[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 196 (Thursday, October 9, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52892-52914]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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Availability of the HRSA Competitive Grants Preview; Notice

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Availability of the HRSA Competitive Grants Preview

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration.

ACTION: General Notice.

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SUMMARY: HRSA announces the availability of the HRSA Competitive Grants 
Preview publication for Fall 1997. This edition of the Preview is a 
comprehensive review of HRSA's Fiscal Year 1998 programs.
    The purpose of the Preview is to provide the general public with a 
single source of program and application information related to the 
Agency's annual grant planning review. The Preview is designed to 
replace multiple Federal Register notices which traditionally 
advertised the availability of HRSA's discretionary funds for its 
various programs. In this edition of the Preview, HRSA's programs which 
provide funding for loan repayments and scholarships to individuals 
have been included in the section ``Additional HRSA Programs.'' It 
should be noted that other program initiatives responsive to new or 
emerging issues in the health care area and unanticipated at the time 
of publication of the Preview, may be advertised through the Federal 
Register mechanism from time-to-time. Deadlines or other requirements 
appearing in the Federal Register are not changed by this notice.
    The Preview contains a description of competitive and additional 
programs scheduled for review in Fiscal Year 1998 and includes 
instructions on how to access the Agency for information and receive 
application kits for all programs announced. Specifically, the 
following information is included in the Preview: Program Title, 
Legislative Authority, Purpose, Eligibility, Estimated Amount of 
Competition, Estimated Number of Awards, Funding Priorities and/or 
Preferences, Projected Award Date, Application Deadline, Application 
Kit Availability, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) program 
identification number, and programmatic contact.
    This Fall 1997 issue of the Preview relates to funding under HRSA 
discretionary authorities and programs as follows:

HIV/AIDS Programs

     Ryan White Title III Outpatient Early Intervention.
     Ryan White Title III HIV Planning Grants.
     Ryan White Title IV Coordinated HIV Services and Access to 
Research--Geographic Areas With Currently Funded Title IV Projects.
     Ryan White Title IV Coordinated HIV Services and Access to 
Research--New Geographic Areas.
     Ryan White Title IV Adolescent Services
     Ryan White HIV Service Delivery Models.

Health Professions Programs

     Nurse Anesthetists: (1) Program Grants; (2) Traineeships; 
and (3) Fellowships.
     Nursing Education Opportunities for Individuals from 
Disadvantaged Backgrounds.
     Nurse Practitioner/Nurse Midwife.
     Professional Nurse Traineeships.
     Advanced Nurse Education.
     Nursing Special Projects.
     Predoctoral Training in Family Medicine.
     Departments of Family Medicine.
     Allied Health Project Grants.
     Residencies and Advanced Education in the Practice of 
General Medicine.
     Residency Training in Preventive Medicine.
     Physician Assistants Training.
     Geriatric Education Centers.
     Health Careers Opportunity Program.
     Centers of Excellence.
     State-Supported Model Area Health Education Centers.
     Basic Core Area Health Education Centers.
     Minority Faculty Fellowship Program.

Rural Health Programs

     Rural Outreach Grant Program.
     Rural Network Development Grant Program.

Maternal and Child Health Programs

     Maternal and Child Health Research Cycle.
     Genetic Services.
     Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) Medical 
Home/Family Professional Partnership Initiative.
     Managed Care for Children with Special Health Care Needs.
     Children with Special Health Care Needs--Adolescent 
Transition.
     Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)/Other Infant Death 
(OID) Program.
     Long Term Training in Nursing.
     Long Term Training in Nutrition.
     Long Term Training in Leadership Education in 
Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities.
     Continuing Education and Development.
     Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children.
     State Mortality Morbidity Review Support Program.
     Community Integrated Service Systems to Support Children 
In/Out of Home Care.
     Emergency Medical Services for Children, Implementation 
Grants.
     Emergency Medical Services for Children, Partnership 
Grants.
     Emergency Medical Services for Children, Targeted Issue 
Grants.
     Traumatic Brain Injury State Implementation Grants.
     Traumatic Brain Injury State Planning Grants.

Primary Health Care Programs

     Community and Migrant Health Centers.
     Public Housing Primary Care.
     Grants to States for Loan Repayment Programs.
     Grants to States for Community Scholarship Programs.

Additional HRSA Programs

     Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students Program.
     Faculty Loan Repayment Program.
     Nurse Education Loan Repayment Program.
    Certain other information including, how to obtain and use the 
Preview, and grant terminology also may be found in the Preview.

ADDRESSES: Individuals may obtain the HRSA Preview by calling toll free 
number, 1-888-333-HRSA. The HRSA Preview may also be accessed on the 
World Wide Web on the HRSA Home Page at: http://www.hrsa.dhhs.gov.

    Dated: October 2, 1997.
Claude Earl Fox,
Acting Administrator.

Attachment A

    Message from our Acting Administrator . . .
    The symbols illustrated on the cover and throughout the Preview 
represent ACCESS. In this Preview, we are increasing ACCESS for you by 
including scholarship and loan repayment announcements and providing e-
mail addresses for programmatic technical assistance.
    HRSA means ACCESS. ACCESS to . . .
     Quality health care for underserved and vulnerable 
populations.
     Primary care education and practice.
     A comprehensive system of health care resources.

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     The systems of care for mothers, children and their 
families.
     The trained provider.
     The expert consultant through telemedicine reaching rural 
areas.
    HRSA has only one reason to be * * * somewhere there is a 
community, somewhere there is an individual who needs our services and 
we are here to help fill that need. For those in need of health care, 
the Health Resources and Services Administration provides support to 
programs that place health care services and health professionals where 
they are least available.
    At HRSA, the individual and the community are our first priority. 
Please join with us as we strive to provide ACCESS to quality health 
services for all Americans.
Claude Earl Fox.

DHHS Service Standards for Partnership With Grantees

    The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its grantees 
(primarily States, local governments, academic institutions, non-profit 
community organizations, and Indian tribes and tribal organizations) 
are partners in delivering quality services and supporting research to 
improve the lives of the American people. The following initial 
standards express our commitment to making this partnership as 
cooperative and effective as possible. We look forward to your 
suggestions as we develop these standards and improve our partnership.
    We will:
    (1) Invite our partners to collaborate in the development of HHS 
program policies and procedures.
    (2) Emphasize program outcomes rather than process.
    (3) Create no new unfunded mandates through policy or process 
changes.
    (4) Provide prompt, courteous service and accessible information.
    (5) Process waiver requests from States as quickly as possible, 
generally within 120 days.
    (6) Provide technical assistance to help our partners meet program 
goals.
    (7) Work with our partners to assure integrity in the use of public 
funds.
    (8) Assist our partners to develop their own standards of customer 
service.

                          Programs at a Glance                          
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                   Program                              Deadline        
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                            HIV/AIDS Programs                           
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Ryan White Title III Outpatient Early          10/10/97                 
 Intervention.                                                          
Ryan White Title III HIV Planning Grants.....  05/01/98                 
Ryan White Title IV Coordinated HIV Services   04/01/98                 
 and Access to Research--Geographic Areas                               
 With Currently Funded Title IV Projects.                               
Ryan White Title IV Coordinated HIV Services   04/01/98                 
 and Access to Research--New Geographic Areas.                          
Ryan White Title IV Adolescent Services......  04/01/98                 
Ryan White HIV Service Delivery Models 04/01/                           
 98.                                                                    
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                       Health Professions Programs                      
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Nurse Anesthetist Program Grants.............  02/02/98                 
Traineeships, and Fellowships................  12/01/97                 
Nursing Education Opportunities for            11/24/97                 
 Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds.                            
Nurse Practitioner/Nurse Midwifery...........  12/19/97                 
Professional Nurse Traineeships..............  11/03/97                 
Advanced Nurse Education.....................  02/02/98                 
Nursing Special Projects.....................  01/16/98                 
Predoctoral Training in Family Medicine......  11/07/97                 
Departments of Family Medicine...............  03/16/98                 
Allied Health Project Grants.................  02/17/98                 
Residencies and Advanced Education in the      12/01/97                 
 Practice of General Dentistry.                                         
Residency Training in Preventive Medicine....  12/15/97                 
Physician Assistants Training................  12/22/97                 
Geriatric Education Centers..................  12/19/97                 
Health Careers Opportunity Program...........  01/30/98                 
Centers of Excellence........................  03/27/98                 
State-Supported Model AHEC...................  01/09/98                 
Basic Core Area Health Education Centers.....  01/09/98                 
Minority Faculty Fellowship Program..........  01/30/98                 
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                          Rural Health Programs                         
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Rural Outreach Grant Program.................  03/16/98                 
Rural Network Development Grant Program......  03/16/98                 
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                   Maternal and Child Health Programs                   
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Maternal and Child Health Research...........  03 and 08/01/98          
Genetic Services.............................  04/30/98                 
Children with Special Health Care Needs        04/01/98                 
 (CSHCN) Medical Home/Family Professional                               
 Partnership Initiative.                                                
Managed Care for CSHCN.......................  03/10/98                 
CSHCN Adolescent Transition..................  04/01/98                 
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)/Other      02/27/98                 
 Infant Death (OID) Program.                                            
Long Term Training in Nursing................  03/16/98                 
Long Term Training in Nutrition..............  03/16/98                 
Long Term Training in Leadership Education,    03/16/98                 
 in Neurodevelopmental and Related                                      
 Disabilities.                                                          

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Continuing Education and Development.........  07/01/98                 
Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children...  04/30/98                 
State Mortality Morbidity Review Support       03/31/98                 
 Program.                                                               
Community Integrated Service Systems to        04/30/98                 
 Support Children In/Out of Home Care.                                  
Emergency Medical Services for Children,       04/13/98                 
 Implementation Grants.                                                 
Emergency Medical Services for Children,       04/13/98                 
 Partnership Grants.                                                    
Emergency Medical Services for Children,       04/13/98                 
 Targeted Issue Grants.                                                 
Traumatic Brain Injury State Implementation    03/30/98                 
 Grants.                                                                
Traumatic Brain Injury State Planning Grants.  03/30/98                 
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                      Primary Health Care Programs                      
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Community and Migrant Health Centers.........  Varies                   
Public Housing Primary Care..................  Varies                   
Grants To States For Loan Repayment Programs.  04/01/98                 
Grants To States For Community Scholarship     05/01/98                 
 Programs.                                                              
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                        Additional HRSA Programs                        
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Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students        04/15/98                 
 Program.                                                               
Faculty Loan Repayment Program...............  06/30/98                 
Nurse Education Loan Repayment Program.......  08/31/98                 
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How to Obtain and Use the Preview

    It is recommended that you read the introductory materials, 
terminology section, and individual program category descriptions 
before contacting the general number 1-888-333-HRSA. Likewise, we urge 
applicants to fully assess their eligibility for grants before 
requesting kits. This will greatly facilitate our ability to assist you 
in placing your name on the mailing list and identifying the 
appropriate application kit(s) or other information you may wish to 
obtain. As a general rule, no more than one kit per category will be 
mailed to applicants. However, applicants may reproduce kit materials 
to meet their needs.

To Obtain a Copy of the Preview

    To have your name and address added to, or deleted from, the 
Preview mailing list, please call the toll free number 1-888-333-HRSA 
or e-mail us at [email protected]

To Obtain an Application Kit

    Upon review of the program descriptions, please determine which 
category or categories of application kit(s) you wish to receive and 
contact the 1-888-333-HRSA number to register on the specific mailing 
list. Application kits are generally available 60 days prior to 
application deadline. If kits are already available, they will be 
mailed to you right away.

World Wide Web Access

    The Preview is available on the HRSA Home Page via World Wide Web 
at: http://www.hrsa.dhhs.gov Application materials are currently 
available for downloading in the current cycle for some HRSA programs. 
HRSA's goal is to post application forms and materials for all 
programs.
    You can download this issue of the Preview in Adobe Acrobat format 
(.pdf) from HRSA's web site at: http://www.hrsa.dhhs.gov/preview.htm. 
Also, you can register on-line to be sent specific grant application 
materials by following the instructions on the web page. Your mailing 
information will be added to our database and material will be sent to 
you when it becomes available.

Grant Terminology

Application Deadlines

    Applications will be considered ``on time'' if they are either 
received on or before the established deadline date or sent on or 
before the deadline date given in the program announcement or in the 
application kit materials.

Authorizations

    These are provided immediately preceding groupings of program 
categories. They are the citations of provisions of the laws 
authorizing the various programs.

CFDA Number

    The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) is a government-
wide compendium of Federal programs, projects, services, and activities 
which provide assistance.

Cooperative Agreement

    A financial assistance mechanism used when substantial Federal 
programmatic involvement with the recipient during performance is 
anticipated by the awarding office.

Eligibility

    Authorizing legislation and programmatic regulations specify 
eligibility for individual grant programs. In general, assistance is 
provided to nonprofit organizations and institutions, State and local 
governments and their agencies, and occasionally to individuals. For-
profit organizations are eligible to receive awards under financial 
assistance programs unless specifically excluded by legislation.

Estimated Amount of Competition

    The amount listed is provided for planning purposes and is subject 
to the availability of funds.

Funding Priorities and/or Preferences

    Special priorities or preferences are those which the individual 
programs have identified for the funding cycle. Some programs give 
preference to organizations which have specific capabilities such as 
telemedicine networking, or established relationships with managed care 
organizations. Preference may be given to achieve an equitable 
geographic distribution.

Matching Requirements

    Several HRSA categories require a matching amount, or percentage of 
the total project support to come from sources other than Federal 
funds. Matching requirements are generally mandated in the authorizing 
legislation for specific categories. Also, matching requirements may be 
administratively required by the awarding office.

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Review Criteria

    The following are generic review criteria applicable to HRSA 
programs:
     That the estimated cost to the Government of the project 
is reasonable considering the anticipated results.
     That project personnel or prospective fellows are well 
qualified by training and/or experience for the support sought and the 
applicant organization or the organization to provide training to a 
fellow, has adequate facilities and manpower.
     That, insofar as practical, the proposed activities 
(scientific or other), if well executed, are capable of attaining 
project objectives.
     That the project objectives are identical with or are 
capable of achieving the specific program objectives defined in the 
program announcement.
     That the method for evaluating proposed results includes 
criteria for determining the extent to which the program has achieved 
its stated objectives and the extent to which the accomplishment of 
objectives can be attributed to the program.
     That, in so far as practical, the proposed activities, 
when accomplished are replicable, national in scope and include plans 
for broad dissemination.
    The specific review criteria used to review and rank applications 
are included in the individual guidance material provided with the 
application kits. Applicants should pay strict attention to addressing 
these criteria as they are the formal basis upon which their 
applications will be judged.

Technical Assistance

    All programs provide technical assistance. There are also programs 
which have scheduled workshops and conference calls as indicated by the 
``magnifying glass''. A contact person is listed for each program and 
their e-mail address provided. If you have questions concerning 
individual programs, please contact the person listed.

HIV/AIDS Programs

    The HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau consolidates activities authorized under 
the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources (CARE) Act which were 
previously carried out within all of the agency's bureaus. The CARE Act 
programs now conducted through the HIV/AIDS Bureau are designed to 
improve the quality and ensure availability of access to health care 
and other support services for individuals and families affected by HIV 
disease, especially those who would otherwise be unable to receive 
care.
    The programs of the HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau include the following:
    Funding to eligible metropolitan areas (EMAs) hardest hit by the 
HIV/AIDS epidemic (Title I). Last year, 49 eligible metropolitan areas 
received formula funding determined by the seriousness of the epidemic, 
and were eligible to compete for supplementary funding;
    Formula funding to States and territories to improve the quality, 
availability, and organization of health care and support services for 
people living with HIV disease (Title II). Title II also includes the 
AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), which funds efforts to make 
available existing and new drug therapies for people living with HIV in 
every State and territory;
    Competitive funding to public and private nonprofit entities for 
outpatient early intervention and primary care services (Title III). 
Grants were made to Community Health Centers/Migrant Health Centers, 
hospitals and city and county health departments, family planning 
clinics, and programs for the homeless;
    Funding to public and private nonprofit entities for demonstration 
projects to coordinate services to, and provide enhanced access to 
research, for children, youth, women, and families (Title IV); and
    Support for the Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS) 
program which includes the development and assessment of innovative 
service delivery models; the Dental Reimbursement Program which 
provides retrospective funding for dental schools providing services to 
people living with AIDS during the previous year, and AIDS Education 
and Training Centers which train health professionals to provide care 
to people living with HIV.

Technical Assistance

    The HRSA HIV/AIDS Bureau provides several types of technical 
assistance to prospective applicants and ongoing technical assistance 
to grantees. This technical assistance includes contact with Project 
Officers, meetings carried out on local, regional, and national levels, 
telephone conference calls, and simplified information on grants 
applications and procedures.

Outpatient Early Intervention Services With Respect to HIV Disease 
(Ryan White Title III)

Authorization

    Sections 2651-2667 of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 
300ff-51-330ff-67.

Purpose

    The purpose of Title III funding is to provide on an outpatient 
basis, high quality early intervention services/primary care to 
individuals with HIV infection. This is accomplished by increasing the 
present capacity and capability of eligible ambulatory health service 
entities. These expanded services become a part of a continuum of HIV 
prevention and care for individuals who are at risk for HIV infection 
or are HIV infected. All Title III programs must provide HIV counseling 
and testing, counseling and education on living with HIV, appropriate 
medical evaluation and clinical care, and other essential services such 
as oral health care, outpatient mental health services and nutritional 
services, and appropriate referrals for specialty services.

Eligibility

    Eligible applicants are Migrant Health Centers, Community Health 
Centers, Health Care for the Homeless Programs, Family Planning 
Organizations, Comprehensive Hemophilia Diagnostic and Treatment 
Centers, Federally Qualified Health Centers, and Public or non-profit 
private entities that currently provide comprehensive primary care 
services to people living with HIV/AIDS.

Limited Competition

    Applicants are limited to currently funded Ryan White Title III 
programs whose project periods expire in FY 1998 and new organizations 
proposing to serve the same populations currently being served by these 
existing Title III programs. Applications are also requested from new 
organizations that propose to serve new areas. These will be considered 
for FY 1998, should new funding become available.

Review Criteria

    The criteria are justification of need, organizational capabilities 
and expertise, adequacy of proposed program plan, coordination with 
other programs, program evaluation, appropriateness and justification 
of the budget, adherence to program guidance.

Estimated Amount of Competition

$35,000,000

Estimated Number of Awards

97
Projected Award Date: FY 1998
Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA
Application Availability: 7/10/97
Application Deadline: 10/10/97
CDFA Number: 93.918

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Contact Person: Deborah Parham, [email protected]
Existing Ryan White Title III Service Areas *
AZ:
    Phoenix
    Tucson
AR:
    Pine Bluff
AL:
    Mobile
    Anniston
    Montgomery
AK:
    Anchorage
CA:
    Santa Cruz
    San Francisco
    Los Angeles (2)
    San Fernando
    Santa Ana
    San Bernardino
    San Jose
    Fremont
    San Marcos
    LaMont
CT:
    Bridgeport (2)
    New Haven
DC:
    Washington
FL:
    Key West
    Miami (2)
    Pompano Beach
    Palm Beach
    Immokalee
GA:
    Atlanta (2)
    Savannah
    Waycross
    Augusta
IA:
    Des Moines
IL:
    Chicago (4)
    Rockford
IN:
    Indianapolis
KS:
    Wichita
MA:
    Northampton
    Provincetown
    Dorchester
    Worchester
    New Bedford
    Boston
MI:
    Detroit (2)
MO:
    Springfield
    Kansas City
MT:
    Billings
NC:
    Asheville
    Durham
NJ:
    Newark
    Paterson
    New Brunswick
NM:
    Alburquerque
NV:
    Reno
    Las Vegas
NY:
    New York City (6)
    Bronx (2)
    Brooklyn (2)
    Rochester
    Buffalo
    Queens
    Peekskill
    Syracuse
    Albany
OH:
    Cincinnati
OK:
    Tulsa
PA:
    Philadelphia (3)
    Allentown
    Pittsburgh
    Chester
    York
PR:
    Humacao
    San Juan
    Mayaguez
    Lares
    Gurabo
RI:
    Providence
TX:
    Houston
    Dallas
    Fort Worth
    Austin
    San Antonio
UT:
    Salt Lake City

    * Applications are also requested from new organizations that 
propose to serve new areas. These will be considered for FY 1998 
should new funding become available.

Ryan White Title III HIV Planning Grants

Authorization

    Part C of Title XXVI of the Public Health Service as Amended by the 
Ryan White Care Act Amendments of 1996, Public Law 104-146, 42 U.S.C. 
300ff-51 --300ff-67.

Purpose

    Ryan White Title III HIV Planning Grants are discretionary grants 
to support communities and health care service entities in their 
preparations to provide a high quality and comprehensive scope of 
primary health care services for people in underserved areas who are 
living with HIV or at risk of infection. Funds are to be used to 
mobilize and organize community resources, and to strengthen their 
organizational capacity so that HIV primary health care services can be 
established or strengthened. Grant recipients are expected to: engage 
and coordinate with suitable community organizations to plan for HIV 
primary care services; conduct an assessment for the proposed service 
area; develop a plan of action to address priority needs; and undertake 
the necessary preparations to become operational.
    The Ryan White Title III HIV Planning Grants are intended to assist 
health care service entities to qualify for grant support under the 
Ryan White Title III Early Intervention Services Program.

Eligibility

    Eligible applicants are public or private, nonprofit entities who 
are not currently grant recipients of the Ryan White Title III Early 
Intervention Services Program and are current primary care service 
providers to populations at risk for HIV disease; community health 
centers under Section 330 or the PHS Act; migrant health centers under 
Section 330 (g) of the PHS Act; health care for the homeless grantees 
under section 330(h) of the PHS Act; family planning grantees under 
Section 1001 of the PHS Act, other than States; comprehensive 
hemophilia diagnostic and treatment centers; or federally qualified 
health centers under Section 1905 (1)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act.

Funding Priorities and/or Preferences

    In awarding the grants, preference will be given to entities that 
provide primary care services in rural or underserved communities and 
in communities where other Ryan White funds are not available.

Review Criteria

    Final criteria are included in the application kit.

Estimated Amount of This Competition

$700,000

Estimated Number of Awards

15

Projected Award Date: 08/98
Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA
Application Availability: 03/02/98
Application Deadline: 05/01/98
CFDA Number: 93.918
Contact Person: Deborah Parham [email protected]

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Ryan White Title IV Grants for Coordinated HIV Services and Access to 
Research for Infants, Children, Youth, Women and Families--Geographic 
Areas With Currently Funded Title IV Projects

Authorization

    Section 2671 of the Ryan White Care Act, as amended by Public Law 
104-146, 42 U.S.C. 300ff-51-330ff-67.

Purpose

    The purpose of the Title IV funding is to improve access to primary 
medical care, research, and support services for children, youth, women 
and families infected with HIV. Funded projects will link clinical 
research and other research with comprehensive care systems, and 
improve and expand the coordination of a system of comprehensive care 
for women, infants, children and youth who are infected/affected by 
HIV. Funds will be used to support programs that (1) cross establish 
systems of care to coordinate service delivery, HIV prevention efforts, 
and clinical research and other research activities; and (2) address 
the intensity of service needs, high costs, and other complex barriers 
to comprehensive care and research experienced by underserved, at-risk 
and limited populations. Activities under these grants should address 
the goals of enrolling and maintaining clients in HIV primary care; 
increasing client access to research by linking HIV/AIDS clinical 
research trials and activities with comprehensive care; fostering the 
development and support of comprehensive, community-based and family 
centered care infrastructures, and emphasizing prevention within the 
care system including the prevention of perinatal HIV transmission.

Eligibility

    Eligible organizations are public or private non-profit entities 
that provide or arrange for primary care.

Limited Competition

    Applicants are limited to currently funded Title IV programs whose 
project periods expire in FY 1998 and new organizations in geographic 
areas currently served by Title IV that are proposing to serve the same 
areas currently being served by these existing projects. These areas 
are: Brooklyn(2), NY; Bronx, NY; Manhattan, NY; Washington, DC; 
Atlanta, GA; Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL; Dallas, TX; St. Louis, MO; 
Denver, CO; Los Angeles, CA; and Wisconsin.

Review Criteria

    Final criteria are included in the application kit.

Estimated Amount of This Competition

$10,000,000

Estimated Number of Awards

12

Funding Priorities and/or Preferences

    Funding in this category will be given to projects that support a 
comprehensive, coordinated system of HIV care serving either infants, 
children, youth, women or families and are linked with or have 
initiated activities to link with clinical trials or other research.

Projected Award Date: 08/01/98
Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA
Application Availability: 02/02/98
Application Deadline: 04/01/98
CFDA Number: 93.153A
Contact Person: Michael Kaiser, [email protected]

Ryan White Title IV Grants for Coordinated Services and Access to 
Research for Infants, Children, Youth, Women and Families--New 
Geographic Areas

Authorization

    Section 2671 of the Ryan White Care Act, as amended by Public Law 
104-146, 42 U.S.C. 300ff-51-330ff-67.

Purpose

    Organizations should be able to demonstrate expertise in the 
coordination or provision of comprehensive medical and social services 
to children, youth, women and families. The purpose of the Title IV 
funding is to improve access to primary medical care, research, and 
support services for children, youth, women and families infected with 
HIV. Funded projects will link clinical research and other research 
with comprehensive care systems, and improve and expand the 
coordination of a system of comprehensive care for women, infants, 
children and youth who are infected/affected by HIV. Funds will be used 
to support programs that (1) cross establish systems of care to 
coordinate service delivery, HIV prevention efforts, and clinical 
research and other research activities; and (2) address the intensity 
of service needs, high costs, and other complex barriers to 
comprehensive care and research experienced by underserved, at-risk and 
limited populations. Activities under these grants should address the 
goals of: enrolling and maintaining clients in HIV primary care; 
increasing client access to research by linking HIV/AIDS clinical 
research trials and activities with comprehensive care; fostering the 
development and support of comprehensive, community-based and family 
centered care infrastructures; and emphasizing prevention within the 
care system including the prevention of perinatal HIV transmission.

Eligibility

    Eligible organizations are public or private non-profit entities 
that provide or arrange for primary care.

Limited Competition

    This initiative is targeted to applicants in geographic areas not 
currently served by Title IV. Geographic areas that are currently 
receiving Ryan White Title IV support are listed below. Title IV 
projects located in the underlined cities are approaching the end of 
their project period therefore, applicants may submit applications for 
these geographic areas in response to preceding announcement (CFDA 
93.153A), for FY 1998 expiring Title IV projects.

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             State                                 City                 
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AL.............................  Birmingham/Montgomery.                 
CA.............................  Los Angeles.                           
                                 La Jolla/San Diego.                    
                                 Oakland.                               
                                 San Francisco.                         
CO.............................  Denver.                                
CT.............................  Hartford/New London/New Haven/         
                                  Bridgeport/Stamford.                  
DC.............................  Washington.                            
FL.............................  Tampa/St. Petersburg.                  
                                 Ft. Lauderdale.                        
                                 Miami.                                 
                                 Orlando.                               
GA.............................  Atlanta.                               
IL.............................  Chicago.                               
LA.............................  New Orleans.                           
MA.............................  Statewide.                             
                                 Roxbury/Boston.                        
MD.............................  Statewide.                             
MI.............................  Detroit.                               
MO.............................  St. Louis.                             
NC.............................  Charlotte.                             
NH.............................  Statewide.                             
NJ.............................  Statewide.                             
NY.............................  Bronx.                                 
                                 Brooklyn(2).                           
                                 Manhattan.                             
                                 Elmhurst/Queens.                       
                                 Stony Brook.                           
OH.............................  Columbus.                              
PA.............................  Philadelphia.                          
PR.............................  Statewide.                             
RI.............................  Providence.                            
SC.............................  Statewide.                             
TX.............................  Dallas.                                
                                 Fort Worth.                            
                                 Houston.                               
                                 San Antonio.                           
WA.............................  Seattle.                               
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Funding Preference and/or Priorities

    Preference for funding may be given to applicants which help to 
achieve an equitable geographical distribution of programs across all 
States and territories, especially programs that provide services in 
rural or underserved communities where the HIV/AIDS epidemic is 
increasing.

Review Criteria

    Final criteria are included in the application kit.

Estimated Amount of This Competition

$1,200,000

Estimated Number of Awards

4

Projected Award Date: 08/98
Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA
Application Availability: 02/02/98
Application Deadline: 04/01/98
CFDA Number: 93.153B
Contact Person: Michael Kaiser, [email protected]

Ryan White Title IV Grants for Adolescent Services

Authorization

    Section 2671 of the Ryan White Care Act, as amended by Public Law 
104-146, 42 U.S.C. 300ff-51--300ff-67.

Purpose

    The purpose of this initiative is to foster and expand systems of 
health care and social support services for youth (age 13-24) at risk 
for or infected with HIV infection in order to identify infected youth 
and enroll them in HIV primary care. Grantees will identify additional 
HIV infected youth and develop, coordinate and provide support services 
to enroll and maintain them in primary medical care. Adolescent clients 
should be enrolled into care early in the spectrum of disease and 
managed throughout the infection. In partnership with other Ryan White 
funded programs or other agencies, applicants will integrate youth 
services into existing systems of care to provide access to 
comprehensive, coordinated primary care, research and social support 
services.

Eligibility

    Eligible organizations are public or private, non-profit 
organizations that provide or arrange for primary care, with expertise 
in the care of youth.

Review Criteria

    Final criteria are included in the application kit.

Estimated Amount of This Competition

$1,000,000

Estimated Number of Awards

3-5

Funding Priorities and/or Preferences

    Priority will be given to applicants with a history of working with 
youth, especially youth infected with HIV. Priority will be given to 
projects proposed in geographic areas where epidemiologic data 
demonstrate high numbers of infected youth.

Projected Award Date: 08/01/98
Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA
Application Availability: 02/02/98
Application Deadline: 04/01/98
CFDA Number: 93.153C
Contact Person: Michael Kaiser, [email protected]

Ryan White HIV Service Delivery Models

Authorization

    Section 2691 of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 300ff-51-
330ff-67.

Purpose

    The goal of the Special Projects of National Significance Program 
is to advance knowledge about the care and treatment of people with 
HIV. Each project is responsible for the implementation and evaluation 
of its model of care. Results from individual projects and cross-site 
evaluations are used by AIDS service providers and others to improve 
and enhance the quality of care. The program will support innovative 
and potentially replicable HIV service delivery models. Projects must: 
(1) Assess the effectiveness of particular models of care; (2) support 
innovative program design; and (3) promote replication of effective 
models of care.

Eligibility

    Eligible applicants are public and non profit entities including 
community-based organizations.

Evaluation Criteria

    Final criteria are included in the application kit

Estimated Amount of This Competition

$4,212,000

Estimated Number of Awards

12

Project Award Date: 07/98
Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA
Application Availability: 01/05/98
Application Deadline: 04/01/98
CFDA Number: 93.928
Contact Person: Barney Singer, [email protected]

Health Professions Programs

    Underlined areas provide additional information to the Summer 97 
Preview.

Nurse Anesthetist Program; (1) Program Grants (2) Traineeships; and (3) 
Fellowships

Authorization

    Section 831 of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 297-1.

Purpose

    This program is to assist grantees to meet the costs of: (a) 
projects for the education of nurse anesthetists; (b) traineeships for 
licensed registered nurses to become nurse anesthetists; and (c) 
fellowships to enable Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) 
faculty members to obtain advanced education relevant to their teaching 
functions.

Eligibility

    Eligible applicants are public or private nonprofit institutions 
which provide registered nurses with full-time nurse anesthetist 
training and are accredited by an entity or entities designated by the 
Secretary of Education.

Funding Priorities and/or Preferences

Statutory Funding Preference
    As provided in Section 860(e) of the Public Health Service Act, 
preference will be given to qualified applicants that: (A) Have a high 
rate for placing graduates in practice settings having the principal 
focus of serving residents of medically underserved communities; or (B) 
have achieved, during the 2-year period preceding the fiscal year for 
which such an award is sought, a significant increase in the rate of 
placing graduates in such settings. This preference will only be 
applied to applications that rank above the 20th percentile of 
applications recommended for education program applications recommended 
for approval by the peer review group.
    ``High rate'' is defined as a minimum of 30 percent of graduates in 
academic years 1994-95, 1995-96 or 1996-97 who spend at least 50 
percent of their work time in clinical practice in the specified 
setting. Graduates who are providing care in a medically underserved 
community as a part of a fellowship or other educational experience can 
be counted.
    ``Significant increase in the rate'' means that, between academic 
years 1995-96 and 1996-97, the rate of placing graduates in the 
specified settings has increased by a minimum of 50 percent and that 
not less than 15

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percent of graduates from the most recent year are working in these 
settings.
Statutory Rural Preference for Traineeship Program
    A preference is given to those applicants carrying out traineeships 
whose participants gain significant experience in providing health 
service in rural health facilities.
Established Funding Priority for Traineeship and Education Program 
Grants
    A funding priority will be given to programs which demonstrate 
either substantial progress over the last three years or a significant 
experience of 10 or more years in enrolling and graduating students 
from those minority populations identified as at-risk of poor health 
outcomes.
Established Funding Preference for Faculty Fellowship Grants
    A funding preference will be given first to faculty who will be 
completing degree requirements before or by the end of the funded 
budget year, second to faculty who are full-time students, and third to 
faculty who are part-time students.

Review Criteria

    Final criteria are included in the application kit.

Estimated Amount of This Competition

$1,800,000
Traineeships--$1,220,000
Program--300,000
Fellowships--280,000

Estimated Number of Awards

79 (70 Traineeships*, 2 Programs and 7 Fellowships)

    *Formula Program--all eligible entities will receive traineeship 
support.

Projected Award Date: 03/98 Fellowships & Traineeship Program; 05/98 
Program Grants
Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA
Application Availability: 07/15/97
Application Deadline: 12/01/97 Fellowships & Traineeships; 02/02/98 
Program Grants
CFDA Number: 93.124, 93.907 & 93.916
Contact Person: Marcia Starbecker [email protected]

Nursing Education Opportunities for Individuals From Disadvantaged 
Backgrounds

Authorization

    Section 827 of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 296r.

Purpose

    This program provides funds to meet the costs of special projects 
to increase nursing education opportunities for individuals from 
disadvantaged backgrounds by: (a) Identifying, recruiting and selecting 
such individuals; (b) facilitating the entry of such individuals into 
schools of nursing; (c) providing services designed to assist such 
individuals to complete their nursing education; (d) providing 
preliminary education, prior to entry into the regular course of 
nursing, designed to assist in completion of the regular course of 
nursing education; (e) paying such stipends as the Secretary may 
determine; (f) publicizing, especially to licensed vocational or 
practical nurses, existing sources of financial aid; and (g) providing 
training, information, or advice to the faculty on encouraging such 
individuals to complete their nursing education.

Eligibility

    Public and nonprofit private schools of nursing and other public or 
nonprofit private entities are eligible for grant support.

Funding Priorities and/or Preferences

    None.

Review Criteria

    Final criteria are included in the application kit.

Estimated Amount of This Competition

$1,400,000 

Estimated Number of Awards

8

Projected Award Date: 05/98
Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA
Application Availability: 07/15/97
Application Deadline: 11/24/97
CFDA Number: 93.178
Contact Person: Ernell Spratley, [email protected]

Nurse Practitioner/Nurse Midwifery

Authorization

    Section 822 of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 296m.

Purpose

    This program provides funds to meet the costs of projects to plan, 
develop and operate new programs, maintain, or significantly expand 
existing programs for the education of nurse practitioners and nurse-
midwives to effectively provide primary health care in settings such as 
homes, ambulatory care and long term care facilities and other health 
care institutions. Programs must adhere to regulations and guidelines 
for nurse practitioner and nurse-midwifery education as prescribed by 
the Secretary of Health and Human Services which require at a minimum 
that each program extend for at least one academic year and consist of 
supervised clinical practice directed toward preparing nurses to 
deliver primary health care; and at least four months (in the 
aggregate) of classroom instruction that is so directed; and have an 
enrollment of not less than six full-time equivalent students.

Eligibility

    Eligible applicants are public and nonprofit private schools of 
nursing or other public and nonprofit private entities. Eligible 
applicants must be located in a State.

Funding Priorities and/or Preferences

Statutory Program Specific Preference
    Preference will be given to any qualified applicant that agrees to 
expend the award to plan, develop, and operate new programs or to 
significantly expand existing programs.
Statutory General Preference
    As provided in Section 860(e)(1) of the PHS Act, preference will be 
given to any qualified applicant that: (A) Has a high rate for placing 
graduates in practice settings having the principal focus of serving 
residents of medically underserved communities; or (B) during the 2-
year period preceding the fiscal year for which such an award is 
sought, has achieved a significant increase in the rate of placing 
graduates in such settings. This preference will only be applied to 
applications that rank above the 20th percentile of proposals 
recommended for approval by the peer review group.
    ``High rate'' is defined as a minimum of 30 percent of graduates in 
academic years 1994-95, 1995-96 or academic year 1996-97, who spend at 
least 50 percent of their worktime in clinical practice in the 
specified settings. Graduates who are providing care in a medically 
underserved community as a part of a fellowship or other educational 
experience can be counted.
    ``Significant increase in the rate'' means that, between academic 
years 1995-96 and 1996-97, the rate of placing graduates in the 
specified settings has increased by a minimum of 50 percent and that 
not less than 15 percent of graduates from the most recent year are 
working in these settings.
Statutory Special Considerations
    Special consideration will be given to qualified applicants that 
agree to

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expend the award to educate individuals as nurse practitioners and 
nurse-midwives who will practice in health professional shortage areas 
designated under Section 332 of the Public Health Service Act.
Established Funding Priority
    Funding priority will be given to applicant institutions which 
demonstrate either substantial progress over the last three years or a 
significant experience of ten or more years in enrolling and graduating 
trainees from those minority or low-income populations identified as at 
risk of poor health outcomes.

Review Criteria

    Final criteria are included in the application kit.

Estimated Amount of this Competition

$3,000,000

Estimated Number of Awards

11

Projected Award Date: 04/98
Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA
Application Availability: 07/15/97
Application Deadline: 12/19/97
CFDA Number: 93.298
Contact Person: Audrey Koertvelyessy, [email protected]

Professional Nurse Traineeships

Authorization

    Section 830 of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 297.

Purpose

    Grants are awarded to meet the cost of traineeships for individuals 
in advanced degree nursing education programs. Traineeships are awarded 
to individuals by the participating educational institutions offering 
master's and doctoral degree programs to serve in and prepare for 
practice as nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, nurse educators, 
public health nurses, or in other clinical nursing specialties 
determined by the Secretary to require advanced education.

Eligibility

    Eligible applicants are public or private nonprofit entities which 
provide: (1) Advanced-degree programs to educate individuals as nurse 
practitioners, nurse-midwives, nurse educators, public health nurses or 
as other clinical nursing specialists; or (2) nurse-midwifery 
certificate programs that conform to guidelines established by the 
Secretary under Section 822(b). Applicants must agree that: (a) In 
providing traineeships, the applicant will give preference to 
individuals who are residents of health professional shortage areas 
designated under Section 332 of the Act; (b) the applicant will not 
provide a traineeship to an individual enrolled in a master's of 
nursing program unless the individual has completed basic nursing 
preparation, as determined by the applicant; and (c) traineeships 
provided with the grant will pay all or part of the costs of the 
tuition, books, and fees of the program of nursing with respect to 
which the traineeship is provided and reasonable living expenses of the 
individual during the period for which the traineeship is provided.

Funding Priorities and/or Preferences

Statutory Preference
    As provided in Section 860(e) of the Public Health Service Act, 
preference will be given to any qualified applicant that: (A) Has a 
high rate for placing graduates in practice settings having the 
principal focus of serving residents of medically underserved 
communities; or (B) during the 2-year period preceding the fiscal year 
for which such an award is sought, has achieved a significant increase 
in the rate of placing graduates in such settings.
    ``High rate'' is defined as a minimum of 30 percent of graduates in 
academic year 1994-95, 1995-96 or academic year 1996-97, who spend at 
least 50 percent of their work time in clinical practice in the 
specified settings. Public health nurse graduates can be counted if 
they identify a primary work affiliation at one of the qualified work 
sites. Graduates who are providing care in a medically underserved 
community as a part of a fellowship or other educational experience can 
be counted.
    ``Significant increase in the rate'' means that, between academic 
years 1995-96 and 1996-97 the rate of placing graduates in the 
specified settings has increased by a minimum of 50 percent and that 
not less than 15 percent of graduates from the most recent year are 
working in these settings.
Statutory Special Consideration
    Special consideration will be given to applications for traineeship 
programs for nurse practitioner and nurse midwife programs which 
conform to guidelines established by the Secretary under Section 
822(b)(2) of the PHS Act.
Established Funding Priority
    A funding priority will be given to programs which demonstrate 
either substantial progress over the last three years or a significant 
experience of ten or more years in enrolling and graduating students 
from those minority populations identified as at-risk of poor health 
outcomes.

Review Criteria

    Awards are determined by formula.

Estimated Amount of This Competition

$15,600,000

Estimated Number of Awards

270

(Formula Program--All eligible schools will receive awards)

Projected Award Date: 03/97
Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA
Application Availability: 07/15/97
Application Deadline: 11/03/97
CFDA Number: 93.358
Contact Person: Marcia Starbecker, [email protected]

Advanced Nurse Education

Authorization

    Section 821 of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 296-1.

Purpose

    This grant program assists eligible institutions to meet the costs 
of projects that plan, develop and operate new programs, or 
significantly expand existing programs leading to advanced degrees that 
prepare nurses to serve as nurse educators or public health nurses, or 
in other clinical nurse specialties determined by the Secretary to 
require advanced education.

Eligibility

    Eligible applicants are public and non profit Collegiate Schools of 
Nursing.

Funding Priorities and/or Preferences

Statutory General Preference
    As provided in Section 860(e)(1) of the Public Health Service Act, 
preference will be given to any qualified applicant that: (1) Has a 
high rate for placing graduates in practice settings having the 
principal focus of serving residents of medically underserved 
communities; or (2) during the 2-year period preceding the fiscal year 
for which such an award is sought, has achieved a significant increase 
in the rate of placing graduates in such settings. This preference will 
only be applied to applications that rank above the 20th percentile of 
applications recommended for approval by the peer review group.
    ``High rate'' is defined as a minimum of 30 percent of graduates in 
academic year 1994-95, 1995-96 or academic year 1996-97, who spend at 
least 50 percent of their work time in clinical practice in the 
specified settings. Public health nurse graduates can be counted if 
they

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identify a primary work affiliation at one of the qualified work sites. 
Graduates who are providing care in a medically underserved community 
as a part of a fellowship or other educational experience can be 
counted.
    ``Significant increase in the rate'' means that, between academic 
years 1995-96 and 1996-97 the rate of placing graduates in the 
specified settings has increased by a minimum of 50 percent and that 
not less than 15 percent of graduates from the most recent year are 
working in these settings.
Established Funding Priorities
    A funding priority will be given to applications which develop, 
expand or implement courses concerning ambulatory, home health care 
and/or inpatient case management services for individuals with HIV 
disease.
    In determining the order of funding of approved applications, a 
funding priority will be given to applicant institutions which 
demonstrate either substantial progress over the last three years or a 
significant experience of ten or more years in enrolling and graduating 
trainees from those minority or low-income populations identified as at 
risk of poor health outcomes.

Review Criteria

    Final criteria are included in the application kit.

Estimated Amount of This Competition

$4,500,000

Estimated Number of Awards

22

Projected Award Date: 05/98
Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA
Application Availability: 10/01/97
Application Deadline: 02/02/98
CFDA Number: 93.299
Contact Person: Madeleine Hess, [email protected]

Nursing Special Projects

Authorization

Section 820 of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 295K.

Purpose

    The purpose of this program is to improve nursing practice through 
projects that increase the knowledge and skills of nursing personnel, 
enhance their effectiveness in primary health care delivery, and 
increase the number of qualified professional nurses.
    Grant support may be sought under four separate individual 
purposes: (a) Expand Enrollment in Professional Nursing Programs; (b) 
Primary Health Care in Noninstitutional Settings; (c) Continuing 
Education for Nurses in Medically Underserved Communities; and (d) 
Long-Term Care Fellowships for Certain Paraprofessionals.

Eligibility

    Eligible applicants for projects under Section 820(a) are public 
and nonprofit private schools of nursing with programs of education in 
professional nursing.
    Eligible applicants for projects under Section 820(b) are public 
and nonprofit private schools of nursing. To receive support under 
820(b) the program proposed must be operated and staffed by the faculty 
and students of the school and must be designed to provide at least 25 
percent of the students of the school with a structured clinical 
experience in primary health care.
    Eligible applicants for projects under Section 820(c) are public 
and nonprofit private entities.
    Eligible applicants for projects under Section 820(d) are public 
and nonprofit private entities that operate accredited programs of 
education in professional nursing, or State-board approved programs of 
practical or vocational nursing. To receive support under 820(d), the 
applicant must agree that, in providing fellowships, preference will be 
given to eligible individuals who are economically disadvantaged 
individuals, particularly such individuals who are members of a 
minority group that is under represented among registered nurses; or 
are employed by a nursing facility that will assist in paying the costs 
or expenses. The applicant must also agree that the fellowships 
provided will pay all or part of the costs of the tuition, books, and 
fees of the program of nursing with respect to which the fellowship is 
provided; and reasonable living expenses of the individual during the 
period for which the fellowship is provided.

Funding Priorities and/or Preferences

Statutory Funding Preferences
    In making awards of grants under Section 820(a), preference will be 
given to any qualified school that provides students of the school with 
clinical training in the provision of primary health care in publicly-
funded: (A) urban or rural outpatient facilities, home health agencies, 
or public health agencies; or (B) rural hospitals.
    In making awards of grants under Section 820(d), preference will be 
given to any qualified applicant operating an accredited program of 
education in professional nursing that provides for the rapid 
transition to status as a professional nurse from status as a nursing 
paraprofessional.
Established Funding Priorities
    A priority will be given to schools that offer generic 
baccalaureate programs. A priority will also be given to schools that 
offer both generic baccalaureate nursing programs and RN completion 
programs. These priorities apply to applications for grants under 
Section 820(a).
    A funding priority will be given to programs which demonstrate 
either substantial progress over the last three years or a significant 
experience of 10 or more years in enrolling and graduating trainees 
from those minority or low-income populations identified as at-risk of 
poor health outcomes. This priority applies to applications for grants 
under Sections 820(a), 820(b), and 820(d).
    Finally, a funding priority will be given to applications for 
continuing education programs for nurses from medically underserved 
communities to increase their knowledge and skills in care of persons 
who are HIV positive or who have AIDS. This priority applies to 
applications for grants under Section 820(c).

Matching Requirement

    To receive support under 820(a) the school must agree to make 
available non-Federal contributions in an amount that is at least 10 
percent of the project costs for the first fiscal year, at least 25 
percent of the project costs for the second fiscal year, at least 50 
percent of the project costs for the third fiscal year, and at least 75 
percent of the project costs for the fourth or fifth fiscal years.

Review Criteria

    Final criteria are included in the application kit.

Estimated Amount of This Competition

$3,790,000

Estimated Number of Awards

12

Projected Award Date: 05/98
Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA
Application Availability: 10/01/97
Application Deadline: 01/16/98
CFDA Number: 93.359
Contact Person: Janet Clear [email protected]

Predoctoral Training in Family Medicine

Authorization

    Section 747(a) of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 293k

Purpose

    This program provides funds to promote the predoctoral training of 
allopathic and osteopathic medical

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students in the field of family medicine. Supported programs emphasize 
the provision of longitudinal, preventive, and comprehensive care to 
families. The program assists schools in meeting the cost of planning, 
developing and operating or participating in approved predoctoral 
training programs in the field of family medicine. Support may be 
provided both for the program and for the trainees. Assistance may be 
requested for any of the following purposes: curriculum development, 
clerkships, preceptorships, and/or student assistantships. The programs 
should be part of an integrated institutional strategy to provide 
education and training in family medicine. The intent is to design 
programs which encourage graduates to seek residency training in family 
medicine and eventually to enter a career in family medicine.

Eligibility

    Public, or private nonprofit, accredited schools of medicine or 
osteopathic medicine are eligible for grant support.

Funding Priorities and/or Preferences

    As provided in Section 791(a) of the Public Health Service Act, 
statutory preference will be given to any qualified applicant that: (A) 
Has a high rate for placing graduates in practice settings having the 
principal focus of serving residents of medically underserved 
communities; or (B) during the 2-year period preceding the fiscal year 
for which such an award is sought, has achieved a significant increase 
in the rate of placing graduates in such settings. This statutory 
general preference will only be applied to applications that rank above 
the 20th percentile of applications recommended for approval by the 
peer review group.
    In FY 1998, ``high rate'' means that a minimum of 20 percent of the 
medical school's (or osteopathic) graduates from academic year 1992-93 
or 1993-94, whichever is greater, are spending at least 50 percent of 
their work time in clinical practice in the specified settings. 
Graduates who are providing care in an underserved area as part of a 
fellowship or other educational experience can be counted.
    ``Significant increase in the rate'' means that, between academic 
years 1995 and 1996, the rate of placing the 1992-1993 graduates in the 
specified settings has increased by at least 50 percent and not less 
than 15 percent of graduates from the most recent year are working in 
such settings.

Review Criteria

    Final criteria are included in the application kit.

Estimated Amount of This Competition

$4,450,000

Estimated Number of Awards

41

Projected Award Date: 03/98
Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA
Application Availability: 07/15/97
Application Deadline: 11/07/97
CFDA Number: 93.896
Contact Person: Betty M. Ball, [email protected]

Departments of Family Medicine

Authorization

    Section 747(b) of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 293k

Purpose

    This program provides funding for the following purposes: to 
establish, maintain, or improve family medicine academic administrative 
units to provide clinical instruction in family medicine; to plan and 
develop model educational predoctoral, faculty development, and 
graduate medical education programs in family medicine which will meet 
the requirements of Section 747(a) by the end of the project period of 
Section 747(b) support; to support academic and clinical activities 
relevant to the field of family medicine; and, to strengthen the 
administrative base and structure responsible for the planning, 
direction, organization, coordination, and evaluation of all 
undergraduate and graduate family medicine activities.

Eligibility

    Public, or private non-profit accredited schools of medicine or 
osteopathic medicine are eligible for grant support.

Funding Priorities and/or Preferences

    As provided in Section 791(a) of the Public Health Service Act, 
statutory preference will be given to any qualified applicant that: (A) 
Has a high rate for placing graduates in practice settings having the 
principal focus of serving residents of medically underserved 
communities; or (B) during the 2-year period preceding the fiscal year 
for which such an award is sought, has achieved a significant increase 
in the rate of placing graduates in such settings. This statutory 
general preference will only be applied to applications that rank above 
the 20th percentile of applications recommended for approval by the 
peer review group.
    Under Section 747(b), a funding preference is provided for 
qualified applicants that agree to expend the award for the purpose of: 
(1) Establishing an academic administrative unit defined as a 
department, division, or other unit, for programs in family medicine; 
or (2) substantially expanding the programs of such a unit.
    In FY 1998, ``high rate'' means that a minimum of 20 percent of the 
medical school's (or osteopathic) graduates from academic year 1992-93 
or 1993-94, whichever is greater, are spending at least 50 percent of 
their work time in clinical practice in the specified settings. 
Graduates who are providing care in an underserved area as a part of a 
fellowship or other educational experience can be counted.
    ``Significant increase in the rate'' means that, between academic 
years 1995 and 1996, the rate of placing the 1992-1993 graduates in the 
specified settings has increased by at least 50 percent and not less 
than 15 percent from the most recent year are working in such settings.

Review Criteria

    Final criteria are included in the application kit.

Estimated Amount of This Competition

$3,500,000
Estimated Number of Awards
19

Technical Assistance Group Conference Call: February 3, 1998
Contact Shelby Biedenkapp by January 6 to participate, 301-443-1467 or 
e-mail [email protected].

Projected Award Date: 07/98
Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA
Application Availability: 10/01/97
Application Deadline: 03/16/98
CFDA Number: 93.984
Contact Person: Shelby Biedenkapp [email protected]

Allied Health Project Grants

Authorization

    Section 767 of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 294e.

Purpose

    This grant program assists eligible entities in meeting the costs 
associated with expanding or establishing programs that will increase 
the number of individuals trained in the allied health professions and 
may include establishing community-based training programs that link 
academic centers to medically underserved or rural communities, develop 
curriculum relevant to the emerging health care system, provide 
interdisciplinary

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training experiences, and expand or establish demonstration centers to 
emphasize innovative models to link allied health clinical practice, 
education, and research.

Eligibility

    ``Eligible entity'' for the purpose of this grant program means: 
(1) Public or private nonprofit schools, universities, or other 
educational entities that provide for education and training in the 
allied health professions; or (2) other public or nonprofit private 
entities capable, as determined by the Secretary, of carrying out the 
purpose of the Allied Health Project Grants Program as described in the 
application; and (3) be located in a State.

Funding Priorities and/or Preferences

Statutory Funding Preference
    As provided for in Sections 767(b) (2) and 791 (a) of the Public 
Health Service Act are set forth below. Applicants who meet one or more 
of the following criteria will receive funding preference. Greater 
priority will be given to applicants who qualify in two or three of the 
following preference categories: (A) Expand and maintain first-year 
enrollment by not less than 10 percent over enrollments in base year 
1992; or (B) demonstrate that not less than 20 percent of the graduates 
of such training programs during the preceding 2-year period are 
working at least 50 percent of work time in clinical settings having 
the principal focus of serving residents of medically underserved 
communities; or (C) during the 2-year period preceding the fiscal year 
for which such an award is sought, has achieved a significant increase 
in the rate of placing graduates in such settings.

Review Criteria

    Final criteria are included in the application kit.

Estimated Amount of This Competition

$1,400,000

Estimated Number of Awards

12

Technical Assistance Workshop: October 30-31, 1997
Contact Mita Hernandez by October 1 to participate, 301-443-6764, 
[email protected]

Projected Award Date: 06/98
Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA
Application Availability: 10/01/97
Application Deadline: 02/17/98
CFDA Number: 93.191
Contact Person: Norman L. Clark, [email protected]

Residencies and Advanced Education in the Practice of General 
Dentistry

Authorization

    Section 749 of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 293m.

Purpose

    The intent of this grant program is to increase the number of 
training opportunities in postgraduate general dentistry, and to 
improve program quality, with emphasis on practice in underserved 
areas; provision of a broad range of clinical services; coordination 
and integration of care; and meeting the needs of special populations, 
such as the elderly and persons living with AIDS.

Eligibility

    The applicant shall: Be a public or nonprofit private school of 
dentistry or an accredited postgraduate dental training institution 
(hospital, medical center, or other entity) and be accredited by the 
appropriate accrediting body.

Funding Priorities and/or Preferences

    As provided in Section 791(a) of the Public Health Service Act, 
preference will be given to any qualified applicant that: (A) Has a 
high rate for placing graduates in practice settings having the 
principal focus of serving residents of medically underserved 
communities; or (B) during the 2-year period preceding the fiscal year 
for which such an award is sought, has achieved a significant increase 
in the rate of placing graduates in such settings. This preference will 
only be applied to applications that rank above the 20th percentile of 
applications recommended for approval by the peer review group.
    ``High rate'' is defined as a minimum of 25 percent of combined 
graduates in academic years 1994-95, 1995-96, and 1996-97 who spend at 
least 50 percent of their work time in clinical practice in the 
specified settings. Graduates who are providing care in a medically 
underserved community as a part of a fellowship or other educational 
experience can be counted.
    ``Significant increase in the rate'' means that, between academic 
years 1995-96 and 1996-97, the rate of placing graduates in the 
specified settings has increased by a minimum of 50 percent and that 
not less than 15 percent of graduates from the most recent year are 
working in these settings.

Review Criteria

    Final criteria are included in the application kit.

Estimated Amount of This Competition

$1,800,000

Estimated Number of Awards

15

Technical Assistance Group Conference Call: October 23, 1997
Contact Kathy Hayes by October 10, fax 301-443-1164, 
[email protected]

Projected Award Date: 03/98
Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA
Application Availability: 10/01/97
Application Deadline: 12/01/97
CFDA Number: 93.897
Contact Person: Kathy Hayes, [email protected]

Residency Training in Preventive Medicine

Authorization

    Section 763 of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 294b.

Purpose

    The grant program promotes post-graduate education of physicians in 
preventive medicine. Grants assist schools to: (1) maintain and improve 
existing residency training programs or plan and develop new programs, 
and (2) provide financial support to residents.

Eligibility

    The applicant must be an accredited public or private nonprofit 
school of allopathic or osteopathic medicine or a school of public 
health. Also, an applicant must demonstrate that it has, or will have 
by the end of one year of grant support, full-time faculty with 
training and experience in the fields of preventive medicine and 
support from other faculty members trained in public health and other 
relevant specialties and disciplines.

Funding Priorities and/or Preferences

Statutory Funding Preference
    As provided for in Section 791(a) of the Public Health Service Act, 
preference will be given to applicants that demonstrate a high rate of 
placing graduates in practice settings that serve residents of 
medically underserved communities, or that document a significant 
increase in the rate of placing graduates in such settings. ``High 
rate'' is defined as a minimum of 25 percent of combined graduates in 
academic year 1996-97 who spend at least 50 percent of their work time 
in clinical practice in the specified settings. ``Significant increase 
in the rate'' means that, between academic years 1994-95, 1995-96 and 
1996-97, the rate of placing graduates in the specified settings 
increased by a minimum of 50 percent

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and that not less than 15 percent of graduates from the most recent 
years are working in these settings. This preference will be applied to 
applications that rank above the 20th percentile of applications 
recommended for approval.
    Funding priority will be given to projects that conduct residency 
training in the areas of general preventive medicine or public health.

Review Criteria

    Final criteria are included in the application kit.

Estimated Amount of this Competition

$1,800,000

Estimated Number of Awards

13

Projected Award Date: 03/98
Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA
Application Availability: 10/01/97
Application Deadline: 12/15/97
CFDA Number: 93.117
Contact Person: Ron Merrill, [email protected]

Physician Assistants Training

Authorization

    Section 750 of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 293n.

Purpose

    Grants are awarded under Section 750 of the Public Health Service 
Act to eligible entities: (1) for the training of physician assistants; 
and (2) for the training of individuals who will teach in programs of 
such training. The projects supported must meet the definition of a 
training program for physician assistants as defined under Section 799 
of the Public Health Service Act. By legislation, no more than 10 
percent of the yearly appropriation can be used for faculty development 
activities. Programs assisted are primary care oriented and stress 
educational experiences and practice location in health professional 
shortage areas. The program assists schools to meet the costs of 
projects to plan, develop and operate or maintain programs for the 
training of physician assistants or for the training of individuals who 
teach in programs of such training. Programs must develop and use 
methods designed to encourage graduates of the program to work in 
health professional shortage areas and methods for placing graduates in 
positions for which they have been trained.

Eligibility

    Accredited schools of medicine or osteopathic medicine, or other 
public or private nonprofit entities are eligible applicants. Eligible 
physician assistant programs are those which are either accredited by 
the American Medical Association's Committee on Allied Health Education 
and Accreditation (AMA-CAHEA) or its successor organization, the 
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs 
(CAAHEP).

Funding Priorities and or Preferences

    As provided in Section 791(a) of the Public Health Service Act, 
statutory preference will be given to any qualified applicant that: (A) 
Has a high rate for placing graduates in practice settings having the 
principal focus of serving residents of medically underserved 
communities; or (B) during the 2-year period preceding the fiscal year 
for which such an award is sought, has achieved a significant increase 
in the rate of placing graduates in such settings. This statutory 
general preference will only be applied to applications that rank above 
the 20th percentile of applications recommended for approval by the 
peer review group.
    In FY 1998, ``high rate'' means that a minimum of 20 percent of all 
physician assistant training program graduates from academic years 
1995-96 or 1996-97, whichever is greater, are spending at least 50 
percent of their work time in clinical practice in the specified 
settings.
    ``Significant increase in the rate'' means that, between academic 
years 1995-96 and 1996-97, the rate of placing physician assistant 
training program graduates in these settings has increased by at least 
50 percent and not less than 15 percent of 1996-97 graduates are 
working in such settings

Review Criteria

    Final criteria are included in the application kit.

Estimated Amount of this Competition

$3,730,000

Estimated Number of Awards

28

Technical Assistance Group Conference Call: November 6, 1997. Contact 
Ed Spirer by October 22 to participate at 301-443-3456 or e-mail 
[email protected]

Projected Award Date: 05/98
Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA
Application Availability: 10/01/97
Application Deadline: 12/22/97
CFDA Number: 93.886
Contact Person: Edwin S. Spirer, [email protected]

Geriatric Education Centers

Authorization

    Section 777(a) of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 294(o).

Purpose

    This program supports the development of collaborative arrangements 
involving several health professions schools and health care 
facilities. Geriatric Education Centers (GECs), facilitate training of 
health professional faculty, students, and practitioners in the 
diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, disability, and other 
health problems of the aged. Health professionals include allopathic 
physicians, osteopathic physicians, dentists, optometrists, 
podiatrists, pharmacists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, 
chiropractors, clinical psychologists, health administrators, and 
allied health professionals. Projects supported under these grants must 
offer training involving four or more health professions, one of which 
must be allopathic or osteopathic medicine, and must address one or 
more of the following statutory purposes: (a) Improve the training of 
health professionals in geriatrics; (b) develop and disseminate 
curricula relating to the treatment of health problems of elderly 
individuals; (c) expand and strengthen instruction in methods of such 
treatment; (d) support the training and retraining of faculty to 
provide such instruction; (e) support continuing education of health 
professionals and allied health professionals who provide such 
treatment; and (f) establish new affiliations with nursing homes, 
chronic and acute disease hospitals, ambulatory care centers, and 
senior centers in order to provide students with clinical training in 
geriatric medicine.

Eligibility

    Grants may be made to accredited health professions schools as 
defined by Section 799(1), or programs for the training of physician 
assistants as defined by Section 799(3), or schools of allied health as 
defined in Section 799(4), or schools of nursing as defined by Section 
853(2) of the Public Health Service Act.

Funding Priorities and/or Preferences

    None.

Review Criteria

    Final criteria are included in the application kit.

Estimated Amount of This Competition

$1,978,000

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Estimated Number of Awards

12

Technical Assistance Workshop Dates: October 30-31, 1997
Contact: Mita Hernandez by October 1 on 301-443-6764 or by e-mail 
[email protected]

Projected Award Date: 04/98
Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA
Application Availability: 10/01/97
Application Deadline: 12/19/97
CFDA Number: 93.969
Contact Person: Susan Klein, [email protected]

Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP)

Authorization

    Section 740 of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 293D.

Purpose

    The goal of this grant program is to increase the number of 
individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds in the health and allied 
health professions in order to meet the expanding health care needs of 
underserved populations. The HCOP program works to build diversity in 
the health fields by providing students from disadvantaged backgrounds 
an opportunity to enhance their academic skills and needed support to 
successfully compete, enter, and graduate from health professions 
schools. The legislative purposes for which HCOP funds may be awarded 
are: recruitment, preliminary education, facilitating entry, retention, 
and financial aid information dissemination.
    Applicants should pay particular attention to statutory and 
administrative funding priorities/preferences and evaluation criteria 
included in the application materials.

Eligibility

    Eligible applicants include schools of medicine, osteopathic 
medicine, public health, dentistry, veterinary medicine, optometry, 
pharmacy, podiatric medicine, allied health, chiropractic, public or 
non-profit private schools which offer graduate programs in clinical 
psychology, and other public or private non-profit health or 
educational entities.

Funding Priorities and/or Preferences

    A statutory funding priority will be given to the following 
schools: (1) A school which previously received an HCOP grant and 
increased its first-year enrollment of individuals from disadvantaged 
backgrounds by at least 20 percent over that enrollment in the base 
year 1987 (for which the applicant must supply data) by the end of 
three years from the date of the award of the HCOP grant; and (2) a 
school which had not previously received an HCOP grant that increased 
its first-year enrollment of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds 
by at least 20 percent over that enrollment in the base year 1987 (for 
which the applicant must supply data) over any period of time (three 
consecutive years).

Review Criteria

    Final criteria are included in the application kit.

Estimated Amount of This Competition

$5,000,000

Estimated Number of Awards

28

Projected Award Date: 07/98
Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA
Application Availability: 10/01/97
Application Deadline: 01/30/98
CFDA Number: 93.822
Contact Person: Mario Manecci, [email protected]

Centers of Excellence (COE)

Authorization

    Section 739 of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 293c.

Purpose

    The goal of this program is to assist health professions schools in 
supporting programs of excellence in health education for minority 
individuals in allopathic medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, 
and pharmacy. Specifically, the program is to strengthen the national 
capacity to train minority students in these health professions. 
Applicants for a COE grant must address all of the following 
legislative purposes: Student Recruitment; Student Performance; Faculty 
Recruitment, Training and Retention; Information Resources, Curricula 
and Clinical Education; and Faculty and Student Research.

Eligibility

    Eligible organizations are: allopathic medicine, osteopathic 
medicine, dentistry, and pharmacy.

Funding Priorities and/or Preferences

    None.

Evaluation Criteria

    Final criteria are included in the application kit.

Estimated Amount of This Competition

$4,000,000

Estimated Number of Awards

3
Projected Award Date: 8/98
Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA
Application Availability: 10/01/97
Application Deadline: 03/27/98
CFDA Number: 93.157
Contact Person: Roland Garcia, [email protected]

State-Supported Model Area Health Education Centers

Authorization

    Section 746(a)(3) of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 201.

Purpose

    Cooperative agreements are awarded for the Area Health Education 
Centers (AHEC) Program under Section 746(a)(3) of the Public Health 
Service Act. The program assists schools to improve the distribution, 
supply, and quality of health personnel in the health services delivery 
system, by encouraging the regionalization of educational 
responsibilities of health professions schools. Emphasis is placed on 
community-based training of primary care oriented students, residents, 
and providers. The AHEC program assists schools in the development, and 
operation of AHEC Centers to implement educational system incentives to 
attract and retain health care personnel in scarcity areas. By linking 
the academic resources of the university health science center with 
local planning, educational and clinical resources, the AHEC program 
establishes a network of health-related institutions to provide 
educational services to students, faculty and practitioners and 
ultimately, to improve the delivery of health care in the service area. 
These programs are collaborative partnerships which address current 
health workforce needs within a region of a State, or in an entire 
State.

Eligibility

    Public, or private nonprofit, accredited schools of medicine or 
osteopathic medicine are eligible applicants.

Funding Priorities and/or Preferences

    Funds shall be awarded to approved applicants in the following 
order: (1) Competing continuations; (2) new starts in States with no 
AHEC program; (3) other new starts; and (4) competing supplementals.

Matching Requirement

    In Model State-Supported AHEC Programs, non-Federal contributions 
in cash shall consist of not less than 50 percent of the total costs of 
operating the program.

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Review Criteria

    Final criteria are included in the application kit.

Estimated Amount of This Competition

$3,028,000

Estimated Number of Awards

12

Projected Award Date: 05/98
Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA
Application Availability: 10/01/97
Application Deadline: 01/09/98
CFDA Number: 93.107
Contact Person: Joseph West, [email protected]

Basic Core Area Health Education Centers

Authorization

    Section 746(a)(1) of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 293j.

Purpose

    Cooperative agreements are awarded for the Area Health Education 
Centers (AHEC) Program under Section 746(a)(1) of the Public Health 
Service Act. The program assists schools to improve the distribution, 
supply and quality of health personnel in the health services delivery 
system, by encouraging the regionalization of educational 
responsibilities of health professions schools. Emphasis is placed on 
community-based training of primary care oriented students, residents, 
and providers. The AHEC program assists schools in the planning, 
development, and operation of AHEC Centers to initiate educational 
system incentives, to attract and retain health care personnel in 
scarcity areas. By linking the academic resources of the university 
health science center with local planning, educational and clinical 
resources, the AHEC program establishes a network of community-based 
training sites to provide educational services to students, faculty and 
practitioners in underserved areas and ultimately, to improve the 
delivery of health care in the service area. The program embraces the 
goal of increasing the number of health professions graduates who 
ultimately will practice in underserved areas.

Eligibility

    Public, or private nonprofit, accredited schools of medicine or 
osteopathic medicine are eligible applicants.

Funding Priorities and/or Preferences

    Funds shall be awarded to approved applicants in the following 
order: (1) Competing continuations; (2) new starts in States with no 
AHEC program; (3) other new starts; and (4) competing supplementals.

Matching Requirement

    In the Basic/Core AHEC Programs, the awardee must provide matching 
funds from non-Federal sources at a minimum of 25 percent of the total 
program expenditures.

Review Criteria

    Final criteria are included in the application kit.

Estimated Amount of This Competition

$4,728,000

Estimated Number of Awards

5

Projected Award Date: 05/98
Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA
Application Availability: 10/01/97
Application Deadline: 01/09/98
CFDA Number: 93.824
Contact Person: Louis D. Coccodrilli, [email protected]

Minority Faculty Fellowship Program (MFFP)

Authorization

    Section 738(B) of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 293b.

Purpose

    The purpose of the Minority Faculty Fellowship Program is to 
increase the number of under-represented minority faculty members in 
health professions schools.

Eligibility

    Eligible applicants for this program are schools of medicine, 
osteopathic medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine, optometry, 
podiatric medicine, pharmacy, public health, health administration, 
clinical psychology, and other public or private non-profit health or 
educational entities.

Review Criteria

    Final criteria are included in the application kit.

Estimated Amount of This Competition

$100,000

Estimated Number of Awards

3

Funding Priorities and/or Preferences

    None.

Projected Award Date: 06/98
Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA
FAX: 1-301-309-0579
Application Availability: 10/01/97
Application Deadline: 03/27/98
CFDA Number: 93.923
Contact Person: Lafayette Gilchrist [email protected]

Rural Health Programs

Rural Outreach Grant Program

Authorization

    Public Law 104-299, the Health Centers Consolidation Act of 1996, 
42 U.S.C. 254(b).

Purpose

    The purpose of this program is to expand access to, coordinate, 
restrain the cost of, and improve the quality of essential health care 
services, including preventive and emergency services, through the 
development of integrated health care delivery systems or networks in 
rural areas and regions. Funds are available for projects to support 
the direct delivery of health care and related services, to expand 
existing services, or to enhance health service delivery through 
education, promotion, and prevention programs. The emphasis is on the 
actual delivery of specific services rather than the development of 
organizational capabilities. Projects may be carried out by networks of 
the same providers (e.g. all hospitals) or more diversified networks. 
There must be a memorandum of agreement or other formal arrangement 
between members of a network.

Eligibility

    Rural public or nonprofit entity that is or represents a network or 
potential network that includes three or more health care providers or 
other entities that provide or support the delivery of health care 
services. The administrative headquarters of the organization must be 
located in a rural county or in a rural census tract of an urban 
county, or an organization constituted exclusively to provide services 
to migrant and seasonal farmworkers in rural areas and supported under 
Section 330G of the Public Health Service Act. These organizations are 
eligible regardless of the urban or rural location of the 
administrative headquarters.

Funding Preferences and/or Priorities

Statutory Preference
    Funding preference may be given to applicant networks that include: 
(1) A majority of the health care providers serving in the area or 
region to be served by the network; (2) any federally qualified health 
centers, rural health clinics, and local public health departments 
serving in the area or region; (3) outpatient mental health providers 
serving in the area or region; or (4) appropriate social service

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providers, such as agencies on aging, school systems, and providers 
under the women, infant, and children program (WIC) to improve access 
to and coordination of health care services.

Review Criteria

    Final criteria are included in the application kit.

Estimated Amount of This Competition

$2,500,000

Estimated Number of Awards

10-12

Group Conference Call Date: January 15, 1998
Contact: Lilly Smetana by January 5 on 301-443-0835 or by e-mail at 
[email protected]

Projected Award Date: 09/30/98
Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA
Application Availability: 12/15/97
Application Deadline: 03/16/98
CFDA Number: Outreach 93.912A
Contact Person: Arlene Granderson, [email protected]

Rural Network Development Grant Program

Authorization

    Public Law 104-299, the Health Centers Consolidation Act of 1996, 
42 U.S.C. 254(b).

Purpose

    The purpose of this program is to support the planning and 
development of vertically integrated health care networks in rural 
areas. Vertically integrated networks must be composed of three 
different types of providers. There must be a memorandum of agreement 
or other formal arrangement between members of a network. The emphasis 
of the program is on projects to develop the organizational 
capabilities of these networks. The network is a tool for overcoming 
the fragmentation of health care delivery services in rural areas. As 
such, the network provides a range of possibilities for structuring 
local delivery systems to meet health care needs of rural communities.

Eligibility

    Rural public or nonprofit private entity that is or represents a 
network which includes three or more health care providers or other 
entities that provide or support the delivery of health care services. 
The administrative headquarters of the organization must be located in 
a rural county or in a rural census tract of an urban county, or an 
organization constituted exclusively to provide services to migrant and 
seasonal farmworkers in rural areas and supported under Section 330G of 
the Public Health Service Act. These organizations are eligible 
regardless of the urban or rural location of the administrative 
headquarters.

Funding Priorities and/or Preferences

Statutory Preference
    Funding preference may be given to applicant networks that include: 
(1) A majority of the health care providers serving in the area or 
region to be served by the network; (2) any federally qualified health 
centers, rural health clinics, and local public health departments 
serving in the area or region; (3) outpatient mental health providers 
serving in the area or region; or (4) appropriate social service 
providers, such as agencies on aging, school systems, and providers 
under the women, infants, and children program (WIC) to improve access 
to and coordination of health care services.

Review Criteria

    Final criteria are included in the application kit.

Estimated Amount of this Competition

$3,000,000

Estimated Number of Awards

10-15

Group Conference Call Date: January 22, 1998
Contact: Lilly Smetana by January 9 on 301-443-0835 or by e-mail at 
[email protected]

Projected Award Date: 09/30/98
Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA
Application Availability: 12/15/97
Application Deadline: 03/16/98
CFDA Number: Network 93.912B
Contact Person: Jake Culp, [email protected]

Maternal and Child Health Programs

Eligibility

42 CFR Part 51a.3 *
    (a) With the exception of training and research, as described in 
paragraph (b) of this section, any public or private entity, including 
Indian tribe or tribal organization (as those terms are defined at 25 
U.S.C. 450b) is eligible to apply for Federal funding under this Part.
    (b) Only public or nonprofit private institutions of higher 
learning may apply for training grants. Only public or nonprofit 
institutions of higher learning and public or private non-profit 
agencies engaged in research or in programs relating to maternal and 
child health and/or services for children with special health care 
needs may apply for grants, contracts or cooperative agreements for 
research in maternal and child health services or in services for 
children with special health care needs.

Maternal and Child Health Research

Authorization

    Title V of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 701.

Purpose

    This program encourages applied research in maternal and child 
health which has the potential for ready transfer of findings to health 
care delivery programs.

Eligibility

42 CFR Part 51a.3*

Funding Priorities and/or Preferences

    Special consideration for funding will be given in FY 1998 to 
projects which: (1) Seek to develop measures of racism and study its 
consequences for the health of mothers and children; (2) investigate 
the role that fathers play in caring for and nurturing the health, 
growth, and development of children; and (3) evaluate the impact of 
health care reform and managed care on access to, use of, and quality 
of maternal and child health services.

Review Criteria

    Final criteria are included in the application kit.

Estimated Amount of This Competition

$1,900,000

Number of Expected Awards

10

Projected Award Date: September and January
Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA
Application Availability: Continuous
Application Deadline: March 1 and August 1
CFDA Number: 93.110RS
Contact Person: Gontran Lamberty, [email protected]

Genetic Services

Authorization

    Title V of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 701.

Purpose

    This program supports genetic services demonstrations in managed 
care environments, with Sickle Cell children, patients and families 
affected by Thalassemia, genetic services networks of provider and 
consumers for purposes of regional coordination and dissemination, 
projects for people with cultural barriers to care, projects to

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bring clinical genetics and new National Institutes of Health findings 
to primary care practitioners, and regional teratogen information 
services.

Eligibility

42 CFR Part 51a.3*

Funding Priorities and/or Preferences

    None.

Review Criteria

    Final criteria are included in the application kit.

Estimated Amount of This Competition

$3,572,000

Estimated Number of Awards

25

Projected Award Date: 09/98
Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA
Application Availability: 02/27/98
Application Deadline: 04/30/98
CFDA Number: 93.110A
Contact Person: Michele Lloyd-Puryear, [email protected]

Children With Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) Medical Home/Family 
Professional Partnership Initiative

Authorization

    Title V of the State Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 701.

Purpose

    The purpose of this competition is to expand the CSHCN Medical 
Home/Family Professional Partnership Initiative in the areas of: (1) 
Development and demonstration of innovative medical home models for 
serving CSHCN, (2) development and dissemination of national models for 
CSHCN, and (3) demonstration of strategies for monitoring and measuring 
community service integration for CSHCN and their families.

Eligibility

42 CFR Part 51a.3*

Funding Priorities and/or Preferences

    Priority will be given to models included in managed care settings 
which demonstrate expertise and capacity in providing medical homes for 
CSHCN, and evidence of leadership in promoting family/professional 
partnerships.

Review Criteria

    Final criteria are included in the application kit.

Estimated Amount of This Competition $1,600,000

Estimated Number of Awards

8

Projected Award Date: 07/98
Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA
Application Availability: 01/02/98
Application Deadline: 04/01/98
CFDA Number: 93.110F
Contact Person: Diana Denboba, [email protected]

Managed Care for Children With Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN)

Authorization

    Title V of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 701.

Purpose

    This competition expands the existing CSHCN managed care 
initiative, which implements the National Agenda for CSHCN Needs: 
Achieving the Goals 2000. The purpose is to design and implement: (1) 
Financing options for extending coverage for comprehensive specialty 
services for CSHCN who have health insurance with limited coverage, (2) 
new approaches for identifying and tracking CSHCN in managed care 
organizations, (3) improved systems of quality assurance within managed 
care organizations (4) improved systems of specialty provider network 
organization, and (5) other managed care practice innovations to serve 
CSHCN more effectively.

Eligibility

42 CFR Part 51a.3*

Funding Priorities and/or Preferences

    Preference will be given to partnerships with clearly demonstrated 
expertise and capacity in providing care for CSHCN and their families.

Review Criteria

    Final criteria are included in the application kit.

Estimated Amount of This Competition

$3,250,000

Estimated Number of Awards

10

Projected Award Date: 09/98
Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA
Application Availability: 01/02/98
Application Deadline: 03/10/98
CFDA Number: 93.110C
Contact Person: Diane Rodill, [email protected]

Children With Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) Adolescent Transition

Authorization

    Title V of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 701.

Purpose

    This competition will fund a cooperative agreement to support the 
activities of the MCHB ``Healthy and Ready to Work'', Adolescent 
Transition Initiative. The purpose of this agreement is to (1) provide 
support efforts to grantees, agencies, and organizations regarding 
policy initiatives related to Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 
recipients and adolescents with special health care needs, (2) 
establish and implement a dissemination and education strategy to 
enhance timely interactive communication, including telecommunication 
efforts between community leaders and policy-makers concerned with 
transition, employment, and other issues related to adolescents with 
special health care needs, and (3) expand and enhance the capacity to 
collect, analyze and use quantitative and qualitative data to promote 
independence and employment of SSI recipients and adolescents with 
special health care needs.

Eligibility

42 CFR Part 51a.3*

Funding Priorities and/or Preferences

    Preference will be given to entities with clearly demonstrated 
expertise and capacity in addressing issues related to SSI, State 
Systems Development Initiative (SSDI), managed care/CSHCN, and 
integrated services for CSHCN.

Review Criteria

    Final criteria are included in the application kit.

Estimated Amount of This Competition

$600,000

Estimated Number of Awards

1

Projected Award Date: 07/98
Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA
Application Availability: 01/02/98
Application Deadline: 04/01/98
CFDA Number: 93.110D
Contact Person: Bonnie Strickland, [email protected]

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)/Other Infant Death (OID) Program

Authorization

    Title V of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 701.

Purpose

    The purpose of this program is to increase the capacity of Title V 
programs to design, implement and evaluate culturally competent service 
delivery systems for those at risk or impacted by Sudden Infant Death 
Syndrome and Other Infant Death.

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Eligibility

42 CFR Part 51a.3*

Funding Priorities and/or Preferences

    None.

Review Criteria

    Final criteria are included in the application kit.

Estimated Amount of This Competition

$125,000

Estimated Number of Awards

1

Projected Award Date: 04/98
Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA
Application Availability: 12/31/97
Application Deadline: 02/27/98
CFDA Number: 93.110O
Contact Person: Paul S. Rusinko, [email protected]

Long Term Training in Nursing

Authorization

    Title V of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 701.

Purpose

    The purpose of this program is to provide graduate training of 
nurses for leadership roles in the care of women, infants, children, 
and adolescents in: (a) Community/public health programs providing 
maternal and child health services, including those for children with 
special health care needs; or (b) academia.

Eligibility

42 CFR Part 51a.3*

Funding Priorities and/or Preferences

    Preference will be given to graduate programs in maternal and 
pediatric nursing in an accredited school of nursing.

Review Criteria

    Final criteria are included in the application kit.

Estimated Amount of This Competition

$1,050,000

Estimated Number of Awards

7

Projected Award Date: 07/98
Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA
Application Availability: 01/15/98
Application Deadline: 03/16/98
CFDA Number: 93.110TE
Contact Person: Shelley Benjamin, [email protected]

Long Term Training in Nutrition

Authorization

    Title V of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 701.

Purpose

    This program provides graduate training of nutrition professionals 
for leadership roles in public health nutrition with emphasis on 
maternal and child health including children with special health care 
needs.

Eligibility

42 CFR Part 51a.3 *

Funding Priorities and/or Preferences

    Accredited institutions with an established public health nutrition 
graduate program will be given preference.

Review Criteria

    Final criteria are included in the application kit.

Estimated Amount of This Competition

$927,000

Estimated Number of Awards

7

Projected Award Date: 07/98
Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA
Application Availability: 01/15/98
Application Deadline: 03/16/98
CFDA Number: 93.110TG
Contact Person: Shelley Benjamin, [email protected]

Long Term Training in Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and 
Related Disabilities (LEND)

Authorization

    Title V of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 701.

Purpose

    The purpose of the Maternal and Child Health Interdisciplinary 
Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities 
(LEND) program is to improve the health status of infants, children, 
and adolescents with, or at risk for, neurodevelopmental and related 
disabilities, including mental retardation, neurodegenerative and 
acquired neurological disorders, and multiple handicaps. The 
educational curricula emphasize the integration of services supported 
by States, local agencies, organizations, private providers and 
communities. The LEND programs will prepare health professionals to 
assist children and their families to achieve their developmental 
potentials by forging a community-based partnership of health resources 
and community leadership.

Eligibility

42 CFR Part 51a.3 *

Funding Priorities and/or Preferences

    None.

Review Criteria

    Final criteria are included in the application kit.

Estimated Amount of This Competition

$8,019,000

Estimated Number of Awards

17

Projected Award Date: 07/98
Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA
Application Availability: 01/15/98
Application Deadline: 03/16/98
CFDA Number: 93.110TM
Contact Person: Shelley Benjamin, [email protected]

Continuing Education and Development

Authorization

    Title V of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 701.

Purpose

    The purpose of this program is to support and strengthen Maternal 
and Child Health programs through (1) short-term, non-degree related 
courses, workshops, conferences, symposia, institutes, and distance 
learning strategies and or; (2) curricula, guidelines, standards of 
practice, and educational/tools strategies designed to assure quality 
health care for the MCH population. The goal is to improve the health 
status of the MCH population through enhancing the leadership 
capabilities and practices of professionals in MCH and related services 
and through modifying the systems that deliver services.

Eligibility

42 CFR Part 51a.3 *

Funding Priorities and/or Preferences

    None.

Review Criteria

    Final criteria are included in the application kit.

Estimated Amount of This Competition

$1,068,000

Estimated Number of Awards

20

Projected Award Date: 09/98
Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA
Application Availability: 02/27/98
Application Deadline: 07/01/98
CFDA Number: 93.110TO
Contact Person: Shelley Benjamin, [email protected]

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Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children

Authorization

    Title V of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 701.

Purpose

    The purpose of this program is to support projects for mothers and 
children that improve access to health services and utilize preventive 
strategies. The initiative encourages additional support from the 
private sector and from foundations to form community-based 
partnerships to coordinate health resources for pregnant women, infants 
and children.

Eligibility

42 CFR Part 51a.3 *

Funding Priorities and/or Preferences

    In the interest of equitable geographic distribution, special 
consideration for funding will be given to projects from States without 
a currently funded project in this category. These States are: Arizona, 
Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, 
Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, 
Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia, 
and Wyoming.

Review Criteria

    Final criteria are included in the application kit.

Estimated Amount of This Competition

$300,000

Estimated Number of Awards

6

Projected Award Date: 09/98
Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA
Application Availability: 01/31/98
Application Deadline: 04/30/98
CFDA Number: 93.110V
Contact Person: Latricia C. Robertson, [email protected]

State Mortality Morbidity Review Support Program

Authorization

    Title V of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 701.

Purpose

    The purpose of this program is to enable State Maternal and Child 
Health programs to stimulate, promote, coordinate, and sustain 
mortality and morbidity review programs at state and local levels in 
order to enhance needs assessment capacity, policy development, and 
quality improvement efforts. Examples of relevant processes include: 
child fatality review, fetal and infant mortality review, SIDS, and 
adverse pregnancy outcome reviews.

Eligibility

42 CFR Part a.3 *

Funding Priorities and/or Preferences

    Preference will be given to State Title V programs or their 
designees.

Review Criteria

    Final criteria are included in the application kit.

Estimated Amount of This Competition

$600,000

Estimated Number of Awards

    4

Projected Award Date: 09/98
Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA
Application Availability: 12/01/97
Application Deadline: 03/31/98
CFDA Number: 93.110Y
Contact Person: Ellen Hutchins, [email protected]

Community Integrated Service Systems To Support Health of Children in 
Out of Home Care

Authorization

    Title V of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 701.

Purpose

    The purpose of this program is to identify, analyze, and 
disseminate successful State and local approaches for implementing the 
Model Standards for Children in Foster Care as developed by the Child 
Welfare League of America and the American Academy of Pediatrics. The 
program will evaluate and determine the transferability of successful 
approaches in varied settings.

Eligibility

42 CFR Part 51A.3 *

Funding Priorities and/or Preferences

    None.

Review Criteria

    Final criteria are included in the application kit.

Estimated Amount of This Competition

$400,000

Estimated Number of Awards

1-5

Projected Award Date: 08/98
Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA
Application Availability: 02/01/98
Application Deadline: 04/30/98
CFDA Number: 93.110Z
Contact Person: Audrey M. Yowell, [email protected]

Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC), Implementation Grants

Authorization

    Section 1910, Public Health Service Act as Amended, 42 U.S.C. 300W-
9.

Purpose

    This program provides funding to improve the capacity of a State's 
Emergency Medical System program to address the particular needs of 
children. Implementation grants are used to assist States in 
integrating research-based knowledge and state-of-the-art systems 
development approaches into the existing State EMS, MCH, and CSHCN 
systems, using the experience and products of previous EMSC grantees.

Eligibility

    Eligible applicants are States and Accredited Schools of Medicine.

Funding Priorities and/or Preferences

    None.

Review Criteria

    Final criteria are included in the application kit.

Estimated Amount of This Competition

$1,000,000

Estimated Number of Awards

4

Projected Award Date: 08/98
Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA
Application Availability: 01/17/98
Application Deadline: 04/13/98
CFDA Number: 93.127A
Contact Person: Jean Athey, [email protected]

Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC), Partnership Grants

Authorization

    Section 1910 of the Public Health Service Act as Amended, 42 U.S.C. 
300W-9.

Purpose

    This grant program supports activities that represent the next 
logical step or steps to take to institutionalize EMSC within EMS and 
to continue to improve and refine EMSC. Proposed activities should be 
consistent with documented needs in the State and should reflect a 
logical progression in enhancing pediatric capabilities; for example: 
to increase the involvement of families in EMSC; to improve linkages 
between local, regional, or State agencies; or to assure effective 
field triage of the child in physical or emotional crisis to 
appropriate facilities and/or other resources.

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Eligibility

    Eligible applicants are States and Accredited Schools of Medicine.

Funding Priorities and/or Preferences

    None.

Review Criteria

    Final criteria are included in the application kit.

Estimated Amount of this Competition

$480,000.

Estimated Number of Awards

8

Projected Award Date: 09/98
Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA
Application Availability: 01/17/98
Application Deadline: 04/13/98
CFDA Number: 93.127C
Contact Person: Jean Athey, [email protected]

Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC), Targeted Issue Grants

Authorization

    Section 1910 of the Public Health Service Act as Amended, 42 U.S.C. 
300W-9.

Purpose

    This program addresses specific, focused issues related to the 
development of Emergency Medical Services Children knowledge and 
capacity. Targeted issue priorities are based on the Emergency Medical 
Services Children Five Year Plan. Proposals may be submitted on 
emerging issues that are not included in the identified priorities, any 
such proposals must demonstrate relevance to the Plan.

Eligibility

    Eligible applicants are States and Accredited Schools of Medicine.

Funding Priorities and/or Preferences

    Targeted issues which will receive a priority include: cost-benefit 
analyses related to EMSC; implications of managed care for EMSC; 
evaluations of EMSC components; risk-taking behaviors of children and 
adolescent; models for improving the care of culturally distinct 
populations; and/or children's emergencies in disasters.

Review Criteria

    Final criteria are included in the application kit.

Estimated Amount of This Competition

$520,000

Estimated Number of Awards

4

Projected Award Date: 09/98
Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA
Application Availability: 01/17/98
Application Deadline: 04/13/98
CFDA Number: 93.127D
Contact Person: Jean Athey, [email protected]

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) State Implementation Grants

Authorization

    Section 1242 of the Public Health Service Act, 42, U.S.C. 300D-52 
et seq.

Purpose

    The purpose of this grant program is to improve health and other 
services for people who have sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI). 
Implementation grants provide funding to assist States in moving toward 
Statewide systems that assure access to comprehensive and coordinated 
TBI services.

Eligibility

    Only State governments are eligible for funding under the TBI 
program demonstration grant program.

Funding Priorities and/or Preferences

    None.

Matching Requirement

    The State is required to contribute, in cash, not less than $1 for 
each $2 of Federal funds provided under the grant.

Review Criteria

    Final criteria are included in the application kit.

Estimated Amount of This Competition

$850,000

Estimated Number of Awards

4

Projected Award Date: 08/98
Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA
Application Availability: 01/30/98
Application Deadline: 03/30/98
CFDA Number: 93.234A
Contact Person: Stuart Swayze, [email protected]

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) State Planning Grants

Authorization

    Section 1242 of the Public Health Service Act, 42, U.S.C. 300d-52 
et seq.

Purpose

    The purpose of this grant program is to improve health and other 
services for people who have sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI). 
The State planning grant program provides funds to assist States in 
establishing infrastructure as a prerequisite to implementation 
activities which will move States toward Statewide systems that assure 
access to comprehensive and coordinated TBI services.

Eligibility

    Only State governments are eligible for funding under the TBI 
program demonstration grant program.

Funding Priorities and/or Preferences

    None.

Matching Requirement

    The State is required to contribute, in cash, not less than $1 for 
each $2 of Federal funds provided under the grant.

Review Criteria

    Final criteria are included in the application kit.

Estimated Amount of This Competition

$375,000

Estimated Number of Awards

5

Projected Award Date: 08/98
Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA
Application Availability: 01/30/98
Application Deadline: 03/30/98
CFDA Number: 93.234B
Contact Person: Stuart Swayze, [email protected]

Primary Health Care Programs

Community and Migrant Health Centers

Authorization

    Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C 254b and 
254b(g).

Purpose

    The Community Health Center and Migrant Health Center (C/MHC) 
programs are designed to promote the development and operation of 
community-based primary health care service systems in medically 
underserved areas for medically underserved populations. Assuming the 
availability of sufficient appropriated funds in FY 1998, it is the 
intent of HRSA to continue to support health services in these areas, 
given the unmet need inherent in their provision of services to a 
medically underserved population. HRSA will open competition for awards 
under Section 330 of the PHS Act (U.S.C. 254b for CHCs and U.S.C. 254b 
(g) for MHCs) to support health services in the areas currently served 
by these grants. Eighty-two C/MHC grantees will reach the end of their 
project periods during FY 1998.

Estimated Amount of This Competition

$68,000,000

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Estimated Number of Awards

82

CFDA Number: 93.224 Community Health Centers Program; 93.336 Migrant 
Health Centers Program

Deadline

    Current grant expiration dates vary by area throughout FY 1998. 
Applications for competing continuation grants are normally due 120 
days prior to the expiration of the current grant award.

Limited Competition

    Applicants are limited to currently funded programs whose project 
periods expire in FY 1998 and new organizations proposing to serve the 
same populations currently being served by these existing programs.

Field Office

    Communication with Field Office staff is essential for interested 
parties in deciding whether to pursue Federal funding as a C/MHC. 
Technical assistance and detailed information about each service area, 
such as census tracts, can be obtained by contacting the appropriate 
HRSA Field Office listed.

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                                                             Application
           State                          City                 deadline 
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                   HRSA Field Office I (617) 565-1482                   
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ME.........................  Bethel........................     10/01/97
                             Eastport......................     12/01/97
MA.........................  Springfield...................     03/01/98
                             Roxbury.......................     10/01/97
NH.........................  Berlin........................     03/01/98
RI.........................  Pawtucket.....................     09/01/97
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                  HRSA Field Office II (212) 264-2664                   
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NY.........................  Bronx.........................     10/01/97
                             Bronx.........................     10/01/97
                             Buffalo.......................     09/01/97
PR.........................  Rio Grande....................     03/01/98
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                  HRSA Field Office III (215) 596-6122                  
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PA.........................  Philadelphia..................     08/01/97
                             Chester.......................     10/01/97
                             Hyndman.......................     10/01/97
                             Philadelphia..................     02/01/98
VA.........................  Axton.........................     10/01/97
                             St. Charles...................     02/01/98
WV.........................  Rainelle......................     08/01/97
                             Grafton.......................     02/01/98
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                  HRSA Field Office IV (404) 331-0250                   
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AL.........................  Tuscaloosa....................     08/01/97
                             Tuscaloosa....................     10/01/97
                             Huntsville....................     08/01/97
                             Birmingham....................     10/01/97
FL.........................  W. Palm Beach.................     09/01/97
                             Pompano Beach.................     09/01/97
                             Avon Park.....................     10/01/97
                             Wewahitchka...................     12/01/97
                             St. Petersburg................     02/01/98
                             Jacksonville..................     03/01/98
GA.........................  Morganton.....................     08/01/97
                             Decatur.......................     09/01/97
                             Columbus......................     03/01/98
KY.........................  Prestonburg...................     10/01/97
MS.........................  Mound Bayou...................     08/01/97
                             Biloxi........................     09/01/97
                             Clarksdale....................     02/01/98
                             Lexington.....................     03/01/98
NC.........................  Snow Hill.....................     08/01/97
                             Yanceyville...................     02/01/98
SC.........................  Greenville....................     10/01/97
                             Eastover......................     10/01/97
                             Rock Hill.....................     10/01/97
                             Winnsboro.....................     10/01/97
                             Fairfax.......................     12/01/97
                             McClellanville................     12/01/97
TN.........................  Wartburg......................     09/01/97
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                   HRSA Field Office V (312) 353-1715                   
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IL.........................  Chicago.......................     10/01/97
                             Chicago.......................     03/01/98
MI.........................  Sparta........................     09/01/97
                             Detroit.......................     10/01/97
                             Detroit.......................     02/01/98
                             Pullman.......................     12/01/97
                             Detroit.......................     03/01/98
OH.........................  Akron.........................     08/01/97
                             Youngstown....................     09/01/97
WI.........................  Milwaukee.....................     09/01/97
                             Milwaukee.....................     10/01/97
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                  HRSA Field Office VI (214) 767-3872                   
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AR.........................  Corning.......................     03/01/98
                             Marshall......................     03/01/98
LA.........................  Opelousas.....................     03/01/98
                             Greensburg....................     03/01/98
OK.........................  Tulsa.........................     12/01/97
TX.........................  Houston.......................     09/01/97
                             Rio Grande Cy.................     10/01/97
                             Newton........................     12/01/97
                             Wichita Falls.................     03/01/98
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                  HRSA Field Office VII (816) 426-5226                  
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KS.........................  Kansas City...................     03/01/98
NE.........................  Omaha.........................     10/01/97
                             Lincoln.......................     12/01/97
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                 HRSA Field Office VIII (303) 844-3203                  
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CO.........................  Denver........................     09/01/97
ND.........................  Fargo.........................     03/01/98
SD.........................  Rapid City....................     10/01/97
UT.........................  East Carbon...................     03/01/98
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                  HRSA Field Office IX (415) 437-8090                   
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AZ.........................  Tucson........................     09/01/97
CA.........................  Los Angeles...................     08/01/97
                             Los Angeles...................     10/01/97
                             Los Angeles...................     10/01/97
                             Fresno........................     08/01/97
NV.........................  Las Vegas.....................     09/01/97
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                   HRSA Field Office X (206) 615-2491                   
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OR.........................  Klamath County................     10/15/97
WA.........................  Tacoma........................     02/01/98
                             Pasco.........................     02/01/98
                             Bermerton.....................     03/01/98
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Public Housing Primary Care

Authorization

    Section 330(i) of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 254d.

Purpose

    This program is designed to increase access to health care and 
improve the health status of public housing residents by providing 
comprehensive primary health care services in or near public housing 
projects, directly or through collaborative arrangements with existing 
community based programs/providers. It is the intent of HRSA to 
continue to support health services to the public housing populations 
in the same areas/locations.

Deadline

    Current grant expiration dates vary by area throughout FY 1998. 
Application for competing continuation grants are normally due 120 days 
prior to the expiration of the current grant award. The 15 service 
areas are listed with application deadline dates.

Limited Competition

    Applicants are limited to currently funded programs whose project 
period expire in FY 1998, and new organizations proposing to serve the 
same populations currently being served by these existing programs.

Estimated Amount of This Competition

$6,900,000

Estimated Amount of Awards

15

CFDA Number: 93.927
Contact Person: Charles Woodson, [email protected]

Field Office

    Communications with Field Office staff is essential for interested 
parties in deciding whether to pursue Federal funding. Technical 
assistance and detailed information about each service area can be 
obtained by contacting the appropriate HRSA Field Office.

Existing Public Housing Service Areas

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                                                             Application
           State                          City                 deadline 
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                   HRSA Field Office I (617) 565-1482                   
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MA.........................  Roxbury.......................     10/01/97
MA.........................  Roxbury.......................     10/01/97
MA.........................  Worcester.....................     02/01/98
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                   HRSA Field Office II (212) 264-2664                  
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NY.........................  Buffalo.......................     09/01/97
NY.........................  New York......................     07/01/97
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                  HRSA Field Office III (215) 596-6122                  
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PA.........................  Philadelphia..................     06/01/98
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                   HRSA Field Office IV (404) 331-0250                  
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GA.........................  Atlanta.......................     02/01/98
GA.........................  Marietta......................     06/01/98
GA.........................  Savannah......................     08/01/98
TN.........................  Rogersville...................     12/01/97
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                   HRSA Field Office V (312) 353-1715                   
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IL.........................  Chicago.......................     06/01/98
OH.........................  Cleveland.....................     06/01/98
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                   HRSA Field Office VI (214) 767-3872                  
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TX.........................  San Antonio...................     10/01/97
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                  HRSA Field Office VII (816) 426-5226                  
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MO.........................  St. Louis.....................     10/01/97
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                  HRSA Field Office VIII (303) 844-3203                 
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CO.........................  Denver........................     07/01/97
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Grants to States for Loan Repayment Programs

Authorization

    Section 338I of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 254Q-1.

Purpose

    The purpose of these grant funds is to assist States in operating 
programs for the repayment of educational loans of health professionals 
in return for their practice in federally designated health 
professional shortage areas to increase the availability of primary 
health services in health professionals shortage areas.

Eligibility

    Any State is eligible to apply for funding.

Funding Priorities and/or Preferences

    None.

Matching Requirements

    States seeking support must provide adequate assurance that, with 
respect to the costs of making loan repayments under contracts with 
health professionals, the State will make available (directly or 
through donations from public or private entities) non-Federal 
contributions in cash in an amount equal to not less than $1 for $1 of 
Federal funds provided in the grant. In determining the amount of non-
Federal contributions in cash that a State has to provide, no Federal 
funds may be used in the State's match.

Review Criteria

    The following criteria will be used to evaluate applications: (a) 
extent of State's need; (b) special consideration given to health 
professional shortage areas with large minority populations; (c) 
number/type of providers to be placed; (d) appropriateness of proposed 
placements; (e) qualifications of staff; (f) suitability of approach 
and degree of coordination with Federal, State and other programs; (g) 
source and plans for use of State match; (h) adequacy and 
appropriateness of proposed budget.

Estimated Amount of This Competition

$1,000,000

Estimated Number of Awards

6

Projected Award Date: 09/98
Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA
Application Availability: 02/01/98
Application Deadline: 04/01/98
CFDA Number: 93.165
Contact Person: Susan Salter, [email protected]

Grants to States for Community Scholarship Programs

Authorization

    Section 338L of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 254T.

Purpose

    The purpose of these grant funds is to assist States to increase 
the availability of primary health care in urban and rural Federally 
designated health professional shortage areas by assisting public or 
private non-profit community organizations to provide scholarships for 
education of individuals to serve as health professionals in these 
communities.

Eligibility

    Any State is eligible to apply for funding.

Funding Priorities and/or Preferences

    None.

Matching Requirements

    States seeking support must agree (directly or through donations 
from public or private non-profit entities) that 60 percent of the 
total costs of the scholarships will be paid from non-Federal 
contributions made in cash by the State and community organization. The 
State must make available through cash contributions not less than 15 
percent nor more than 25 percent of the costs. The community 
organization must make available not less than 35 percent nor more than 
45 percent of the costs.

Review Criteria

    Final criteria are included in the application kit.

Estimated Amount of This Competition

$100,000

Estimated Number of Awards

3

Project Award Date: 9/98
Contact: 1-888-333-HRSA
Application Availability: 02/01/98
Application Deadline: 05/01/98
CFDA Number: 93.931
Contact Person: Kay Cook, [email protected]

Additional HRSA Programs

    Telephone Symbol: Program information and application materials may 
be obtained by calling or contacting the specific telephone number 
provided.

Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS) Program

Authorization

    Section 737 of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 293a.

Purpose

    The Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students program contributes to 
the diversity of the health professions student and practitioner 
populations. The program provides funding to eligible health 
professions and nursing schools for scholarships to students from 
disadvantaged backgrounds who are enrolled, or accepted for enrollment, 
as full-time students.

Eligibility

    Schools of allopathic medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, 
optometry, pharmacy, podiatry, veterinary medicine, clinical 
psychology, public health, nursing, and allied health are eligible for 
awards.

Review Criteria

    Final criteria are included in the application kit.

Estimated Amount of This Competition

$18,300,000

Estimated Number of Awards

450

Funding Priorities and/or Preferences

    Special consideration is given to eligible schools that have 
enrollments of under-represented minorities above the national average 
for the discipline. Also, among nursing schools, special consideration 
is given to baccalaureate nursing programs.

Projected Award Date: 05/98

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Contact: 1-301-443-4776
FAX: 1-301-443-0846
Application Availability: 02/17/98
Application Deadline: 04/15/98
CFDA Number: 93.925
Contact Person: Bruce Baggett, [email protected]

Faculty Loan Repayment Program (FLRP)

Authorization

    Section 738M of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 293b.

Purpose

    The Faculty Loan Repayment Program encourages disadvantaged 
representation in health professions faculty positions. The program 
provides loan repayment of up to 20 percent of the outstanding 
principal and interest on an individual's educational loans, not to 
exceed $20,000 for each year of service, for individuals from 
disadvantaged backgrounds who agree to serve as members of the 
faculties of eligible health professions and nursing schools. The 
school and the Secretary pay equal amounts, unless the Secretary 
determines that the repayment will impose an undue financial hardship 
on the school, in which case the Secretary may pay up to the entire 20 
percent. Each recipient of loan repayment must agree to serve as a 
faculty member for at least two years.
    An individual is eligible to compete for participation in the FLRP 
if the individual is from a disadvantaged background and: (1) Has a 
degree in allopathic medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, 
pharmacy, podiatric medicine, optometry, veterinary medicine, public 
health, clinical psychology, or nursing; or (2) is enrolled in an 
approved graduate training program in one of the health professions 
listed above; or (3) is enrolled as a full-time student in the final 
year of health professions training, leading to a degree from an 
eligible school.
    The individual must be from a disadvantaged background, and must 
not have served as a faculty member at any school at any time over the 
eighteen month period prior to June 30, 1997.

Review Criteria

    Final criteria are included in the application kit.

Estimated Amount of This Competition

$800,000

Estimated Number of Awards

25

Funding Priorities and/or Preferences

    None.

Projected Award Date: 09/98
Contact: 1-301-443-1700
FAX: 1-301-443-0846
Application Availability: 01/02/98
Application Deadline: 06/30/98
CFDA Number: 93.923
Contact Person: Shirley Zimmerman, [email protected]

Loan Repayment Program

Authorization

    Section 846(h) of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 297.

Purpose

    Under the Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program (NELRP), 
registered nurses are offered the opportunity to enter into a 
contractual agreement with the Secretary, under which the Public Health 
Service agrees to repay up to 85 percent of the nurse's indebtedness 
for nursing education loans. In exchange, the nurse agrees to serve for 
a specified period of time in certain types of health facilities 
identified in statute.

Eligibility

    Applicants must have completed all of their training requirements 
for registered nursing and be licensed prior to beginning service. 
Individuals eligible to participate must: (a) Have received, prior to 
the start of service, a baccalaureate or associate degree in nursing, a 
diploma in nursing, or a graduate degree in nursing; (b) have unpaid 
educational loans obtained for nurse training; (c) be a citizen or 
national of the U.S.; (d) have a current unrestricted license in the 
State in which they intend to practice; and (e) agree to be employed 
for not less than two years in a full-time clinical capacity in an 
Indian Health Service health center; a Native Hawaiian health center, a 
public hospital (operated by a State, county, or local government); a 
health center funded under Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act 
(including migrant, homeless, and public housing health centers), a 
rural health clinic (Section 1861(aa)(2) of the Social Security Act); 
or a public or nonprofit private health facility determined by the 
Secretary to have a critical shortage of nurses.

Funding Priorities and/or Preferences

    In making awards under this Section, preferences will be given to 
qualified applicants: (1) Who have the greatest financial need and (2) 
who agree to serve in the types of health facilities described above, 
that are located in geographic areas determined by the Secretary to 
have a shortage of and need for nurses.

Review Criteria

    Awards are determined by formula.

Estimated Amount of Competition

$2,251,000

Estimated Number of Awards

200

Project Award Date: 09/30/98
Contact: (301) 594-4400; (301) 594-4981 (FAX) 1-800-435-6464
Application Availability: 11/01/97
Application Deadline: 08/31/98
CFDA Number: 93.908
Contact Person: Sharley Chen, 4350 East-West Highway, 10th Floor, 
Bethesda, Maryland 20814, [email protected]

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