[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 63 (Tuesday, April 2, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15577-15578]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-7830]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Fiscal Year 2002 Competitive Cycle for the Graduate Psychology 
Education Program 93.191a

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) 
announces that applications will be accepted for the Graduate 
Psychology Education Program (GPEP) for Fiscal Year 2002.
    Authorizing Legislation: These applications are solicited under 
section 755(b)(1)(J) of the Public Health Service Act as amended, and 
the FY 2002 Appropriations Act, Public Law 107-116 which provides $2 
million to support graduate psychology education programs to train 
health service psychologists in accredited psychology programs.
    Purpose: Grants will be awarded to assist eligible entities in 
meeting the costs to plan, develop, operate, or maintain graduate 
psychology education programs to train health service psychologists to 
work with underserved populations including children, the elderly, 
victims of abuse, the chronically ill or disabled and in areas of 
emerging needs, which will foster an integrated approach to health care 
services and address access for underserved populations. The Graduate 
Psychology Education Program addresses interrelatedness of behavior and 
health and the critical need for integrated health care services. 
Funding is available to doctoral programs or doctoral internship 
programs as defined and accredited by the American Psychological 
Association (APA). Funding may not be used for post-doctoral residency 
programs.
    Eligible Applicants: Eligible entities are accredited health 
profession schools, universities, and other public or private nonprofit 
entities. Each Graduate Psychology Education Program must be accredited 
by the American Psychological Association (APA). As provided in section 
750, to be eligible to receive assistance, the eligible entity must use 
such assistance in collaboration with two or more disciplines.
    Funding Preference: A funding preference is defined as the funding 
of a specific category or group of approved applications ahead of other 
categories or groups of applications. 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.
    As provided in section 791(a) 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. ``High Rate'' refers 
to a minimum of 20 percent of graduates in academic year 1999-2000 or 
academic year 2000-2001, whichever is greater, who spend at least 50 
percent of their worktime in clinical practice in the specified 
settings.
    ``Significant Increase in the Rate'' means that, between academic 
years 1999-2000 and 2000-2001, the rate of placing graduates in the 
specified settings has increased by a minimum of 50 percent.
    Estimated Amount of Available Funds: $1,900,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 15-19.
    Estimated Average Size of Each Award: $100,000-$130,000.
    Estimated Funding Period: One year.
    Application Requests, Availability, Date and Addresses: Application 
materials will be available for downloading via the Web on March 29, 
2002. Applicants may also request a hardcopy of the application 
material by contacting the HRSA Grants Application Center, 901 Russell 
Avenue, Suite 450, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20879, by calling at 1-877-
477-2123, or by fax at 1-877-477-2345. In order to be considered for 
competition, applications must be received by mail or delivered to the 
HRSA Grants Application Center by no later than May 22, 2002. 
Applications received after the deadline date may be returned to the 
applicant and not processed.
    Projected Award Date: August 30, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LCDR Young Song, Division of State, 
Community and Public Health, Bureau of Health Professions, HRSA, Room 
8C-09, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857; 
or e-mail at [email protected]. Telephone number is (301) 443-3353.
    Additional Information: A Technical Assistance Videoconference 
Workshop is being planned for sometime in April, 2002. Detailed 
information regarding this workshop will be in the application

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materials, and on the HRSA and APA Web site.

    Dated: March 26, 2002.
Elizabeth M. Duke,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 02-7830 Filed 4-1-02; 8:45 am]
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