OpportunityTitle: ARRA - Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals- Primary Care Training and Enhancement- Physician Assistant Training in Primary Care
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible entities include accredited public or nonprofit private hospitals, schools of medicine or osteopathic medicine, academically affiliated physician assistant training programs, or a public or private nonprofit entity, including geographically separate campus (allopathic and osteopathic) of which the Secretary has determined is capable of carrying out such grants.  As previously required, the training activities must be conducted by an accredited entity.  Therefore, either the applicant or a partner organization responsible for the training must be accredited.
Description: This funding opportunity is one of many for the Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals (EETHP) program, hereby known as EETHP Equipment Initiative. Twenty-one health professional training programs comprise this initiative. As defined by this program, a Health Professional Training Program is a program authorized under Titles III, VII and VIII of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act which focuses all or in part on the training of health professionals. HRSA is announcing the availability of funds to support multiple programs in the purchase of health professions training equipment. While the overall goals of the EETHP Equipment Initiative are the same for each program, applicants must satisfy the statutory requirements of the health professions training program under which they are applying for equipment. Accordingly, a different funding announcement is being offered for each of the 21 eligible programs that comprise the Initiative. Under this announcement number HRSA is announcing this initiative for those entities eligible for the EETHP-Primary Care Training and Enhancement grant program only. The equipment requested under this announcement should support activities and the goals of the Primary Care Training and Enhancement program. To be eligible for this funding opportunity, an applicant does not need to be a current grantee, but must be eligible to apply for the Primary Care Training and Enhancement grant program. The Primary Care Training and Enhancement grant program focuses on Family Medicine, General Internal Medicine, and General Pediatric physicians; primary care Physician Assistants; as a means of improving access to care. The program supports academic administrative units, residency training, predoctoral training, faculty development training and physician assistant training program areas. This specific program guidance is for the physician assistant training in primary care program.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Contact HRSA Call Center at 877-Go4-HRSA/877-464-4772;301-998-7373 or email
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