OpportunityTitle: ARRA - Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals- Comprehensive Geriatric Education Program
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible applicants are a school of nursing, a health care facility, programs leading to certification as a certified nurse assistant, a partnership of such a school and facility, or a partnership of such a program and facility.  All nursing programs that are associated with the project must be accredited for the purpose of nursing education by a national nurse education accrediting agency or State approval agency recognized by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education.  Applicants must submit documentation providing proof of accreditation (e.g., an accreditation letter from the accrediting agency or a copy of the certificate of accreditation) with the HRSA application.  Failure to provide proof of accreditation with the HRSA program application will render the application non-responsive, and the application will not be sent forward for review or be considered for funding under this announcement.
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.The Comprehensive Geriatric Education grant program prepares individuals to care for the aging population, the fastest growing group in today&apos;s society. The program supports grants to develop and implement, in coordination with programs under Title VII, Section 753 (Education and Training Related to Geriatrics), programs and initiatives to train and educate individuals in providing care for the elderly.This funding opportunity is for entities eligible for the EETHP-CGEP grant program only. The equipment requested under this announcement should support activities and the goals of the Comprehensive Geriatric Education Program. To be eligible for this funding opportunity an applicant does not need to be a current Comprehensive Geriatric Education Program grantee, but must be eligible to apply for the Comprehensive Geriatric Education Program.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Contact HRSA Call Center at 877-Go4-HRSA/877-464-4772;301-998-7373 or email
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