidra PR 1/31/2001 Hammonton NJ 1/31/2001 Ciales PR 1/31/2001 Brooklyn NY 1/31/2001 Castaner PR 3/31/2001 Patillas PR 3/31/2001 Lares PR 3/31/2001 Trenton NJ 3/31/2001 Rincon PR 3/31/2001 Albany NY 3/31/2001 New York NY 3/31/2001 Syracuse NY 3/31/2001 Barceloneta PR 5/31/2001 Newburgh NY 5/31/2001 Bronx NY 5/31/2001 Plainfield NJ 5/31/2001 Jersey City NJ 6/30/2001 HRSA Philadelphia Field Office—(215) 861-4422 Baltimore MD 11/30/2000 Newport News VA 11/30/2000 Axton VA 1/31/2001 Fredericktown PA 1/31/2001 Hyndman PA 1/31/2001 Stony Creek VA 1/31/2001 Union WV 1/31/2001 Wilkes-Barre PA 1/31/2001 Sharon PA 1/31/2001 Philadelphia PA 1/31/2001 Broad Top City PA 1/31/2001 Bastian VA 1/31/2001 Martinsburg WV 3/31/2001 Emporia VA 3/31/2001 Lancaster PA 3/31/2001 Baltimore MD 3/31/2001 Beckley WV 3/31/2001 Greensboro PA 3/31/2001 York PA 3/31/2001 Grantsville WV 5/31/2001 Baker WV 5/31/2001 Huntington WV 5/31/2001 Roanoke VA 6/30/2001 Baltimore MD 6/30/2001 HRSA Atlanta Field Office—(404) 562-2996 Chattanooga TN 11/30/2000 Manson NC 11/30/2000 Evergreen AL 11/30/2000 Jackson MS 11/30/2000 Louisville KY 11/30/2000 Mound Bayou MS 11/30/2000 Irvington AL 11/30/2000 Morgantown GA 11/30/2000 Raleigh NC 11/30/2000 Fairfax SC 11/30/2000 West Palm Beach FL 12/31/2000 Faison NC 12/31/2000 Wartburg TN 12/31/2000 Biloxi MS 12/31/2000 Sanford FL 12/31/2000 Greenville SC 1/31/2001 Lexington KY 1/31/2001 Miami FL(3) 1/31/2001 Pearl MS 1/31/2001 Eastover SC 1/31/2001 Richland GA 1/31/2001 Columbia SC 1/31/2001 Wade NC 1/31/2001 Apopka FL 1/31/2001 Benton TN 1/31/2001 Meridian MS 3/31/2001 Windsor NC 3/31/2001 Charlotte NC 3/31/2001 Warrenton GA 3/31/2001 Rogersville TN 3/31/2001 Tallahassee FL 3/31/2001 Tampa FL 3/31/2001 McClellanville SC 3/31/2001 Ashland MS 3/31/2001 Conway SC 3/31/2001 Byhalia MS 3/31/2001 Tuskegee AL 3/31/2001 Laurel MS 3/31/2001 Immokalee FL 3/31/2001 Ruskin FL 3/31/2001 Newton Grove NC 3/31/2001 Johns Island SC 3/31/2001 Lexington KY 3/31/2001 Atlanta GA 5/31/2001 Albany GA 5/31/2001 McKee KY 5/31/2001 Wadesboro NC 5/31/2001 Ridgeland SC 5/31/2001 Scottsboro AL 5/31/2001 Hartsville SC 5/31/2001 Yanceyville NC 5/31/2001 Swainsboro GA 6/30/2001 Lexington MS 6/30/2001 Wilson NC 6/30/2001 Ocilla GA 6/30/2001 HRSA Chicago Field Office—(312) 353-1715 Chicago IL (2) 11/30/2000 Waukegan IL 11/30/2000 Rockford IL 11/30/2000 Baldwin MI 11/30/2000 Oquawka IL 12/31/2000 Chillicothe OH 12/31/2000 Cincinnati OH (3) 12/31/2000 Houghton Lake MI 12/31/2000 Hillman MI 1/31/2001 Barnesville OH 1/31/2001 Piketon OH 1/31/2001 Lakewood WI 1/31/2001 Carterville IL 3/31/2001 East Jordan MI 3/31/2001 Grand Rapids MI 3/31/2001 Greenville OH 3/31/2001 Ironton OH 5/31/2001 Cairo IL 5/31/2001 Decatur IL 5/31/2001 Marshfield WI 5/31/2001 Algonac MI 5/31/2001 Chicago IL 6/30/2001 Springfield IL 6/30/2001 Matteson IL 6/30/2001 Indianapolis IN 6/30/2001 HRSA Dallas Field Office—(214) 767-3872 Plainview TX 11/30/2000 El Paso TX 11/30/2000 Dallas TX 11/30/2000 Marianna AR 11/30/2000 Sicily Island LA 12/31/2000 Santa Fe NM 12/31/2000 San Angelo TX 12/31/2000 Rio Grande City TX 1/31/2001 Lake Charles LA 1/31/2001 Natchitoches LA 1/31/2001 Oklahoma City OK 1/31/2001 Portales NM 1/31/2001 Portland AR 1/31/2001 Pleasanton TX 1/31/2001 Tulsa OK 3/31/2001 Hatch NM 3/31/2001 Hampton AR 3/31/2001 Newton TX 3/31/2001 Eagle Pass TX 5/31/2001 Las Cruces NM 5/31/2001 Santa Fe NM 5/31/2001 Espanola NM 5/31/2001 Dallas TX 5/31/2001 Pine Bluff AR 5/31/2001 Nacogdoches TX 5/31/2001 Waco TX 6/30/2001 HRSA Kansas City Field Office—(816) 426-5296 Des Moines IA 1/31/2001 Davenport IA 1/31/2001 Mound City MO 1/31/2001 Waterloo IA 1/31/2001 Kansas City MO(2) 3/31/2001 Pineville MO 6/30/2001 Columbia MO 6/30/2001 HRSA Denver Field Office—(303) 844-3203 Alamosa CO 11/30/2000 Howard SD 11/30/2000 Rapid City SD 12/31/2000 Sioux Falls SD 12/31/2000 Colorado Springs CO 12/31/2000 Denver CO 12/31/2000 Billings MT 1/31/2001 Lafayette CO 1/31/2001 Billings MT 3/31/2001 Pueblo CO 5/31/2001 Green River UT 5/31/2001 Black Hawk CO 5/31/2001 HRSA San Francisco Field Office—(415) 437-8090 Surprise AZ 11/30/2000 Parlier CA 11/30/2000 Stockton CA 11/30/2000 Los Angeles CA 11/30/2000 Tucson AZ 12/31/2000 Marana AZ 12/31/2000 San Diego CA 12/31/2000 San Ysidro CA 12/31/2000 Waianae HI 1/31/2001 Los Angeles CA (2) 1/31/2001 Ventura CA 3/31/2001 Lamont CA 3/31/2001 Buttonwillow CA 3/31/2001 Merced CA 3/31/2001 Oakland CA (2) 3/31/2001 Los Angeles CA 3/31/2001 Laytonville CA 5/31/2001 Casa Grande AZ 5/31/2001 Hilo HI 6/30/2001 Gualala CA 6/30/2001 San Pablo CA 6/30/2001 Maui HI 6/30/2001 Honolulu HI 6/30/2001 HRSA Seattle Field Office—(206) 615-2491 Othello WA 11/30/2000 Portland OR 11/30/2000 Salem OR 11/30/2000 Klamath Falls OR 12/31/2000 Toppenish WA 1/31/2001 Seattle WA (4) 1/31/2001 Chewelah WA 1/31/2001 Payette ID 1/31/2001 Nampa ID 3/31/2001 Okanogan WA 3/31/2001 Pasco WA 5/31/2001 Tacoma WA 5/31/2001 Roseburg OR 6/30/2001 Sitka AK 6/30/2001 Talkeetna AK 6/30/2001 Spokane WA 6/30/2001 Health Care for the Homeless 93.151 Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title III, Section 330(H), 42 U.S.C. 254B(H). Purpose: The Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) program is designed to increase the access of homeless populations to cost-effective, case managed, and integrated primary care and substance abuse services provided by existing community-based programs/providers. It is the intent of HRSA to continue to support health services to the homeless people in these areas/locations given the continued need for cost-effective, community-based primary care services. Eighty-five HCH grantees will reach the end of their project period during FY 2001. Applications are due 120 days before the expiration date. Matching or Cost Sharing Requirement: See the application guidance. Eligibility: Applicants are limited to currently funded programs whose project periods expire during FY 2001 and new organizations proposing to serve the same areas or populations currently being served by these existing programs. Funding Priorities or Preferences: None. Special Considerations: Communication with Field Office staff is essential for interested parties in deciding whether to pursue Federal funding as a HCH. Technical assistance and detailed information about each service area, such as census tracts, can be obtained by contacting the HRSA Field Office. Estimated Amount of This Competition: $37,995,000. Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: 85. Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: $447,000. Estimated Project Period: 1-5 Years. CFDA Number: 93.151. Application Availability Date: Continuous. Letter of Intent Deadline: N/A. Application Deadline: Varies. Projected Award Date: Varies. Program Contact Person: Monica Toomer. Phone Number: 301-594-4430. E-mail: mtoomerz@hrsa.gov City State Expiration date HRSA Boston Field Office—(617) 565-1482 Boston MA 10/31/2000 Providence RI 10/31/2000 Springfield MA 10/31/2000 Portland ME 10/31/2000 Manchester NH 10/31/2000 Worcester MA 10/31/2000 Willimantic CT 12/31/2000 Woonsocket RI 1/31/2001 HRSA New York Field Office—(212) 264-2664 New York NY 10/31/2000 Santurce PR 10/31/2000 New York NY (5) 10/31/2000 Newark NJ 10/31/2000 Peekskill NY 1/31/2001 Trenton NJ 3/31/2001 Jersey City NJ 3/31/2001 HRSA Philadelphia Field Office—(215) 861-4422 Richmond VA 10/31/2000 Philadelphia PA 10/31/2000 Baltimore MD 10/31/2000 Newport News VA 11/30/2000 Wilkes-Barre PA 1/31/2001 Hunington WV 5/31/2001 HRSA Atlanta Field Office—(404) 562-2996 Clearwater FL 10/31/2000 Nashville TN 10/31/2000 Atlanta GA 10/31/2000 Birmingham AL 10/31/2000 Chattanooga TN 10/31/2000 Ft. Lauderdale FL 10/31/2000 Charleston SC 10/31/2000 Raleigh NC 11/30/2000 Louisville KY 11/30/2000 Jackson MS 11/30/2000 Lexington KY 1/31/2001 Eastover SC 1/31/2001 Tampa FL 3/31/2001 HRSA Chicago Field Office—(312) 353-1715 Green Bay WI 10/31/2000 Dayton OH 10/31/2000 Cleveland OH 10/31/2000 Chicago IL 10/31/2000 Lansing MI 10/31/2000 Milwaukee WI 10/31/2000 Minneapolis MN 10/31/2000 Rockford IL 11/30/2000 Cincinnati OH 12/31/2000 Ironton OH 5/31/2001 Algonac MI 5/31/2001 HRSA Dallas Field Office—(214) 767-3872 Albuquerque NM 10/31/2000 New Orleans LA 10/31/2000 Dallas TX 10/31/2000 Houston TX 10/31/2000 Plainview TX 11/30/2000 Oklahoma City OK 1/31/2001 Tulsa OK 3/31/2001 HRSA Kansas City Field Office—(816) 426-5296 Waterloo IA 1/31/2001 Davenport IA 1/31/2001 Kansas City MO 3/31/2001 HRSA Denver Field Office—(303) 844-3203 Denver CO 10/31/2000 Casper WY 10/31/2000 Colorado Springs CO 12/31/2000 Rapid City SD 12/31/2000 Billings MT 3/31/2001 Pueblo CO 5/31/2001 HRSA San Francisco Field Office—(415) 437-8090 Sacramento CA 10/31/2000 Honolulu HI 10/31/2000 Oakland CA (2) 10/31/2000 Santa Cruz CA 10/31/2000 Santa Barbara CA 10/31/2000 San Francisco CA 10/31/2000 Martinez CA 10/31/2000 Tucson AZ 12/31/2000 San Diego CA 12/31/2000 Merced CA 3/31/2001 Lamont CA 3/31/2001 Carson City NV 5/31/2001 HRSA Seattle Field Office—(206) 615-2491 Eugene OR 10/31/2000 Tacoma WA 10/31/2000 Salem OR 11/30/2000 Portland OR 11/30/2000 Anchorage AK 11/30/2000 Nampa ID 3/31/2001 Spokane WA 6/30/2001 Grants to States for Loan Repayment Programs 93.165 Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title III, Section 338I, 42 U.S.C. 254Q-1. Purpose: The purpose of these grant funds is to assist States in operating programs for the repayment of educational loans of health professionals in return for their practice in federally-designated Health Professional Shortage Areas to increase the availability of primary health services in health professional shortage areas. Of the estimated 38 awards, 9 are project period renewals. Further information about these activities can be obtained from the contact person. Matching or Cost Sharing Requirement: States seeking support must provide adequate assurances that, with respect to the costs of making loan repayments under contracts with health professionals, the State will make available (directly or through donations from public or private entities) non-Federal contributions in cash in an amount equal to not less than $1 for $1 of Federal funds provided in the grant. In determining the amount of non-Federal contributions in cash that a State has to provide, no Federal funds may be used in the State's match. Eligibility: Any State is eligible to apply for funding. Funding Priorities or Preferences: None. Special Considerations : See “Matching or Cost Sharing Requirement” above. Estimated Amount of This Competition: $3,000,000. Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: 15. Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: $200,000. Estimated Project Period: 3 Years. CFDA Number: 93.165. Application Availability Date: 3/1/2001. Letter of Intent Deadline: N/A. Application Deadline: 5/15/2001. Projected Award Date: 8/31/2001. Program Contact Person: Susan Salter. Phone Number: 301-594-4400. E-mail: ssalter@hrsa.gov National Primary Care Technical Assistance Grants and Cooperative Agreements 93.129A, 93.129B, 93.130A, 93.224 Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title III, Section 330 and Section 333, 42 U.S.C. 254B(K). Purpose: The health center and National Health Service Corps (NHSC) programs deliver cost effective, high quality primary health care services to over 10 million underserved, vulnerable, low income, and minority populations. For more than twenty five years, these programs have been working toward ensuring the availability and accessibility of essential primary health services to the people in this country who have the most limited access to services. HRSA supports technical and non-financial assistance to federally-funded health centers and NHSC sites. It is the intent of HRSA to continue to support technical assistance for health center and NHSC site development and operations in the areas of increasing access to preventive and primary care, reduction of disparities of health outcomes, and improving the environmental/ occupational health of migrant and seasonal farmworkers. HRSA will open competition for awards under Sections 330 and 333 of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 254B(k) to support national primary care technical assistance grants and cooperative agreements which will address access to health services, reductions in health disparities, and improvements in environmental/occupational health for migrant and seasonal farmworkers. In addition to the application guidance, information about the activities associated with these opportunities can be obtained from the contact person listed below. Matching or Cost Sharing Requirement: N/A. Eligibility: Public and private nonprofit entities are eligible to apply. Funding Priorities or Preferences: None. Special Considerations: None. Estimated Amount of This Competition: $10,000,000. Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: 15. Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: $665,000. Estimated Project Period: 1-5 Years. CFDA Numbers: 93.129A, 93.129B, 93.130A, 93.224. Application Availability Date: December 1, 2000. Letter of Intent Deadline: N/A. Application Deadline: There will be two or more competitions under this announcement. March 1, 2001 is the receipt deadline for the competition for projects to assist Migrant Health Centers and programs, and May 1, 2001 is the deadline for one or more other competitions for specific types of assistance to health centers. Application materials will contain separate guidances for each competition. Each guidance will indicate the applicable deadline as well as other relevant information. Projected Award Date: Varies. Program Contact Person: Lynn Specter. Phone Number: 301-594-4488. E-mail: lspector@hrsa.gov Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program 93.908 Legislative Authority: Section 846(h) of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 297 Purpose: Under the Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program (NELRP), registered nurses are offered the opportunity to enter into a contractual agreement with the Secretary, under which the Public Health Service agrees to repay up to 85 percent of the nurse's indebtedness for nursing education loans. In exchange, the nurse agrees to serve for a specified period of time in certain types of health facilities identified in statute. Matching or Cost Sharing Requirement: N/A Eligibility: Applicants must have completed all of their training requirements for registered nursing and be [Text truncated at 120,000 characters. The full text is on the page linked above.] --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A00-16874. Public record. Not legal advice.