OpportunityTitle: Area Health Education Centers
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Entities eligible to apply for  AHEC Infrastructure Development awards [CFDA:93.824] are public or nonprofit private accredited schools of allopathic medicine and osteopathic medicine and incorporated consortia made up of such schools, or the parent institutions of such schools.  In states and territories in which no AHEC program is in operation, an accredited school of nursing is an eligible applicant.  An entity eligible to apply for AHEC Point of Service Maintenance and Enhancement awards [CFDA: 93.107]is one that has received funds under section 751 of the PHS Act, is operating an AHEC program, including an AHEC center or centers as defined in section 751, and has a center or centers that are no longer eligible to receive financial assistance under section 751(a)(1).  An academic institution shall use such assistance in collaboration with two or more disciplines.
Description: The Area Health Education Center (AHEC) programs consist of interdisciplinary, community-based, primary care training programs wherein academic and community-based leaders work to improve the distribution, diversity, supply, and quality of health personnel, particularly primary care personnel in the health care services delivery system and more specifically in delivery sites in rural and other underserved areas. This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) solicits applications for a five-year project period for AHEC Infrastructure Development awards and AHEC Point of Service Maintenance and Enhancement awards. Successful applicants will be awarded cooperative agreements to establish and advance statewide or multi-county AHEC programs.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Contact HRSA Call Center at 877-Go4-HRSA/877-464-4772 or email
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