OpportunityTitle: ARRA - Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals- Geriatric Education Centers Program
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible applicants are accredited health professions schools and programs.  The following entities are eligible applicants:  Schools of Allopathic Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Dentistry, Public Health, Osteopathic Medicine, Chiropractic Medicine, Pharmacy, Optometry, Allied Health, Podiatric Medicine, Nursing, and Physician Assistant Programs.  The following accredited graduate programs are also eligible applicants:                                        Health Administration and Behavioral Health and Mental Health Practice, which includes graduate programs in Clinical Psychology, Clinical Social Work, Professional Counseling and Marriage and Family Therapy.    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, the Republic of Palau, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or the Federated States of Micronesia.
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.This funding opportunity is for entities eligible for the EETHP-GEC grant program only. The equipment requested under this announcement should support activities and the goals of the Geriatric Education Centers program. To be eligible for this EETHP-GEC program funding opportunity, an applicant does not need to be a current Geriatric Education Centers grantee, but must be eligible to apply for the Geriatric Education Centers grant program.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Contact HRSA Call Center at 877-Go4-HRSA/877-464-4772;301-998-7373 or email
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