OpportunityTitle: Geriatric Academic Career Awards
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Individuals - Eligible project directors are individuals who are applying to the Health Resources and Services Administration for a Geriatric Academic Career Award through the accredited health professions school of medicine, osteopathic medicine, nursing, social work, psychology, dentistry, pharmacy, or allied health where they have a junior faculty appointment.  Institutions -  Institutions eligible to receive payments and to submit applications on behalf of individuals applying for a Geriatric Academic Career Award include accredited health professions schools of medicine, osteopathic medicine, nursing, social work, psychology, dentistry, pharmacy, or allied health.
Description: The purpose of the Geriatric Academic Career Award (GACA) is to promote the career development of physicians, nurses, social workers, psychologists, dentists, pharmacists, and allied health professionals as academic faculty in geriatrics who spend 75 percent of their total time on teaching and developing skills in interdisciplinary education in geriatrics. Elgible applicants include schools of medicine, osteopathic medicine, nursing, social work, psychology, dentistry, and pharmacy or other allied health discipline in an accredited health professions school that is approved by the Secretary to apply on behalf of eligible indivduals. Payments will be made to institutions which include eligible schools as identified above.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Contact HRSA Call Center at 877-Go4-HRSA/877-464-4772;301-998-7373 or email
GrantorContactText: CallCenter@HRSA.GOV&lt;br/&gt;CallCenter@HRSA.GOV&lt;br/&gt;
CloseDateExplanation: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA, P.L. 111-148, section 294(c), provides for institutional applications for GACA awards, not individual awards as previously.  FY2009 submissions are due April 14, 2010.