[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 53 (Friday, March 18, 1994)] [Unknown Section] [Page 0] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 94-6286] [[Page Unknown]] [Federal Register: March 18, 1994] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES [RIN-0905-ZA08 PN 2180] Junior National Health Service Corps/Junior Health Careers Opportunity Program AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice of availability of funds. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC) and Bureau of Health Professions (BHPr), jointly announce that fiscal year 1994 funds are available for awards to federally-funded community and migrant health centers, health care for the homeless programs, and public housing primary care programs for Junior National Health Service Corps/Junior Health Careers Opportunity Program (JrNHSC/JrHCOP) demonstration programs. This program will be conducted under the authority of section 301 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act. The goal of the JrNHSC/JrHCOP initiative is to increase the number of primary care professionals who come from disadvantaged backgrounds. In order to increase the numbers of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds pursuing primary care health careers, interventions must begin early to enable students to develop the prerequisite skills, academic competence and motivation to pursue a career as a health professional. These grants are intended to demonstrate the merit of early introduction to and involvement of students in community oriented primary health care settings; academic enrichment experiences in mathematics, science and communication skills (i.e., reading, writing, and oral skills); and in sustained interaction with mentors and role models. The objectives of the JrNHSC/JrHCOP program are to: (1) Identify and recruit students who reside within the Health Center's service area and expose them to primary health care service and service to the underserved; (2) work with students to increase their interest and knowledge in their own good health and the health of others; (3) encourage educational preparation and development of prerequisite skills through academic enrichment programs; and (4) nurture and encourage students to pursue primary care health careers by developing a corps of peer counselors and exposing participants to role models, mentors and practicing primary care health professionals. The projects will target students in the 6th through 12th grades. Working with students of these ages will, in the long run, significantly increase the numbers of disadvantaged individuals in the health professions dedicated to serving the underserved. The PHS is committed to achieving the health promotion and disease prevention objectives of Healthy People 2000, a PHS-led national activity. This grant program is related to the objectives of improving access to and availability of primary health care services for all Americans, especially the underserved populations. Potential applicants may obtain a copy of Healthy People 2000 (Full Report; Stock No. 017- 001-00474-0) or Healthy People 2000 (Summary Report; Stock No. 017-001- 00473-1) through the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402-9325 (telephone number 202-783-3238). This project is also in concert with the National and Community Service Trust Act which focuses on national service efforts to address the most critical issues facing communities across the nation, bringing energy and commitment to address education, human needs, public safety, and environmental needs. DUE DATES: Applications are due May 17, 1994. Applications will be considered to have met the deadline if they are (1) received on or before the deadline date; or (2) postmarked on or before the established deadline date and received in time for orderly processing. Applicants should request a legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark or obtain a receipt from a commercial carrier. Private metered postmarks will not be acceptable as proof of timely mailing. Late applications not accepted for processing will be returned to the applicant. ADDRESSES: Application materials may be obtained from, and completed applications should be returned to: Ms. Alice H. Thomas, Grants Management Officer, Bureau of Primary Health Care, 4350 East West Highway, Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 594-4250. The Grants Management staff is available to provide assistance on business management issues. Applications for these grants will be made on PHS Form 5161-1 with revised face sheet DHHS Form 424, as approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under control number 0937-0189. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general program information and technical assistance please contact, Ms. Cynthia H. Amis, Chief, Human Resource Development Branch, National Health Service Corps (NHSC), BPHC, 4350 East West Highway, Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 594-4180. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A total of $1,000,000 is available for awards in FY 1994. It is projected that awards will be made to 10 competing applicants and will range from $75,000 to $125,000 for a 12- month budget period and up to a 3-year project period. The need to develop models at each of the targeted grade levels, or strategically grouped grade levels, will be taken into consideration in the awarding of grants. Program Expectations Each project funded under this demonstration grant program is expected to identify, with the assistance of schools and other local organizations within the local community, a cohort of 15 to 20 disadvantaged students for participation in activities in the first year of the grant. These students are to be involved in a year-round program designed to expose them to the various primary care fields through on-site and community experiences, provide them with necessary prerequisite skills in mathematics, science and communication (i.e., reading, writing, and oral skills), and stimulate and reinforce their interest in their own health and in providing care in underserved communities. The students are to continue with the project each year, participating in age-appropriate activities as they advance through secondary school. It is anticipated that the level of activity will be more intense during the summer months than during the academic year. Projects are to provide activities to build participants' self- esteem; nurture the development of peer counseling skills, and the formation of a corps of peer counselors; foster the participants' interest in health care careers; impact their educational and subject choices; influence them to select a health career track; cultivate their awareness of and interest in primary care; and nurture their development into community responsive, culturally competent primary care health professionals committed to serving the underserved. The projects must provide academic and community/clinical experiences for the targeted students designed not only to develop their interest in but to enhance the foundation required for their entry into the health professions. The projects must include: Academic enhancement initiatives in mathematics, science and communication skills appropriate to grade level to augment the targeted students' normal school offerings; exposure to peer counselors, health professions students, and health professionals as role models; student mentors; and experiences, appropriate to grade level, at community based health care settings. The projects must involve a formalized arrangement between the applicant and an institution of higher education that has Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP) grant funding through 1996. A listing of these HCOP institutions is appended. The HCOP institution must be located in sufficiently close proximity to the health center to allow for visits and other interaction between faculty, health center staff and students. The HCOP institution is expected to develop and/or expand current academic enrichment activities appropriate to the needs of the targeted population. Other activities which may be appropriate include presentations by health professions students serving as role models; personal, academic and career counseling; parental information sessions; campus visits to local undergraduate and health professions schools; etc. All of these activities could be offered in summer programs and/or during the school year. Linkages are also encouraged with a health professions school in the area to provide a continuum throughout the educational pathway. Applications from Health Centers with school based health clinics must include the clinics as a partner in the development and implementation of the project. All funded projects are expected to develop appropriate experiences and activities to expose students to community oriented primary health care. These experiences should be age-appropriate, and could focus on the development of healthy lifestyles, peer counseling, on-site observation of health care professionals, development of patient care skills, extensive summer internships at the facility, etc. Other health center activities which may be appropriate include outreach in local educational institutions and clinics to reach interested students; establishment of peer support groups; involvement of students in peer health education programs; guest speakers; presentations by health professionals; encouragement/ facilitation of mentor/mentee relationships; tours of various health care facilities; shadowing experiences; volunteer activities in health care facilities; seminars; research projects on health care issues; etc. Grant funds are available to organize and execute all relevant activities related to: the provision of supervised age level appropriate community service projects and practicums at community primary health services settings; coordination of initiatives with active HCOP programs at linking institution(s) of higher education, including the development and delivery of academic enrichment programs; and provision of appropriate support and motivational activities. Varied levels of stipend support are also available, depending upon the program activity and grade level of the student. All programs are to involve faculty from participating students' schools, representatives from the grantee organization, and key staff of the HCOP programs at the linking institutions in the planning, development and execution of the program. Parental involvement is to be built in as appropriate. The federally-funded community or migrant health center, health care for the homeless program, or public housing primary care program would function as the lead entity, coordinating and providing oversight of all program initiatives. Eligible Applicants Community and migrant health centers, health care for the homeless programs, and public housing primary care programs, currently funded under sections 329, 330, 340, and 340A of the PHS Act, and in close proximity to an HCOP program listed in the Appendix, are eligible to apply for these grants. Eligible Participants Students in grades 6 through 12, who are from disadvantaged backgrounds and who reside within the service area of the applicant are eligible to participate in the JrNHSC/JrHCOP. Definitions For purposes of this program, ``individual from a disadvantaged background,'' means an individual who: (a) Comes from an environment that has inhibited the individual from obtaining the knowledge, skills and abilities required to enroll in and graduate from a health professions school or from a program providing education or training in an allied health profession or (b) comes from a family with an annual income below a level based on low-income thresholds according to family size, published by the U.S. Bureau of the Census, adjusted annually for changes in the Consumer Price Index and adjusted by the Secretary for use in all health professions programs (42 CFR 57.1804(b)(2)). The following income figures determine what constitutes a low- income family for purposes of these JrNHSC/JrHCOP grants for fiscal year 1994: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Income Size of parents' family\1\ level\2\ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1............................................................. $9,419 2............................................................. 12,202 3............................................................. 14,523 4............................................................. 18,598 5............................................................. 21,830 6 or more..................................................... 24,648 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ \1\Includes only dependents listed on Federal income tax forms. \2\Adjusted gross income for calendar year 1993, rounded to nearest $100. For purposes of this program, ``primary care health career'' means a career as a primary care physician (family medicine, general internal medicine, general pediatrics, or obstetrics and gynecology), dentist, nurse practitioner, certified nurse midwife, physician assistant, and mental health provider (psychiatry, psychology, psychiatric nursing, social work, or marriage and family therapy). Evaluation Criteria The review of applications will take into consideration the following criteria: (a) The degree to which the proposed project addresses the objectives of the demonstration grant program; (b) The appropriateness and adequacy of the proposed methodology for accomplishing program objectives; (c) The soundness of the tracking and evaluation plan; (d) The appropriateness of the proposed plan to administer and manage the grant; (e) The adequacy of staff; and (f) The soundness of the budget and the budget justification for assuring effective utilization of grant funds. Priority will be given to applicants that also operate school-based health clinics. Other Grant Information The JrNHSC/JrHCOP is subject to the provisions of Executive Order 12372, as implemented by 45 CFR part 100, which allows States the option of setting up a system for reviewing applications from within their States for assistance under certain Federal programs. The application package for this program will include a list of States with review systems and the single point of contact (SPOC) in each State for the review. Applicants (other than federally-recognized Indian tribal governments) should contact their State SPOCs as early as possible to alert them to the prospective applications and receive any necessary instructions on the State process. For proposed projects serving more than one State, the applicant is advised to contact the SPOC of each affected State. The due date for State process recommendations is 60 days after the application deadline. The BPHC does not guarantee that it will accommodate or explain its response to State process recommendations received after that date. Grants will be administered in accordance with HHS regulations in 45 CFR part 92. This program is not yet listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. Dated: January 13, 1994. William A. Robinson, Acting Administrator. Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Health Professionals, Division of Disadvantaged Assistance, Health Careers Opportunity Program, Fiscal Year 1993 Grantees Alabama Bernard Kincaid, Ph.D., Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham, Sch of Health Related Prof, UAB Station, Birmingham, AL 35294 Glenn H. Hughes, Ph.D., West Alabama Health Services, Community Health Center, 200 Morrow Ave. P.O. Box 711, Eutaw, AL 35462 Albert W. Dade, Ph.D., Tuskegee University, School of Veterinary Medicine, Tuskegee, AL 36088 Hattie M. Myles, Ph.D., University of South Alabama, College of Medicine, 307 Univ. Blvd. 1005 MSB, Mobile, AL 36688 California Alexandra M. Levine, M.D., University of Southern CA, School of Medicine, 1975 Zonal Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90033 Cynthia L. Lewis, Ph.D., San Diego State Univ., College of Sciences LS 105, San Diego, CA 92182 Deborah C. Stewart, M.D., Univ. of CA at Irvine, College of Medicine, Med Surge I Rm. 118G, Irvine, CA 92717 Lindy F. Kumagai, M.D., School of Medicine, Med Sci 1-c Rm. 143, Davis, CA 95616 Jack Liskin, Univ. of Southern CA, School of Medicine, 1975 Zonal Avenue KAMB29, Los Angeles, CA 90059 Lewis King, Ph.D., Charles R. Drew University of Medicine & Science, Academic Affairs, 1621 E. 120th St., Los Angeles, CA 90033 Harry E. Douglass III, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine & Science, College of Allied Health, 1621 E. 120th St., Los Angeles, CA 90059 Colorado George H. Rausch, Ed.D., University of Colorado HSC, Center for Multicult. Enrich., 4200 E 9th Avenue B176, Denver, CO 80262 Marsha Zebalese Crawford, Ph.D., University of Denver, Grad School of Social Work, University Park, Denver, CO 80208 District of Columbia Hilda Crespo, Aspira Association Inc., 1112 16th St. NW., Suite 340, Washington, DC 20030 Walter F. Leavell, M.D., Howard University, Health Affairs, 2041 Georgia Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20059 Florida Jaqueline B. Beck, Ed.D., Florida A&M Univ., Coll. of Allied Health Sci., Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Tallahassee, FL 23207 Georgia Thomas J. Blocker, Morehouse College, Office of Health Professions, Ofc. of Rural Health Professions, 830 Westview Drive, Atlanta, GA 30314 Angela L. Franklin, Ph.D., Morehouse School of Medicine, Admissions/ Student Affairs, 720 Westview Drive, SW., Atlanta, GA 30310 Barbara J. Bell, Spelman College, 350 Spelman Lane SW., Atlanta, GA 30314 Hawaii John Casken, Univ. of Hawaii, School of Public Health, 2540 Maile Way, Honolulu, HI 96822 Iowa Paul R. Pomrehn, M.D., University of Iowa, College of Medicine, 116 MAB, Iowa City, IA 52242 Illinois William D. Wallace, Ph.D., Univ of Illinois at Chicago, College of Medicine, 1853 West Polk St Rm 131 CMW, Chicago, IL 60612 Harold R. Bardo, Ph.D., Southern Illinois Univ., School of Medicine, Wheeler Hall, Carbondale, IL 62901 James D. Hand, Ph.D., William M. Scholl Coll/Pod. Med., 1001 N. Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60610 Kansas Melvin Williams, University of Kansas Medical Ctr., Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd., Kansas City, KS 66160 Kentucky Laurette F. Byars, Ed.D., University of Kentucky, 563 Patterson Office Tower, Lexington, KY 40506 Patsy T. Daugherty, Ed.D., Eastern Kentucky University, Rowlett Bldg. Room 310, Richmond, KY 40475 Louisiana Edward G. Helm, M.D., Louisiana State Univ., School of Medicine, 1901 Perdido Street, New Orleans, LA 70112 Anna Cherrie Epps, Ph.D., Tulane University Med Ctr., School of Medicine, 1430 Tulane Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70112 Randall V. Schexnayder, Xavier Univ of Louisiana, College of Pharmacy, 7235 Palmetto Street, New Orleans, LA 70125 Massachusetts Kenneth C. Edelin, M.D., Boston University, School of Medicine, 80 East Concord Street, Boston, MA 02218 Kay Jones, Boston University, School of Social Work, 881 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215 Maryland Denise M. Harmening, Ph.D., University of Maryland, School of Medicine, 100 South Penn Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 Robert L. Harrell, Jr., Ph.D., University of Maryland, School of Medicine, 655 W. Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 Michigan Michael K. Mcleod, M.D., University of Michigan, Medical School, 5109 Medical Science I C-WING, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Wanda D. Lipscomb, Ph.D., Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine, A254 Life Sciences Bldg., East Lansing, MI 48824 June E. Osborn, M.D., University of Michigan, School of Public Health, 109 S Observatory, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 J. Bernard Machen, D.D.S., University of Michigan, School of Dentistry, 1011 N. University Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Minnesota Gerald L. Hill, M.D., University of Minnesota Duluth, School of Medicine, 10 University Drive, Duluth, MN 55812 Mississippi Muhammah I. Shafi, Ph.D., Rust College, Div. of Science & Mathematics, 150 Rust Avenue, Holly Springs, MS 38635 Leon Anderson, D.M.D., Univ. of Mississippi Med. Center, School of Medicine, 2500 North State Street, Jackson, MS 39216 Mabel J. Hudson, Ph.D., Univ. of S. Mississippi, Coll. of Science & Tech., Box 5134, Hattiesburg, MS 39406 Montana Rustem S. Medora, Ph.D., University of Montana, School of Pharmacy, Missoula, MT 59812 New Mexico Alonzo C. Atencio, Ph.D., University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, Basic Med Sci Bldg. Rm 106, Albuquerque, NM 87131 Jeffrey Brandon, Ph.D., New Mexico State Univ., Coll of Human & Comm Serv, Box 30001 Dept. 3HLS Las Cruces, NM 88003 New York Jacqueline D. Flowers, Assoc. Medical Schools NY, Medical School Consortium, 70 West 36th St. Ste 302, New York, NY 10018 Sharon D. Rowland, City University of NY, Sophie Davis Sch./Biomed Educ., 506 Lenox Avenue, WP-619, NY, NY 10037 North Carolina Velma G. Watts, Ph.D., Bowman Gray School/Med., Student Services Dept., Medical Center Blvd., Winston-Salem, NC 27157 Larry D. Keith, U.N.C. at Chapel Hill, School of Medicine, CB37530 322 MacNider, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 Ohio Lois E. Kiss, Ohio University, Coll. of Osteopathic Medicine 205, Grosvenor Hall, Athens, OH 45701 Seth M. Kantor, M.D., Ohio State University, College of Medicine, 370 West Ninth Street, Columbus, OH 43210 Pennsylvania Eric Jackson, Ph.D., Temple University, School of Dentistry, 3223 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19140 Daniel L. Trevino, Ph.D., Penn State University, Coll. of Health & Human Develop. University Park, PA 16802 South Carolina Juanita S. Scott, Benedict College, Biology & Phy. Science Dept. Hardenand & Blanding Streets Columbia, SC 29204 South Dakota Jeanne Smith, Oglala Lakota College, General Studies, PO Box 490, Kyle, SD 57752 Tennessee Otis Maxwell, Meharry Medical College, School of Dentistry, 1005 D B Todd Blvd., Nashville, TN 37208 Andrew B. Bond, Ph.D., Tennessee State Univ., Sch. of Allied Hlth Prof., 3500 John Merritt Blvd., Nashville, TN 37209 Leroy O. Moore, Univ. of Tennessee Memphis, Dept. of Hlth. Career Programs, 790 Madison Avenue Rm. 314, Memphis, TN 28163 Texas Enrique Medrano, University of Houston, College of Optometry, 4800 Calhoun, Houston, TX 77204 Juan H. Flores, Center for Hlth. Policy Dev., 6905 Alamo Downs Pkwy., San Antonio, TX 78238 Billy R. Ballard, M.D., Univ/Texas Med Branch, Galveston, School of Medicine, 301 University Blvd Galveston, TX 77555 Miguel A. Medina, Ph.D., Univ. of Texas HSC/San Antonio, Graduate Deans Office, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78284 George E. Brown, Ph.D., Prairie View A&M Univ., College of Arts & Science, PO Box 835, Prairie View, TX 77446 Raul Ramirez, El Paso Community College, Dept of Health Occupation, PO Box 20500, El Paso, TX 79998 Virginia Moses K. Woode, Ph.D., University of Virginia, School of Medicine, Box 446 School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA 22908 Gail C. Williams, Eastern VA Medical School, School of Medicine, 700 Olney Rd. PO Box 1980, Norfolk, VA 23501 Virgin Islands Helen W. Gjessing, Univ. of The Virgin Islands, Div. of Science & Math, No. 2 John Brewer's Way, St. Thomas, VI 00802 Washington Daniel D. Hunt, M.D., Univ. of Washington, School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98195 Wisconsin Charles R. Alexander, Ph.D., Marquette University, School of Dentistry, 604 N 16th Street, Milwaukee, WI 53222 [FR Doc. 94-6286 Filed 03-17-94; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-15-P