OpportunityTitle: Health Workforce Research Center (HWRC) Cooperative Agreement Program
CategoryExplanation: https://grants.hrsa.gov/2010/Web2External/Interface/FundingCycle/ExternalView.aspx?fCycleID=5ac0f22e-7927-42e0-b88c-c67e22e2f368
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: An eligible applicant for the HWRC Cooperative Agreement Program is a State, a State workforce investment board, a public health or health professions school, an academic health center, or an appropriate public or private nonprofit entity.&#160; Faith-based and community-based organizations, Tribes, and tribal organizations may apply for these funds, if otherwise eligible.      Foreign entities are not eligible for HRSA awards, unless the authorizing legislation specifically authorizes awards to foreign entities or the award is for research.&#160; This exception does not extend to research training awards or construction of research facilities.
Description: This announcement solicits applications for the Health Workforce Research Center (HWRC) Cooperative Agreement Program. Program Purpose Under Section 761(c) of the Public Health Service Act, as amended by Section 5103 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the purpose of the HWRC Cooperative Agreement Program is to Collect, analyze, and report Title VII health workforce program data[1] to the National Center and to the public; and Provide technical assistance to local and regional entities on the collection, analysis, and reporting of health workforce data. Through these efforts, the HWRC program supports and disseminates rigorous research that strengthens evidence-based policy and enhances government&#8217;s and the public&#8217;s understanding of issues and trends in the health workforce. In this way, HWRC projects help inform health workforce planning and policy at all levels. [1]Health professions addressed by Title VII of the Public Health Service Act reflect a broad range of occupations and providers, including allied health (42USC&#167;294e); behavioral health (42USC&#167;294e-1); direct care (including workers employed in long-term care settings, home settings, and community based settings (42USC&#167;293k-1)); geriatrics (42USC&#167;294c); oral health (42USC&#167;293k-2); palliative care (42USC&#167;294i); and primary care (42USC&#167;293k).
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Contact Arpita Chattopadhyay, Ph.D at (301)443-2573 or email AChattopadhyay@hrsa.gov
GrantorContactText: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration&lt;br/&gt;AChattopadhyay@hrsa.gov&lt;br/&gt;