[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 171 (Thursday, September 4, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52632-52678]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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Availability of Funds Announced in the HRSA Preview; Notices

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Availability of Funds Announced in the HRSA Preview

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration.

ACTION: General notice.

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SUMMARY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announces 
the availability of funds in the HRSA Preview for Summer 2003. This 
edition of the HRSA Preview is a comprehensive review of HRSA's Fiscal 
Year 2004 competitive grant programs.
    The purpose of the HRSA Preview is to provide the general public 
with a single source of program and application information related to 
the Agency's competitive grant offerings. The HRSA Preview is designed 
to replace the multiple Federal Register notices that traditionally 
advertised the availability of HRSA's discretionary funds for its 
various programs. It should be noted that additional program 
initiatives responsive to new or emerging issues in the health care 
area and unanticipated at the time of publication of the HRSA Preview 
may be announced through the Federal Register and the HRSA Web site, 
http://www.hrsa.gov/grants. This notice does not change requirements 
appearing elsewhere in the Federal Register.
    This notice contains nearly all of the content of the HRSA Preview. 
The HRSA Preview contains a description of competitive and other grant 
programs scheduled for awards in Fiscal Year 2004, and includes 
instructions on how to contact the Agency for information and receive 
application kits for all programs. Specifically, the following 
information is included in the HRSA Preview: (1) Program announcement 
number (2) program announcement title; (3) program announcement code; 
(4) legislative authority; (5) Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 
(CFDA) identification number; (6) purpose; (7) eligibility; (8) funding 
priorities and/or preferences; (9) estimated dollar amount of 
competition; (10) estimated number of awards; (11) estimated project 
period; (12) application availability date; (13) letter of intent 
deadline (if any); (14) application deadline; (15) projected award 
date; and (16) programmatic contact, with telephone and e-mail 
addresses. Certain other information, including how to obtain and use 
the HRSA Preview and grant terminology, can also be found in the HRSA 
Preview.

    Dated: August 27, 2003.
Elizabeth M. Duke,
Administrator.

    This notice describes funding for the following HRSA discretionary 
authorities and programs (receipt deadlines are also provided):

Health Professions Programs:
    HRSA-04-004 Centers Of Excellence (COES)............      01/26/2004
    HRSA-04-009 Health Careers Opportunity Program            02/20/2004
     (HCOP).............................................
    HRSA-04-010 Advanced Education Nursing Grants (AENP)      11/25/2003
    HRSA-04-011 Nursing Workforce Diversity Grants (NWD)      12/05/2003
    HRSA-04-012 Advanced Education Nursing Traineeships       11/14/2003
     (AENT).............................................
    HRSA-04-013 Nurse Anesthetist Traineeships (NATR)...      11/14/2003
    HRSA-04-014 Nursing Education, Practice and               12/15/2003
     Retention Grants (NEPR)............................
    HRSA-04-015 Training In Primary Care Medicine And         11/06/2003
     Dentistry (DRPC)...................................
    HRSA-04-016 Podiatric Residency Training In Primary       10/20/2003
     Care (PODPC).......................................
    HRSA-04-017 Graduate Psychology Education Program         12/12/2003
     (GPEP).............................................
    HRSA-04-018 Basic/Core Area Health Education Centers      02/03/2004
     (BAHEC)............................................
    HRSA-04-019 Model State-Supported Area Health             02/03/2004
     Education Centers (MAHEC)..........................
    HRSA-04-020 Grants To States For Loan Repayment           04/01/2004
     Programs (SLRP)....................................
    HRSA-04-021 Bioterrorism Training And Curriculum          03/05/2004
     Development Program (BTCDP)........................
    HRSA-04-022 Preventive Medicine Residency Program         10/16/2003
     (PMRP).............................................
    HRSA-04-023 Geriatric Education Centers Program           01/13/2004
     (GECS).............................................
    HRSA-04-024 Geriatric Academic Career Awards (GACA).      02/02/2004
    HRSA-04-025 Geriatric Training For Physicians,            12/15/2003
     Dentists, And Behavioral And Mental Health
     Professionals (GTPD)...............................
    HRSA-04-026 Quentin N. Burdick Program For Rural          01/13/2004
     Interdisciplinary Training (QBRH)..................
    HRSA-04-027 Allied Health Projects (AHPQ)...........      01/13/2004
Special Programs--Loan Repayments and Scholarships:
See individual announcements for Web sites and
 application materials.
    National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program      03/26/2004
     (NHSCL)............................................
    National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program         03/26/2004
     (NHSC).............................................
    Nursing Scholarship Program (NSP)...................      05/31/2004
    Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program (NELRP)....      02/18/2004
    Scholarships For Disadvantaged Students Program           12/17/2003
     (SDS)..............................................
    Faculty Loan Repayment Program (FLRP)...............      05/28/2004
Primary Health Care Programs:
    HRSA-04-028 Radiation Exposure Screening And              04/05/2004
     Education Program (RESEP)..........................
    HRSA-04-029 Integrated Services Development               04/05/2004
     Initiative (ISDI)..................................
    HRSA-04-030 Community And Migrant Health Centers          12/01/2003
     (CMHS).............................................      05/03/2004
    HRSA-04-031 Health Care For The Homeless (HCH)......      12/01/2003
                                                              05/03/2004
    HRSA-04-032 Public Housing Primary Care (PHPC)......      12/01/2003
                                                              05/03/2004
    HRSA-04-033 School Based Health Centers (SBHC)......      12/01/2003
                                                              05/03/2004
    HRSA-04-034 New Delivery Sites And New Starts In          12/01/2003
     Programs Funded Under The Health Centers                 05/17/2004
     Consolidation Act (NDSNS)..........................
    HRSA-04-035 Increase In Medical Capacity In Programs      02/02/2004
     Funded Under The Health Centers Consolidation Act
     Of 1996 (IMCHC)....................................
    HRSA-04-036 National Health Center Technical              04/05/2004
     Assistance Cooperative Agreements (NAT)............

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    HRSA-04-037 Increase In Mental Health And Substance       01/05/2004
     Abuse, Oral Health, And Care Management, In
     Programs Funded Under The Health Centers
     Consolidation Act Of 1996 (IMHSA)..................
    HRSA-04-038 Healthy Communities Access Program            04/05/2004
     (HCAP).............................................
    HRSA-04-039 Black Lung Clinics Program (BLCP).......      03/01/2004
    HRSA-04-040 State Primary Care Associations               01/05/2004
     Supplemental Funding For Managing Health Center
     Growth And Quality (PCA)...........................
    HRSA-04-041 Operational Health Center Networks            03/08/2004
     (OHCN).............................................
HIV/AIDS Programs:
    HRSA-04-042 Special Projects Of National                  03/22/2004
     Significance (SPNS)................................
    HRSA-04-043 Title III: Early Intervention Services        03/05/2004
     Capacity Development Grants (EISCDG)...............
    HRSA-04-044 National HIV Training And Technical           12/19/2003
     Assistance Cooperative Agreements (NHIV)...........
    HRSA-04-046 Telehealth Resource Centers Cooperative       03/22/2004
     Agreement Program (TRCCP)..........................
    HRSA-04-047 Title IV: Grants For Coordinated HIV          01/05/2004
     Services And Access To Research For Women, Infants,
     Children, And Youth (CSWICY).......................
    HRSA-04-048 Title IV: Grants For Coordinated HIV          04/01/2004
     Services And Access To Research For Women, Infants,
     Children, And Youth: Youth Services Initiative
     (CSWICY: YSI)......................................
    HRSA-04-005 Title III: Categorical Grant Program To       12/22/2003
     Provide Outpatient Early Intervention Services With      10/15/2004
     Respect To HIV Disease (EISEGA)....................
    HRSA-04-049 Title III: Early Intervention Services        03/05/2004
     Planning Grants (EISPG)............................
    HRSA-04-050 HIV Emergency Relief Grant Program For        10/01/2003
     Eligible Metropolitan Areas (EMAS).................
    HRSA-04-008 AETC National Evaluation Center (NECCA).      10/06/2003
Maternal and Child Health Programs:
    HRSA-04-051 Maternal And Child Health Research            03/01/2004
     Program (MCHR).....................................      08/15/2004
    HRSA-04-052 Maternal And Child Health Minority            03/26/2004
     Research Infrastructure Support Program (RMIN).....
    HRSA-04-053 Long Term MCH Training (MCHLT)..........      11/20/2003
    HRSA-04-054 Continuing Education And Development          01/15/2004
     (CED)..............................................
    HRSA-04-055 Genetic Services Projects (GSP).........      01/09/2004
    HRSA-04-056 Medical Home For Children With Special        01/15/2004
     Health Care Needs..................................
    HRSA-04-057 Adolescent Health Resource (AHR)              01/05/2004
     Cooperative Agreements.............................
    HRSA-04-058 National Center On School-Based Health        01/05/2004
     Care (NSBHC).......................................
    HRSA-04-059 Integrated Health And Behavioral Health       02/02/2004
     Care For Children, Adolescents And Their Families
     (IHBHP)............................................
    HRSA-04-060 Breastfeeding Promotion In Physician's        04/01/2004
     Office Practices (BPPOP)...........................
    HRSA-04-061 Partnership For Information And               11/17/2003
     Communication (PIC) Cooperative Agreement Program..
    HRSA-04-062 Healthy Tomorrows Partnership For             10/29/2003
     Children Program (HTPC)............................
    HRSA-04-063 Women's Health..........................      02/02/2004
    HRSA-05-001 Maternal And Child Health (MCH) Library       07/19/2004
     Services...........................................
    HRSA-04-006 Emergency Medical Services For Children       10/31/2003
     (EMSC) Demonstration Grant Program.................
    HRSA-04-064 Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Program--        11/17/2003
     State Grants.......................................
    HRSA-04-065 Poison Control Centers Stabilization And      03/01/2004
     Enhancement Grant Program, Financial Stabilization
     Grants (PCCFS).....................................
    HRSA-04-066 Healthy Start Program: Eliminating            12/01/2003
     Disparities In Perinatal Health....................
Rural Health Policy Programs:
    HRSA-04-001 Rural Health Care Services Outreach           09/12/2003
     Grant Program (RHOGP)..............................      09/13/2004
    HRSA-04-002 Rural Health Network Development Grant        09/26/2003
     Program (RHNGP)....................................      09/20/2004
    HRSA-04-003 Rural Health Network Development              09/10/2003
     Planning Grant Program (RHNPGP)....................      09/08/2004
    HRSA-04-067 Delta State Rural Development Network         05/01/2004
     Grant Program (DELTA)..............................
    HRSA-04-068 Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program      04/28/2004
     (SHIP).............................................
    HRSA-04-069 Grants For Policy-Oriented Rural Health       05/03/2004
     Services Research (GPOR)...........................
    HRSA-04-070 Rural Health Research Grant Program--         03/15/2004
     Cooperative Agreement (CARHR)......................
Special Programs--Grants:
    HRSA-04-071 Regional Collaborative For The Pacific        07/15/2004
     Basin (RCPB).......................................
    HRSA-04-072 Social And Behavioral Interventions To        03/05/2004
     Increase Organ And Tissue Donation (SBITD).........
    HRSA-04-073 Clinical Interventions To Increase Organ      03/05/2004
     Procurement (CIOP).................................
    HRSA-04-074 Best Practices To Increase Organ              04/01/2004
     Donation (HIP).....................................
 

How To Use and Obtain Copies of the HRSA Preview

    It is recommended that you read the introductory materials, 
terminology section, and individual program category descriptions 
before contacting the toll-free number: 1-877-HRSA-123 (1-877-477-
2123), M-F 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST. Likewise, we urge applicants to 
fully assess their eligibility for grants before beginning to apply for 
a grant on-line or requesting a grant application kit. As a general 
rule, no more than one kit per category will be mailed to applicants.

To Obtain a Copy of the HRSA Preview

    This HRSA Preview will be available in booklet form in the near 
future. To have your name and address added to or deleted from the HRSA 
Preview mailing list, call the toll free number above or send a message 
by e-mail to [email protected].

To Obtain Application Materials

    You may apply for HRSA grants on-line or on paper. HRSA encourages 
you to apply on-line. HRSA's on-line application system is designed to 
maximize data accuracy and speed processing. Multiple individuals may 
register and collaborate on applications, and institutional data is 
stored for you to re-use on future applications.
    To apply on-line, go to http://www.hrsa.gov/grants. On that Web 
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links to the HRSA on-line application system, where you will be able to 
register, download application guidance for specific programs and 
submit your grant application.
    Please submit your application early. Applications submitted after 
program's deadline will not be accepted.
    To obtain paper application materials, determine which kit(s) you 
wish to receive and call 1-877-477-2123 to be placed on the mailing 
list. Be sure to provide the information specialist with the Program 
Announcement Number, Program Announcement Code and the title of the 
grant program. You may also request application kits using the e-mail 
address above. Application kits are generally available 60 days prior 
to application deadline. If kits are available earlier, they will be 
mailed immediately. The guidance contained in the various kits contains 
detailed instructions, background on the grant program, and other 
essential information, such as the applicability of Executive Order 
12372 and 45 CFR Part 100, and additional information pertinent to the 
intergovernmental review process, as appropriate.

Grant Terminology

Application Deadlines

    Applications will be considered on time if they are received on or 
before the established deadline. Applicants should check the 
application guidance material or the HRSA-GRANTS homepage for deadline 
changes. Applications sent to any address other than that specified in 
the application guidance are subject to being returned.

Authorization

    The citation of the law authorizing the various grant programs is 
provided immediately following the title of the programs.

CFDA Number

    The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) is a Government-
wide compendium of Federal programs, projects, services, and activities 
that provide assistance. Programs listed therein are given a CFDA 
Number.

Cooperative Agreement

    A financial assistance mechanism (grant) used when substantial 
Federal programmatic involvement with the recipient is anticipated by 
the funding agency during performance of the project. The nature of 
that involvement will always be specified in the offering or 
application guidance materials.

DUNS Number--New Requirement

    Beginning October 1, 2003, applicants will be required to have a 
Dun and Bradstreet (DUNS) number to apply for a grant or cooperative 
agreement from the Federal Government. The DUNS number is a nine-digit 
identification number, which uniquely identifies business entities. 
Obtaining a DUNS number is easy and there is no charge.
    Although obtaining a DUNS number is not required for applications 
submitted in response to announcements with deadlines on or before 
September 30, 2003, regardless of when the award is made, or for other 
types of applications submitted before September 30 (e.g., unsolicited 
applications), applicants are encouraged to obtain a DUNS number now if 
you believe you will be submitting an application(s) to any Federal 
agency on or after October 1, 2003. Proactively obtaining a DUNS number 
at the current time will facilitate the receipt and acceptance of 
applications after September 2003.
    To obtain a DUNS number, access http://www.dunandbradstreet.com or 
call 1-866-705-5711.

Eligibility

    The status an entity must possess to be considered for a grant. 
Authorizing legislation and programmatic regulations specify 
eligibility for individual grant programs, and eligibility may be 
further restricted for programmatic reasons. In general, assistance is 
provided to nonprofit organizations and institutions, including faith-
based and community-based entities, State and local governments, their 
agencies, including an Indian Tribe or tribal organization, 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 funding level listed is provided only as an estimate, and is 
subject to the availability of funds, Congressional action, and 
changing program priorities.

Funding Priorities and/or Preferences

    Funding preferences, priorities, and special considerations may 
come from legislation, regulations, or HRSA program leadership 
decisions. They are not the same as review criteria. Funding 
preferences are any objective factors that would be used to place a 
grant application ahead of others without the preference on a list of 
applicants recommended for funding by a review committee. Some programs 
give preference to organizations that have specific capabilities such 
as telemedicine networking, or have established relationships with 
managed care organizations. Funding priorities are factors that cause a 
grant application to receive a fixed amount of extra rating points--
which may similarly affect the order of applicants on a funding list. 
Special considerations are other factors considered in making funding 
decisions that are neither review criteria, preferences, nor 
priorities, e.g., ensuring that there is an equitable geographic 
distribution of grant recipients, or meeting requirements for urban and 
rural proportions.

Letter of Intent

    To help in planning the application review process, many HRSA 
programs request a letter of intent from the applicant in advance of 
the application deadline. Letters of intent are neither binding nor 
mandatory. Details on where to send letters can be found in the 
guidance materials contained in the application kit.

Matching Requirements

    Several HRSA programs 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 or other cost-
sharing requirements may be administratively required by the awarding 
office. Such requirements are set forth in the application kit.

Program Announcement Code

    The program announcement code is a unique identifier for each 
program funded by HRSA. The three-five character acronyms are located 
in parentheses immediately at the end of each program title and must be 
used to request application materials either from the HRSA Grants 
Application Center or online at [email protected].
    Be sure to use the program announcement number, program 
announcement code and the title of the grant program when requesting an 
application kit.

Program Announcement Number

    A unique program announcement (HRSA) number is located at the 
beginning of each program announcement in the HRSA Preview and Federal 
Register notices and includes the Fiscal Year and sequence number for 
announcement; for example, HRSA 04-001. This number is used with the 
program title and program

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announcement code to order application materials.

Project Period

    The project period is the total time for which support of a 
discretionary project has been programmatically approved. The project 
period usually consists of a series of budget periods of one-year 
duration. Once approved through initial review, continuation of each 
successive budget period is subject to satisfactory performance, 
availability of funds, and program priorities.

Review Criteria

    The following are generic review criteria applicable to HRSA 
programs:
    (1) Need--The extent to which the application describes the problem 
and associated contributing factors to the problem.
    (2) Response--The extent to which the proposed project responds to 
the ``Purpose'' included in the program description. The clarity of the 
proposed goals and objectives and their relationship to the identified 
project. The extent to which the activities (scientific or other) 
described in the application are capable of addressing the problem and 
attaining the project objectives.
    (3) Evaluative Measures--The effectiveness of the method proposed 
to monitor and evaluate the project results. Evaluative measures must 
be able to assess (1) to what extent the program objectives have been 
met and (2) to what extent these can be attributed to the project.
    (4) Impact--The extent and effectiveness of plans for dissemination 
of project results, and/or the extent to which project results may be 
national in scope and/or the degree to which a community is impacted by 
delivery of health services, and/or the degree to which the project 
activities are replicable, and/or the sustainability of the program 
beyond Federal funding.
    (5) Resources/Capabilities--The extent to which project personnel 
are qualified by training and/or experience to implement and carry out 
the project. The capabilities of the applicant organization, and 
quality and availability of facilities and personnel to fulfill the 
needs and requirements of the proposed project. For competing 
continuations, past performance will also be considered.
    (6) Support Requested--The reasonableness of the proposed budget in 
relation to the objectives, the complexity of the activities, and the 
anticipated results.
    (7) Specific Program Criteria--Additional specific program 
criteria, if any, are included in the program description and in the 
individual guidance material provided with the application kit. 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 basis upon which the reviewers will 
judge their applications.

Technical Assistance

    A contact person is listed for each program and his/her e-mail 
address and telephone number provided. Some programs have scheduled 
workshops and conference calls. If you have questions concerning 
individual programs or the availability of technical assistance, please 
contact the person listed. Also check your application materials and 
the HRSA Web site at http://www.hrsa.gov/ for the latest technical 
assistance information.

Frequently Asked Questions

    1. Where do I submit grant applications?
    The address for submitting your grant application will be shown in 
the guidance document included in the application kit.
    2. How do I learn more about a particular grant program?
    If you want to know more about a program before you request an 
application kit, an e-mail/telephone contact is listed. This contact 
person can provide information concerning the specific program's 
purpose, scope and goals, and eligibility criteria. Usually, you will 
be encouraged to request the application kit so that you will have 
clear, comprehensive, and accurate information available to you. When 
requesting application materials, you must state the program 
announcement number, the program code and title of the program. The 
application kit lists telephone numbers for a program expert and a 
grants management specialist who will provide information about your 
program of interest if you are unable to find the information within 
the written materials provided.
    In general, the program contact person provides information about 
the specific grant offering and its purpose, and the grants management 
specialist provides information about the grant mechanism and business 
matters, though their responsibilities often overlap.
    Information specialists at the toll-free number provide only basic 
information and administer mailings.
    3. The dates listed in the HRSA Preview and the dates in the 
application kit do not agree. How do I know which is correct?
    HRSA Preview dates for application kit availability and application 
receipt deadlines are based upon the best known information at the time 
of publication, often nine months in advance of the competitive cycle. 
Occasionally, the grant cycle does not begin as projected and dates 
must be adjusted. The deadline date stated in your application kit is 
generally correct. If the application kit has been made available and 
subsequently the date changes, notification of the change will be 
mailed to known recipients of the application kit, and also posted on 
the HRSA home page.
    4. Are programs announced in the HRSA Preview ever cancelled?
    Infrequently, announced programs may be withdrawn from competition. 
If this occurs, a cancellation notice will be provided through the HRSA 
Preview at the HRSA homepage at http://www.hrsa.dhhs.gov. If 
practicable, an attempt will be made to notify those who have requested 
a kit for the cancelled program by mail.

HRSA Progam Competitions

Health Professions Programs

    Note: Programs listed with an asterisk (*) are not included in 
the President's budget for FY 2004. They are included for planning 
purposes only. Potential applicants should consider these 
announcements provisional until final Congressional action on 
appropriations is taken.

HRSA-04-004 Centers of Excellence (COES) *
    CFDA: 93.157.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title VII, 
Section 736, 42 U.S.C. 293.
    Purpose: The goal of the Centers of Excellence (COE) is to assist 
eligible schools in supporting programs of excellence in health 
professions education for underrepresented minority individuals. The 
grantee is required to use the funds awarded: (1) To establish, 
strengthen, or expand programs to enhance the academic performance of 
the underrepresented minority students attending the school; (2) to 
improve the capacity of such schools to train, recruit, and retain 
underrepresented minority faculty including the payment of stipends and 
fellowships; (3) to carry out activities to improve the information 
resources, clinical education, curricula, and cultural competence of 
the graduates of the schools as it relates to minority health issues; 
(4) to facilitate faculty and student research on health issues,

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particularly affecting underrepresented minority groups; including 
research on issues relating to the delivery of health care; (5) to 
carry out a program to train students of the school in providing health 
services to a significant number of underrepresented minority 
individuals through training provided to such students at community 
based health facilities that provide such health services and are 
located at a site remote from the main site of the teaching facilities 
of the school; (6) to provide stipends as appropriate; and (7) to 
develop a large competitive applicant pool through linkages with 
institutions of higher education, local school districts, and other 
community based entities and establish an educational pipeline for 
health professions careers.
    * This program is not included in the President's budget for 2004. 
Potential applicants for funds should consider this announcement 
provisional until final Congressional action is taken. Updated 
information will be available on the HRSA Web site.
    Eligibility: Eligible applicants are accredited schools of 
allopathic medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, 
graduate programs in behavioral or mental health, or other public and 
non profit health or educational entities, including faith based 
organizations, and community based organizations, that meet the 
requirements of section 736(c) of the Public Health Service Act. 
Historically Black Colleges and Universities, as described in section 
736(c)(2)(A) of the Public Health Service Act and which received 
contracts under former section 788B of the Public Health Service Act 
(Advanced Financial Distress Assistance) for fiscal year 1987 may apply 
for Centers of Excellence (COE) grants under section 736(c)(2) of the 
Public Health Service Act.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $6,118,398.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 10.
    Estimated Project Period: 3 years.
HRSA-04-004 Centers of Excellence (COE) *
    Application Availability Date: September 12, 2003.
    Application Deadline: January 26, 2004.
    Projected Award Date: September 1, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Daniel Reed.
    Program Contact Phone: (301) 443-2982.
    Program Contact E-mail: [email protected].
HRSA-04-009 Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP) *
    CFDA: 93.822.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title VII, 
Section 739, 42 U.S.C. 293c.
    Purpose: The goal of the Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP) 
is to assist individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds to undertake 
education to enter a health profession. The HCOP program works to build 
diversity in the health fields by providing students from disadvantaged 
backgrounds an opportunity to develop the skills needed to successfully 
compete, enter, and graduate from health professions schools. HCOP 
funds may be used for: (1) Identifying, recruiting, and selecting 
individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds for education and training 
in a health profession; (2) facilitating the entry of such individuals 
into such a school; (3) providing counseling, mentoring, or other 
services designed to assist such individuals to complete successfully 
their education at such a school; (4) providing, for a period prior to 
the entry of such individuals into the regular course of education of 
such a school, preliminary education and health research training 
designed to assist them to complete successfully such regular course of 
education at such a school, or referring such individuals to 
institutions providing such preliminary education; (5) publicizing 
existing sources of financial aid available to students in the 
education program of such a school or who are undertaking training 
necessary to qualify them to enroll in such a program; (6) paying 
scholarships, as the Secretary may determine, for such individuals for 
any period of health professions education at a health professions 
school; (7) paying such stipends for such individuals for any period of 
education in student-enhancement programs (other than regular courses), 
except that such a stipend may not be provided to an individual for 
more than 12 months; (8) carrying out programs under which such 
individuals gain experience regarding a career in a field of primary 
health care through working at facilities of public or private 
nonprofit community-based providers of primary health services; (9) 
conducting activities to develop a larger and more competitive 
applicant pool through partnerships with institutions of higher 
education, school districts, and other community-based entities.
    * This program is not included in the President's budget for FY 
2004. Potential applicants for funds should consider this announcement 
provisional until final Congressional action on appropriations is 
taken. Updated information on Congressional action on appropriations 
will be available on the HRSA Web site.
    Eligibility: Eligible applicants include schools of medicine, 
osteopathic medicine, public health, dentistry, veterinary medicine, 
optometry, pharmacy, allied health, chiropractic, podiatric medicine, 
public or non-profit private schools that offer graduate programs in 
behavioral and mental health, programs for the training of physician 
assistants, and other public or private nonprofit health or educational 
entities, including faith-based and community-based organizations.
    Review Ccriteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Funding Preferences: Section 739(b) of the Public Health Service 
Act provides a funding preference for programs that involve a 
comprehensive approach by several public or nonprofit private health or 
educational entities to establish, enhance and expand educational 
programs that will result in the development of a competitive applicant 
pool of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds who desire to pursue 
health professions careers.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $14,152,621.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 35.
    Estimated Project Period: 3 years.
HRSA-04-009 Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP) *
    Application Availability Date: September 12, 2003.
    Application Deadline: February 20, 2004.
    Projected Award Date: September 1, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Karen L. Smith.
    Program Contact Phone: (301) 443-1348.
    Program Contact E-mail: [email protected].
HRSA-04-010 Advanced Education Nursing Program (AENP)
    CFDA: 93.247.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title VIII, 
Section 811, 42 U.S.C. 296j.
    Purpose: Grants are awarded to eligible institutions for projects 
that support the enhancement of advanced nursing education and 
practice. For the purpose of this section, advanced education nurses 
means individuals trained in advanced degree programs including 
individuals in combined RN to Master's degree programs, post-nursing 
Master's certificate programs, or in the case of nurse-midwives, in

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certificate programs in existence on November 12, 1998, to serve as 
nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, nurse midwives, nurse 
anesthetists, nurse educators, nurse administrators or public health 
nurses.
    Eligibility: Eligible applicants are schools of nursing, academic 
health centers, other appropriate public or private nonprofit entities, 
and for-profit entities capable of carrying out the legislative 
purpose.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Funding Preferences: As provided by section 805 of the Public 
Health Service Act, preference will be given to applicants with 
projects that will substantially benefit rural or underserved 
populations, or help meet public health nursing needs in state or local 
health departments.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $2,091,892.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 8.
    Estimated Project Period: 3 years.
HRSA-04-010 Advanced Education Nursing Program (AENP)
    Application Availability Date: September 15, 2003.
    Application Deadline: November 25, 2003.
    Projected Award Date: July 1, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Irene Sandvold.
    Program Contact Phone: (301) 443-2295.
    Program Contact E-mail: [email protected].
HRSA-04-011 Nursing Workforce Diversity Grants (NWD)
    CFDA: 93.178.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title VIII, 
Section 821, 42 U.S.C. 296m.
    Purpose: Grants are awarded to increase nursing education 
opportunities for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (including 
racial and ethnic minorities underrepresented among registered nurses) 
by providing student scholarships or stipends, pre-entry preparation, 
and retention activities.
    Eligibility: Eligible applicants are schools of nursing, nursing 
centers, academic health centers, State or local governments, an Indian 
Tribe or Tribal organization, other public or private nonprofit 
entities, including faith-based organizations and community-based 
organizations, and for-profit entities capable of carrying out the 
legislative purpose.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Funding preferences: As provided in section 805 of the Public 
Health Service Act, as amended, preference will be given to applicants 
with projects that will substantially benefit rural or underserved 
populations, or help meet public health nursing needs in State or local 
health departments.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $11,396,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 39.
    Estimated Project Period: 3 years.
HRSA-04-011 Nursing Workforce Diversity Grants (NWD)
    Application Availability Date: September 15, 2003.
    Application Deadline: December 5, 2003.
    Projected Award Date: July 1, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Ernell Spratley.
    Program Contact Phone: 301-443-1915.
    Program Contact E-mail: [email protected].
HRSA-04-012 Advanced Education Nursing Traineeships (AENT)
    CFDA: 93.358.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title VIII, 
Section 811, 42 U.S.C. 296j.
    Purpose: Grants are awarded to eligible institutions to meet the 
cost of traineeships for individuals in advanced nursing education 
programs. Traineeships are awarded to individuals by participating 
educational institutions offering Master's and doctoral degree 
programs, combined RN to Master's degree programs, post-nursing 
Master's certificate programs, or in the case of nurse midwives, 
certificate programs in existence on November 12, 1998 to serve as 
nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, nurse midwives, nurse 
anesthetists, nurse educators, nurse administrators or public health 
nurses. The traineeship program is a formula program and all eligible 
schools will receive awards.
    Eligibility: Eligible applicants are schools of nursing, academic 
health centers, other appropriate public or private nonprofit entities, 
and for-profit entities capable of carrying out the legislative 
purpose.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Funding Preferences: As provided in section 805 of the Public 
Health Service Act, preference shall be given to applicants with 
projects that will substantially benefit rural or underserved 
populations or help meet public health nursing needs in State or local 
health departments.
    Special Consideration: A statutory special consideration, as 
provided for in section 811(f)(3) of the PHS Act, will be given to an 
eligible entity that agrees to expend the award to train advanced 
education nurses who will practice in health professional shortage 
areas designated under section 332 of the PHS Act.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $4,800,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 335.
    Estimated Project Period: 1 year.
HRSA-04-012 Advanced Education Nursing Traineeships (AENT)
    Application Availability Date: September 12, 2003.
    Application Deadline: November 14, 2003.
    Projected Award Date: July 1, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Karen D. Breeden.
    Program Contact Phone: (301) 443-5787.
    Program Contact E-mail: [email protected].
HRSA-04-013 Nurse Anesthetist Traineeships (NATR)
    CFDA: 93.124.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title VIII, 
Section 811, 42 U.S.C. 296j.
    Purpose: Grants are awarded to eligible institutions for projects 
that support traineeships for licensed registered nurses enrolled as 
full-time students beyond the twelfth month of study in a Master's 
nurse anesthesia program. The traineeship program is a formula program 
and all eligible entities will receive awards.
    Eligibility: Eligible applicants are schools of nursing, academic 
health centers, other public and private nonprofit institutions, and 
for-profit entities capable of carrying out the legislative purpose 
which provide registered nurses with full-time nurse anesthetist 
education programs that have pre-accreditation or accreditation status 
from the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) Council on 
Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Funding Preferences: As provided in section 805 of the Public 
Health Service Act, preference shall be given to applicants with 
projects that will substantially benefit rural or underserved 
populations or help meet public health nursing needs in State or local 
health departments.
    Special Consideration: A statutory special consideration, as 
provided for in section 811(f)(3) of the PHS Act, will be given to an 
eligible entity that agrees to expend the award to train advanced 
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health professional shortage areas designated under section 332 of the 
PHS Act.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $500,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 69.
    Estimated Project Period: 1 year.
HRSA-04-013 Nurse Anesthetist Traineeships (NATR)
    Application Availability Date: September 12, 2003.
    Application Deadline: November 14, 2003.
    Projected Award Date: July 1, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Karen D. Breeden.
    Program Contact Phone: (301) 443-5787.
    Program Contact E-mail: [email protected].
HRSA-04-014 Nursing Education, Practice and Retention Grants (NEPR)
    CFDA: 93.359.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title VIII, 
Section 831, 42 U.S.C. 296p.
    Purpose: Grants are awarded to eligible institutions for projects 
to strengthen and enhance the capacity for nurse education, practice 
and retention to address the nursing shortage. Education priority areas 
are: (1) Expanding enrollment in baccalaureate nursing programs; (2) 
developing and implementing internship and residency programs to 
encourage mentoring and the development of specialties; (3) providing 
education in new technologies, including distance learning 
methodologies. Practice priority areas are: (1) Establishing or 
expanding nursing proactive arrangements in non-institutional settings 
to demonstrate methods to improve access to primary health care in 
medically underserved communities; (2) providing care for underserved 
populations and other high-risk groups such as the elderly, individuals 
with HIV/AIDS, substance abusers, the homeless, and victims of domestic 
violence; (3) providing managed care, quality improvement, and other 
skills needed to practice in existing and emerging organized health 
care systems; (4) developing cultural competencies among nurses. 
Retention priority areas are: (1) Career ladder programs which: (A) 
Promote career advancement for nursing personnel in a variety of 
training settings, cross training or specialty training among diverse 
population groups, and the advancement of individuals to become 
professional nurses, advanced education nurses, licensed practical 
nurses, certified nurse assistants, and home health aides; and (B) 
assist individuals in obtaining education and training required to 
enter the nursing profession and advance within such profession, such 
as by providing career counseling and mentoring; or (2) enhancing 
patient care delivery systems through improving the retention of nurses 
and enhancing patient care that is directly related to nursing 
activities by enhancing collaboration and communication among nurses 
and other health care professionals, and by promoting nurse involvement 
in the organizational and clinical decision making processes of a 
health care facility.
    Eligibility: Eligible applicants for the purpose to expand 
enrollment in baccalaureate nursing programs are collegiate schools of 
nursing. Eligible entities for all other purposes are: Schools of 
nursing, health care facilities, or a partnership of such a school and 
facility, nursing centers, academic health centers, State or local 
governments, an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization, other public or 
private non-profit entities including faith-based organizations and 
community-based organizations, and for-profit entities capable of 
carrying out the legislative purpose.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Funding Preferences: As provided in Section 805 of the Public 
Health Service Act, as amended, preference will be given to applicants 
with projects that will substantially benefit rural or underserved 
populations, or help meet public health nursing needs in state or local 
health departments. For purposes of any amount of funds appropriated to 
carry out Section 831 for fiscal year 2003, 2004, or 2005 that is in 
excess of the amount of funds appropriated to carry out this section 
for fiscal year 2002, preference will be given to awarding grants under 
subsections (a)(2) Developing and implementing internship and residency 
programs to encourage mentoring and development of specialties, and (c) 
Retention Priority grants for Career Ladder Programs and for Enhancing 
Patient Care Delivery Systems.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $3,058,400.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 11.
    Estimated Project Period: 2 to 5 years.
HRSA-04-014 Nursing Education, Practice and Retention Grants (NEPR)
    Application Availability Date: September 15, 2003.
    Application Deadline: December 15, 2003.
    Projected Award Date: July 1, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Madeline Turkeltaub.
    Program Contact Phone: 301-443-6193.
    Program Contact E-mail: [email protected].
HRSA-04-015 Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry (DRPC) *
    CFDA: 93.884.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title VII, 
Section 747, 42 U.S.C. 293k.
    Purpose: Grants are awarded for any single purpose or combination 
of the following purposes: (1) Residency Training in Primary Care--to 
plan, develop, and operate or participate (including provision of 
financial assistance) in approved residency programs in family 
medicine, general internal medicine and/or general pediatrics; (2) 
Faculty Development in Primary Care--to plan, develop, and operate 
(including provision of financial assistance) programs for the training 
of physicians who plan to teach in family medicine (including 
geriatrics), general internal medicine and/or general pediatrics 
training programs; (3) Predoctoral Training in Primary Care--to plan, 
develop, and operate or participate (including provision of financial 
assistance) in predoctoral programs in family medicine, general 
internal medicine and/or general pediatrics; (4) Academic 
Administrative Units--to meet the costs of projects to establish, 
maintain or improve academic administrative units to provide clinical 
instruction in family medicine, general internal medicine and/or 
general pediatrics; (5) Physician Assistant Training--to meet the costs 
of projects to plan, develop and operate or maintain approved programs, 
as defined in section 799B, for the training of physician assistants, 
and for the training of individuals who will teach in programs to 
provide such training; (6) General and Pediatric Dentistry--to meet the 
costs of planning, developing, or operating approved residency programs 
of general or pediatric dentistry, including providing financial 
assistance to the trainees in these programs.
    * This program is not included in the President's budget for FY 
2004. Potential applicants for funds should consider this announcement 
provisional until final Congressional action on appropriations is 
taken. Updated information on Congressional action on appropriations 
will be available on the HRSA Web site.
    Eligibility: For program purposes (1), (2), and (5) public or 
nonprofit private hospitals, accredited schools of

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medicine or osteopathic medicine, or public or private nonprofit 
entities are eligible to apply.
    For program purposes (3) and (4) public or nonprofit private 
accredited schools of allopathic or osteopathic medicine are eligible 
to apply.
    For program purpose (6) entities that have programs in accredited 
dental schools, approved residency programs in the pediatric or general 
practice of dentistry, approved advanced education programs in the 
pediatric or general practice of dentistry, or approved residency 
programs in pediatric dentistry are eligible to apply.
    For all grant program purposes (1) through (6), nonprofit entities, 
including faith-based organizations and community-based organizations, 
that meet other eligibility requirements are eligible to apply.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Funding Priorities: In accordance with Section 747(c)(1) of the 
Public Health Service Act, for program purposes (1) through (6), a 
funding priority will be given to approved applicants that have a 
record of training the greatest percentage of providers or that have 
demonstrated significant improvements in the percentage of providers 
who enter and remain in primary care practice or general or pediatric 
dentistry.
    In accordance with Section 747(c)(2) of the Public Health Service 
Act, for program purposes (1) through (6), a funding priority will be 
given to approved applicants that have a record of training individuals 
who are from disadvantaged backgrounds (including racial and ethnic 
minorities underrepresented among primary care practice or general or 
pediatric dentistry).
    In accordance with Section 747(b)(3) of the Public Health Service 
Act, for program purpose (4), a funding priority will be given to 
approved applicants that propose a collaborative project between 
departments of primary care medicines.
    Funding Preferences: As provided in section 791(a) of the Public 
Health Service Act, for purposes (1) through (6), preference will be 
given to any approved applicant that: (A) has a high rate for placing 
graduates in practice settings having the focus of serving residents of 
medically underserved communities or (B) during the two-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 be applied to 
only those applications that rank above the 20th percentile of the 
applications recommended for approval by the peer review group. So that 
new applicants may compete equitably, a preference will be given to 
those new programs that meet at least four of the criteria described in 
section 791(c)(3) of the Public Health Service Act concerning 
underserved communities and populations.
    Special Considerations: In accordance with Section 747(c)(3) of the 
Public Health Service Act, for grant program purposes (1) through (6), 
special consideration will be given to approved applicants proposing 
projects to prepare practitioners to care for underserved populations 
and other high risk groups such as the elderly, individuals with HIV-
AIDS, substance abusers, homeless and victims of domestic violence.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $31,000,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 160.
    Estimated Project Period: 3 years.
HRSA-04-015 Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry (DRPC) *
    Application Availability Date: September 2, 2003.
    Letter of Intent Deadline: September 12, 2003.
    Application Deadline: November 6, 2003.
    Projected Award Date: July 1, 2004.

Regional Contact Information for Training in Primary Care Medicine and 
Dentistry (DRPC) Grant Program

    Program Contact Person:

Region 1 (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT)--Shane Rogers
Region 2 (NY, NJ, PR, Virgin Islands)--Brenda Williamson
Region 3 (DE, MD, PA, VA, WV, DC)--Elsie Quinones
Region 4 (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN)--Marcia Britt
Region 5 (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI, MN)--Martha Evans
Region 6 (AR, NM, OK, TX, LA)--Ellie Grant
Region 7 (IA, KS, MO, NE)--Shelby Biedenkapp
Region 8 (CO, MT, UT, ND, SD, WY)--Shelby Biedenkapp
Region 9 (AZ, CA, HI, NV, Pacific Basin)--Shane Rogers
Region 10 (AK, ID, OR, WA)--Shelby Biedenkapp
Phone Number: (301)-443-1467.

    E-mail:

Shelby [email protected]
Marcia [email protected]
Martha [email protected]
Ellie [email protected]
Elsie [email protected]
Shane [email protected]
Brenda [email protected]
HRSA-04-016 Podiatric Residency Training in Primary Care (PODPC) *
    CFDA: 93.181.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title VII, Part 
D, Section 755(b)(2), 42 U.S.C. 294.
    Purpose: Grants are awarded to plan and implement projects in 
preventive and primary care training for podiatric physicians in 
approved or provisionally approved residency programs that shall 
provide financial assistance in the form of traineeships to residents 
who participate in such projects and who plan to specialize in primary 
care.
    * This program is not included in the President's budget for FY 
2004. Potential applicants for funds should consider this announcement 
provisional until final Congressional action on appropriations is 
taken. Updated information on Congressional action on appropriations 
will be available on the HRSA Web site.
    Eligibility: Eligible entities are health professions schools, 
academic health centers, State or local governments, an Indian Tribe or 
Tribal organization, or other appropriate public or private nonprofit 
entities. To be eligible, the applicant shall propose a project which 
is collaborative among two or more disciplines. Nonprofit entities, 
including faith-based organizations and community-based organizations, 
that meet other eligibility requirements are eligible to apply.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Funding Preferences: As provided in section 791(a) of the Public 
Health Service Act, preference will be given to any approved applicant 
that: (A) has a high rate for placing graduates in practice settings 
having the focus of serving residents of medically underserved 
communities or (B) during the two-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 be applied to only those applications that rank 
above the 20th percentile of the applications recommended for approval 
by the peer review group. So that new applicants may compete equitably, 
a preference will be given to those new programs that meet at least 
four of the criteria described in section 791(c)(3) of the Public 
Health Service Act concerning underserved communities and populations.

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    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $760,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 4.
    Estimated Project Period: 3 years.
HRSA-04-016 Podiatric Residency Training in Primary Care (PODPC) *
    Application Availability Date: September 2, 2003.
    Application Deadline: October 20, 2003.
    Projected Award Date: July 1, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Rebecca Bunnell.
    Program Contact Phone: 301-443-6326.
    Program Contact E-mail: [email protected].
HRSA-04-017 Graduate Psychology Education Program (GPEP) *
    CFDA: 93.191.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title VII, 
Section 755(b)(1)(J), 42 U.S.C. 294e.
    Purpose: The Graduate Psychology Education Program addresses the 
interrelatedness of behavior and health and the critical need for 
integrated health care services.
    Grants will be awarded to assist eligible entities in meeting the 
costs to plan, develop, operate, or maintain graduate psychology 
doctoral, doctoral internship, and doctoral residency programs, 
accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA). These 
programs must foster an integrated approach to health care services and 
address access for underserved populations by training psychologists to 
work:
    [sbull] With underserved populations including children, the 
elderly, victims of abuse, the chronically ill or disabled; and
    [sbull] In areas of emerging needs.
    * This program is not included in the President's budget for FY 
2004. Potential applicants for funds should consider this announcement 
provisional until final Congressional action on appropriations is 
taken. Updated information on Congressional action on appropriations 
will be available on the HRSA Web site.
    Eligibility: Eligible entities are accredited health profession 
schools, universities, and other public or private nonprofit entities. 
As provided in section 750 of the Public Health Service Act, to be 
eligible to receive assistance, the applicant must propose to use the 
grant funds in collaboration with two or more disciplines.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Funding Preferences: As provided in section 791(a) of the Public 
Health Service Act, preference will be given to any approved applicant 
that: (A) has a high rate for placing graduates in practice settings 
having the focus of serving residents of medically underserved 
communities or (B) during the two-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 be applied to only those applications that rank 
above the 20th percentile of the applications recommended for approval 
by the peer review group. So that new applicants may compete equitably, 
a preference will be given to those new programs that meet at least 
four of the criteria described in section 791(c)(3) of the Public 
Health Service Act concerning underserved communities and populations.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $3,000,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 20.
    Estimated Project Period: 3 years.
HRSA-04-017 Graduate Psychology Education Program (GPEP) *
    Application Availability Date: October 1, 2003.
    Application Deadline: December 12, 2003.
    Projected Award Date: May 1, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Roger Straw.
    Program Contact Phone: 301-443-6326.
    Program Contact E-mail: [email protected].
HRSA-04-018 Basic/Core Area Health Education Centers (BAHEC) *
    CFDA: 93.824.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title VII, 
Section 751(a)(1), 42 U.S.C. 294a.
    Purpose: To improve the distribution, diversity, and quality of 
health personnel in the health services delivery system by encouraging 
the regionalization of health professions schools. Emphasis is placed 
on community-based training of primary care oriented students, 
residents, and providers, and health careers programs for K-12 
students. The Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) program assists 
schools in the planning, development and operation of AHEC centers to 
initiate education systems 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 programs and AHEC centers establish 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.
    [sbull] This program is not included in the President's budget for 
FY 2004. Potential applicants for funds should consider this 
announcement provisional until final Congressional action on 
appropriations is taken. Updated information on Congressional action on 
appropriations will be available on the HRSA Web site.
    Cost Sharing: Awardees must pay not less than 50 percent of the 
operating costs of the AHEC Program from non-Federal contributions in 
cash (directly through contributions from State, county or municipal 
government, an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization or the private 
sector). These funds must be for the express use of the AHEC Programs 
and Centers to address AHEC project goals and objectives and not funds 
designated for other categorical or specific purposes. However, the 
Secretary may grant a waiver for up to 75 percent of the amount 
required in the first 3 years in which an awardee receives funds for 
this program. It is expected that the non-Federal contributions in cash 
should be equal to the Federal request--that is, a one-to-one match.
    Eligibility: Public or private non-profit, accredited schools of 
medicine and osteopathic medicine and incorporated consortia made up of 
such schools or the parent institutions of such schools. In States 
where no AHEC program is in operation (Iowa, Kansas, North Dakota, 
South Dakota, Rhode Island and Puerto Rico) accredited schools of 
nursing are eligible.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Funding Preferences: All applicants have the option to request the 
general statutory funding preference found in Section 791(a) of the 
Public Health Service Act. Only data from the applicant/awardee school 
may be submitted. To be considered for this funding preference, an 
applicant must request it by either completing the appropriate table, 
or in the case of a new program, request and submit the appropriate 
narrative to support the request. For more information on funding 
preferences, see the Basic/Core AHEC Program Application Kit under 
General Statutory Funding Preference.
    Special Considerations: In accordance with Section 
751(a)(1)(A)(iii) of the Public Health Service Act, special 
consideration will be given to approved applicants who support the Kids 
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linkages with one or more elementary, middle, or high schools with a 
high percentage of minority and disadvantaged students to: (1) Inform 
students and parents about health careers and financial aid to 
encourage interest in health careers; (2) promote rigorous academic 
course work to prepare for health professions training; or (3) provide 
support services such as mentoring, tutoring, counseling, after school 
programs, summer enrichment, and college visits. For more information, 
see: http://www.bhpr.hrsa.gov.
    In accordance with Section 751(a)(1)(A)(vii) of the Public Health 
Service Act, special consideration will also be given to approved 
applicants who (a) develop new and innovative approaches to education 
and training using distance learning methodologies/telehealth, or (b) 
enhance or expand existing distance learning educational programs to 
prepare health professionals and health professional students to 
deliver quality health care in medically underserved communities.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $8,000,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 10.
    Estimated Project Period: 3 years.
HRSA-04-018 Basic/Core Area Health Education Centers (BAHEC) *
    Application Availability Date: September 19, 2003.
    Application Deadline: February 3, 2004.
    Projected Award Date: September 1, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Louis D. Coccodrilli.

Marion Aldrich: CT, DC, FL, ME, RI, VA
Jan Clear: CA, CO, HI, IN, KS, MD, MN, NV, OK, OR, WI
Susan Goodman: AZ, KY, MA, MO, NJ, NY, NC, PR, TN, UT
David Hanny: AL, DE, GA, MS, OH, PA, SD, TX
Armando Pollack: AR, IL, NH, ND, VT, WV
Barry Stern: AK, ID, IA, LA, MI, MT, NE, NM, SC, WA, WY

    Program Contact Phone: 301-443-6950.
    Program Contact E-mail:

[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
HRSA-04-019 Model State-Supported Area Health Education Centers (MAHEC) 
*
    CFDA: 93.107.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title VII, 
Section 751(a)(2), U.S.C. 294a.
    Purpose: To improve the distribution, diversity, and quality of 
health personnel in the health services delivery system by encouraging 
the regionalization of health professions schools. Emphasis is placed 
on community-based training of primary care oriented students, 
residents, and providers, and health careers programs for K-12 
students. The Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) program assists 
schools in the planning, development and operation of AHEC centers to 
initiate education systems 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 programs and AHEC centers establish 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.
    * This program is not included in the President's budget for FY 
2004. Potential applicants for funds should consider this announcement 
provisional until final Congressional action on appropriations is 
taken. Updated information on Congressional action on appropriations 
will be available on the HRSA Web site.
    Cost Sharing: To be eligible to apply for funding under this 
authority, an entity must make available (directly through 
contributions from State, county or municipal government, an Indian 
Tribe or Tribal organization, or the private sector) recurring non-
Federal contributions in cash toward the costs of operating the model 
AHEC program in an amount not less than 50 percent of this cost. It is 
expected that the non-Federal contributions in cash should be equal to 
the Federal request--that is, a one-to-one match. These funds shall be 
for the express use of the AHEC Programs and Centers to address AHEC 
project goals and objectives, and not funds designated for other 
categorical or specific purposes.
    Eligibility: An entity that:
    [sbull] Has previously received funding under Title VII of the 
Public Health Service Act for a Basic AHEC program;
    [sbull] Is currently operating an AHEC program; and
    [sbull] Is no longer receiving funds under the Title VII Basic AHEC 
authority.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Funding Preferences: All applicants have the option to request the 
general statutory funding preference found in Section 791(a) of the 
Public Health Service Act. Only data from the applicant/awardee school 
may be submitted. To be considered for this funding preference, an 
applicant must request it by either completing the appropriate table, 
or in the case of a new program, request and submit the appropriate 
narrative to support the request. For more information on the funding 
preferences, see the Model State Supported AHEC Program Application Kit 
under General Statutory Funding Preference.
    Special Considerations: In accordance with Section 
751(a)(1)(A)(iii) of the Public Health Service Act, special 
consideration will be given to approved applicants who support the Kids 
Into Health Careers initiative by establishing linkages with one or 
more elementary, middle, or high schools with a high percentage of 
minority and disadvantaged students to: (1) Inform students and parents 
about health careers and financial aid to encourage interest in health 
careers; (2) promote rigorous academic course work to prepare for 
health professions training; or (3) provide support services such as 
mentoring, tutoring, counseling, after school programs, summer 
enrichment, and college visits. For more information, see: http://www.bhpr.hrsa.gov.
    In accordance with Section 751(a)(1)(A)(vii) of the Public Health 
Service Act, special consideration will also be given to approved 
applicants who (a) develop new and innovative approaches to education 
and training using distance learning methodologies/telehealth, or (b) 
enhance or expand existing distance learning educational programs to 
prepare health professionals and health professional students to 
deliver quality health care in medically underserved communities.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $8,000,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 15.
    Estimated Project Period: 3 years.
HRSA-04-019 Model State-Supported Area Health Education Centers (MAHEC) 
*
    Application Availability Date: September 19, 2003.
    Application Deadline: February 3, 2004.
    Projected Award Date: September 1, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Louis D. Coccodrilli.

Marion Aldrich: CT, DC, FL, ME, RI, VA
Jan Clear: CA, CO, HI, IN, KS, MD, MN, NV, OK, OR, WI

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Susan Goodman: AZ, KY, MA, MO, NJ, NY, NC, PR, TN, UT
David Hanny: AL, DE, GA, MS, OH, PA, SD, TX
Armando Pollack: AR, IL, NH, ND, VT, WV
Barry Stern: AK, ID, IA, LA, MI, MT, NE, NM, SC, WA, WY

    Program Contact Phone: 301-443-6950.
    Program Contact E-mail:
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
HRSA-04-020 Grants to States for Loan Repayment Programs (SLRP)
    CFDA: 93.165.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title III, 
Section 338I, 42 U.S.C. 254q-1.
    Purpose: The Program's purpose is to assist States in operating 
programs for the repayment of health professionals' educational loans 
in return for their practice in federally-designated health 
professional shortage areas. This Program strives to increase the 
availability of primary health services in underserved areas. Of the 
estimated 16 awards, 13 are project period renewals and 3 are new 
awards.
    States seeking support must provide assurances that, with respect 
to 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 every $1 of Federal 
funds provided in grants. 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. Further information about this Program is 
available in the application guidance and can be obtained from the 
contact person.
    Cost Sharing: Yes.
    Eligibility: All 50 States are eligible to apply for funding. The 
Program operated with the grant must be administered by a State agency.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $3,100,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 16 (13 renewals, 3 new).
    Estimated Project Period: 3 years.
HRSA-04-020 Grants to States for Loan Repayment Programs (SLRP)
    Application Availability Date: March 2, 2004.
    Application Deadline: April 1, 2004.
    Projected Award Date: September 1, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Mildred Brooks-McDow.
    Program Contact Phone: 301-443-1648.
    Program Contact E-mail: [email protected].
HRSA-04-021 Bioterrorism Training and Curriculum Development Program 
(BTCDP)
    CFDA: 93.996.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title III, 
Section 319F(g), 42 U.S.C. 247d-6.
    Purpose: The goal of this program is the development of a health 
care workforce with the knowledge, skills and ability to: (1) Recognize 
indications of a terrorist event; (2) meet the acute care needs of 
patients, including pediatric and other vulnerable populations, in a 
safe and appropriate manner; (3) participate in a coordinated, 
multidisciplinary response to terrorist events and other public health 
emergencies; and (4) rapidly and effectively alert the public health 
system of such an event at the community, State, and national level. 
Cooperative agreements will be awarded to assist entities to prepare a 
workforce of healthcare professionals to address the medical 
consequences of bio-terrorism and other public health emergency 
preparedness and response issues, including other forms of terrorism 
(such as use of chemical, explosive, incendiary, or nuclear agents 
against the civilian population) natural disasters and catastrophic 
accidents. Applicants may apply for funding to: (1) Provide continuing 
education for practicing providers; and/or (2) Enhance curricula in 
health professions schools. Each area requires a separate application 
for funds. To apply for funding in both areas, submit two separate 
applications.
    Federal Involvement: The scope of the Federal involvement is 
included in the application kit.
    Eligibility:
    Eligible Applicants for Continuing Education: The entities eligible 
to apply for this program are academic health centers; other public or 
private nonprofit accredited or licensed health professions schools; 
other educational entities such as professional organizations and 
societies; private accrediting organizations; other nonprofit 
institutions or entities including faith-based organizations and 
community-based organizations; and multi-state or multi-institutional 
consortia of various combinations of these eligible entities. In 
selecting from among the most highly ranked applications, efforts will 
be made to balance awards to achieve broad professional and 
geographical distribution.
    Eligible Applicants for Curricular Enhancement: The entities 
eligible to apply for this program are public or private nonprofit 
accredited or licensed health professions schools; other educational 
entities such as professional organizations and societies; and other 
nonprofit institutions or entities including faith-based organizations 
and community-based organizations.
    To apply for funding for curricular enhancement, an entity that is 
not a health professions school must provide a written agreement with a 
health professions school to participate in carrying out the project.
    In funding approved applications, consideration will be given to 
balance the distribution of awards across the following types of health 
professions schools: Medicine, Nursing, Mental Health, Allied Health, 
and others.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Special Considerations: Under Section 319(g)(1)(D) of the Public 
Health Service Act, special consideration will be given to applicants 
who (a) develop new and innovative approaches to education and training 
using distance learning methodologies/telehealth, or (b) enhance or 
expand existing distance learning educational programs to prepare 
health professionals and health professional students to deliver 
quality health care in medically underserved communities.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $30,000,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 40.
    Estimated Project Period: 2 years.
HRSA-04-021 Bio-Terrorism Training and Curriculum Development Program 
(BTTCD)
    Application Availability Date: December 8, 2004.
    Application Deadline: March 5, 2004.
    Projected Award Date: September 1, 2004.
    Program Contact Persons:

Lynn Rothberg Wegman
Lou Coccodrilli
Marion Aldrich
Susan Goodman
Armando Pollack
Barry Stern

    Program Contact Phone: 301-443-1648.

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    Program Contact E-mail:

Lynn Rothberg [email protected]
Lou Coccodrilli--[email protected]
Marion Aldrich--[email protected]
Susan Goodman--[email protected]
Armando Pollack--[email protected]
Barry Stern--[email protected]
HRSA-04-022 Preventive Medicine Residency Program (PMRP) *
    CFDA: 93.117.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title VII, 
Section 768, 42 U.S.C.295c.
    Purpose: The Preventive Medicine Residency Grant Program is 
designed to promote postgraduate medical education in the field of 
preventive medicine and public health. Grants assist eligible entities 
to: plan and develop new residency training programs, maintain and 
improve existing residency training programs and provide financial 
support to residency trainees in these programs.
    * This program is not included in the President's budget for FY 
2004. Potential applicants for funds should consider this announcement 
provisional until final Congressional action on appropriations is 
taken. Updated information on Congressional action on appropriations 
will be available on the HRSA Web site.
    Eligibility: Eligible applicants are schools of medicine, 
osteopathic medicine and public health (support for dental residencies 
will be offered through a separate announcement). An applicant must 
demonstrate that it has or will have available full-time faculty 
members trained in preventive medicine or dental public health and 
support from other faculty members trained in public health and other 
relevant specialties and disciplines.
    Preferences: Under Section 765(c) of the Public Health Service Act, 
a preference will be given to approved applicants: (1) Who demonstrate 
that at least 40 percent of the program enrollees meet the definition 
of disadvantaged and/or underrepresented minorities, and (2) who 
demonstrate that at least 40 percent of their graduates have 
subsequently practiced in disadvantaged and/or underserved communities. 
An established program (one having graduated three or more classes), 
must submit supporting documentation to receive this preference. A new 
program (one having graduated three or fewer classes) must submit 
documentation evidencing that it meets at least four of the following 
criteria to qualify for the funding preference: (A) A specific purpose 
of the program is the preparation of health professionals to serve 
underserved populations; (B) The curriculum of the program includes 
content to prepare practitioners to serve underserved populations; (C) 
The program requires substantial clinical training experience in 
medically underserved communities; (D) A minimum of 20 percent of the 
clinical faculty of the program spends at least 50 percent of its time 
providing or supervising care in medically underserved communities; (E) 
The entire program or a substantial portion of the program is 
physically located in a medically underserved community; (F) Student 
assistance that is linked to service in medically underserved 
communities following graduation is available to the students in the 
program; (G) The program has a graduate placement program to find 
employment for graduates in medically underserved communities.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $1,800,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 12.
    Estimated Project Period: 3 years.
HRSA-04-022 Preventive Medicine Residency Program (PMRP) *
    Application Availability: September 2, 2003.
    Application Deadline: October 16, 2003.
    Estimated Project Award Date: July 1, 2004.
    Program Contact Name: Rochelle L. Rollins.
    Program Contact Phone: 301-443-5244.
    Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected].
HRSA-04-023 Geriatric Education Centers Program (GECS) *
    CFDA: 93.969.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title VII, 
Section 753(a), 42 U.S.C. 294c.
    Purpose: Grants are available to support the development of 
Geriatric Education Centers (GECs)--collaborative arrangements 
involving several health professions schools and health care 
facilities--to train health professional faculty, students, and 
practitioners in the diagnosis, treatment, prevention of disease, 
disability, and other health problems of the aged.
    Applicants must propose to carry out all of the following statutory 
purposes: (1) Improve the training of health professionals in 
geriatrics, including geriatric residencies, traineeships or 
fellowships; (2) develop and disseminate curricula relating to the 
treatment of the health problems of elderly individuals; (3) support 
the training and retraining of faculty to provide instruction in 
geriatrics; (4) support continuing education of health professionals 
who provide geriatric care; and (5) provide students with clinical 
training in geriatrics in nursing homes, chronic and acute disease 
hospitals, ambulatory care centers, and senior centers.
    This training must involve four or more health profession 
disciplines, one of which must be allopathic or osteopathic medicine. 
Other health professions may include allopathic physicians, osteopathic 
physicians, dentists, optometrists, podiatrists, pharmacists, nurses, 
nurse practitioners, physician assistants, chiropractors, clinical 
psychologists, health administrators, and allied health professionals 
including professional counselors and social workers.
    * This program is not included in the President's budget for FY 
2004. Potential applicants for funds should consider this announcement 
provisional until final Congressional action on appropriations is 
taken. Updated information on Congressional action on appropriations 
will be available on the HRSA Web site.
    Eligibility: Grants may be made to entities as defined by sections 
799B(1), (3) and (4) and section 801(2) of The Public Health Service 
Act. These include, among others: schools of medicine; schools of 
dentistry; schools of osteopathic medicine; schools of pharmacy; 
schools of optometry; schools of podiatric medicine; schools of 
veterinary medicine; schools of public health; schools of chiropractic; 
graduate programs in clinical psychology, clinical social work, health 
administration, and behavioral health and mental health practice; 
programs for the training of physician assistants; schools of allied 
health; and schools of nursing. Applicants must be located in the 
United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin 
Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Republic of Palau, the Republic of 
the Marshall Islands, or the Federated States of Micronesia. In 
selecting from among the most highly ranked applications, efforts will 
be made to balance awards to achieve broad geographical distribution.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Funding Preferences: As provided in section 791(a) of the Public 
Health Service Act, as amended, preference will be given to any 
approved applicant that: (A) Has a high rate for placing graduates in 
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underserved communities or (B) during the two-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 be applied to only those 
applications that rank above the 20th percentile of the applications 
recommended for approval by the peer review group. So that new 
applicants may compete equitably, a preference will be given to those 
new programs that meet at least four of the criteria described in 
section 791(c)(3) of the Public Health Service Act concerning medically 
underserved communities and populations.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $3,600,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 9.
    Estimated Project Period: 5 years.
HRSA-04-023 Geriatric Education Centers Program (GECS) *
    Application Availability Date: October 3, 2003.
    Application Deadline: January 13, 2004.
    Projected Award Date: July 1, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Barbara Broome.
    Program Contact Phone: 301-443-6866.
    Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected].
HRSA-04-024 Geriatric Academic Career Awards (GACA) *
    CFDA: 93.250.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title VII, 
Section 753(c), 42 U.S.C. 294c.
    Purpose: The purpose of this program is to increase the number of 
junior faculty in geriatrics at accredited schools of medicine and 
osteopathic medicine and to promote their careers as academic 
geriatricians. Award recipients must serve as members of the faculties 
of accredited schools of allopathic or osteopathic medicine providing 
teaching services, according to the service requirements under this 
award, for up to 5 years. Prior to submitting an application for the 
Geriatric Academic Career Award, individuals must have an agreement 
with an eligible school setting forth the terms and conditions of the 
award. The agreement with the school must permit the individual to 
serve as a full-time (as determined by the school) member of the 
faculty, for not less than the period of the award. As provided in 
Section 753(c)(5) of the Public Health Service Act, as amended, an 
individual who receives an award shall provide training in clinical 
geriatrics, including the training of interdisciplinary teams of health 
care professionals. The provision of such training shall constitute at 
least 75 percent of the obligations of the individual under this award. 
Geriatric Academic Career Awards are made directly to individuals, not 
institutions.
    * This program is not included in the President's budget for FY 
2004. Potential applicants for funds should consider this announcement 
provisional until final Congressional action on appropriations is 
taken. Updated information on Congressional action on appropriations 
will be available on the HRSA Web site.
    Eligibility: Geriatric Academic Career Awards are provided for 
individuals who meet the following criteria: (1) Are board certified or 
board eligible in internal medicine, family practice, or psychiatry; 
(2) have completed an approved fellowship program in geriatrics; and 
(3) have a junior faculty appointment at an accredited school of 
medicine (allopathic or osteopathic).
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $1,000,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 20.
    Estimated Project Period: 5 years.
HRSA-04-024 Geriatric Academic Career Awards (GACA) *
    Application Availability Date: October 10, 2003.
    Application Deadline: February 2, 2004.
    Projected Award Date: July 1, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Kathleen Bond.
    Program Contact Phone: 301-443-8681.
    Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected].
HRSA-04-025 Geriatric Training for Physicians, Dentists, and Behavioral 
and Mental Health Professionals (GTPD) *
    CFDA: 93.156.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title VII, 
Section 753(b), 42 U.S.C. 294c.
    Purpose: This program provides two-year fellowship programs and/or 
one-year retraining programs for physicians, dentists, and behavioral 
and mental health professionals who teach or plan to teach geriatric 
medicine, geriatric dentistry, or geriatric behavioral and mental 
health. Learning components for two-year fellows include clinical, 
research, administration, and teaching. A minimum of three fellows--one 
from each discipline--is required each year of the award.
    Funded projects will provide training in the physical and mental 
disabilities of elderly individuals through rotations such as geriatric 
consultation services, acute care services, dental services, geriatric 
behavioral and/or mental health units, day and home care programs, 
rehabilitation services, extended care facilities, geriatric ambulatory 
care and comprehensive evaluation units, and community care programs 
for elderly mentally retarded individuals. Programs emphasize the 
principles of primary care as demonstrated through continuity, 
ambulatory, preventive, and psychosocial aspects of the practice of 
geriatric medicine, geriatric dentistry, and geriatric behavioral and 
mental health.
    * This program is not included in the President's budget for FY 
2004. Potential applicants for funds should consider this announcement 
provisional until final Congressional action on appropriations is 
taken. Updated information on Congressional action on appropriations 
will be available on the HRSA Web site.
    Eligibility: Schools of medicine, schools of osteopathic medicine, 
teaching hospitals, and graduate medical education programs.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Funding Preferences: As provided in section 791(a) of the Public 
Health Service Act, as amended, preference will be given to any 
approved applicant that: (A) Has a high rate for placing graduates in 
practice settings having the focus of serving residents of medically 
underserved communities or (B) during the two-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 be applied to only those 
applications that rank above the 20th percentile of the applications 
recommended for approval by the peer review group.
    So that new applicants may compete equitably, a preference will be 
given to those new programs that meet at least four of the criteria 
described in section 791(c)(3) of the Public Health Service Act, as 
amended, concerning medically underserved communities and populations.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $2,000,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 5.
    Estimated Project Period: 5 years.

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HRSA-04-025 Geriatric Training for Physicians, Dentists, and Behavioral 
and Mental Health Professionals (GTPD) *
    Application Availability Date: September 2, 2003.
    Application Deadline: December 15, 2003.
    Projected Award Date: July 1, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Kathleen Bond.
    Program Contact Phone: 301-443-8681.
    Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected].
HRSA-04-026 Quentin N. Burdick Program for Rural Interdisciplinary 
Training (QBRH) *
    CFDA: 93.192.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title VII, 
Section 754, U.S.C. 294d, Section 750(a), 42 U.S.C. 294.
    Purpose: These grants support the education and training of health 
professions students in rural underserved communities and improve 
access to health care in rural areas. To address needs of the rural 
health professions workforce, this program funds student stipends and 
interdisciplinary training projects that: (1) Use new and innovative 
methods to train health care practitioners to provide services in rural 
areas; (2) demonstrate and evaluate innovative interdisciplinary 
methods and models designed to provide access to cost-effective 
comprehensive health care; (3) deliver health care services to 
individuals residing in rural areas; (4) enhance the amount of relevant 
research conducted concerning health care issues in rural areas; and 
(5) increase the recruitment and retention of health care practitioners 
in rural areas and make rural practice a more attractive career choice 
for health care practitioners.
    * This program is not included in the President's budget for FY 
2004. Potential applicants for funds should consider this announcement 
provisional until final Congressional action on appropriations is 
taken. Updated information on Congressional action on appropriations 
will be available on the HRSA Web site.
    Eligibility: Eligible applicants include: health professions 
schools, academic health centers, State or local governments, an Indian 
Tribe or Tribal organization, or other appropriate public or private 
nonprofit entities, including faith-based organizations and community-
based organizations. Applications must be jointly submitted by at least 
two eligible applicants with the express purpose of assisting 
individuals in academic institutions in establishing long-term 
collaborative relationships with health care providers in rural areas. 
Applicants must designate a rural health care agency or agencies for 
clinical treatment or training including hospitals, community health 
centers, migrant health centers, rural health clinics, community 
behavioral and mental health centers, long-term care facilities, Native 
Hawaiian health centers or facilities operated by the Indian Health 
Service or an Indian tribe or tribal organization or Indian 
organization under a contract with the Indian Health Service under the 
Indian Self-Determination Act.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Funding Preferences: As provided in Section 791(a) of the Public 
Health Service Act, as amended, preference will be given to any 
approved 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.
    So that new applicants may compete equitably, a preference will be 
given to those new programs that meet at least four of the criteria 
described in Section 791(c)(3) of the Public Health Service Act, as 
amended, concerning medically underserved communities and populations.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $1,500,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 6.
    Estimated Project Period: 3 years.
HRSA-04-026 Quentin N. Burdick Program for Rural Interdisciplinary 
Training (QBRH) *
    Application Availability Date: September 29, 2003.
    Application Deadline: January 13, 2004.
    Projected Award Date: July 1, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Marcia Starbecker, Public Health Analyst.
    Program Contact Phone: 301-443-6867.
    Program Contact E-mail: [email protected].
HRSA-04-027 Allied Health Projects (AHPG) *
    CFDA: 93.191.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title VII, 
Section 755, 42 U.S.C. 294e.
    Purpose: Grants are awarded to assist eligible entities in meeting 
the associated costs of expanding or establishing programs to increase 
the number of individuals trained in allied health professions. 
Projects include the following activities: (1) Expanding enrollment in 
allied health disciplines that are in short supply or whose services 
are most needed by the elderly; (2) providing rapid transition training 
programs in allied health fields to individuals who have baccalaureate 
degrees in health-related sciences; (3) establishing community-based 
training programs that link academic centers to rural clinical 
settings; (4) providing career advancement training for practicing 
allied health professionals; (5) expanding or establishing clinical 
training sites for allied health professionals in medically underserved 
or rural communities in order to increase the number of individuals 
trained; (6) developing curriculum that will emphasize knowledge and 
practice in the areas of prevention and health promotion, geriatrics, 
long-term care, home health and hospice care, and ethics; (7) expanding 
or establishing interdisciplinary training programs that promote the 
effectiveness of allied health practitioners in geriatric assessment 
and the rehabilitation of the elderly; (8) expanding or establishing 
demonstration centers to emphasize innovative models to link allied 
health, clinical practice, education, and research; and (9) meeting the 
costs of projects to plan, develop, and operate or maintain graduate 
programs in behavioral and mental health practice.
    * This program is not included in the President's budget for FY 
2004. Potential applicants for funds should consider this announcement 
provisional until final Congressional action on appropriations is 
taken. Updated information on Congressional action on appropriations 
will be available on the HRSA Web site.
    Eligibility: Eligible entities are health professions schools, 
academic health centers, State or local governments, an Indian Tribe or 
Tribal organization, or other public or private nonprofit entities, 
including faith-based organizations and community-based organizations. 
Eligible academic institutions must use funds in collaboration with two 
or more disciplines.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
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12900, 13021, and 13125, a funding priority will be given to approved 
applicants who devote significant resources to provide community-based 
training experiences designed to improve access to health care services 
in underserved areas; these applicants include Asian-American and 
Pacific Islander Serving Institutions, Hispanic Serving Institutions, 
Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges, and 
Universities serving American Indians and Alaska Natives, or an 
institution that collaborates with one or more of the above listed 
institutions.
    Based on House Report 107-229 and Senate Report 107-084, a funding 
priority will be given to approved applicants who educate and train 
allied health professionals experiencing shortage in the areas of 
medical technology, cytotechnology, genetic counseling and/or emergency 
preparedness.
    Funding Preferences: As provided in section 791(a) of the Public 
Health Service Act, preference will be given to any approved applicant 
that: (1) Has a high rate for placing graduates in practice settings 
having the 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 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. A preference will be given to those new programs 
that meet at least four of the criteria described in section 791(c)(3) 
of the Public Health Service Act concerning medically underserved 
communities and populations so that new applicants may also compete 
equitably.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $1,500,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 13.
    Estimated Project Period: 3 years.
HRSA-04-027 Allied Health Projects (AHPG) *
    Application Availability Date: September 29, 2003.
    Application Deadline: January 13, 2004.
    Projected Award Date: July 1, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Young Song.
    Program Contact Phone: 301-443-3353.
    Program Contact E-mail: [email protected].

Special Programs--Loan Repayments and Scholarships

National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (NHSCL)

    CFDA: 93.162.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title III, 
Sections 338B-E, 42 U.S.C. 254l-1-254o.
    Purpose: The purpose of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) 
Loan Repayment Program (LRP) is to ensure an adequate supply of health 
professionals to provide primary health services (through a culturally 
competent, interdisciplinary team of clinicians) to populations located 
in health professional shortage areas (HPSAs) identified by the 
Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. HPSAs can be 
found in rural and urban communities across the Nation. The NHSC LRP 
recruits health professionals who agree to provide primary health 
services in approved NHSC community sites. In return, the NHSC LRP 
assists clinicians in their repayment of qualifying educational loans. 
The NHSC is seeking clinicians who demonstrate interest in serving the 
Nation's medically underserved populations and remaining in HPSAs 
beyond their service commitment. Additional information on the NHSC may 
be found at http://nhsc.bhpr.hrsa/gov.htm.
    Eligibility: An applicant for the NHSC LRP must be a citizen or 
national of the United States and must: (1)(A) have a degree in 
medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, or other health profession, 
an appropriate degree from a graduate program in behavioral or mental 
health, or be certified as a nurse midwife, nurse practitioner, or 
physician assistant; (B) be enrolled in an approved graduate training 
program in medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, behavioral and 
mental health, or other health profession; or (C) be enrolled as a 
full-time student in an accredited educational institution in a State, 
and in the final year of a course of study or program, offered by such 
institution and approved by the Secretary, leading to a degree in 
medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, or other health profession; 
(2) be eligible for, or hold, an appointment as a commissioned officer 
in the Regular or Reserve Corps of the Public Health Service or be 
eligible for selection for civilian service in the NHSC; and (3) submit 
to the Secretary an application for a contract relating to the payment 
by the Secretary of the educational loans of the individual in 
consideration of the individual serving for an obligated period of 
time. Applicants should be in final negotiations or have secured 
employment at an eligible community site, and must not have any other 
service obligations, and must meet the other eligibility criteria set 
forth in the application kit.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Funding Priorities: In accordance with Section 338B(d) of the 
Public Health Service Act, priority will be given to (A) applicants 
whose health professions training is needed by the NHSC (needed 
disciplines will be identified in the application kit), (B) applicants 
who have characteristics that increase the probability of their 
continuing to practice in HPSAs after they have completed service, and 
(C) subject to paragraph (B), applicants from disadvantaged 
backgrounds.
    Administrative Funding Preference: An administrative funding 
preference will be given to applicants serving HPSAs of greatest need.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $111,500,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 1643.
    Estimated Project Period: 2 years.

National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program (NHSCL)

    Application Availability Date: November 1, 2003.
    Application Deadline: March 26, 2004.
    Projected Award Date: September 1, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Kay Cook.
    Program Contact Phone: (301) 594-4403.
    Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected].

National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program (NHSC)

    CFDA: 93.288.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title III, 
Section 338A, C-H, 42 U.S.C. 254l, m-q.
    Purpose: The purpose of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) 
Scholarship Program (SP) is to ensure an adequate supply of health 
professionals to provide primary health services (through a culturally 
competent, interdisciplinary team of clinicians) to populations located 
in health professional shortage areas (HPSAs) identified by the 
Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. HPSAs can be 
found in rural and urban communities across the Nation. The NHSC 
provides scholarships to full-time students of allopathic (MD) and 
osteopathic (DO) medicine, dentistry, family nurse practitioner, nurse 
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scholarship covers the payment of tuition and required fees to the 
school (on behalf of the student), the payment of a monthly stipend for 
living expenses, and an annual payment for books, equipment, and 
supplies. In return, for each year of support received, students commit 
to providing primary health care services in a federally designated 
underserved community in the U.S. The minimum service commitment is two 
years; the maximum is four. Additional information on the NHSC may be 
found at http://nhsc.bhpr.hrsa/gov.htm. Application kits may be 
obtained by calling 1-800-221-9393.
    Eligibility: Applicants must: Be accepted for enrollment or 
enrolled full-time in an accredited school in the U.S.; be pursuing one 
of the health professions programs set forth above; be a U.S. citizen 
or national; be eligible to hold an appointment as a commissioned 
officer in the Regular or Reserve Corps of the Public Health Service or 
eligible for a Federal civil service appointment; be free of Federal 
judgment liens; have no delinquent Federal debt; have no conflicting 
service obligation; and submit an application, a signed scholarship 
contract and an authorization to release school enrollment information.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Funding Priorities: In accordance with Section 338A(d) of the 
Public Health Service Act, priority will be given (A) first, to 
applicants who are former recipients of NHSC scholarship support and to 
former recipients of the Federal Scholarship Program for Students of 
Exceptional Financial Need; (B) second, to applicants who have 
characteristics that increase the probability of their continuing to 
practice in HPSAs after they have completed service; and (C) third, 
subject to subparagraph (B), to applicants from disadvantaged 
backgrounds.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $32,600,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 345.
    Estimated Project Period: 2 to 4 years.

National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program (NHSC)

    Application Availability Date: November 30, 2003.
    Application Deadline: March 26, 2004.
    Projected Award Date: September 1, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Ellen Volpe.
    Program Contact Phone: 301-594-4376.
    Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected].

Nursing Scholarship Program (NSP)

    CFDA: 93.908.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title VIII, 
Section 846(d), 42 U.S.C. 297n(d).
    Purpose: The Nursing Scholarship Program authorizes scholarships to 
individuals for attendance at schools of nursing in exchange for 
service for a period of not less than two years at a health care 
facility with a critical shortage of nurses. Additional information may 
be found at: http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/nursing/scholarship.htm.
    Eligibility: An ``eligible individual'' is a U.S. citizen or 
national who is enrolled or accepted for enrollment in a professional 
program as a full-time or part-time student in an accredited school of 
nursing. A ``school of nursing'' is a collegiate, associate degree, or 
diploma school of nursing in a State. Other eligibility criteria are 
outlined in the application kit.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Funding Preferences: Section 846(e) of the Public Health Service 
Act provides that a funding preference shall be given to qualified 
applicants with the greatest financial need. To evaluate financial 
need, the HRSA will use the Department of Education's Expected Family 
Contribution (EFC) determination. The EFC measures a student's family's 
financial strength and is used to determine eligibility for federal 
student aid. First funding preference will be given to qualified 
applicants who have a zero EFC, have agreed to complete their nursing 
program as a full-time student, and are enrolled or accepted for 
enrollment in an undergraduate nursing program.
    Second funding preference will be given to the remaining qualified 
applicants who have a zero EFC. Third, qualified applicants who have an 
EFC that exceeds zero will be grouped according to their EFC in 
increments of $500 from highest to lowest need (i.e., applicants with 
EFC of $1-$500, applicants with EFC of $501-$1,000, etc.), and these 
groups will be funded, to the extent monies remain available, in order 
of decreasing need. Within each group, applicants who have agreed to 
complete their nursing program as a full-time student and are enrolled 
or accepted for enrollment in an undergraduate nursing program will be 
funded first, and then the remaining qualified applicants within that 
group will be funded. If there are insufficient funds to award a 
contract to all qualified applicants who meet a given funding 
preference, applicants will be randomly selected within that preference 
level until all funds are expended.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $6,000,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 120.
    Estimated Project Period: 1 to 4 years.

Nursing Scholarship Program (NSP)

    Application Availability Date: April 16, 2004.
    Application Deadline: May 31, 2004.
    Projected Award Date: July 30, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Bruce Baggett.
    Program Contact Phone: 301-443-5395.
    Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected].

Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program (NELRP)

    CFDA: 93.908.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title VIII, 
Section 846, 42 U.S.C. 297n.
    Purpose: Under the Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program 
(NELRP), registered nurses are offered the opportunity to enter into a 
contractual agreement with the Secretary to receive loan repayment for 
up to 85 percent of their qualifying loan balance as follows--30 
percent each year for the first two years and 25 percent for the third 
year. In exchange, nurses agree to serve for a minimum of two years in 
a critical shortage facility (CSF). Application kits may be obtained by 
calling 1-866-813-3753.
    Eligibility: An individual is eligible to apply for NELRP if the 
individual: (1) Has received a baccalaureate or associate degree in 
nursing, a diploma in nursing, or a graduate degree in nursing; (2) has 
obtained one or more nursing student loans authorized under section 
835(a) of the PHS Act, as amended, or any other educational loan for 
nurse training costs; (3) enters into an agreement to serve as a full-
time registered nurse for a period of not less than two years in a CSF, 
which is defined as (a) an Indian Health Service health center, (b) a 
Native Hawaiian health center, (c) a hospital, (d) a federally-
qualified community health center or look-alike, migrant health center 
or look-alike, health care for the homeless center or look-alike, (e) a 
rural health clinic, (f) a nursing home, (g) a home health agency, (h) 
a hospice program, (i) a State or local public health department 
including a public health clinic within the department, (j) a skilled 
nursing facility, and (k) an ambulatory surgical center; and (4) is a 
U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or a permanent legal resident of the 
United States.

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    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Funding Preferences: As provided in section 846(e) of the PHS Act, 
as amended, a funding preference will be given to eligible applicants 
with the greatest financial need. Applicants whose total qualifying 
loans are 40% or greater than their annualized salary, will meet the 
greatest financial funding preference. Applicants are ranked based on 
their debt to salary ratio. Awards are made to applicants within each 
preference described below by decreasing debt to salary ratio until 
funds are expended.
    Among qualified applicants, contracts will be awarded according to 
the following preferences:
    First preference for funding will be given to NELRP applicants with 
greatest financial need working in a Disproportionate Share Hospital 
(DSH) for Medicare and Medicaid, nursing home, or State or local public 
health department including a public health clinic within these 
departments.
    Second preference for funding will be given to applicants with 
greatest financial need working in a community health center; migrant 
health center; health care for the homeless health center, rural health 
clinic, Indian Health Service health center, Native Hawaiian health 
center, or non-Federal non-DSH for Medicare and Medicaid. Second 
preference will also be given to qualified applicants with greatest 
financial need working in the following types of CSFs located in 
geographic areas identified as Nursing Shortage Counties: ambulatory 
surgical center, home health agency, hospice program, skilled nursing 
facility or Federal hospital.
    Third preference for funding will be given to applicants with 
greatest financial need working in the following types of CSFs 
regardless of geographic location: ambulatory surgical center, home 
health agency, hospice program, skilled nursing facility, federally 
qualified health center look-alike, or Federal hospital.
    Fourth preference for funding will be given to applicants without 
greatest financial need working in a DSH for Medicare and Medicaid, 
nursing home, or State or local public health department including a 
public health clinic within the department.
    Fifth preference for funding will be given to applicants without 
greatest financial need working a community health center, migrant 
health center, health care for the homeless health center, rural health 
clinic, Indian Health Service health center, Native Hawaiian health 
center, or non-Federal non-DSH for Medicare and Medicaid. Fifth 
preference will also be given to qualified applicants without greatest 
financial need working in the following types of CSFs located in 
geographic areas identified as Nursing Shortage Counties: ambulatory 
surgical center, home health agency, hospice program, skilled nursing 
facility, or Federal hospital.
    Sixth preference for funding will be given to applicants without 
greatest financial need working in the following types of CSFs 
regardless of geographic location: ambulatory surgical center, home 
health agency, hospice program, skilled nursing facility, federally 
qualified health center look-alike; or Federal hospital.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $15,460,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 900.
    Estimated Project Period: 2 years.

Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program (NELRP)

    Application Availability Date: December 1, 2003.
    Application Deadline: February 18, 2004.
    Projected Award Date: September 15, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Jacqueline Brown.
    Program Contact Phone: 301-443-3232.
    Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected].

Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students Program (SDS)

    CFDA: 93.925.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title VII, 
Section 737, U.S.C. 293a.
    Purpose: The Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS) program 
promotes diversity among health professions students and practitioners 
by providing scholarships for students from disadvantaged backgrounds. 
Eligible health professions and nursing schools apply for grants to 
make scholarships to students from disadvantaged backgrounds who have 
financial need for scholarships and are enrolled, or accepted for 
enrollment, as full-time students at the schools.
    Eligibility: Eligible entities must have a program for recruiting 
and retaining students from disadvantaged backgrounds and be a school 
of allopathic medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, optometry, 
pharmacy, podiatric medicine, veterinary medicine, public health, 
nursing, chiropractic, or allied health, graduate program in behavioral 
and mental health practice, or an entity providing programs for the 
training of physician assistants.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Funding Priorities: In accordance with section 737(c) of the Public 
Health Service Act, health professions and nursing schools are eligible 
to receive a funding priority based on the proportion of graduating 
students going into primary care, the proportion of underrepresented 
minority students, and the proportion of graduates working in medically 
underserved communities.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $9,900,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 411.
    Estimated Project Period: 1 year.

Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students Program (SDS)

    Application Availability Date: November 1, 2003.
    Application Deadline: December 17, 2003.
    Projected Award Date: March 31, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Andrea Castle.
    Program Contact Phone: 301-443-1701.
    Program Contact e-mail: [email protected].

Faculty Loan Repayment Program (FLRP) *

    CFDA: 93.923.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title VII, 
section 738a, 42 U.S.C. 293b.
    Purpose: The Faculty Loan Repayment Program (FLRP) is a loan 
repayment program for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds who 
serve as faculty at eligible health professions schools for a minimum 
of two years. In return, the Federal Government agrees to pay up to 
$20,000 of the outstanding principal and interest on the individual's 
education loans for each year of service.
    This program is designed to increase the number of faculty from 
disadvantaged backgrounds who act as role models and mentors for 
students from similar backgrounds. Hence, faculty, as used in this 
section, means a position that is primarily teach, rather than 
administrative or research. The employing school must also make 
payments of principal and interest to the faculty member in an amount 
equal to the amount of such quarterly payments made by the HHS 
Secretary for each year in which the recipient serves as a faculty 
member under contract with HHS. In addition, the school must pay the 
usual salary to the faculty member. The Secretary may

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waive the school's matching requirement if the Secretary determines it 
will impose an undue financial hardship on the school.
    * This program is not included in the President's budget for FY 
2004. Potential applicants for funds should consider this announcement 
provisional until final Congressional action on appropriations is 
taken. Updated information on Congressional action on appropriations 
will be available on the HRSA Web site.
    Eligibility: An individual is eligible to apply for loan repayment 
under FLRP if the individual is from a disadvantaged background and:
    [sbull] Has a degree in allopathic or osteopathic medicine, 
dentistry, nursing, or in another health profession;
    [sbull] Is enrolled in an approved health professions graduate 
program; or
    [sbull] Is enrolled as a full-time student in the final year of 
health professions training that leads to a degree in one of the 
following health professions: allopathic medicine, osteopathic 
medicine, podiatric medicine, veterinary medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, 
optometry, nursing, public health, dental hygiene, medical laboratory 
technology, occupational therapy, physical therapy, radiologic 
technology, speech pathology, audiology, medical nutrition therapy and 
graduate programs in behavioral health and mental health practice, 
clinical psychology, clinical social work, and marriage and family 
therapy.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $1,000,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 30.
    Estimated Project Period: 2 years.

Faculty Loan Repayment Program (FLRP) *

    Application Availability Date: March 1, 2004.
    Application Deadline: May 28, 2004.
    Projected Award Date: August 28, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Lorraine Evans.
    Program Contact Phone: 301-443-0785.
    Program Contact E-mail: [email protected].

Primary Health Care Programs

HRSA-04-028 Radiation Exposure Screening and Education Program (RESEP)

    CFDA: 93.257.
    Legislative authority: Public Health Service Act, section 417C, 42 
U.S.C. 285a-9.
    Purpose: The mission of the Radiation Exposure Screening and 
Education Program (RESEP) is to aid the thousands of individuals 
adversely affected by the mining, transport and processing of uranium 
and the testing of nuclear weapons for the Nation's weapons arsenal. 
This will be accomplished by carrying out programs designed for public 
education and information; screening eligible individuals for cancer 
and other related diseases; providing appropriate referrals for medical 
treatment; and facilitating documentation of claims under the Radiation 
Exposure Compensation Act.
    Eligibility: The following entities are eligible to apply for 
funding: National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers; 
Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals or medical centers; Federally 
Qualified Health Centers (FQHC), FQHC Look-A-Likes, Community Health 
Centers, hospitals, agencies of any State or local government that 
currently provide direct health care services; Indian Health Service 
(IHS) health care facilities; including programs provided through 
tribal contracts, compacts, grants, or cooperative agreements with the 
IHS which are determined appropriate to raising the health status of 
Indians; and nonprofit organizations. Among the nonprofit organizations 
eligible to apply are faith-based organizations and community-based 
organizations.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $2,000,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards To Be Made: 6.
    Estimated Project Period: 1-5 years.

HRSA-04-028 Radiation Exposure Screening and Education Program (RESEP)

    Application Availability Date: February 1, 2004.
    Application Deadline: April 5, 2004.
    Projected Award Date: September 1, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Barbara Bailey.
    Program Contact Phone: 301-594-4420.
    Program Contact E-mail: [email protected].

HRSA-04-029 Integrated Services Development Initiative (ISDI)

    CFDA: 93.224.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, section 330 42 
U.S.C. 254b.
    Purpose: The purpose of the ISDI is to support the creation and 
further development of health center controlled networks to ensure 
access to health care for the medically underserved, including the 
uninsured and underinsured. Applications will be accepted for the 
following:
    1. Planning activities that will result in the establishment of a 
network to enhance the operations of collaborating health centers;
    2. Development of health center controlled networks to ensure 
access to health care for the underserved, including the uninsured and 
underinsured through enhancing the operations of the enhancement of the 
collaborating health centers through the integration of functions 
within a core area, e.g., administrative, clinical, managed care, etc. 
across business and clinical functions among network members;
    3. Development of shared integrated management systems (SIMIS) 
which will provide health centers across a State an opportunity to 
collaborate, share, and/or integrate functions or components of the 
systems to facilitate centralized data integration, e.g., common 
business rules/practices, data structure, practice management software, 
etc.;
    4. Development of information and communication technology (ICT) 
infrastructure that supports the health disparities collaborative care 
model and leads to a seamless health care delivery system that is more 
effective, efficient, patient-family centered and reduce errors; and
    5. Implement comprehensive pharmacy service in networks of health 
centers by adding pharmacy services that will improve clinical 
outcomes, increase medication safety and reduce health disparities.
    Eligibility: Applications for ISDI Planning and Development of 
Managed Care Network funds are limited to currently funded health 
centers (section 330(e)). Applications for Planning and Development of 
Practice Management Networks are limited to currently funded section 
330 health centers. Applications for SIMIS and ICT funds are limited to 
section 330(e) health centers and section 330(m) primary care 
associations. Applications for implementing comprehensive pharmacy 
services are limited to current recipients of section 330 grant funds.
    Cost Sharing: A cost share of 5 or 10 percent in cash is required 
for ISDI Planning and/or Development applications respectively.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Funding Preferences: In selecting applications for funding, 
preference will be given to approvable applications

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submitted from sparsely populated areas.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: ISDI Planning $1,000,000; 
ISDI Development $1,000,000; SIMIS $2,000,000; ICT $3,000,000; Pharmacy 
$1,500,000
    Estimated Number of Awards To Be Made: ISDI Planning up to 6 
awards; ISDI Development up to 6 awards; SIMS up to 4 awards; ICT up to 
5 awards; Pharmacy up to 8 awards.
    Estimated Project Period: 1-5 years.

HRSA-04-029 Integrated Services Development Initiative (ISDI)

    Application Availability Date: December 1, 2003.
    Application Deadline: April 5, 2004.
    Projected Award Date: August 1, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Susan Lumsden.
    Program Contact Phone: 301-594-4488.
    Program Contact e-mail: [email protected].

HRSA-04-030 Community and Migrant Health Centers (CMHS)

    CFDA: 93.224.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, section 330, 42 
U.S.C. 254b.
    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. 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 
medically underserved populations. It is expected that each application 
submitted to serve one of these areas will present a clear focus on 
maintaining access to care and reducing health disparities identified 
in the target population. In FY 2004, HRSA will be implementing the 
third year of the President's Initiative to Expand Health Centers to 
increase access to the Nation's poor and underserved. HRSA will open 
competition for awards under section 330 of the Public Health Service 
Act to support health services in the areas served by these grants. One 
hundred sixty-three C/MHC grantees will reach the end of their project 
period during FY 2004.
    Eligibility: Applicants are limited to currently funded programs 
whose project periods expire during FY 2004 and new organizations 
proposing to serve the same areas or populations being served by these 
existing programs. New organizations eligible to compete to serve one 
of these areas are public and nonprofit private entities, including 
faith-based organizations and community-based organizations. In the 
list of service areas that follows, those shown with an asterisk after 
the area description are currently being served through interim 
arrangements. The HRSA is interested in establishing a permanent 
grantee in each of these areas. Organizations interested in these 
competitive opportunities are encouraged to contact the listed program 
officials for more information.

                    Community/Migrant Health Centers
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                                                             Expiration
                 City                         State             date
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                    Contact: Jack Egan, 301-594-4339
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East Boston..........................  MA                     11/30/2003
Boston...............................  MA                     12/31/2003
Roxbury..............................  MA                      1/31/2004
Lynn.................................  MA                      1/31/2004
Boston...............................  MA                      2/29/2004
Boston...............................  MA                      3/31/2004
Dorchester...........................  MA                      3/31/2004
Fitchburg............................  MA                      3/31/2004
Augusta..............................  ME                      3/31/2004
Lowell...............................  MA                      3/31/2004
Peabody..............................  MA                      3/31/2004
East Hartford........................  CT                      5/31/2004
Richford.............................  VT                      5/31/2004
New Bedford..........................  MA                      5/31/2004
Littleton............................  CH                      6/30/2004
Franklin.............................  NH                      6/30/2004
New York.............................  NY                     11/30/2003
Cortland.............................  NY                     11/30/2003
Rochester............................  NY                     12/31/2003
Ossining.............................  NY                     12/31/2003
Rio Grande...........................  PR                     12/31/2003
Brooklyn.............................  NY                      1/31/2004
New York.............................  NY                      1/31/2004
Perth Amboy..........................  NJ                      2/29/2004
St. Croix............................  VI                      2/29/2004
St. Thomas...........................  VI                      2/29/2004
Jersey City..........................  NJ                      3/31/2004
Trenton..............................  NJ                      3/31/2004
Patillas.............................  PR                      3/31/2004
Barceloneta..........................  PR                      5/31/2004
Plainfield...........................  NJ                      5/31/2004
Loiza................................  PR                      5/31/2004
Monsey...............................  NY                      6/30/2004
Jersey City..........................  NJ                      6/30/2004
New Brunswick........................  NJ                      6/30/2004
Spring Valley........................  NY                      6/30/2004
Elizabeth............................  WV                      2/29/2004
Hamlin...............................  WV                      2/29/2004
Washington...........................  DC                      2/29/2004
Dawes................................  WV                      2/29/2004
Scott Depot..........................  WV                      2/29/2004
Blacksville..........................  WV                      5/31/2004
St. Charles..........................  VA                      5/31/2004
Danville.............................  VA                      6/30/2004
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                   Contact: Jerri Regan, 301-594-4283
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Eutaw:
    Service Area 1*..................  AL                     11/30/2003
    Service Area 2*..................  AL                     11/30/2003
    Service Area 3*..................  AL                     11/30/2003
    Service Area 4*..................  AL                     11/30/2003
    Service Area 5*..................  AL                     11/30/2003
Fairfax..............................  SC                     11/30/2003
Chattanooga..........................  TN                     11/30/2003
Manson...............................  NC                     11/30/2003
Louisville...........................  KY                     11/30/2003
Mantachie............................  MS                     11/30/2003
Savannah.............................  GA                     11/30/2003
Stone Mountain.......................  GA                     12/31/2003
Savannah.............................  TN                     12/31/2003
Wartburg.............................  TN                     12/31/2003
Jacksonville.........................  FL                     12/31/2003
Miami Springs........................  FL                      1/31/2004
Eutaw................................  AL                      1/31/2004
Wade.................................  NC                      1/31/2004
Leakesville..........................  MS                      1/31/2004
Lexington............................  KY                      1/31/2004
Tiptonville..........................  TN                      1/31/2004
Johns Island.........................  SC                      1/31/2004
Gastonia.............................  NC                      2/29/2004
Jacksboro............................  TN                      2/29/2004
Immokalee............................  FL (2)                  3/31/2004
Tampa................................  FL                      3/31/2004
Windsor..............................  NC                      3/31/2004
Byhalia..............................  MS                      3/31/2004
Ashland..............................  MS                      3/31/2004
Tuskegee Institute...................  AL                      3/31/2004
Atlanta..............................  GA (2)                  5/31/2004
Decatur..............................  GA                      5/31/2004
Wadesboro............................  NC                      5/31/2004
McKee................................  KY                      5/31/2004
Ridgeland............................  SC (2)                  5/31/2004
Trenton..............................  FL                      5/31/2004
Little River.........................  SC                      5/31/2004
Memphis..............................  TN                      5/31/2004
Spartanburg..........................  SC                      6/30/2004
Waycross.............................  GA                      6/30/2004
Wilson...............................  NC                      6/30/2004
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                  Contact: Barbara Bailey, 301-594-4317
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Chicago..............................  IL (2)                 11/30/2003
Waukegan.............................  IL                     11/30/2003
East Chicago.........................  IN                     11/30/2003
Cincinnati...........................  OH                     12/31/2003
Oquawka..............................  IL                     12/31/2003
Minneapolis..........................  MN                     12/31/2003
Cincinnati...........................  OH                     12/31/2003
Hillman..............................  MI                      1/31/2004
Pontiac..............................  MI                      2/29/2004
Madison..............................  WI                      2/29/2004
Minneapolis..........................  MN                      2/29/2004
Aurora...............................  IL                      2/29/2004
Flint................................  MI                      3/31/2004
Indianapolis.........................  IN                      5/31/2004
Wausau...............................  WI                      6/30/2004
Kenosha..............................  WI                      6/30/2004
Springfield..........................  IL                      6/30/2004
Chicago..............................  IL                      6/30/2004
Elgin................................  IL                      6/30/2004
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              Contact: Theresa Watkins-Bryant, 301-594-4423
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West Memphis.........................  AR                     11/30/2003
Dallas...............................  TX                     11/30/2003

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New Orleans..........................  LA                     11/30/2003
Portales.............................  NM                      1/31/2004
Alexandria...........................  LA                      2/29/2004
Mena.................................  AR                      2/29/2004
Tulsa................................  OK                      3/31/2004
Battiest.............................  OK                      5/31/2004
Richmond.............................  TX                      5/31/2004
Lake Charles.........................  LA                      5/31/2004
Espanola.............................  NM                      5/31/2004
Bryan................................  TX                      6/30/2004
St. Gabriel..........................  LA                      6/30/2004
Mora.................................  NM                      6/30/2004
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                   Contact: Jerri Regan, 301-594-4283
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St. Louis............................  MO                      1/31/2004
West Plains..........................  MO                      2/29/2004
Wichita..............................  KS                      3/31/2004
Springfield..........................  MO                      5/31/2004
West Burlington......................  IA                      6/30/2004
Council Bluffs.......................  IA                      6/30/2004
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                  Contact: Barbara Bailey, 301-594-4317
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Denver...............................  CO                     12/31/2003
St. George...........................  UT                      2/29/2004
Glenwood Springs.....................  CO                      5/31/2004
Dove Creek...........................  CO                      5/31/2004
Ashland..............................  MT                      6/30/2004
Helena...............................  MT                      6/30/2004
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              Contact: Theresa Watkins-Bryant, 301-594-4423
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Los Angeles:
    Service Area 1*..................  CA                     11/30/2003
    Service Area 2*..................  CA                     11/30/2003
Surprise.............................  AZ (2)                 11/30/2003
San Ysidro...........................  CA                     12/31/2003
Arcata...............................  CA                     12/31/2003
Los Angeles..........................  CA                     12/31/2003
Vista................................  CA                     02/29/2004
Arboga...............................  CA                      2/29/2004
Guerneville..........................  CA                      2/29/2004
Tulare...............................  CA                      2/29/2004
San Diego............................  CA                      2/29/2004
Redway...............................  CA                      2/29/2004
Healdsburg...........................  CA                      2/29/2004
San Bernardino.......................  CA                      2/29/2004
Long Beach...........................  CA                      5/31/2004
Nogales..............................  AZ                      5/31/2004
Los Angeles..........................  CA                      5/31/2004
Bieber...............................  CA                      5/31/2004
Santa Rosa...........................  CA                      5/31/2004
Carson City..........................  NV                      5/31/2004
Pago Pago............................  AS                      5/31/2004
Hana.................................  HI                      6/30/2004
Hilo.................................  HI                      6/30/2004
Honolulu.............................  HI                      6/30/2004
Waimanalo............................  HI                      6/30/2004
West Covina..........................  CA                      6/30/2004
Borrego Springs......................  CA                      6/30/2004
Campo................................  CA                      6/30/2004
Gualala..............................  CA                      6/30/2004
Escondido............................  CA                      6/30/2004
San Pablo............................  CA                      6/30/2004
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                  Contact: Barbara Bailey, 301-594-4317
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Hood River...........................  OR (2)                  1/31/2004
Bonners Ferry........................  ID                      2/29/2004
Astoria..............................  OR                      2/29/2004
Prineville...........................  OR                      5/31/2004
Everett..............................  WA                      6/30/2004
Talkeetna............................  AK                      6/30/2004
Roseburg.............................  OR                      6/30/2004
Nome.................................  AK                      8/31/2004
Anchorage............................  AK (3)                  8/31/2004
Juneau...............................  AK                      8/31/2004
Naknek...............................  AK                      8/31/2004
Unalaska.............................  AK                      8/31/2004
Fairbanks............................  AK                      8/31/2004
Seldovia.............................  AK                      8/31/2004
Fort Yukon...........................  AK                      8/31/2004
Bethel...............................  AK                      8/31/2004
Kotzebue.............................  AK                      8/31/2004
Dillingham...........................  AK                      8/31/2004
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    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Special Considerations: Communication with program 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 from the 
program staff shown for each geographical area.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $234,000,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards To Be Made: 180.
    Estimated Project Period: 3 to 5 years.

HRSA-04-030 Community and Migrant Health Centers (CMHS)

    Application Availability Date: September 2, 2003.
    Application Deadline: Applications for areas with expiring project 
period end dates of October 31, 2003, November 30, 2003, December 31, 
2003, January 31, 2004, February 29, 2004, March 31, 2004, May 31, 
2004, or June 30, 2004 are due December 1, 2003. Applications for areas 
with expiring project period end date of August 31, 2004, are due May 
3, 2004.
    Projected Award Date: Varies.
    Program Contact Person: Preeti Kanodia.
    Program Contact Phone: 301-594-4300.
    Program Contact E-mail: [email protected].

HRSA-04-031 Health Care for the Homeless (HCH)

    CFDA: 93.224.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Section 330, 42 
U.S.C. 254b.
    Purpose: The Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) program is designed 
to increase the access of homeless populations to cost-effective, case 
managed, and integrated primary care and substance abuse services 
provided by existing community-based programs/providers. It is expected 
that each application submitted to serve an identified homeless 
population will present a clear focus on maintaining access to care and 
reducing health disparities identified in the target population by 
proposing a comprehensive health care and social services program. It 
is the intent of HRSA to continue to support health services to the 
homeless people in these areas/locations given the continued need for 
cost-effective, community-based primary care services. Twenty-four HCH 
grantees will reach the end of their project period during FY 2004.
    Eligibility: Applicants are limited to currently funded programs 
whose project periods expire during FY 2004 and new organizations 
proposing to serve the same areas or populations being served by these 
existing programs. New organizations eligible to compete to serve one 
of these areas are public and nonprofit private entities, including 
faith-based organizations and community-based organizations.

                      Health Care for the Homeless
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                                                             Expiration
                 City                         State             date
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                    Contact: Jack Egan, 301-594-4339
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New York.............................  NY                     10/31/2003
Rochester............................  NY                     10/31/2003
Manhattan............................  NY                     10/31/2003
White Plains.........................  NY                     11/30/2003
Trenton..............................  NJ                      3/31/2004
Jersey City..........................  NJ                      3/31/2004
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                   Contact: Jerri Regan, 301-594-4283
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Orlando..............................  FL                     10/31/2003
Hazard...............................  KY                     10/31/2003
Ft. Lauderdale.......................  FL                     10/31/2003
Clearwater...........................  FL                     10/31/2003
Jacksonville.........................  FL                     10/31/2003
Nashville............................  TN                     10/31/2003
Lexington............................  KY                      1/31/2004
Tampa................................  FL                      3/31/2004
Little River.........................  SC                      5/31/2004
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                  Contact: Barbara Bailey, 301-594-4317
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Dayton...............................  OH                     10/31/2003
Cincinnati...........................  OH                     12/31/2003
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              Contact: Theresa Watkins-Bryant, 301-594-4423
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Dallas...............................  TX                     10/31/2003
New Orleans..........................  LA                     10/31/2003
Tulsa................................  OK                      3/31/2004
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                   Contact: Jerri Regan, 301-594-4283
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St. Louis............................  MO                      1/31/2004
Wichita..............................  KS                      3/31/2004
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              Contact: Theresa Watkins-Bryant, 301-594-4423
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Carson City..........................  NV                      5/31/2004
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                  Contact: Barbara Bailey, 301-594-4317
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Everett..............................  WA                      6/30/2004
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    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Special Considerations: Communication with program staff is 
essential for interested parties in deciding whether to pursue Federal 
funding as a HCH. Technical assistance and detailed information about 
each service area, such as census tracts, can be obtained by contacting 
the program staff shown for each geographical area.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $12,000,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards To Be Made: 24.
    Estimated Project Period: 1-5 years.

HRSA-04-031 Health Care for the Homeless (HCH)

    Application Availability Date: September 1, 2003.
    Application Deadline: Applications for areas with expiring project 
period end dates of October 31, 2003, November 30, 2003, December 31, 
2003, January 31, 2004, February 29, 2004, March 31, 2004, May 31, 
2004, or June 30, 2004, are due December 1, 2003. Applications for 
areas with expiring project period end date of August 31, 2004, are due 
May 3, 2004.
    Projected Award Date: Varies.
    Program Contact Person: Preeti Kanodia.
    Program Contact Phone: 301-594-4300.
    Program Contact E-mail: [email protected].

HRSA-04-032 Public Housing Primary Care (PHPC)

    CFDA: 93.224.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Section 330, 42 
U.S.C. 254b.
    Purpose: The mission of the Public Housing Primary Care (PHPC) 
program is to increase access to comprehensive primary and preventive 
health care and to improve the physical, mental, and economic well-
being of public housing residents. The three priorities for promoting 
access to primary care and improving the well being of residents of 
public housing are: resident involvement and participation in program 
development and implementation; innovative service delivery systems 
that address the special health needs of public housing residents; and 
collaboration with other health, education and community-based 
organizations. It is expected that each application to serve an 
identified population of residents of public housing will present a 
clear focus on maintaining access to care and reducing health 
disparities identified in the target population. It is the intent of 
HRSA to continue to support health services to public housing residents 
in these areas/locations given the continued need for cost-effective, 
community-based primary care services. Six PHPC grantees will reach the 
end of their project period during FY 2004.
    Eligibility: Applicants are limited to currently funded programs 
whose project periods expire in FY 2004 and new organizations proposing 
to serve the same areas or populations being served by these existing 
programs. New organizations eligible to compete to serve one of these 
areas are public and nonprofit private entities, including faith-based 
organizations and community-based organizations. In the list of service 
areas that follows, those shown with an asterisk after the area 
description are currently being served through interim arrangements. 
The HRSA is interested in establishing a permanent grantee in each of 
these areas. Organizations interested in these competitive 
opportunities are encouraged to contact the listed program officials 
for more information.

                       Public Housing Primary Care
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                                                             Expiration
                 City                         State             date
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                    Contact: Jack Egan, 301-594-4339
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Roxbury..............................  MA                      1/31/2004
Pittsburgh...........................  PA                      8/31/2004
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                   Contact: Jerri Regan, 301-594-4283
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Savannah.............................  GA                     11/30/2003
Marietta.............................  GA                     08/31/2004
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                  Contact: Barbara Bailey, 301-594-4317
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Chicago..............................  IL                     11/30/2003
Chicago..............................  IL                     06/30/2004
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                   Contact: Jerri Regan, 301-594-4283
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St. Louis............................  MO                     01/31/2004
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              Contact: Theresa Watkins-Bryant, 301-594-4423
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Los Angeles*.........................  CA                     11/30/2003
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    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Special Considerations: Communication with program staff is 
essential for interested parties in deciding whether to pursue Federal 
funding as a PHPC. Technical assistance and detailed information about 
each service area, such as census tracts, can be obtained by contacting 
the program staff shown for each geographical area.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $2,700,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards To Be Made: 6.
    Estimated Project Period: 1-5 years.

HRSA-04-032 Public Housing Primary Care (PHPC)

    Application Availability Date: September 1, 2003.
    Application Deadline: Applications for areas with expiring project 
period end dates of October 31, 2003, November 30, 2003, December 31, 
2003, January 31, 2004, February 29, 2004, March 31, 2004, May 31, 
2004, or June 30, 2004 are due December 1, 2003. Applications for areas 
with expiring project period end date August 31, 2004, are due May 3, 
2004.
    Projected Award Date: Varies.
    Program Contact Person: Preeti Kanodia.
    Program Contact Phone: 301-594-4300.
    Program Contact E-mail: [email protected].

HRSA-04-033 School Based Health Centers (SBHC)

    CFDA: 93.224
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Section 330, 42 
U.S.C. 254b.
    Purpose: The purpose of the School Based Health Centers (SBHC) is 
to increase access to comprehensive primary and preventive health care 
to underserved children, adolescents and families. The SBHC provide 
comprehensive primary and preventive health care services including 
mental health, oral health, ancillary, and enabling services in the 
school or on school grounds on a full-time basis. These services are 
culturally sensitive, family oriented, and tailored to meet the health 
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and the community. The array of services provided on-site is determined 
locally by school principals, school boards, parents and providers, and 
referral arrangements are provided for services not available on-site. 
No SBHC services are provided without fully informed parental consent. 
Each SBHC supports educational efforts by making sure that children are 
ready to learn through an integrated system providing continuity of 
care, and assuring after hours and year-round coverage. It is expected 
that each application submitted to serve a school-based population 
presents a clear focus on maintaining access to care and reducing 
health disparities identified in the target population. It is the 
intent of HRSA to continue to support health services for these 
populations in the areas served by these grantees. Sixteen SBHC 
grantees will reach the end of their project period during FY 2004.
    Eligibility: Applicants are limited to currently funded programs 
whose project periods expire during FY 2004 and new organizations 
proposing to serve the same areas or populations being served by these 
existing programs. New organizations eligible to compete to serve one 
of these areas are public and nonprofit private entities, including 
faith-based organizations and community-based organizations.

                       School Based Health Centers
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                                                             Expiration
                 City                         State             date
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                    Contact: Jack Egan, 301-594-4339
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Lynn.................................  MA                      1/31/2004
Lowell...............................  MA                      3/31/2004
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St. Croix............................  VI                      2/29/2004
Plainfield...........................  NJ                      5/31/2004
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Baltimore............................  MD                      6/30/2004
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                   Contact: Jerri Regan, 301-594-4283
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Lexington............................  KY                      1/31/2004
Ridgeland............................  SC                      5/31/2004
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Atlanta..............................  GA                      6/30/2004
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                  Contact: Barbara Bailey, 301-594-4317
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Chicago..............................  IL                     11/30/2003
Indianapolis.........................  IN                      6/30/2004
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Denver...............................  CO                     12/31/2003
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              Contact: Theresa Watkins-Bryant, 301-594-4423
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Surprise.............................  AZ                     11/30/2003
Green Valley.........................  AZ                      1/31/2004
Long Beach...........................  CA                      5/31/2004
San Bernardino.......................  CA                      6/30/2004
San Jose.............................  CA                      6/30/2004
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    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Special Considerations: Communication with program staff is 
essential for interested parties in deciding whether to pursue Federal 
funding as a HSHC. Technical assistance and detailed information about 
each service area, such as census tracts, can be obtained by contacting 
the program staff shown for each geographical area.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $4,000,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards To Be Made: 16.
    Estimated Project Period: 1-5 years.

HRSA-04-033 School Based Health Centers (SBHC)

    Application Availability Date: September 1, 2003.
    Application Deadline: Applications for areas with expiring project 
period end dates of October 31, 2003, November 30, 2003, December 31, 
2003, January 31, 2004, February 29, 2004, March 31, 2004, May 31, 
2004, or June 30, 2004 are due December 1, 2003. Applications for areas 
with expiring project period end date of August 31, 2004, are due May 
3, 2004.
    Projected Award Date: Varies.
    Program Contact Person: Preeti Kanodia.
    Program Contact Phone: 301-594-4300.
    Program Contact E-mail: [email protected].

HRSA-04-034 New Delivery Sites and New Starts in Programs Funded Under 
the Health Centers Consolidation Act (NDSCS)

    CFDA: 93.224.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Section 330, 42 
U.S.C. 254b.
    Purpose: The purpose of this activity is to support the 
establishment of new service delivery sites in each of the Health 
Center programs funded under Section 330 of the Public Health Service 
Act. Each application for support to establish a new site must identify 
a population in need of primary health care services, and propose a 
specific plan to increase access to care and reduce disparities 
identified in the population or community to be served. This activity 
is the lead in fulfilling the President's multi-year Initiative to 
Expand Health Centers to bring much needed primary health care services 
to the Nation's neediest communities. In FY 2004, the establishment of 
new delivery sites under this program will be in the third year of a 
five-year initiative. The purpose of the Health Center program is to 
extend comprehensive primary and preventive health services (including 
mental health, substance abuse and oral health services) and 
supplemental services to populations currently without access to such 
services, and to improve their health status. The programs under this 
activity include: (1) Community Health Centers, section 330(e); (2) 
Migrant Health Centers, section 330(g); (3) Health Care for the 
Homeless program, section 330 (h); (4) Public Housing Primary Care, 
section 330(i); and (5) School Based Health Centers, section 330. The 
population served by these programs are: (1) Medically underserved 
populations in urban and rural areas; (2) migratory and seasonal 
agricultural workers and their families; (3) homeless people, including 
children and families; (4) residents of publicly subsidized housing; 
and (5) medically underserved school students (K-12), their families, 
and medically underserved populations surrounding the school.
    Eligibility: Public and nonprofit private entities, including 
faith-based organizations and community-based organizations, are 
eligible to apply.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Funding Preferences: In selecting applications for funding, 
preference will be given to approvable applications submitted from 
sparsely populated areas.
    Special Considerations: Communities seeking support are strongly 
encouraged to promote and seek outside funding and are required to 
maximize third party revenue to establish and maintain new service 
delivery areas.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $56,000,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards To Be Made: 94.
    Estimated Project Period: 3 years.

HRSA-04-034 New Delivery Sites and New Starts in Programs Funded Under 
the Health Centers Consolidation Act (NDSCS)

    Application Availability Date: October 1, 2003.
    Application Deadline: December 1, 2003 and May 17, 2004.
    Projected Award Date: Varies.
    Program Contact Person: Tonya Bowers.

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    Program Contact Phone: 301-594-4300.
    Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected].

HRSA-04-035 Increase in Medical Capacity in Programs Funded Under the 
Health Care Consolidation Act of 1996 (IMCHC)

    CFDA: 93.224.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Section 330, 42 
U.S.C. 254b.
    Purpose: FY 2004 marks the third year of the President's multi-year 
plan to serve more of the Nation's neediest communities through 
significantly expanded health center access points. The HRSA is 
committed to improving and expanding access to health care for the 
underserved and to pledging new funding to strengthen the health care 
safety net through each of the Health Center programs funded under 
section 330 of the Public Health Service Act. Health centers extend 
preventive and primary health care services to populations currently 
without such services and improve the health status of medically 
underserved individuals. One way of achieving these goals and reaching 
new users of health centers is to approve funding increases for 
existing health center grantees that provide a plan for achieving 
increased medical capacity within their current service area. The 
programs included under this activity include: (1) Community Health 
Centers, section 330(e); (2) Migrant Health Centers, section 330(g); 
(3) Health Care for the Homeless; section 330(h); (4) Public Housing 
Primary Care, section 330(i); and (5) School Based Health Centers, 
section 330. The populations served by these programs are: (1) 
Medically underserved populations in urban and rural areas; (2) 
migratory and seasonal agricultural workers and their families; (3) 
homeless people, including children and families; (4) residents of 
publicly subsidized housing, and (5) medically underserved students in 
grades K through 12, their families, and medically underserved 
populations surrounding the school.
    Eligibility: Applicants are limited to currently funded health 
center programs (i.e., those organizations funded under section 330).
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Funding Preferences: In selecting applications for funding, 
preference will be given to approvable applications submitted from 
sparsely populated areas.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $42,000,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards To Be Made: 94.
    Estimated Project Period: 1-5 years.

HRSA-04-035 Increase in Medical Capacity in Programs Funded Under the 
Health Care Consolidation Act of 1996 (IMCHC)

    Application Availability Date: December 1, 2003.
    Application Deadline: February 2, 2004.
    Projected Award Date: June 30, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Joe Fitzmaurice.
    Program Contact Phone: 301-594-4300.
    Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected].

HRSA-04-036 National Health Center Technical Assistance Cooperative 
Agreement (NAT)

    CFDA: 93.224.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title III, 
Section 330(m), 42 U.S.C. 254b(m).
    Purpose: The purpose of the funding for National Health Center 
Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreements is to support and expand 
Primary Care Association's capacity to address the following three 
strategies:
    1. Strengthening and expanding existing health center grantees;
    2. Creating new access points; and
    3. Improving health status outcomes of persons served in BPHC-
supported programs.
    Federal Involvement: The scope of Federal involvement is included 
in the application kit.
    Eligibility: Public and private nonprofit entities, including 
faith-based organizations and community-based organizations, as well as 
for-profit entities, are eligible to apply.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $8,000,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards To Be Made: 4.
    Estimated Project Period: 3 years.

HRSA-04-036 National Health Center Technical Assistance Cooperative 
Agreement (NAT)

    Application Availability Date: February 1, 2004.
    Application Deadline: April 5, 2004.
    Projected Award Date: August 1, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Cephas Goldman.
    Program Contact Phone: 301-594-4488.
    Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected].

HRSA-04-037 Increase in Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Oral Health, 
and Care Management, in Programs Funded Under the Health Centers 
Consolidation Act of 1996 (IMHSA)

    CFDA: 93.224.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Section 330, 42 
U.S.C. 254b.
    Purpose: Access to mental health and substance abuse (MH/SA), and 
oral health is critical to ensuring the overall health and well being 
of the populations served by health centers and reducing disparities in 
health center populations being served. In addition, sustaining and 
spreading the care and improvement models implemented through the 
Health Disparities Collaborative is enhanced by expanded care 
management capacity. As part of the President's multi-year plan to 
impact 1,200 of the Nation's neediest communities, the HRSA will 
continue to expand access to essential health care services and to 
support practice improvement through a targeted approach to care 
management.
    The availability of MH/SA, oral health and care management services 
will enhance the ability of health centers to provide basic primary 
care result in an increase in users at existing grantee sites, and 
continue to improve the health status of persons served. Applicants for 
this funding opportunity are expected to: (1) Describe the target 
population and its need for MH/SA, oral health, or care management 
services; (2) present a service delivery plan that demonstrates 
responsiveness to the identified needs of the target population; and 
(3) present a sound business plan that links the goals and objectives 
from the service delivery plan to the budget. The programs included 
under this activity include: (1) Community Health Centers, section 
330(e); (2) Migrant Health Centers, section 330 (g); (3) Health Care 
for the Homeless, section 330(h); (4) Public Housing Primary Care, 
section 330(i); and (5) School Based Health Centers, section 330. The 
populations served by these programs are: (1) Medically underserved 
populations in urban and rural areas; (2) migratory and seasonal 
agricultural workers and their families; (3) homeless people, including 
children and families; (4) residents of publicly subsidized housing; 
and (5) medically underserved students in grades K through 12, their 
families, and medically underserved populations surrounding the school.
    Eligibility: Applicants are limited to currently funded health 
center programs

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(i.e., those organizations funded under section 330).
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Funding Preferences: In selecting applications for funding, 
preference will be given to approvable applications submitted from 
sparsely populated areas.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $19,000,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards To Be Made: 125.
    Estimated Project Period: 1-5 years.

HRSA-04-037 Increase in Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Oral Health, 
and Care Management, in Programs Funded Under the Health Centers 
Consolidation Act of 1996 (IMHSA)

    Application Availability Date: November 1, 2003.
    Application Deadline: January 5, 2004.
    Projected Award Date: May 31, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Lisa Dolan-Branton.
    Program Contact Phone: 301-594-4300.
    Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected].

HRSA-04-038 Healthy Communities Access Program (HCAP) *

    CFDA: 93.252.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Section 340, 42 
U.S.C. 256.
    Purpose: The purpose of the Healthy Community Access Program (HCAP) 
is to provide assistance to communities and consortia of health care 
providers and others to develop or strengthen integrated community 
health care delivery systems that coordinate health care services for 
individuals who are uninsured or underinsured, and to develop or 
strengthen activities related to providing coordinated care for 
individuals with chronic conditions who are uninsured or underinsured.
    * This program is not included in the President's budget for FY 
2004. Potential applicants should consider this announcement 
provisional until final Congressional action on appropriations is 
taken. Updated information on Congressional action on appropriations 
will be available on the HRSA Web site.
    Eligibility: Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations, faith-based and 
community-based organizations are encouraged to apply. For an entity to 
be eligible to receive a new HCAP award, the following requirements 
must be met:
    1. The applicant entity must represent a consortium whose principal 
purpose is to provide a broad range of coordinated health care services 
to their defined community's uninsured and underinsured populations.
    2. The community-wide consortium represented by the applicant 
entity must include at least one of each of the following providers 
that serve the state community, unless such provider does not exist, 
declines or refuses to participate, or places unreasonable conditions 
on its participation:
    [sbull] A Federally qualified health center (as defined in section 
186(aa) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(aa));
    [sbull] A hospital with a low-income utilization rate (as defined 
in section 1923(b)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-
4(b)(3)), that is greater than 25 percent;
    [sbull] A public health department; and
    [sbull] An interested public or private sector health care provider 
or an organization that has traditionally served the medically 
uninsured or underserved.
    [sbull] 3. The applicant is neither a current nor former Community 
Access Program (CAP) grantee and is proposing to serve a community of 
uninsured or underinsured individuals that have never been served by a 
CAP grant.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Funding Preferences: In selecting applications for funding, a 
preference will be given to applicants that demonstrate the extent of 
unmet need in the community involved for a more coordinated system of 
care as provided through evidence in their ``Community System Needs 
Assessment''.
    Estimated Amount of this Competition: $20,000,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards to be Made: 35.
    Estimated Project Period: Up to 3 years.

HRSA-04-038 Healthy Communities Access Program (HCAP) *

    Application Availability Date: February 1, 2004.
    Application Deadline: April 5, 2004.
    Projected Award Date: September 1, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Susan Lumsden.
    Program Contact Phone: 301-594-4420.
    Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected].

HRSA-04-039 Black Lung Clinics Program (BLCP)

    CFDA: 93.965.
    Legislative Authority: The Black Lung Benefits Reform Act of 1977, 
Section 427(a), 30 U.S.C. 937(a)
    Purpose: The primary purpose of the Black Lung Clinics grant 
program is to provide treatment and rehabilitation for Black Lung 
patients and others with occupationally related pulmonary diseases. In 
addition, individual grantee programs are expected to include case 
finding and outreach, preventive and health promotion services, 
education for patients and their families, and testing to determine 
eligibility for Department of Labor or State benefits. Although the 
number of active coal miners has decreased substantially because of 
mechanization, there has been an increase in the number of retired coal 
miners with the disease and in the number of pulmonary patients from 
other occupations. A current objective of the program is to expand 
outreach so that more of the eligible population is made aware of the 
services offered by the grantee clinics.
    Eligibility: Applicants are limited to currently funded programs 
whose project periods expire during FY 2004 and new organizations 
proposing to serve the same areas or populations being served by these 
existing programs.

                       Black Lung Clinics Program
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                                                             Expiration
                 City                         State             Date
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                    Contact: Jack Egan, 301-594-4339
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Altoona..............................  PA                      6/30/2004
Washington...........................  PA                      6/30/2004
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                  Contact: Barbara Bailey, 301-594-4317
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Denver...............................  CO                      6/30/2004
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    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Funding Preferences: In selecting applications for funding, 
preference will be given to applicants that are State entities who meet 
the legislative requirements of the Federal Mine and Safety Act of 1977 
as amended by the Black Lung Benefits Reform Act of 1977.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $1,000,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 3.
    Estimated Project Period: 1-5 years.

HRSA-04-039 Black Lung Clinics Program (BLCP)

    Application Availability Date: January 1, 2004.
    Application Deadline: March 1, 2004.
    Projected Award Date: July 1, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Jack Egan.
    Program Contact Phone: 301-594-4420.
    Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected].

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HRSA-04-040 State Primary Care Associations Supplemental Funding for 
Managing Health Center Growth and Quality (PCA) *

    CFDA: 93.129.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title III, 
Section 330, 42 U.S.C. 254b.
    Purpose: The HRSA announces an opportunity for existing Primary 
Care Associations (PCAs) to apply for supplemental funding to advance 
the goals of the President's initiative to expand health centers. The 
purpose of the funding is to support and expand the PCAs capacity to 
address the following three strategies: (1) Strengthening and expanding 
existing health center grantees; (2) creating new access points; and 
(3) improving health status outcomes and reducing disparities through 
evidence-based quality care and quality improvement in all HRSA-
supported programs. Each proposed activity must be clearly linked to 
strengthening health centers' ability to contribute to the President's 
Initiative.
    Eligibility: Applicants are limited to currently funded PCAs.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $3,000,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards To Be Made: 25.
    Estimated Project Period: 1-5 years.

HRSA-04-040 State Primary Care Associations Supplemental Funding for 
Managing Health Center Growth and Quality (PCA)

    Application Availability Date: November 1, 2003.
    Application Deadline: January 5, 2004.
    Projected Award Date: April 1, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Cephas Goldman.
    Program Contact Phone: 301-594-4488.
    Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected].

HRSA-04-041 Operational Health Center Networks (OHCN) *

    CFDA: 93.224.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Section 
330(e)(1)(C).
    Purpose: Operational Health Center Networks (OHCN) support health 
centers that receive assistance under section 330, or at the request of 
the health centers, directly to a managed care or practice management 
network or plan that is at least majority controlled and, as 
applicable, at least majority owned by such health centers receiving 
assistance under section 330 for the costs associated with the 
operation of such network or plan, including the purchase or lease of 
equipment (including the costs of amortizing the principal of, and 
paying the interest on, loans for equipment). Operational networks are 
defined as a group of three or more health centers that can demonstrate 
that an essential, mission-critical function is performed at the 
network level for the network members, enabling the member centers to 
perform their business and clinical operations more efficiently and 
effectively.
    Eligibility: The following entities are eligible to apply for 
funding under this announcement:
    (1) A health center, as defined and funded under section 330 of the 
Public Health Service Act, acting on behalf of the member health 
centers and the network;
    (a) A health center applying on behalf of a managed care network or 
plan must have received Federal grants under subsection (e)(1)(A) of 
section 330 for at least two consecutive preceding years;
    (b) A health center (Community Health Center, Migrant Health 
Center, Health Care for the Homeless, Public Housing Primary Care and 
School Based Health Centers) applying on behalf of a practice 
management network must have received Federal grants under section 330 
for at least two consecutive years;
    (c) Eligibility is limited to public and non-profit organizations; 
or
    (2) Operational networks, controlled by and acting on behalf of the 
health center(s) as defined and funded under section 330 of the Public 
Health Service Act. At the request of all the member health centers, a 
network may apply for direct funds if it is at least majority 
controlled and, as applicable, at least majority owned, by such health 
centers.
    Matching or Cost Sharing Requirement: Grantees must provide at 
least 60 percent of the total approved cost of the project. The total 
approved cost of the project is the sum of the HRSA share and the non-
Federal share. Applicants must demonstrate that at least 30 percent of 
the cost-sharing requirement is met through cash contributions. The 
remaining non-Federal share may be met by cash or in kind 
contributions.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
Application kit.
    Funding Preference: A funding preference will be given to 
applicants proposing to serve sparsely populated rural or frontier 
areas.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $2,100,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards To Be Made: 5-7 Awards.
    Estimated Project Period: 3 years.

HRSA-04-041 Operational Health Center Networks (OHCN)

    Application Availability Date: November 1, 2003.
    Application Deadline: March 8, 2004.
    Projected Award Date: August 1, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Susan Lumsden.
    Program Contact Phone: 301-594-4472.
    Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected].

HIV/AIDS Programs

HRSA-04-042 Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS)

    CFDA: 93.928.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Section 2691; 
42U.S.C. 300ff-101.
    Purpose: The purpose of this program is to fund Demonstration 
Models of Outreach, Care, and Prevention Engaging Young HIV 
Seropositive Men of Color. In the United States, the predominant mode 
of transmission of HIV remains men who have sex with men (MSM). Over 
half of new AIDS cases reported among men who have sex with men occur 
in young men of color.
    This funding initiative will support 4-5 projects targeting young 
(ages 13-24), HIV seropositive MSM of color. The funding start date and 
duration of this initiative will be the same for both the Evaluation 
Center and the demonstration projects.
    The purpose of this initiative is to support the development and 
evaluation of innovative service models designed to reach young, HIV 
seropositive MSM of color not engaged in clinical care and link them to 
appropriate clinical, supportive, and preventive services. The specific 
objectives of this initiative are to: (1) Conduct outreach, (2) conduct 
HIV counseling and testing, (3) link HIV-infected persons with primary 
care services, and (4) prevent transmission of HIV infection from HIV 
positive men to others, among young MSM of color. The Evaluation Center 
will evaluate model effectiveness in reaching and engaging HIV 
seropositive young MSM in clinical, supportive, and preventive 
services. The Center will also support the replication of effective 
models.
    Eligibility: Eligible applicants are public and private nonprofit 
entities, including faith-based and community-based organizations. 
Existing HIV clinical entities that collaborate with faith-based and 
community-based organizations are also eligible to apply.

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    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Funding Preferences: In awarding these grants, preference will be 
given to applicants whose primary mission includes serving the target 
population for this initiative.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $2,000,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 5.
    Estimated Project Period: 5 years.

HRSA-04-042 Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS)

    Application Availability Date: January 16, 2004.
    Letter of Intent Deadline: February 13, 2004.
    Application Deadline: March 22, 2004.
    Projected Award Date: September 1, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Pamela Belton.
    Program Contact Phone: 301-443-9976.
    Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected].

HRSA-04-043 Title III: Early Intervention Services Capacity Development 
Grants (EISCDG)

    CFDA: 93.918.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Section 2654(c), 
42 U.S.C. 300ff-54(c).
    Purpose: The purpose of this grant program is to support eligible 
entities in their planning efforts to strengthen their organizational 
infrastructure and enhance their capacity to develop, enhance or expand 
high quality HIV primary health care services in (1) Rural or (2) urban 
underserved areas and (3) communities of color. The applicant must 
propose capacity building activities that develop, enhance, or expand a 
comprehensive continuum of outpatient HIV primary care services in 
their community through the applicant agency. Capacity building grant 
funds are intended for a fixed period of time (one to three years) and 
not for long-term activities. Grants will not exceed $150,000 per 
successful applicant.
    Eligibility: Eligible applicants must be public or private non-
profit agencies. Faith-based and community-based organizations are 
eligible to apply.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
Application kit.
    Funding Preferences: Congress has directed HRSA, in appropriating 
Minority AIDS Initiative funds, to provide Services to communities of 
color. Consequently, in Awarding these Grants, preference will be given 
to applicants seeking funds that are located in or near the 
community(ies) of color they are intending to serve.
    Estimated Amount of this Competition: $1,700,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 12.
    Estimated Project Period: Up to 3 years.

HRSA-04-043 Title III: Early Intervention Services Capacity Development 
Grants (EISCDG)

    Application Availability Date: January 5, 2003.
    Application Deadline: March 5, 2004.
    Projected Award Date: August 1, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Wayne Sauseda.
    Program Contact Phone: 301-443-0493.
    Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected].

HRSA-04-044 National HIV Training and Technical Assistance Cooperative 
Agreements (NHIV)

    CFDA: 93.145.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Section 2692 of 
the [Title 42, U.S.C. 300ff-III] as amended by Pub. L. 106-345 of the 
Ryan White CARE Act Amendments of 2000.
    Purpose: The goal of this Cooperative Agreement is to assist people 
working with Ryan White CARE Act funded programs, and other programs 
with an interest in HIV/AIDS, to understand and put into action the 
requirements of the CARE Act and research based best practices for high 
quality, comprehensive HIV primary care and support service delivery to 
people living with HIV/AIDS. The Cooperative Agreement will transfer 
knowledge and provide practical help to a diverse group of 
organizations and individuals, including administrative and direct 
service staff of State/local AIDS programs, State/local health 
departments, CARE Act grantees and their subcontractors, other AIDS 
service organizations, community based organizations and faith-based 
organizations; members of CARE Act planning bodies; and consumers. 
Cooperative Agreement recipients will build upon the lessons learned 
from other training, technical assistance and capacity building efforts 
sponsored by the HIV/AIDS Bureau and work to address needs not 
fulfilled by existing efforts.
    Federal Involvement: The scope of the federal involvement is 
included in the application kit.
    Eligibility: National, regional and local non-profit organizations 
involved in addressing HIV/AIDS related issues. Applicants must have a 
history of developing and disseminating informational materials and 
providing training and technical assistance, to HIV/AIDS related 
organizations within the past three years. Community-based and faith-
based organizations are eligible to apply.
    Review Criteria: Review criteria include evaluating applicants 
whose staff assigned to the project have the following 
characteristics:--Experience managing large technical assistance 
programs;--Experience working with organizations providing HIV/AIDS 
primary care, treatment and support services and people living with 
HIV/AIDS;--Knowledge of the challenges faced by organizations providing 
care, treatment and support services to people living with HIV/AIDS; --
Knowledge of regulatory, financing, managerial and clinical aspects of 
the HIV service delivery system and the larger health care delivery 
system; and --An organizational mission that includes a commitment to 
addressing the needs of community based organizations providing HIV-
related services in communities severely impacted by HIV. Final review 
criteria are included in the application kit.
    Funding Priorities: Priority will be given to applicants who 
demonstrate significant experience working with populations targeted by 
this initiative.
    Estimated Amount of this Competition: $1,350,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 5.
    Estimated Project Period: 3 years.

HRSA-04-044 National HIV Training and Technical Assistance Cooperative 
Agreements (NHIV)

    Application Availability Date: October 17, 2003.
    Letter of Intent Deadline: November 15, 2003.
    Application Deadline: December 19, 2003.
    projected Award Date: September 1, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Angela Powell.
    Program Contact Phone: 301-443-5761.
    Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected].

HRSA-04-046 Telehealth Resource Centers Cooperative Agreement Program 
(TRCCP)

    CFDA: 93.211.
    Legislative Authority: The Public Health Services Act, Section 
330I. The Health Care Safety Net Amendments of 2002 (Public Law 107-
251) amended the Public Health Service Act by adding Section 330I.
    Purpose: The purpose of the Telehealth Resource Centers Cooperative 
Agreements Program is to

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establish regional resource centers which will provide services to past 
and existing office for the Advancement of Telehealth (OAT) grantees 
and other institutions in need of Technical Assistance in order to 
refine or create new telehealth programs. Working in close 
collaboration with OAT, the Resource Centers will develop an array of 
services. Resource Center services will include: providing Technical 
assistance, training, and support for health care providers and a range 
of health care entities that currently provide or seeking to provide 
telehealth services; disseminating information, research findings and 
best practices related to the field of telehealth; promoting effective 
collaboration among telehealth care providers in their region; 
conducting evaluations to determine the best utilization of telehealth 
technologies to meet our nation's health care needs; fostering the use 
of telehealth technologies to provide health care information and 
education for health care providers and consumers in a more effective 
manner; and implementing special projects or studies under the 
direction of the OAT.
    Federal Involvement: The scope of Federal involvement is included 
in the Application kit.
    Eligibility: Public or private non-profit agencies. Faith-based and 
community-based organizations are eligible to apply.
    Review Criteria: Final Review Criteria will be included in the 
application kit.
    Funding Preferences: As stated in the Legislative Authority, 
preference will be given to an eligible entity that meets at least 1 of 
the following requirements:
    A. Provision of services--The eligible entity has a record of 
success in the provision of telehealth services to medically 
underserved areas or medically underserved populations; B. 
Collaboration and sharing of expertise--The eligible entity has a 
demonstrated record of collaborating and sharing expertise with 
providers of telehealth services at the national, regional, State, and 
local levels; C. Broad range of telehealth services--The eligible 
entity has a record of providing a broad range of telehealth services, 
which may include--(i) A variety of clinical specialty services; (ii) 
patient or family education; (iii) health care professional education; 
(iv) rural residency support programs; and (v) informatics. In addition 
to providing technical assistance in their region, each grant will 
serve as a national resource that brings together the lessons learned 
from throughout the nation in at least two of the following areas: (i) 
Telehealth program evaluation; (ii) technology assessment; (iii) 
training, marketing, and information dissemination; (iv) telehealth 
program operations.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $500,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 2.
    Estimated Project Period: up to three (3) years.

HRSA-04-046 Telehealth Resource Centers Cooperative Agreement Program 
(TRCCP)

    Application Availability Date: December 15, 2003.
    Application Deadline: March 22, 2004.
    Projected Award Date: September 1, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Luigi S. Procopio.
    Program Contact Phone: (301) 443-0262.
    Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected].

HRSA-04-047 Title IV: Grants for Coordinated HIV Services and Access to 
Research for Women, Infants, Children, and Youth (CSWICY)

    CFDA: 93.153.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Section 2671, 42 
U.S.C. 300ff-71.
    Purpose: The Purpose of the Title IV funding is to improve access 
to primary medical care, research, and support Services for HIV-
infected women, infants, children and youth, and to provide support 
services for their affected family members. Funded projects will link 
clinical 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 HIV-infected. Funds will 
be used to support programs that: (1) Link established 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 medically underserved 
and hard-to-reach 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 development and 
support of comprehensive, community-based and family-centered care 
infrastructures; and emphasizing prevention within the care system, 
particularly the prevention of perinatal HIV transmission.
    Eligibility: Eligible organizations are public or private nonprofit 
entities that provide or arrange for primary care. Current grantees and 
new organizations proposing to serve the same patients and populations 
currently being serviced by these existing Projects are eligible to 
apply. Faith-based and community-based organizations are eligible to 
apply.
Limited Competition
    Applications are limited to the areas where Project Periods expire 
in FY 2004. These areas are:
AL--Baldwin; Mobile
AR--Clay; Cleburne; Craighead; Fulton; Greene; Independence; Izard; 
Jackson; Lawrence; Marion; Poinsett; Randolph; Searcy; Sharp; White
AZ--Maricopa
CA--Los Angeles; Alameda; Contra Costa; San Francisco; Sonoma
CO--Adams; Arapahoe; Boulder; Denver; Douglas; El Paso; Jefferson
FL--Hillsborough; Pinellas; Pasco; Manatee; Sarasota; Duval; St. Johns; 
Clay; Nassau; Baker; Flagler; Volusia;
GA--South East; Clayton; Dekalb; Cobb; Fulton; Gwinnett Appling; 
Atkinson; Bacon; Brantley; Bulloch; Candler; Charlton; Clinch; Coffee; 
Evans; Jeff Davis; Pierce; Tattnall; toombs; Ware; Wayne
IL--Cook
KY--Jefferson
MA--Barnstable; Berkshire; Bristol; Dukes; Essex; Franklin; Hampden; 
Hampshire; Middlesex; Nantucket; Norfolk; Plymouth; Worcester
MO--St. Louis City; St. Louis; St. Clair; Madison
NC--Gates; Perquimans; Pasquotank; Chowan; Bertie; Martin; Pitt; 
Beaufort; Greene; Pamlico; Hyde; Washington; Tyrrell Alamance; Caswell; 
Guilford; Randolph; Rockingham
NM--Bernalillo; Torrance; Valencia
NV--State wide except Clark, Lincoln
NY--Bronx; New York; Kings; Richmond; Queens; Albany; Clinton; 
Columbia; Delaware; Dutchess; Essex; Franklin; Fulton; Greene; 
Hamilton; Herkimer; Montgomery; Oneida; Otsego; Rensselaer; Saratoga; 
Schenectady; Schoharie; Sullivan; Ulster; Warren; Washington
OK--State wide coverage
PA--Butler; Armstrong; Beaver; Allegheny; Westmoreland; Washington; 
Somerset; Cambria; Fayette; Greene
TN--Shelby; Fayette; Tipton; MS Desoto; AR Crittenden
TX--Dallas; Tarrant; Denton; Ellis; Kaufman; Smith; Gregg; Anderson; 
Navarro; Collin; Parker; Johnson; Hood; Navarro; Somervell; Erath; Palo 
Pinto; Wise
VA--Halifax; Charlotte; Prince Edward; Buckingham; Amelia; Powhatan;

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Nottoway; Chesterfield; Dinwiddie; Sussex; Charles City; New Kent; 
Hanover
VI--St. Thomas; St. Croix; St. John
WI--State wide coverage
    Review Criteria: Final Review Criteria are included in the 
Application kit.
    Funding Preferences: Preference for Funding will be given to 
Projects that support a comprehensive, Coordinated system of HIV care 
serving HIV-infected Women, Infants, Children and Youth, and their 
families, and are linked with or have initiated activities to link with 
clinical trials or other Research
    Estimated Amount of this Competition: $22,276,300.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 32.
    Estimated Project Period: 3 years.

HRSA-04-047 Title IV: Grants for Coordinated HIV Services and Access to 
Research for Women, Infants, Children, and Youth (CSWICY)

    Application Availability Date: November 5, 2003.
    Application Deadline: January 5, 2004.
    Projected Award Date: August 1, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Wayne Sauseda.
    Program Contact Phone: 301-443-0493.
    Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected].

HRSA-04-048 Title IV: Grants for Coordinated HIV Services and Access to 
Research for Women, Infants, Children, and Youth: Youth Services 
Initiative (CSWICY: YSI)

    CFDA: 93.153.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Section 2671, 42 
U.S.C. 300ff-71.
    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 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 nonprofit 
entities that provide or arrange for primary care. Current grantees and 
new organizations proposing to serve the same patients and populations 
currently being serviced by these existing projects are eligible to 
apply. Faith-based and community-based organizations are eligible to 
apply.
Limited Competition
    Applications are limited to the areas where project periods expire 
in FY 2004. These areas are:

CA--Alameda; San Francisco; Los Angeles
DC--District of Columbia
FL--Hillsborough; Pinellas
IL--Cook; Dupage; Douglas; Lake
MA--Norfolk; Suffolk; Middlesex
MD--State Wide Coverage
NY--New York; Manhattan
PR--Island Wide
TN--Shelby; Tipton; Fayette; AR Crittenden
TX--Willacy; Cameron; Hidalgo; Dallas; Houston; Harrison

    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Funding Priorities: 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. This 
funding priority is consistent with Congressional direction to bridge 
targeted prevention and medical care and treatment services to youth 
and young adults.
    Funding Preferences: Preference will be given to currently funded 
adolescent programs that have enrolled significant numbers of HIV 
infected youth into a primary care system during the previous project 
period.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: 5,928,779.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 16.
    Estimated Project Period: 3 years.

HRSA-04-048 Title IV: Grants for Coordinated HIV Services and Access to 
Research for Women, Infants, Children, and Youth: Youth Services 
Initiative (CSWICY: YSI)

    Application Availability Date: February 1, 2004.
    Application Deadline: April 1, 2004.
    Projected Award Date: September 1, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Wayne Sauseda.
    Program Contact Phone: 301-443-0493.
    Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected].

HRSA-04-005 Title III: Categorical Grant Program To Provide Outpatient 
Early Intervention Services With Respect to HIV Disease (EISEGA)

    CFDA: 93.918.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Section 2651, 42 
U.S.C. 300ff-51.
    Purpose: The purpose of this funding is to provide, on an ongoing 
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 part of a continuum of 
HIV prevention and care for individuals who are at risk for HIV 
infections or are HIV infected. All early intervention services (EIS) 
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, outpatient substance abuse services 
and nutritional services, and appropriate referrals for specialty 
services.
    For the EIS Grants, a major focus is on increasing access to HIV 
primary care and support services for communities of color. Funding 
available through the Minority AIDS Initiative has improved our ability 
to fund indigenous organizations and those serving communities of color 
to deliver and implement culturally/linguistically proficient primary 
care HIV services. Funding preferences have been established for 
organizations serving communities of color that are highly affected by 
HIV/AIDS in an effort to improve care, and reduce disparities in health 
outcomes. These preferences are consistent with Congressional direction 
to maximize the participation of minority community-based organizations 
in delivering Early Intervention Services.
    Eligibility: Applicants are limited to public or private nonprofit 
entities that are currently funded Title III programs whose project 
periods expire in FY 2004 or FY 2005 and new organizations proposing to 
serve the same patients and populations currently being serviced by 
these existing projects. Grantees must be public or private non-profit 
agencies. These may include but are not limited to: Consolidated Health 
Center Programs (Community Health Centers, Migrant Health Centers, 
Health Care for the Homeless, Public Housing Primary Care and Healthy 
Schools, Healthy Communities) receiving support under Section 330 of 
the PHS

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Act; Family planning agencies under Section 1001 of the PHS Act, other 
than States; Comprehensive Hemophilia Diagnostic and Treatment Centers; 
Federally qualified health centers as described in Title XIX, Section 
1905 of the Social Security Act; Nonprofit private entities that 
currently provide comprehensive primary care services to populations at 
risk of HIV disease; Local health departments; University/Medical 
Center affiliated clinics.
    Faith-based and community-based organizations are eligible to 
apply.
    State and Service Area of Project Periods ending 6/30/04:

AK--Municipality of Anchorage
AR--Arkansas; Ashley; Chicot; Desha; Drew; Jefferson; Lincoln; Pulaski; 
Lonoke; Prairie; Francis; Woodruff Crittenden; Cross; Lee; Mississippi; 
Monroe; St.
CA--Kern; Los Angeles
CT--Fairfield; New Haven
FL--Broward; St. Lucie; Martin; Ft. Pierce; Indiantown; Collier
IA--Dallas; Polk; Warren; Appanoose; Cedar; Clinton; Davis; Des Moines; 
Henry; Jackson; Jefferson; Johnson; Keokuk; Lee; Louisa; Mahaska; 
Monroe; Muscatine; Poweshiek; Scott; Van Buren; Wapello; Washington; 
Hancock; Henderson; Knox; McDonough; Mercer; Rock Is
ID--Ada; Boise; Elmore; Valley; Owyhee; Canyon; Gem; Payette; 
Washington; Adams; Butte; Bingham; Power; Bannock; Caribou; Oneida; 
Franklin; Bear Lake
KY--Pike
MA--Barnstable; Plymouth; Suffolk; Worcester; Norfolk
MI--Wayne
MS--Bolivar; Sunflower; Washington
MT--Beaverhead; Big Horn; Blaine; Broadwater; Carbon; Carter; Cascade; 
Chouteau; Custer; Daniels; Dawson; Deer Lodge; Fallon; Fergus; 
Flathead; Gallatin; Garfield; Glacier; Golden Valley; Granite; Hill; 
Judith Basin; Lake; Lewis and Clark; Liberty; Lincoln
NC--Durham; Wake; Orange; Granville; Vance
NJ--Union; Monmouth; Mercer; Middlesex; Somerset; Hunterdon
NY--Westchester; Putnam; Dutchess; Columbia; Orange; Ulster
NY--Bronx; Albany; Rensselaer
PA--Philadelphia; York
PR--Lares; Barranquitas; Camuy; Ciales; Cidra; Comerio; Corozal; 
Florida; Naranjito; Hatillo; Patillas; Orocovis Mayaguez; San 
Sebastian; Western Puerto Rico Gurabo; Caguas; San Lorenzo; Cidra; 
Cayey
SC--Beaufort; Hampton; Jasper
TX--Bexar
VA Covington City; Clifton Forge City; Alleghany; Botetourt; Craig; 
Roanoke City; Salem City; Roanoke; Amherst; Appomattox; Bedford; 
Bedford City; Campbell; Lynchburg City; Buchanan; Dickenson; Russell; 
Tazewell; Danville City; Pittsylvania; Franklin; Henry
VT--Addison; Bennington; Caledonia; Chittenden; Essex; Franklin; Grand 
Isle; Lamoille; Orange; Orleans; Rutland; Washington; Windham; Windsor
WI--Dane; Adams; Buffalo; Crawford; Columbia; Dodge; Green; Fond Du 
Lac; Calumet; Pepin; Trempealeau; Jackson; La Crosse; Monroe; Vernon; 
Grant; Lafayette; Iowa; Jefferson; Sauk; Richland; Juneau; Marquette; 
Waushara; Waupaca; Winnebago; Sheboygan; Rock; Gree

    State and Service Area of Project Periods ending 3/31/05:

AK--Anchorage Borough; Fairbanks North Star Borough; Juneau Borough
AR--Baxter; Clay; Cleburne; Craighead; Fulton; Greene; Independence; 
Izard; Jackson; Lawrence; Marion; Poinsett; Randolph; Searcy; Sharp; 
Stone; Van Buren; White
CA--Los Angeles; Sacramento; Fresno; San Diego
CT--Middlesex; New London; New Haven; Hartford
DC--District of Columbia
FL--Franklin; Gadsden; Jefferson; Leon; Liberty; Madison; Taylor; 
Wakulla; Dade; Miami Beach; Miami Lake; Osceola; Orange; Brevard; 
Volusia; Polk; Seminole
GA--Clarke; Elbert; Greene; Jackson; Madison; Morgan; Oconee; 
Oglethorpe; Walton; DeKalb
IL--Cook
IN--Lake
KY--Anderson; Bourbon; Boyle; Bath; Boyd; Bracken; Clark; Estill; 
Fayette; Franklin; Garrard; Jessamine; Lincoln; Madison; Mercer; 
Nicholas; Powell; Scott; Woodford; Fleming; Lewis; Mason; Robertson; 
Menifee; Montgomery; Morgan; Rowan; Carter; Elliott; Greenu; Henderson; 
Daviess; Union; Webster
LA--Allen; Avoyelles; Catahoula; Concordia; Grant; La Salle; Rapides; 
Vernon; Winn, Orleans
LA--Caldwell; Franklin; Jackson; Lincoln; Morehouse; Ouachita; Union; 
West Carroll; Bossier; Caddo
MA--Nantucket; Dukes; Barnstable; Worcester; Essex Middlesex; Norfolk; 
Suffolk; Plymouth
ME--Washington; Hancock; Penobscot; Piscataquis; Aroostook
MN--Beltrami; Clearwater; Pine; Sherburne; Anoka; Benton; Mille Lacs; 
Goodhue; Wabasha; Olmsted; Dodge; Mower; Lincoln; Lyon; Yellow 
Medicine; Renville; Lac Qui Parle; Chippewa; Redwood
MO--Andrew; Atchison; Buchanan; Caldwell; Carroll; Clinton; Daviess; 
DeKalb; Gentry; Grundy; Harrison; Holt; Livingston; Mercer; Nodaway; 
Worth
MS--Yazoo; Madison; Sharkey; Warren; Claiborne; Hinds; Copiah; Simpson; 
Rankin; Issaquena
NY--Warren; Washington; Hamilton; Essex; Saratoga; Bronx Kings; New 
York; Queens; Bronx; Staten Island
OH--Medina; Summit; Portage; Stark; Carroll; Holmes; Wayne; Tuscarawas; 
Williams; Wood; Fulton; Lucas; Ottawa; Defiance; Henry; Sandusky
PA--Philadelphia; Dauphin; Erie; Northampton
PA--Cameron; Clarion; Clearfield; Crawford; Elk; Erie; Forest; 
Jefferson; Lawrence; McKean; Mercer; Venango; Warren
RI--Providence
SC--Chester; Lancaster; Chesterfield; Darlington; Marlboro
SD--Union; Clay; Yankton; Bon Homme; Charles Mix; Lincoln; Turner; 
Hutchinson; Douglas; Minnehaha; McCook; Hanson; Davison; Aurora; Brule; 
Moody Lake; Miner; Sanborn; Buffalo; Brookings; Kingsbury; Beadle; 
Hand; Hyde; Hughes; Sully; Deuel; Hamlin; Codington
TN--Shelby
VA--Roanoke; Norton City; Wise; Dickenson; Russell; Scott; Washington; 
Tazewell; Smyth; Grayson; Carroll; Bland; Wythe; Galax City; Giles; 
Montgomery; Floyd; Patrick; Franklin; Henry; Craig; Alleghany; 
Covington City; Clifton Forge City; Botetourt; Bedford
WA--Spokane; Whitman; Garfield; Asotin; Adams; Lincoln; Ferry; 
Okanogan; Stevens; Pend Oreille; Whatcom; Skagit
WI--Milwaukee
WV--Boone; Putnam; Clay; Kanawha; Raleigh; Summers; Monroe; Wyoming; 
McDowell; Mercer; Braxton; Webster; Nicholas; Fayette; Greenbrier; 
Pocahontas

    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Funding Preferences: Preference will be given to applicants in an 
area experiencing an increase in the burden of providing services 
regarding HIV disease, as described by AIDS cases, sexually transmitted 
diseases, tuberculosis, drug abuse, lack of availability of early 
intervention services, lack of primary health providers other than the 
applicant, and the distance patients have to travel for

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care. Preference will be given to applicants that provide services in 
rural (outside urbanized areas and urban clusters as described by the 
U.S. Census Bureau) or underserved communities where the HIV epidemic 
is increasing and in areas that receive limited or no Ryan White CARE 
Act monies. Preference will be given to organizations serving 
communities of color that are highly impacted by HIV/AIDS, and are 
supported by the communities of color proposed to be served. This 
preference is consistent with Congressional direction to maximize the 
participation of minority community based organizations that have a 
history of serving communities of color.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $94,116,800.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 177.
    Estimated Project Period: 3 years.

HRSA-04-005 Title III: Categorical Grant Program To Provide Outpatient 
Early Intervention Services With Respect to HIV Disease (EISEGA)

    Application Availability Date: October 22, 2003; August 15, 2004.
    Application Deadline: December 22, 2003; October 15, 2004.
    Projected Award Date: July 1, 2004; April 1, 2005.
    Program Contact Person: Wayne Sauseda.
    Program Contact Phone: 301-443-0493.
    Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected].
    Explanation: Application Availability Date is October 22, 2003 for 
project period ending June 30, 2004. Application Availability Date is 
August 15, 2004 for project periods ending March 31, 2005. Application 
Deadline is December 22, 2003 for project period ending June 30, 2004. 
Application Deadline is October 15, 2004 for project period ending 
March 31, 2005. Competition for programs with project periods ending 
December 31, 2003 and March 30,2004 were announced in a previously 
published Federal Register Notice. Contact Wayne Sauseda for further 
information.

HRSA-04-049 Title III: Early Intervention Services Planning Grants 
(EISPG)

    CFDA: 93.918.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Section 2654(c), 
42 U.S.C. 300ff-54(c).
    Purpose: The purpose of this grant program is to support eligible 
entities in their efforts to plan for the provision of high quality 
comprehensive HIV primary health care services in rural or urban 
underserved areas and communities of color. Planning grants support the 
planning process and do not fund any service delivery or patient care.
    Eligibility: Eligible applicants must be public or private 
nonprofit agencies. Faith-based and community-based organizations are 
eligible to apply.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Funding References: In awarding grants, preference will be given to 
applicants seeking funds that are located in or near the community(ies) 
of color they are intending to serve. This preference is consistent 
with Congressional direction to maximize participation of minority 
community-based organizations that have a history of serving 
communities of color.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $500,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 10.
    Estimated Project Period: 1 year.

HRSA-04-049 Title III: Early Intervention Services Planning Grants 
(EISPG)

    Application Availability Date: January 5, 2003.
    Application Deadline: March 5, 2004.
    Projected Award Date: August 1, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Wayne Sauseda.
    Program Contact Phone: 301-443-0493.
    Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected].

HRSA-04-050 HIV Emergency Relief Grant Program for Eligible 
Metropolitan Areas (EMAS)

    CFDA: 93.914.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title XXVI, Pub. 
L. 106-345, 42 U.S.C. 300ff-11 et seq.
    Purpose: Part A (Title I) of the Ryan White CARE Act authorizes 
grants for outpatient and ambulatory health and support services to 
Eligible Metropolitan Areas (EMAs). These grants fund systems of 
community-based care composed of approximately 25 categories of medical 
and other health and social support services for individuals with HIV/
AIDS in EMAs. These services are intended primarily for low income/
under insured people living with HIV/AIDS. Fifty percent of the funds 
available are awarded according to a formula based on the estimated 
number of living cases of AIDS in the EMAs. The remaining funds, less 
any hold harmless amounts and amounts appropriated for the Minority 
AIDS Initiative (MAI), are awarded as discretionary supplemental grants 
based on the demonstration of additional need by the EMA.
    Eligibility: Limited to 51 Eligible Metropolitan Areas (EMAs).
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $247.2 million (amount 
excludes MAI award amounts).
    Estimated Number of Awards: 51.
    Estimated Project Period: March 1, 2004 through February 28, 2005.

HRSA-04-050 HIV Emergency Relief Grant Program for Eligible 
Metropolitan Areas (EMAS)

    Application Availability Date: July 15, 2003.
    Application Deadline: October 1, 2003.
    Projected Award Date: No later than 60 days post final FY 2004 
Appropriation.
    Program Contact Person: Douglas H. Morgan.
    Program Contact Number: (301) 443-6745.
    Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected].

HRSA-04-008 AETC National Evaluation Center (NECCA)

    CFDA: 93.15.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, as amended, 42 
U.S.C. 300ff-111(a).
    Purpose: This cooperative agreement will be awarded to an eligible 
0entity to develop, test, and disseminate methods and models for 
evaluating the impact of clinical education and training on provider 
behavior and clinical practice, with respect to changes in knowledge 
and skills, clinical practice behavior, and clinical outcomes.
    Federal Involvement: The scope of Federal involvement is included 
in the application kit.
    Eligibility: Funding will be directed to activities designed for 
documentation and data collection, outcome evaluation, technical 
assistance, writing and dissemination. Eligible entities include public 
or private non-profit entities, including schools and academic health 
sciences centers. Faith-based and community-based organizations are 
eligible to apply.
    Review Criteria: Applications will be reviewed by an objective 
review committee using the following criteria: Understanding of the 
Problem, Professional Qualifications and Expertise of Applicant, 
Organizational Capacity, Methods and Program Plan, and Appropriateness 
and Justification of the Budget.
    Estimated Amount for This Competition: $450,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 1.
    Estimated Project Year: 3 years.

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HRSA-04-008 AETC National Evaluation Center (NECCA)

    Application Availability Date: August 15, 2003.
    Application Deadline: October 6, 2003.
    Projected Award Date: December 1, 2003.
    Program Contact Person: Marisol M. Rodriguez.
    Program Contact Phone: (301) 443-4082.
    Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected].

Maternal and Child Health Programs

HRSA-04-051 Maternal and Child Health Research Program (MCHR)

    CFDA: 93.110.
    Legislative Authority: Social Security Act, Title V, 42 U.S.C. 
701(a)(2).
    Purpose: The Maternal and Child Health Research Program will award 
grants for the following purposes: (1) Extramural MCH Research Program 
to support applied research relating to maternal and child health 
services, which show promise of substantial contribution to the 
advancement of the current knowledge pool, and when used in States and 
communities should result in health and health services improvements; 
and (2) Pediatric Research Network Program to support a pediatric 
applied research network that promotes coordinated multi-centered 
research activities, focused on translating research to practice and 
that should result in health and health service improvements when 
applied directly into pediatric primary care and/or service settings.
    Eligibility: For program purpose, only public or nonprofit 
institutions of higher learning and public or private nonprofit 
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 for research in maternal and child health 
services or in services for children with special health care needs, as 
cited in 42 CFR Part 51a.3 (b).
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition:

For program purpose--
    (1) Extramural MCH Research Program: $2,800,000.
    (2) Pediatric Research Network Program: $400,000.

    Estimated Number of Awards:

For program purpose--
    (1) Extramural MCH Research Program: 10 awards.
    (2) Pediatric Research Network Program: 1 award.

    Estimated Project Period:

For program purpose--
    (1) Extramural MCH Research Program: Up to 4 years.
    (2) Pediatric Research Network Program: 5 years.

HRSA-04-051 Maternal and Child Health Research Program (MCHR)

    Application Availability Date:

For program purpose--
    (1) Extramural MCH Research Program: Continuously.
    (2) Pediatric Research Network Program: December 15, 2003.

    Application Deadline:

(1) Extramural MCH Research Program: March 1, 2004; and August 15, 
2004.
(2) Pediatric Research Network Program: March 1, 2004.

    Projected Award Date:

(1) Extramural MCH Research Program: September 1, 2004, January 1, 
2005.
(2) Pediatric Research Network: September 1, 2004.

    Program Contact Person:

(1) Extramural MCH Research Program: Rita Haggerty (e-mail: 
[email protected]) or Hae Young Park (e-mail: [email protected]).
(2) Pediatric Research Network Program: Rita Haggerty.

    Program Contact Phone: 301-443-2207.

HRSA-04-052 Maternal and Child Health Minority Research Infrastructure 
Support Program (RMIN)

    CFDA: 93.110.
    Legislative Authority: Social Security Act, Title V, 42 U.S.C. 
701(a)(2).
    Purpose: The purpose of this program is to increase the capacity of 
institutions and their faculty to conduct rigorous maternal and child 
health (MCH) applied research addressing issues relating to health 
disparities. The intent of the research infrastructure program is to 
strengthen the research environments of institutions through grant 
support to develop and/or expand existing capacities for conducting 
research in all areas of MCH care and services, which shows promise of 
substantial contribution to the advancement of current knowledge pool, 
and when used in States and communities should result in health and 
health services improvements.
    Eligibility: As cited in 42 CFR Part 51a.3(b), only public or 
nonprofit institutions of higher learning and public or private 
nonprofit 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 for research in maternal and 
child health services or in services for children with special health 
care needs.
    Funding Preferences: All eligible applications will be considered. 
However, the Surgeon General's Healthy People 2010 Objectives, the 
Institute of Medicine's report Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial 
and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care, and the HHS Secretary's 
initiative to eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in health all 
evidence a continuing--if not growing--trend of inequities in the 
health status of racial, ethnic and low income groups. In order to 
enhance research outcomes on health disparities in areas of MCH care 
and services (e.g., prenatal care, low birth weight, immunizations, 
maternal and infant morality), the program is seeking applicants who 
demonstrate: geographic proximity, a history of established 
relationships and commitment to the well being of the proposed study 
population, trust of the community, availability of researchers with 
cultural and linguistic competence relative to the research population, 
and evidence of research experience in the area to be studied with 
resultant professional presentations and/or publications.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application guidance material.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $250,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 2.
    Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: $125,000.
    Estimated Project Period: 5 years.

HRSA-04-052 Maternal and Child Health Minority Research Infrastructure 
Support Program (RMIN)

    Application Availability Date: December 1, 2003.
    Application Deadline: March 26, 2004.
    Projected Award Date: September 1, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Hae Young Park and/or Roscoe G. Dandy.
    Phone Number: (301) 443-2207 for Ms. Park or (301) 443-2964 for Dr. 
Dandy.
    E-Mail: [email protected] and [email protected].

HRSA-04-053 Long Term MCH Training (MCHLT)

    CFDA: 93.110.
    Legislative Authority: Social Security Act, Title V, Section 
501(a)(2), 42 U.S.C. 702(b)(2).
    Purpose:

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(1) Long Term Training in Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental 
and Related Disabilities (LEND) (T73)
    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 State, 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.
(2) Leadership Education Certificate in Public Health (T04)
    The purpose of this program is to strengthen the Nation's Maternal 
and Child Health Public Health system by broadening the leadership base 
of the current and future MCH workforce. Emphasis will be placed on 
developing the public health workforce through innovative strategies 
that address the special education needs of health professionals who: 
live in isolated geographic communities; need to enhance or advance 
their skills while continuing to meet their daily on site work and 
family responsibilities; and/or are from underserved or 
underrepresented populations. These training programs could lead to a 
graduate degree (i.e., Masters in Public Health) and/or in-depth 
training which is tailored to the specific needs of public health 
students in improving their skills (i.e., certificate program). 
Institutions are encouraged to develop the certificate and degree 
programs for students who desire to build upon previous course work to 
continue their formal education.
    Eligibility: As cited in 42 CFR Part 51a.3(b), only public or 
private nonprofit institutions of higher learning may apply for 
training grants.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Special Considerations:
    (1) In the interest of equitable geographic distribution, special 
consideration for funding may be given to projects from States or 
jurisdictions without a currently funded project in this category.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition:
    (1) LEND $8,219,000.
    (2) Leadership Educ. Certificate in Public Health, $720,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards:
    (1) LEND, 17.
    (2) Leadership Educ. Certificate in Public Health, 4.
    Estimated Project Period: 5 years.

HRSA-04-053 Long Term MCH Training (MCHLT)

    Application Availability Date: September 12, 2003.
    Letter of Intent Deadline: October 1, 2003.
    Application Deadline: November 20, 2003.
    Projected Award Date:
    (1) LEND, July 1, 2004.
    (2) Leadership Education in Public Health, June 1, 2004.
    Program Contact Person:
    (1) LEND, Denise Sofka.
    (2) Leadership Education in Public Health, Nanette H. Pepper.
    Program Contact Phone:
    (1) LEND, (301) 443-0344.
    (2) Leadership Education in Public Health, (301) 443-6445.
    Program Contact E-Mail:
    (1) LEND, [email protected].
    (2) Leadership Education in Public Health, [email protected].

HRSA-04-054 Continuing Education and Development (CED)

    CFDA: 93.110.
    Legislative Authority: Social Security Act, Title V, Section 
501(a)(2), 42 U.S.C. 701(a)(2).
    Purpose:
(1) Continuing Education and Development (General) (T02)
    Continuing Education and Development (CED) focuses on increasing 
the leadership skills of MCH professionals by facilitating the timely 
transfer of new information, research findings, and technology related 
to MCH; and updating and improving the knowledge and skills of health 
and related professionals in programs serving mothers and children. CED 
programs support the conduct of short-term, non-degree related courses, 
workshops, conferences, symposia, institutes and distance learning 
strategies and/or development of curricula, guidelines, standards of 
practice, and educational tools/strategies intended to assure quality 
health care for the MCH population.
    Programs must address a critical MCH training need, such as, but 
not limited to, oral health, behavioral health, cultural competency, 
core public health functions, asthma, early identification/detection of 
children with special health care needs, suicide prevention, health 
education, nutrition, nursing, or inter-professional education.
(2) Continuing Education/Distance Learning (T21)
    Alternative education methodologies provide effective and efficient 
means by which maternal and child health (MCH) professionals can 
enhance and advance their analytical, managerial, administrative and 
clinical skills while continuing to meet their daily on-site 
responsibilities. These functions include assessing need; utilizing 
data; developing policies and programs; addressing and resolving 
problems; monitoring progress and evaluating performance. This grant 
program supports the development, implementation, creative utilization, 
application and evaluation of distance education opportunities for 
maternal and child health (MCH) professionals. Projects will work 
collaboratively with each other and the MCH Bureau to provide technical 
assistance in distance education and technology to the MCH community.
    Eligibility: As cited in 42 CFR Part 51a.3(b), only public or 
private institutions of higher learning may apply for training grants.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Special Considerations:
    (1) Special consideration will be given to applicants serving 
underrepresented minority students.
    Estimated Amount of this Competition:
    (1) Continuing Education and Development, $300,000;
    (2) CED/Distance Learning, $525,000
    Estimated Number of Awards:
    (1) Continuing Education and Development, 10
    (2) CED/Distance Learning, 4
    Estimated Project Period:
    (1) Continuing Education and Development, 1-3 years
    (2) CED/Distance Learning, 3 years

HRSA-04-054 Continuing Education and Development (CED)

    Application Availability Date: November 14, 2003.
    Letter of Intent Deadline: December 15, 2003.
    Application Deadline: January 15, 2004.
    Projected Award Date: June 1, 2004.
    Program Contact Person:
    (1) Continuing Education and Development, Diana L. Rule
    (2) CED/Distance Learning, Aaron Favors
    Program Contact Phone:
    (1) Continuing Education and Development, (301) 443-0233

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    (2) CED/Distance Learning, (301) 443-0392
    Program Contact E-Mail:
    (1) Continuing Education and Development, [email protected]
    (2) CED/Distance Learning, [email protected]

HRSA-04-055 Genetic Services Projects: Delivery of Genetic Services 
(GSGE) and Regional Newborn Screening and Genetics Collaboratives 
(GSRC)

    Legislative Authority: Social Security Act, Title V, 42 U.S.C. 701.
    CFDA: 93.110.
    Purpose: The purpose of this grant activity is to fund two separate 
initiatives to establish demonstration projects to address issues 
confronting State newborn screening and State Title V genetics 
programs. These initiatives will provide models, best practices, and 
dissemination strategies for ensuring optimal follow-up and management 
for children identified with heritable conditions by helping to 
translate genetic technological advances into practice.
Initiative 1--Regional Newborn Screening and Genetics Collaboratives
    The purpose of this grant activity is to establish demonstration 
projects that enhance and support the newborn screening and genetics 
service capacity of State Title V programs. The projects will reflect 
partnerships among State programs, medical homes, families, and 
tertiary care centers. The projects will focus on ensuring optimal 
follow-up and management for children identified with heritable 
conditions by helping to translate genetic technological advances into 
practice. They will also undertake a regional approach toward 
addressing the maldistribution of genetic resources. The initiative 
will establish Collaboratives to: Serve as regional focus of genetics 
expertise for the sub-specialty care and treatment and management of 
children identified with heritable disorders by newborn screening; 
Demonstrate partnerships with multiple state newborn screening and 
Title V programs within a region, modeling a regional approach toward 
facilitating access to the genetics expertise that providers and 
families need to diagnose and manage children identified with heritable 
disorders; Provide information, educational resources, technical 
assistance, and support to the medical homes within the region in the 
treatment and management of children identified with heritable 
disorders by newborn screening, as well as to the families of the 
children identified with heritable disorders in the region. This will 
be done by: Utilizing innovations in communication and telehealth 
medicine; Demonstrating partnerships with existing comprehensive care 
programs to provide genetics expertise; Demonstrating the ability to 
offer technical assistance to State newborn screening and Title V 
programs served by the region; Assessing the long term health outcomes 
of children identified by newborn screening in this region and the 
clinical validity and utility of this regional approach; and Addressing 
issues related to the incidence of heritable conditions identified by 
newborn screening in the region. Funds available: $2,000,000 for 4 
cooperative agreements. The cooperative agreements will be funded for 
five years, subject to the availability of funding for years 2 through 
5 and satisfactory grantee performance.
Initiative 2--Delivery of Genetic Services
    The purpose of this grant activity is to establish 5 separate 
demonstration projects to examine genetic service issues such as 
service delivery and capacity, developing communities of practice for 
systems integration, quality of services, genetic literacy, education 
and awareness and the multiple social and ethical issues that have 
emerged from the use of new and evolving genetic technologies within 
these programs. All projects must consider the complexity of the public 
health and health care delivery systems. Applications may address 
Projects 1-5. Funds available: $1,000,000 for 5 cooperative agreements. 
The cooperative agreements will be funded for two years, subject to the 
availability of funding for the second year and satisfactory grantee 
performance.
    [sbull] One project will identify strategies and develop materials 
and a model that identifies and measures quantifiable performance 
criteria for newborn genetic screening programs. Issues such as 
expanded newborn screening, missed infants, false positive results, and 
delayed diagnosis will be addressed--Project 1.
    [sbull] One project will identify strategies and develop materials 
and a model that utilizes a consumer-based family history tool to 
increase awareness about genetics--Project 2.
    [sbull] One project will identify strategies and develop materials 
and a model to evaluate existing data and recommend and weight 
priorities on health and economic value of genetic services, including 
genetic testing, education and counseling to provide important cost, 
health outcomes, and quality of care data--Project 3.
    [sbull] One project will identify strategies and develop materials 
for addressing the ethical social issues surrounding the use of new and 
emerging technologies, the current models for delivering genetic tests 
and other genetic services--Project 4.
    [sbull] One project will establish a resource center for developing 
a community of practice model for Genetic Service Branch's Best 
Practices in the Integration of Newborn Metabolic Screening Programs 
with Other Public Health Programs. The purpose of this resource center 
is to develop and implement policy initiatives related to achieving 
policy that supports integrating newborn metabolic screening programs 
with other public health programs and the health care delivery system. 
Components of the policy include definitions of integration, core 
function specification, standards of practice, and indicators to 
monitor and measure progress and outcomes. Direct involvement from a 
variety of public health programs and support functions, health care 
providers, community members, and families will be necessary for 
success because of the multiple, critical roles they play in the health 
of a newborn--Project 5.
    Federal Involvement: The scope of federal involvement with respect 
to all of the cooperative agreements is included in the application 
kit.
    Eligibility: As cited in 42CFR Part 51 a.3(a) any public or private 
entity, including an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization (as those 
terms are defined in 25 U.S.C. 450(b)) is eligible to apply for Federal 
Funding.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Estimated Amount of this Competition: $3,200,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 9.
    Estimated Project Period: 5 years for Priority 1 projects (Regional 
Newborn Screening and Genetics Collaboratives-GSRC) and 2 years for 
Priority 2 projects (Delivery of Genetic Services-GSGE).

HRSA-04-055 Genetic Services Projects: Delivery of Genetic Services 
(GSGE) and Regional Newborn Screening and Genetics Collaboratives 
(GSRC)

    Application Availability: October 15, 2003.
    Letter of Intent Deadline: December 1, 2003.
    Application Deadline: January 9, 2004.
    Estimated Project Start Date: July 1, 2004.

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    Program Contact Name: Michele A. Lloyd-Puryear.
    Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected].
    Program Contact Telephone: 301-443-1080.

HRSA-04-056 Medical Home for Children With Special Health Care Needs 
(MHCSH)

    CFDA: 93.110.
    Legislative Authority: Social Security Act, Title V, 42 U.S.C. 701.
    Purpose: In February 2001, President Bush released the New Freedom 
Initiative, a comprehensive plan to tear down barriers facing people 
with disabilities and preventing them from participating fully in 
community life. This broad interagency initiative calls upon the 
Federal government to assist States and localities to implement the 
decision of the Supreme Court in Olmstead v L.C., which requires States 
to place qualified individuals with mental disabilities in community 
settings in certain circumstances. As part of this initiative, HRSA was 
charged with ``developing and implementing a plan to achieve 
appropriate community-based service systems for children and youth with 
special health care needs (CYSHCN) and their families.'' A core 
component of community systems is that every child with a special 
health care need must have access to a regular ongoing source of health 
care in the community, i.e., a medical home. The medical home is 
articulated through the Healthy People 2010 Objectives and is a core 
performance measure for Title V Maternal and Child Health Programs. 
This initiative supports the medical home component of the President's 
New Freedom Initiative through: (1) A national resource center; (2) 
state implementation grants; (3) targeted support to pediatric 
practices for service models; (4) grants to assure access to specialty 
services; and (5) a cooperative agreement using autism as a case 
example to improve early identification and clinical management and 
referrals. These priorities will provide models, best practices, and 
dissemination strategies for ensuring that all children and youth with 
special health care needs have the services and support necessary for 
full community inclusion.
Priority 1
    National Resource Center on Medical Home Implementation. One 
cooperative agreement to: (1) Develop and implement policy initiatives 
related to achieving medical homes for children and youth with special 
health care needs; (2) establish and implement strategies for enhancing 
timely interactive communication, including telecommunication, among 
pediatricians, health care providers, community leaders, and policy-
makers concerned with access, appropriateness, and coordination of 
primary care with specialty care and the array of other services 
required for this population of children and families; (3) promote 
activities that establish medical home as the standard of care for all 
community-based primary care physicians caring for children with 
special needs; (4) expand and enhance the capacity to collect, analyze, 
and use quantitative and qualitative data to promote medical homes for 
children with special health care needs; (5) facilitate the development 
of resources that increase access and awareness of the medical home for 
families and children with special health care needs; (6) assist states 
in implementation, assessment, and evaluation of strategies to promote 
Healthy People 2010 Goals and the President's New Freedom Initiative 
around community based systems of care for children with special health 
care needs; and (7) build upon the operational definition of a medical 
home, utilizing tools that have been developed, such as the medical 
home index and continuous quality improvement measures. Funds 
available: $700,000 for one cooperative agreement. The scope of Federal 
involvement with respect to all cooperative agreements is included in 
the Application Kit. The cooperative agreement has a 5 year project 
period. Funding for the 2-5 years is contingent upon the availability 
of funds and satisfactory performance of the grantee.
Priority 2
    Integrating and Sustaining Medical Home through Statewide 
Implementation. Grants to States to improve and ensure the 
sustainability of statewide implementation of the medical home for 
CSHCN. Applicants must: (1) Conduct a medical home needs assessment 
based on the State-specific findings of the National Survey of CSHCN 
and incorporate those findings into the Block Grant Application; (2) 
incorporate medical home into the ongoing budget for the State Title V 
program; (3) implement/expand a plan for achieving statewide 
implementation of medical home; (4) participate in a continuous quality 
improvement strategy with primary care practices in the state; (5) 
develop and implement a structured plan for fiscal and programmatic 
sustainability; and (6) implement formative and summative evaluation 
activities. Funds available: $1,200,000 for 6-8 grants. Grants are for 
four years.
Priority 3
    Medical Home Implementation through Community-Based, Primary Care 
Practices. Grants to primary care practices/networks to improve the 
ability of community primary care practices to become medical homes and 
to promote and support community inclusion for children and youth with 
special health care needs by better linking medical homes with early 
intervention, child care, Head Start, schools, and other community 
programs. Eligible applicants are: (a) networks of medical home 
providers including but not limited to State primary care professional 
organizations and other existing networks of primary care practices: 
and (b) individual primary care practices. Funds available: $800,000 
for grants up to $50,000 for individual practices, or up to $250,000 
for Network applications supporting at least five pediatric primary 
care practices. Grants are for four years.
Priority 4
    Subspecialty Capacity-Building. Grants to develop strategies for 
partnership between State Title V agencies, subspecialty networks, and 
the medical home to improve access and availability of health/medical 
services to support children and youth in their community. Funds will 
support: (a) Comprehensive Statewide, contiguous State, or national 
needs assessments of workforce capacity for specialists and sub-
specialists serving CSHCN; (b) development and implementation of a plan 
to improve workforce capacity; and (c) strengthen subspecialty 
relationships with the medical home. The plan must define and 
articulate the role of subspecialty networks, the medical home, and 
Title V in improving access to and availability of appropriate health 
and related services to support inclusion of children and youth in 
their community. Funds available: $400,000 for 2 grants up to $200,000. 
Grants are for four years.
Priority 5
    Early Identification and Intervention for Children with Autism. A 
cooperative agreement to improve the capacity of the medical home and 
the early intervention community to identify, appropriately serve, and 
integrate children with autism into their communities. The cooperative 
agreement will: (a) Work with MCHB, family leaders, and pediatric 
primary care providers to improve medical home capacity for early 
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young children with autism; (b) support the work of HRSA on the 
Interagency Autism Coordinating Council; (c) collaborate with CDC's 
national awareness campaign to ensure that medical homes are well-
prepared to support identified children; and (d) implement community-
based strategies to link the medical home with early intervention 
programs for children identified as having autism. Funds available: 
$300,000 for one cooperative agreement. The scope of Federal 
involvement with respect to all cooperative agreements is included in 
the Application Kit. The cooperative agreement is for four years.
    Eligibility: As cited in 42 CFR Part 51a.3 (a), any public or 
private entity, including an Indian tribe or tribal organization, faith 
based and community based organization (as those terms are defined at 
25 U.S.C. 450b), is eligible to apply for this Federal funding.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Estimated Amount of this Competition: $3,400,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 18.
    Estimated Project Period: See purpose.

HRSA-04-056 Medical Home for Children With Special Health Care Needs 
(MHCSH)

    Application Availability Date: October 15, 2003.
    Letter of Intent Deadline: November 17, 2003.
    Application Deadline: January 15, 2004.
    Projected Award Date: July 1, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Monique Fountain.
    Program Contact Phone: 301 443-2370.
    Program Contact E-mail: [email protected].

HRSA-04-057 Adolescent Health Resource Cooperative Agreements (AHR)

    CFDA: 93.110.
    Legislative Authority: Social Security Act, Title V, 42 U.S.C. 701.
    Purpose: The overall purpose of the Adolescent Health Resource 
(AHR) program is to promote the health, development, safety, and social 
and emotional well-being of all school-aged children, adolescents, and 
young adults in the United States, and their families. It includes 
efforts that address the needs of decision-makers and professionals at 
national, State and community levels. The AHR program is founded on two 
frameworks: Healthy People 2010 and the principles of healthy youth 
development. Three categories of AHR cooperative agreement funding 
opportunities are offered for FY 2004: the State Adolescent Health 
Resource Center for Maternal and Child Health Personnel (SAMCH); the 
National Adolescent Health Information Center (NAHIC); and, the Public 
Policy Analysis and Education Center for Middle Childhood, Adolescent 
and Young Adult Health (PAE/CAYAH).
    I. (SAMCH)--The specific purpose of this national technical 
assistance and resource center is to assist State Title V Maternal and 
Child Health Programs to promote core capacity in adolescent health and 
to improve measurable adolescent health status in such arenas as 
unintentional injury, interpersonal violence, mental health, substance 
use, reproductive health, nutrition and physical activity, and oral 
health. II. (NAHIC)--The specific purpose of the National Adolescent 
Health Information Center is to collect, synthesize, coordinate and 
disseminate information regarding the health, safety and well-being of 
school-aged children, adolescents, young adults, and their families. As 
part of this effort, this Center provides technical assistance, 
consultation and continuing education to States, communities, and 
groups of health professionals and decision-makers. III. (PAE/CAYAH)--
The specific purpose of this Center is to analyze the effects of public 
policies, regulations and practices at the community, State and Federal 
levels on the health, safety and well-being of school-aged children, 
adolescents, young adults, and their families. The intent is to enhance 
the knowledge of, and to inform, policy and decision-makers as well as 
health professionals regarding the short- and long-term consequences of 
public policies on these population groups.
    Federal Involvement: The scope of Federal involvement is included 
in the application kit.
    Eligibility: As cited in 42 CFR Part 51a.3 (a), any public or 
private entity, including an Indian tribe or tribal organization (as 
those terms are defined at 25 U.S.C. 450b) is eligible to apply for 
this Federal funding.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Estimated Amount of this Competition: $695,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 3.
    Estimated Project Period: 5 years.

HRSA-04-057 Adolescent Health Resource Cooperative Agreements (AHR)

    Application Availability Date: October 29, 2003.
    Letter of Intent Deadline: December 17, 2003.
    Application Deadline: January 5, 2004.
    Projected Award Date: July 1, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Trina Menden Anglin.
    Program Contact Phone: 301-443-4291.
    Program Contact E-mail: [email protected].

HRSA-04-058 National Center on School-Based Health Care (NSBHC)

    CFDA: 93.110.
    Legislative Authority: Social Security Act, Title V, 42 U.S.C. 701.
    Purpose: The purpose of this national resource center is to provide 
current, evidence-based information and other resources to school-based 
and school-linked health centers in order to improve and enhance their 
service capabilities and quality of care. As part of this effort, the 
Center will develop models of interagency and interdisciplinary 
collaboration for delivering health and mental health services in 
schools that involve school staff, school-based/linked health centers, 
and community agencies. The intent of Center activities will be to 
promote development of the school health infrastructure; foster the 
delivery of high quality services to students that integrate primary 
care, mental health, and substance abuse treatment services; contribute 
to positive health, social and educational outcomes; enhance 
collaboration between school-based/linked health care services and 
other school health programs; encourage parental involvement in the 
health care of their children and adolescents as well as engage parents 
in programs that promote health and prevent health risk behaviors; and 
address issues of practice management, such as quality improvement and 
financing of school-based/linked health care. Because this Center is 
national in scope, the applicant should be prepared to interact with 
the approximately 1500 school-based/linked health centers in our 
Nation, as well as with communities interested in developing this model 
of health care. The Center will be expected to interact collaboratively 
with other HRSA/MCHB programs that promote school health and adolescent 
health.
    Federal Involvement: The scope of Federal involvement is included 
in the application kit.
    Eligibility: As cited in 42 CFR Part 51a.3 (a), any public or 
private entity, including an Indian tribe or tribal organization (as 
those terms are defined at 25 U.S.C. 450b) is eligible to apply for 
this Federal funding.

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    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $200,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 1.
    Estimated Project Period: 5 years.

HRSA-04-058 National Center on School-Based Health Care (NSBHC)

    Application Availability Date: October 29, 2003.
    Letter of Intent Deadline: December 17, 2003.
    Application Deadline: January 5, 2004.
    Projected Award Date: July 1, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Isadora R. Hare.
    Program Contact Phone: 301-443-6392.
    Program Contact E-mail: [email protected].

HRSA-04-059 Integrated Health and Behavioral Health Care for Children, 
Adolescents and Their Families (IHBHP)

    CFDA: 93.110.
    Legislative Authority: Social Security Act, Title V, 42 U.S.C. 701.
    Purpose: The purpose of this set of planning grants is to assist 
community health care organizations to develop and formalize working 
relationships for planning a program of health service delivery for 
children, adolescents and their families that integrates physical and 
psychosocial primary care, comprehensive mental health services, and 
substance abuse prevention and treatment services. Plans for 
integration of services that are developed as part of grant activities 
need to address such issues as organizational structure, governance and 
executive leadership, staffing, education and training of personnel, 
facilities, information systems and protection of confidentiality, 
regulatory requirements, functioning in a managed care environment, 
fiscal arrangements, quality improvement and accountability, and 
involvement with the larger community. The ultimate goal of this 
initiative is to develop a set of integrated services models that meet 
the unique needs of different communities. This funding opportunity 
represents a third cycle for this initiative.
    Eligibility: As cited in 42 CFR Part 51a.3 (a), any public or 
private entity, including an Indian tribe or tribal organization, faith 
based and community based organization (as those terms are defined at 
25 U.S.C. 450b), is eligible to apply for this Federal funding. 
Organizations that have previously received funding under this 
initiative are not eligible to apply.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $400,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 8.
    Estimated Project Period: 2 years.

HRSA-04-059 Integrated Health and Behavioral Health Care for Children, 
Adolescents and Their Families (IHBHP)

    Application Availability Date: October 29, 2003.
    Letter of Intent Deadline: December 17, 2003.
    Application Deadline: February 2, 2004.
    Projected Award Date: July 1, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Sharon Adamo.
    Program Contact Phone: 301-443-3972.
    Program Contact E-mail: [email protected].

HRSA-04-060 Breastfeeding Promotion in Physician's Office Practices 
(BPPOP)

    CFDA: 93.110.
    Legislative Authority: Social Security Act, Title V, 42 U.S.C. 701.
    Purpose: This grant program is designed to: (1) Facilitate 
preparation of providers of obstetrical, family practice, pediatric 
health care and other health disciplines in office settings to 
effectively promote and manage breastfeeding with the goal to move 
breastfeeding initiation and duration rates toward the Healthy People 
2010 national health objectives; (2) implement strategies to enroll 
health care providers working with underserved population in 
breastfeeding promotion, support, and technical assistance programs; 
and (3) encourage collaborations between obstetrical, pediatric, family 
health care, and other health providers at the local, state, and 
regional levels. Because this grant is national in scope, the applicant 
should be prepared to clearly demonstrate a national expertise and 
capacity for addressing breastfeeding promotion, support, and technical 
assistance issues related to providers of obstetrical, family practice 
and pediatric medical and health care to consumers and their families; 
and applicants building upon current breastfeeding promotion and 
support partnerships with professional organizations and federal 
agencies.
    Eligibility: As cited in 42 CFR Part 51a.3(a), any public or 
private entity, including an Indian tribe or tribal organization (as 
those terms are defined at 25 U.S.C. 450b), is eligible to apply for 
this Federal funding.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $200,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 1.
    Estimated Project Period: 3 years.

HRSA-04-060 Breastfeeding Promotion in Physician's Office Practices 
(BPPOP)

    Application Availability Date: January 27, 2004.
    Letter of Intent Deadline: March 17, 2004.
    Application Deadline: April 1, 2004.
    Projected Award Date: September 30, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Denise Sofka.
    Program Contact Phone: 301-443-0344.
    Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected].

HRSA-04-061 Partnership for Information and Communication Cooperative 
Agreement Program (PICA)

    CFDA: 93.110.
    Legislative Authority: Social Security Act, Title V, 42 U.S.C. 701.
    Purpose: The general purpose of the Partnership for Information and 
Communication program is to collaborate with governmental, professional 
and private membership organizations representing community, state and 
private sector leaders to identify issues impacting maternal and child 
health, to share information about approaches to improving maternal and 
child health issues, and to clarify the particular perspectives of 
stakeholders in maternal and child health care. For FY 2004, two 
categories of PIC funding opportunities are offered:
    I. Family Partnerships in Maternal and Child Health (FPPIC): The 
specific purpose of this category is to assist organizations 
representing the interests of culturally diverse families to: (a) 
Identify the particular concerns of those families regarding health, 
mental health and welfare; (b) collaborate with the MCHB to increase 
the involvement of culturally diverse families in MCH and Children with 
Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) issues; (c) communicate to families, 
in a culturally competent manner, important issues identified by the 
MCHB; (d) assist state and local MCH/CSHCN programs in obtaining family 
perspectives from culturally diverse populations; and, (e) work 
collaboratively with other family organizations to promote the concerns 
of all families and to address health, mental health and social issues 
impacting families. Organizations will be selected in a manner to 
assure family representation from the variety of racial, ethnic and 
culturally diverse groups that make up the MCH/CSHCN population as well 
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organizations having a particular issue of concern (e.g., mental 
health, education, safety). The program will consider both well-
established family organizations and family organizations which are not 
so well-established but demonstrate promise in supporting and 
representing families of currently under represented groups.
    II. MCH and Mental Health (MHPIC): The specific purpose of this 
category is to support national organizations representing family/child 
health programs and mental health services programs in States to 
develop new ways for their State constituents to better understand each 
others' roles and responsibilities, to identify areas of common 
concern, and to support new ways of facilitating State agencies to work 
together on behalf of the mental heath and well-being of women, 
children and families. The outcome of this effort will be the creation 
of a coherent system to promote the mentally healthy development of 
children and adolescents, support the emotional health of families, 
improve the ability of the health care system to identify mental health 
issues at the earliest possible stage, and improve the mental health 
system's ability to intervene appropriately with the full range of 
emotional problems.
    Federal Involvement: The scope of Federal involvement is included 
in the application kit.
    Eligibility: As cited in 42 CFR Part 51a.3 (a), any public or 
private entity, including an Indian tribe or tribal organization, 
faith-based and community-based organization (as those terms are 
defined at 25 U.S.C. 450b), is eligible to apply for this Federal 
funding.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Funding Preferences: For the FPPIC category, national membership 
organizations representing parents will be considered for funding; for 
the MHPIC category, national membership organizations representing 
State health and mental health programs will be considered for funding.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $700,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 4--Funding is available to make 2 
awards under the FPPIC category and 2 awards under the MHPIC category.
    Estimated Project Period: 3 years.

HRSA-04-061 Partnership for Information and Communication Cooperative 
Agreement Program (PICA)

    Application Availability Date: August 29, 2003.
    Letter of Intent Deadline: September 18, 2003.
    Application Deadline: November 17, 2003.
    Projected Award Date: April 1, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Isadora Hare.
    Program Contact Phone: 301-443-6392.
    Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected].

HRSA-04-062 Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children Program (HTPC)

    CFDA: 93.110.
    Legislative Authority: Social Security Act, Title V, 42 U.S.C. 701.
    Purpose: The purpose of this program is to stimulate innovative 
community-based programs that employ prevention strategies to promote 
access to health care for mothers and children nationwide. This year, 
the HTPC will fund 2 separate initiatives, HTPC-General and HTPC-
Targeted. It is anticipated that HTPC-General grants will be awarded to 
approximately 9 recipients The intent of HTPC-General grants are: (1) 
To support the development of family-centered, community-based 
initiatives that plan and implement innovative and cost-effective 
approaches for focusing resources to promote community defined 
preventive child health and developmental objectives for vulnerable 
children and their families, especially those with limited access to 
quality health services; (2) foster/promote collaboration among 
community organizations, individuals, agencies, businesses, and 
families; (3) involve pediatricians and other pediatric health 
professionals in community-based service programs; and (4) build 
community and statewide partnerships among professionals in health, 
education, social services, government, and business to achieve self-
sustaining programs to assure healthy children and families.
    The HTPC-Targeted grants will focus on the following targeted 
areas: increased access to pediatric oral health services; enhancement 
of behavioral and/or psychosocial aspects of pediatric care; and 
developing and delivering clinical pediatric telemedicine services that 
enhance access to community-based health care services for medically 
underserved areas, or for medically underserved populations. It is 
anticipated that approximately 10 grants will be awarded to 
organizations who address a community need in these critical targeted 
areas.
    Cost Sharing Flag: Yes.
    Eligibility: As cited in 42 CFR Part 51a.3 (a), any public or 
private entity, including an Indian tribe or tribal organization (as 
those terms are defined at 25 U.S.C. 450b) is eligible to apply for 
Federal funding. Community-based organizations, including faith-based 
organizations, are eligible to apply.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Special Considerations: In the interest of equitable geographic 
distribution, special consideration for funding may be given to 
projects from States without a currently funded project in this 
category. These States are: Alabama, Alaska, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, 
Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, 
Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, 
North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Dakota, 
Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, American Samoa, 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of 
Micronesia, Guam, Puerto Rico, Republic of Palau, Republic of the 
Marshall Islands, and the Virgin Islands.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $950,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 19.
    Estimated or Average Size of Each Award: $50,000.
    EStimated Project Period: 5 years.

HRSA-04-064 Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children Program (HTPC)

    Application Availability Date: September 2, 2003.
    Letter of Intent Deadline: September 29, 2003.
    Application Deadline: October 29, 2003.
    Projected Award Date: March 1, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Jose H. Belardo.
    Program Contact Phone: 301-443-0757.
    Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected].

HRSA-04-063 Women's Health (MCH-WH)

    CFDA: 93.110.
    Legislative Authority: Social Security Act, Title V, 42 U.S.C. 701.
    Purpose: Under this program, grants will be awarded in three areas 
each addressing significant issues in women's health: (1) Integrated 
Comprehensive Women's Health Services In State MCH Programs (ICWHS) 
will focus on expanding capacity in State MCH programs to improve 
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establish linkages and build partnerships with state and other 
organizations; this focal point will also identify gaps and facilitate 
the establishment of an infrastructure for comprehensive women's health 
services; (2) Women's Behavioral Health Systems Building: Innovative 
Ideas For Local And State Collaboration (WBHS-LSC) will fund creative 
partnerships in the area of women's health, specifically women of 
childbearing age, to develop horizontal networks of behavioral and 
health care service providers, policymakers and consumer and family 
groups; these networks will also foster systems coordination, policy 
development and coalition building among consumer and professional 
organizations and local and state agencies with local and state 
agencies with the ultimate goal of integrating and improving behavioral 
health services to women of childbearing age; and (3) Innovative 
Approaches To Promoting A Healthy Weight In Women (IPHWW) will fund 
projects to develop creative, innovative approaches that are effective 
in reducing the prevalence of overweight/obesity in women by increasing 
the number of women who adopt positive health lifestyles. The 
interventions must be substantive in nature and positively impact the 
woman's knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors. These approaches should 
target women in communities who have limited access to preventive 
health services and be linked with Title V, Community Centers of 
Excellence in Women's Health, Centers of Excellence in Women's Health, 
and/or other relevant resources. Proposals must target: (1) Women who 
are members of racial and ethnic minority populations who are 
disproportionately affected by overweight/obesity; and, (2) women 
before (preconception) and after (post-partum) pregnancy.
    Eligibility: Any public or private entity, including an Indian 
tribe or tribal organization (as defined at 25 U.S.C. 450b), and faith 
and community-based organizations are eligible to apply.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Special Considerations: For purpose (1) to (3), only 1 applicant 
per state will be funded. For the purposes of the Integrated 
Comprehensive Women's Health Services in State MCH Programs (H74) only, 
in the interest of equitable geographic distribution, special 
consideration for funding may also be given to States or jurisdictions 
who have never received funding for this program
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: For program purposes (1) 
$600,000; (2) $450,000; and (3) $600,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: For program purposes (1) 6 awards, (2) 
3 awards; and (3) 4 awards.
    Estimated Project Period: 3 years.

HRSA-04-063 Women's Health (MCH-WH)

    Application Availability Date: November 18, 2003.
    Letter of Intent Deadline: December 16, 2003.
    Application Deadline: February 2, 2004.
    Projected Award Date: For program purpose (1) July 1, 2004, (2) May 
1, 2004; and (3) June 1, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: For program purposes (1) and (3) Lisa King. 
For program purpose (2) Juliann De Stefano.
    Program Contact Phone: Lisa King 301-443-5720; Juliann De Stefano 
301-443-8783.
    Program Contact E-Mail: Lisa King [email protected]; Juliann De 
Stefano [email protected].

HRSA-05-001 Maternal and Child Health Library Services (MCHLS)

    CFDA: 93.110.
    Legislative Authority: Social Security Act, Title V, 42 U.S.C. 701.
    Purpose: The purpose of the MCH Library Services cooperative 
agreement is to support a national information and education resource 
library which provides the information needed by the MCH community to 
plan and carry out program and policy development and to improve 
service delivery. The overall goal is to use information sciences and 
information technology to identify, collect, and organize information 
from the MCH field that is not readily available from other information 
sources, such as Healthy Start, infant mortality, oral health, 
nutrition, mental health, health promotion, women's health, MCH 
organizations, Medicaid, research, etc. The MCH Library is expected to 
conduct activities in the following areas: Collection and management of 
MCH information, and outreach for awareness and utilization of MCH 
information, including maintenance of databases, bibliographies, and 
other information resources on a website which provides national access 
to key MCH-related data and information.
    Federal Involvement: The scope of Federal involvement is included 
in the application kit.
    Eligibility: As cited in 42 CFR part 51a.3 (a), any public or 
private entity, including an Indian tribe or tribal organization (as 
those terms are defined at 25 U.S.C. 450b), is eligible to apply for 
this Federal funding.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $550,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 1.
    Estimated Project Period: 5 years.

HRSA-05-001 Maternal and Child Health Library Services (MCHLS)

    Application Availability Date: April 20, 2004.
    Letter of Intent Deadline: June 18, 2004.
    Application Deadline: July 19, 2004.
    Projected Award Date: January 1, 2005.
    Program Contact Person: James A. Resnick.
    Program Contact Phone: 301-443-2778.
    Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected].

HRSA-04-006 Emergency Medical Services for Children Demonstration Grant 
Program (EMSC)

    CFDA: 93.127.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Section 1910, 42 
U.S.C. 300w-9.
    Purpose: The goal of the EMSC program is the reduction of child and 
youth mortality and morbidity sustained as a result of severe illness 
or trauma. The EMSC program does not intend to promote the development 
of a separate EMS system for children, but rather to enhance the 
pediatric capability of EMS systems originally designed primarily for 
adults. The EMSC grants support activities in the following areas: 
Injury prevention, database studies, outcome measures, patient 
assessments, facility and equipment standards, procedure standards, 
protocols for treatment, triage, and transfer, model agreements, 
training courses, videotapes and books, and community programs for 
special populations. EMSC projects demonstrate how the outcomes of 
pediatric emergencies can be improved by strengthening or expanding the 
pediatric capabilities of an existing EMS system.
    For FY 2004, three categories of EMSC Demonstration Grant funding 
opportunities are offered: I. Funding is available for up to 9 EMSC 
State Partnership (EMSCP) demonstration grants to support activities 
that represent the steps to take in order to institutionalize EMSC 
within Emergency Medical Services (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 
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be used to: (a) Address problems identified in the course of a previous 
EMSC grant; (b) increase the involvement of families in EMSC; (c) 
improve linkages between local, regional, or State agencies; (d) 
promulgate standards developed for one region of the State under 
previous funding to include the entire State; or (e) assure effective 
triage of the child in physical or emotional crisis to appropriate 
facilities and/or other resources. II. To provide supplemental funds to 
approximately existing 8 EMSC State Partnership Demonstration grantees 
for Regional Symposium (EMSCS) round-table meetings that are convened 
for the explicit purpose of knowledge synthesis and dissemination. The 
primary goal of the EMSC program's knowledge synthesis and 
dissemination activities is to improve the quality of care to children. 
In collaboration with schools of medicine, regional consortia of State 
EMS programs will meet annually to develop and evaluate improved 
procedures and protocols for children. Meetings will involve 
coordinating, exchanging, and demonstrating innovative activities of 
common interest to participating States, while facilitating a forum for 
knowledge transfer on EMSC related issues between individual care 
providers and care providing organizations.
    III. Funding is available for approximately 7 EMSC Targeted Issue 
Demonstration Grants (EMSCT) that are intended to address specific, 
focused issues related to the development of EMSC knowledge and 
capacity, with the intent of advancing the state-of-the-art tools, and 
creating tools or knowledge that will be helpful to the field. 
Proposals must have well-conceived methodology for analysis and 
evaluation.
    Eligibility: For State Partnerships and Regional Symposiums, the 
eligible applicant is the State EMS Agency, unless the State 
specifically requests and designates another State entity or an 
accredited school of medicine. For targeted Issues, the eligible 
applicants are State governments, and accredited schools of medicine 
(Targeted Issue applicants from accredited schools of medicine do not 
need to be endorsed by the State EMS Office.)
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $2,755,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 24.
    Estimated Project Period: 1 or 3 years.

HRSA-04-006 Emergency Medical Services for Children Demonstration Grant 
Program (EMSC)

    Application Availability Date: September 2, 2003.
    Letter of Intent Deadline: October 3, 2003.
    Application Deadline: October 31, 2003.
    Projected Award Date: March 1, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Dan Kavanaugh.
    Program Contact Phone: 301-443-1321.
    Program Contact E-mail: [email protected].

HRSA-04-064 Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Program--State Grants

    CFDA: 93.234.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title XII, 
Section 1252, 42 U.S.C. 300d-52.
    Purpose: The purpose of the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) program is 
to improve access, availability, appropriateness and acceptability of 
health and other services for individuals with traumatic brain injury 
(TBI) and their families. State TBI systems should be culturally 
competent and services should be person and family directed. States 
applying under this announcement must address the four Core Capacity 
Components of a TBI service system: a lead Designated State Agency and 
State staff person responsible for State TBI activities, a Statewide 
TBI Advisory Board, a Statewide Resource/Needs Assessment, and a 
Statewide Action Plan that is a comprehensive, community-based system 
of cure that addresses the need of individuals with TBI and their 
families. For FY 2004, three categories of State TBI funding 
opportunities are offered: I. Funding for up to 7 State TBI Planning 
(TBIP) Grant awards is available to assist States and Territories to 
develop the infrastructure needed to implement a TBI program. States 
applying under this category MUST submit a plan for developing the Four 
Core Capacity Components. These components DO NOT have to be in place 
at the time of application. II. Funding for approximately 7 State TBI 
Implementation (TBII) Grants is available to help States move toward a 
Statewide system that will assure access to comprehensive and 
coordinated services for individuals with TBI and their families. III. 
Funding for approximately 2 State TBI Post Demonstration (TBIPD) Grants 
to address issues that will encompass specific State capacity building 
initiatives to contribute to sustainable change in the system of 
community services and supports that reflect the best practices in the 
field of TBI.
    Cost Sharing: Secretary may make a grant under such subsection only 
if the State agrees to make available non-Federal contributions toward 
such costs in an amount that is not less than $1 for each $2 of Federal 
funds provided under the grant.
    Eligibility: For all TBI State grants, State governments are the 
only eligible applicants for funding under the Federal TBI Program. 
Applicants for State TBI Post-Demonstration Grants may only come from 
the State agency designated as the Lead Agency for TBI services within 
the State.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $2,125,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 16.
    Estimated Project Period: 1, 2, or 3 years.

HRSA-04-064 Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) State Grant Program

    Application Availability Date: September 8, 2003.
    Letter of Intent Deadline: September 18, 2003.
    Application Deadline: November 17, 2003.
    Projected Award Date: April 1, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Betty Hastings.
    Program Contact Phone: 301-443-5599.
    Program Contact E-mail: [email protected].

HRSA-04-065 Poison Control Centers Stabilization and Enhancement Grant 
Program, Financial Stabilization Grants (PCCFS)

    CFDA: 93.253.
    Legislative Authority: The Poison Control Center Enhancement and 
Awareness Act, Section 6(a) of Public Law 106-174.
    Purpose: The purpose of the Poison Control Program is to stabilize 
and improve poison control centers (PCCs) and promote a comprehensive 
system for the delivery of high quality poison control services 
nationwide.
    For FY 2004, two categories of PCC stabilization and enhancement 
grant opportunities are offered:
    I. Funds are available to be awarded to existing, certified PCCs or 
poison control systems, and
    II. Funds are available to be awarded to non-certified or newly 
established PCCs to obtain certification from the American Association 
of Poison Control Centers or a State with equivalent standards, as 
determined by the Secretary.

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    Eligibility: Eligibility for funding under Category I is limited to 
certified PCCs. Centers must be certified by the American Association 
of Poison Control Centers or a State with equivalent standards, as 
determined by the Secretary. Eligibility for Category II awards is 
limited to non-certified PCCs.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: I. $14,100,000; II. 
$2,100,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 50 and 10.
    Estimated Project Period: 3 years and 2 years.

HRSA-04-065 Poison Control Centers Stabilization and Enhancement Grant 
Program, Financial Stabilization Grants (PCCFS)

    Application Availability Date: December 30, 2003.
    Application Deadline: March 1, 2004.
    Projected Award Date: September 1, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: I. Maxine Jones; II. Carol Delany.
    Program Contact Phone: 301-443-6192; 301-443-5848.
    Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected], [email protected].

HRSA-04-066 Healthy Start Program: Eliminating Disparities in Perinatal 
Health (HSED)

    CFDA: 93.926.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Title III, 
Section 330 H.
    Purpose: Under this program, grants will be awarded in two areas to 
address significant disparities in perinatal health indicators: (1) 
Eliminating Disparities In Perinatal Health focuses on disparities 
among Hispanics, Americans Indians, African Americans, Alaska Natives, 
Asian/Pacific Islanders, Immigrant Populations, or differences 
occurring by education, income, disability, or living in rural/isolated 
areas by enhancing a community's service system; and (2) Eliminating 
Disparities In Perinatal Border Health focusing on enhancing a border 
community's perinatal service system to address significant disparities 
and deficiencies in these communities. Under both grants, communities 
must provide a scope of project services that will cover pregnancy and 
interconceptional phases for women and infants residing in the proposed 
project area. Services are to be given to both mother and infant for 
two years following delivery to promote longer interconceptional 
periods and prevent relapses of unhealthy risk behaviors.
    Eligibility: For program purposes (1) and (2) Any public or private 
entity, including an Indian tribe or tribal organization (as defined at 
25 U.S.C. 450b) is eligible to apply. Funding would be made available 
to community-based (and faith-based) projects which have: (1) 
Significant disparities in perinatal indicators which contribute to 
high infant mortality rates, among one or more subpopulations; (2) an 
existing active consortia of stakeholders which have underway a 
perinatal disparity reduction initiative for at least one year; and, 
(3) a feasible plan to reduce barriers, improve the local perinatal 
system of care, and work towards eliminating existing disparities in 
perinatal health. These sites must have or plan to implement/adapt 
Healthy Start strategies of consortium, case management, and outreach 
services in a culturally and linguistically sensitive manner. In 
addition, they must demonstrate existing/planned collaborations with 
key State and local services and resources systems. Such key State and 
local resources include Title V, Title X, Title XIX, Title XXI, WIC, 
Enterprise Communities/Empowerment Zones, federally funded Community 
and Migrant Health Centers, federally funded Health Care for the 
Homeless projects, and Indian/Tribal Health Services. For program 
purpose (2) To apply programs must target a community/geographic 
area(s) with disparate perinatal indicators (such as inadequate 
prenatal care, anemia) that can contribute to infant mortality The 
selected communities must be within 62 miles of the U.S.-Mexican 
border, or be in Alaska or Hawaii
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Funding Priorities: In recognition of current efforts in high risk 
communities, a priority consideration will occur at the time of award.
    Special Considerations: For purpose (1) and (2), only 1 applicant 
per community/project area will be funded.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $6,100,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 7.
    Estimated Project Period: 4 years.

HRSA-04-066 Healthy Start Program: Eliminating Disparities in Perinatal 
Health (HSED)

    Application Availability Date: September 18, 2003.
    Letter of Intent Deadline: October 15, 2003.
    Application Deadline: December 1, 2003.
    Projected Award Date: June 1, 2004 .
    Program Contact person: Beverly Wright.
    Program Contact Phone: (301) 443-8427.
    Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected].

Rural Health Policy Programs

HRSA-04-001 Rural Health Care Services Outreach Grant Program (RHOGP)

    CFDA: 93.912.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Section 330A, 42 
U.S.C. 254c.
    Purpose: The Rural Health Care Services Outreach Grant Program 
supports projects that demonstrate creative or effective models of 
outreach and service delivery in rural communities. Applicants may 
propose projects to address the health care needs of a wide range of 
population groups and to deliver many different types of health care 
and health care related services in rural communities.
    Eligibility:
    (1) The applicant organization must be a public or nonprofit 
private entity located in a rural area or in a rural ZIP Code of an 
urban county (list included in application materials) and all services 
must be provided in a rural county or ZIP Code; or (2) The applicant 
organization exists exclusively to provide services to migrant and 
seasonal farm workers in rural areas and is supported under Section 
330g of the Public Health Service Act or (3) The applicant is a 
federally recognized Native American Tribal or quasi-Tribal entity that 
will deliver services on Reservation or Federally recognized Tribal 
lands (documentation of status must be included). The entity must 
represent a consortium composed of members that include three or more 
health care providers and that may be nonprofit or for-profit entities.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Funding Preferences: The authorizing legislation for Rural Health 
Care Services Outreach Grants provides a funding preference for some 
applicants. Applicants receiving a preference will be placed in a more 
competitive position among the applications that can be funded. A 
funding preference will be given to any qualified applicant that can 
demonstrate one of the following three criteria:
    (1) At least one of the consortium members is located in officially 
designated health professional shortage areas (HPSAs) OR medically 
underserved communities (MUCs) OR serve medically underserved 
populations (MUPs). To ascertain HPSA and MUP designation status, 
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qualify as a Medically Underserved Community (MUC) the project must 
include facilities that are federally designated as any of the 
following:
    Community Health Centers, Migrant Health Centers, Health Care for 
the Homeless Grantees, Public Housing Primary Care Grantees, Rural 
Health Clinics, National Health Service Corps sites, Indian Health 
Services Sites, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Primary Medical 
Care Health Professional Shortage Areas, Dental Health Professional 
Shortage Areas, Nurse Shortage Areas, State or Local Health 
Departments, and Ambulatory practice sites designated by State 
Governors as serving medically underserved communities.
    (2) Ambulatory practice sites designated by State Governors as 
serving medically underserved communities; OR
    (3) Propose to develop project with a focus on primary care and 
prevention and wellness.
    The applicant must request and identify the particular preference 
they are eligible for to receive a funding preference.
    Special Considerations: The Office of Rural Health Policy seeks to 
expand the outreach program into geographic areas not currently served 
by the program. Consequently, HRSA will consider geographic location 
when deciding which approved applications to fund.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $3,500,000.
    Estimated Number of awards: 20.
    Estimated Project Period: 3 years.

HRSA-04-001 Rural Health Care Services Outreach Grant Program (RHOGP)

    Application Availability Date: June 16, 2003/June 15, 2004.
    Application Deadline: September 12, 2003/September 13, 2004.
    Projected Award Date: May 1, 2004/May 1, 2005.
    Program Contact Person: Lilly Smetana.
    Program Contact Phone: 301-443-6884.
    Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected].

HRSA-04-002 Health Network Development Grant Program (RHNGP)

    CFDA: 93.912.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Section, 330A, 
116 STAT. 1621, Public Law 107-251, 42 U.S.C. 254c.
    Purpose: The Rural Health Network Development Grant Program 330A(f) 
supports development of rural health networks. Grant funds are used to 
support activities that strengthen the organizational capabilities of 
these networks whose purpose is to overcome the fragmentation and 
vulnerability of providers in rural areas. This program is designed for 
organizations that wish to further ongoing collaborative relationships 
to integrate systems of care administratively, clinically, financially, 
and/or technologically. The goal of the Rural Health Network 
Development Program is to achieve efficiencies; expand access to, 
coordinate, and improve the quality of essential health care services; 
and strengthen the rural health care system as a whole.
    Cost Sharing Flag: Yes.
    Eligibility: The applicant must be a public or nonprofit entity 
that represents a network that includes at least three or more health 
care providers. In addition, the grantee must meet at least one of 
three following requirements:
    (1) The applicant organization must be located in a rural area or 
in a rural ZIP code of an urban county (list included in application 
materials and on program Web site) and all grant-funded activities must 
support rural areas; or (2) The applicant organization exists 
exclusively to provide services to migrant and seasonal farm workers in 
rural areas and is supported under Section 330(g) of the Public Health 
Service Act or (3) The applicant is a federally recognized Native 
American Tribal or quasi-Tribal entity that will deliver services on 
Reservation or Federally recognized Tribal lands (documentation status 
must be included.)
    Funding Preferences: The authorizing legislation for Network 
Development Grants provides a funding preference for some applicants. 
Applicants receiving the preference will be placed in a more 
competitive position among the applications that can be funded. A 
funding preference will be given to any qualified applicant that can 
demonstrate either of the following two criteria:
    A. Those applicants for which at least 50% of the proposed rural 
health network's service area is located in officially designated 
health professional shortage areas (HPSAs) OR medically underserved 
communities (MUCs) OR serve medically underserved populations (MUPs).
    To ascertain HPSA and MUP designation status, please refer to the 
following Web site: http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/shortage/.
    To qualify as a Medically Underserved Community (MUC), at least 50% 
of the network's participation must include facilities that are 
federally designated as any of the following:
    (a) Community Health Centers
    (b) Migrant Health Centers
    (c) Health Care for the Homeless Grantees
    (d) Public Housing Primary Care Grantees
    (e) Rural Health Clinics
    (f) National Health Service Corps sites
    (g) Indian Health Service sites
    (h) Federally Qualified Health Centers
    (i) Primary Medical Care Health Professional Shortage Areas
    (j) Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas
    (k) Nurse Shortage Areas
    (l) State or Local Health Departments
    (m) Ambulatory practice sites designated by State Governors as 
serving medically underserved communities; or
    B. Those applicants whose projects focus on primary care, and 
wellness and prevention strategies.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Special Considerations: The Office of Rural Health Policy seeks to 
expand the Network Development grant program into geographic areas not 
currently supported by the program. Consequently, the Office will 
consider geographic location when deciding which approved applications 
to fund.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $2,000,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 10-15.
    Estimated Project Period: 3 years.

HRSA-04-002 Rural Health Network Development Grant Program (RHNGP)

    Application Availability Date: June 2, 2003/June 11, 2004.
    Application Deadline: September 26, 2003/September 20, 2004.
    Projected Award Date: May 1, 2004/May 1, 2005.
    Program Contact Person: Katherine Bolus.
    Program Contact Phone: 301-443-7444 or 301-443-7320.
    Program Contact E-mail: [email protected], [email protected].

HRSA-04-003 Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant Program 
(RHNPGP)

    CFDA: 93.912.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Section 330A(f), 
42 U.S.C. 254c.
    Purpose: The Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant 
Program supports one year of planning activities to develop integrated 
health care networks in rural areas. The Planning Grant Program 
provides support to rural entities that seek to develop a formal health 
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collaboration. Formative networks are those that are not sufficiently 
evolved to apply for a 3-year planning implementation grant and do not 
yet have a formalized structure.
    The program is designed to support organizations that wish to 
develop formal collaborative relationships among health care providers 
to integrate systems of care administratively, clinically, financially, 
and/or technologically. The goal of the Rural Health Network 
Development Program is to achieve efficiencies; expand access to, 
coordinate, and improve the quality of essential health care services; 
and strengthen the rural health care system as a whole. The Planning 
Grant Program supports this overall program goal by providing support 
to entities in the formative stages of planning and organizing a rural 
health network.
    Eligibility: The applicant must be a public or nonprofit entity 
that represents a network that includes at least three or more health 
care providers. In addition, the grantee must meet at least one of 
three following requirements:
    The applicant organization must be located in a rural area or in a 
rural ZIP code of an urban county (list included in application 
materials and on program Web site) and all grant-funded activities must 
support rural areas; OR the applicant organization exists exclusively 
to provide services to migrant and seasonal farm workers in rural areas 
and is supported under Section 330(g) of the Public Health Service Act; 
OR the applicant is a federally recognized Native American Tribal or 
quasi-Tribal entity that will deliver services on Reservation or 
Federally recognized Tribal lands (documentation status must be 
included.)
    Existing networks that seek to expand services or expand their 
service area are not eligible to apply to this program.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Funding Preferences: The authorizing legislation for Network 
Development Planning Grants provides a funding preference for some 
applicants. Applicants receiving the preference will be placed in a 
more competitive position among the applications that can be funded. A 
funding preference will be given to any qualified applicant that can 
demonstrate either of the following two criteria:
    A. Those applicants for which at least 50% of the proposed rural 
health network's service area is located in officially designated 
health professional shortage areas (HPSAs) OR medically underserved 
communities (MUCs) OR serve medically underserved populations (MUPs).
    To ascertain HPSA and MUP designation status, please refer to the 
following Web site: http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/shortage/.
    To qualify as a Medically Underserved Community (MUC), at least 50% 
of the network's participation must include facilities that are 
federally designated as any of the following:
    (a) Community Health Centers
    (b) Migrant Health Centers
    (c) Health Care for the Homeless Grantees
    (d) Public Housing Primary Care Grantees
    (e) Rural Health Clinics
    (f) National Health Service Corps sites
    (g) Indian Health Service sites
    (h) Federally Qualified Health Centers
    (i) Primary Medical Care Health Professional Shortage Areas
    (j) Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas
    (k) Nurse Shortage Areas
    (l) State or Local Health Departments
    (m) Ambulatory practice sites designated by State Governors as 
serving medically underserved communities; OR
    B. Those applicants whose projects focus on primary care, and 
wellness and prevention strategies.
    Special Considerations: The Office will consider geographic 
location when deciding which approved applications to fund to ensure 
balanced distribution of grant funds to rural areas across the U.S.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $1,000,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 10-15.
    Estimated Project Period: 1 year.

HRSA-04-003 Rural Health Network Development Planning Grant Program 
(RHNPGP)

    Application Availability Date: June 16, 2003/June 11, 2004.
    Application Deadline: September 10, 2003/September 8, 2004.
    Projected Award Date: December 1, 2003/December 1, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Michele Pray-Gibson.
    Program Contact Phone: 301-443-7320.
    Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected].

HRSA-04-067 Delta State Rural Development Network Grant Program (DELTA)

    CFDA: 93.912.
    Legislative Authority: Public Law 104-299, enacted in 1996, 
authorizes the Rural Health Outreach, Network Development, and 
Telemedicine Grant programs. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001, 
Public Law 106-554, includes in the Rural Health Outreach appropriation 
line, the section on Miscellaneous Appropriations, Division B, Title V, 
subtitle F the Delta Regional Authority and in Division B Title I Sec. 
153 defined the States and counties considered as part of the 
Mississippi River Delta region.
    Purpose: The purpose of these grants is to provide support to the 
rural Mississippi Delta region to strengthen community-based 
organizations' abilities to target the under- and uninsured. 
Specifically, the grants are used to fund statewide organizations 
having the capability to support development of community-based 
networks. The primary responsibility of the statewide networks is to 
help local Delta rural counties in their respective States identify 
greatest local health needs, identify potential funding for these 
projects, and develop and implement fundable health intervention 
projects to address local needs.
    Eligibility: Eligible applicants are limited to the eight 
designated Delta Region States: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, 
Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $5,500,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 8.
    Estimated Project Period: 3 years.

HRSA-04-067 Delta State Rural Development Network Grant Program (DELTA)

    Application Avaialbility Date: February 1, 2004 .
    Application Deadline: May 1, 2004.
    Projected Award Date: September 1, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Michele Pray-Gibson.
    Program Contact Phone: 301-443-7320.
    Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected].

HRSA-04-068 Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program (SHIP)

    CFDA: 93.301.
    Legislative Authority: Social Security Act, Section 1820(g)(3).
    Purpose: The Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program (SHIP) 
provides grants to small rural hospitals to help them do any or all of 
the following: (1) Pay for costs related to the implementation of PPS, 
(2) comply with provisions of HIPAA, and (3) reduce medical errors and 
support quality improvement.

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    Hospitals need to apply for these grants through their State's 
Office of Rural Health.
    Eligibility: All small rural hospitals located in the fifty States 
and territories are eligible to apply for the SHIP Grant Program. 
Hospitals need to apply for these grants through their State's Office 
of Rural Health. For the purpose of this program, (1) small is defined 
as 49 available beds or less, (2) rural is defined as located outside a 
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA); or located in a rural census tract 
of a MSA as determined under the Goldsmith Modification or the Rural 
Urban Commuting Areas, and (3) hospital is defined as a non-federal, 
short-term, general acute care facility.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $15,000,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 1,500.
    Estimated Project Period: 3 years.

HRSA-04-068 Small Rural Hospital Improvement Program (SHIP)

    Application Availability Date: February 3, 2004.
    Application Deadline: Hospital application due to their State's 
Office of Rural Health (SORH) by COB March 17, 2004, State application 
due to HRSA by COB April 28, 2004.
    Projected Award Date: September 1, 2004 .
    Program Contact Person: Jerry Coopey.
    Program Contact Phone: 301-443-0835.
    Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected].

HRSA-04-069 Grants for Policy-Oriented Rural Health Services Research 
(GPOR)

    CFDA: 93.155.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Section 301, 42 
U.S.C. 241.
    Purpose: Awards are available for competitive grants for policy-
oriented rural health services research. Individual research projects 
that address rural health services will be funded under this 
announcement. Policy-oriented rural health services research is useful 
because it informs policy-makers concerned with rural health issues and 
it enhances knowledge about rural health and rural health services. 
These grants are designed to provide support both for entities 
established in the rural health services research field as well as 
those entering this field. These grants are also intended to advance 
specific areas of rural health services research in which a limited 
amount of research exists.
    Eligibility: Eligibility is open to public, private, and non-
profit--including faith-based and community-based organizations. 
Institutions that received a Rural Health Research Center Award in 2004 
and those with Fiscal Year 2000-2004 ORHP awards under special 
congressional initiatives are ineligible for this grant program. 
Although multiple applications may be submitted, only one award will be 
made to the same entity.
    In addition to the above criteria, applicants must be capable of 
receiving the grant funds directly and must have the capability to 
manage the project. Applicants must be able to exercise administrative 
and program direction over the grant project; must have the 
administrative and accounting capabilities to manage the grant funds; 
and must have some permanent research staff at the time the application 
is submitted.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Special Considerations: Research Areas: HRSA wants to fund a 
variety of research areas in making new awards under this announcement. 
Therefore, HRSA will consider the variety of research areas when 
selecting which applications recommended for approval to fund. See the 
list below. The research areas are: Mental Health; Substance Abuse; 
Oral Health, American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian Health 
Issues; Integration of Native and Non-Native Health Care; Special 
Populations--Children, Women, Homeless, Elderly; Chronic Disease (e.g., 
Asthma and Diabetes); Bio-terrorism Preparedness; Frontier Issues; 
Medicaid; S-CHIP; End of Life Care; Continuum of Care; Public Health 
Issues; Quality of Life; Uninsured; Disabled/Disability; Low Income 
Populations; Quality of Care; EMS (for all populations, with a special 
interest in children); Dual Eligible.
    Geographic Coverage: Applications are sought for research that is 
national in scope. Research covering a single community, multiple 
communities, or a single state are not acceptable and will not be 
reviewed. HRSA wants to achieve a geographic balance among awardees in 
making new awards under this announcement. Therefore, HRSA will 
consider geographic distribution when selecting which applications 
recommended for approval to fund.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $900,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 6.
    Estimated Project Period: 1 year.

HRSA-04-069 Grants for Policy-Oriented Rural Health Services Research 
(GPOR)

    Application Availability Date: March 30, 2004.
    Letter of Intent Deadline: April 30, 2004.
    Application Deadline: May 3, 2004.
    Projected Award Date: August 15, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Emily Costich.
    Program Contact Phone: (301) 443-0502.
    Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected].

HRSA-04-070 Rural Health Research Grant Program--Cooperative Agreement 
(CARHR)

    CFDA: 93.155.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Section 301, 42 
U.S.C. 241.
    Purpose: Awards are available from the Office of Rural Health 
Policy for competitive cooperative agreements for Rural Health Research 
Centers. The Rural Health Research Centers are funded to conduct 
policy-oriented rural health services research with a specific area of 
concentration (e.g., Medicare, Medicaid, health disparities, health 
workforce.) The awards are for four years and 4-5 individual research 
projects are conducted per year, including several projects in the 
specific area of concentration. Policy-oriented rural health services 
research is useful because it informs policy-makers concerned with 
rural health issues and it enhances knowledge about rural health and 
rural health services. This program is designed to provide support for 
establishment of a Rural Health Research Center as an identifiable 
entity with a specific area of research concentration and an 
infrastructure to develop health services researchers entering the 
field into experts in the research complexities of rural health issues.
    Federal Involvement: The scope of the Federal Involvement is 
included in the application kit.
    Eligibility: Eligibility is open to public, private, and non-
profit--including faith-based and community-based organizations. 
Although multiple applications may be submitted, only one award will be 
made to the same entity.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Special Considerations: Research Areas: HRSA wants to fund a 
variety of areas of research concentration among research centers in 
making new awards under this announcement. Therefore, HRSA will 
consider the variety of areas

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of concentration when selecting which applications recommended for 
approval to fund.
    Geographic Coverage: Applications are sought for research projects 
that are national in scope. Applications containing any research 
projects covering a single community, multiple communities, or a single 
state are not acceptable and will not be reviewed.
    HRSA wants to achieve a geographic balance among awardees in making 
new awards under this announcement. Therefore, HRSA will consider 
geographic distribution when selecting which applications recommended 
for approval to fund.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $4,000,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 8.
    Estimated Project Period: 4 years.

HRSA-04-070 Rural Health Research Grant Program--Cooperative Agreement 
(CARHR)

    Application Availability Date: January 15, 2004.
    Letter of Intent Deadline: February 5, 2004.
    Application Deadline: March 15, 2004.
    Projected Award Date: August 15, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Joan F. Van Nostrand.
    Program Contact Phone: (301) 443-0613.
    Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected].

Special Programs--Grants

HRSA-04-071 Regional Collaborative for the Pacific Basin (RCPB)

    CFDA: 93.110.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act , Sections 301, 
330(A), 330(k), 761(b), 767, as amended, and the Social Security Act, 
Sections 509 and 711 as amended.
    Purpose: The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) 
announces the availability of fiscal year 2004 funds for a grant 
program for a Regional Collaborative for the Pacific Basin to serve as 
a regional health policy body for the six Pacific Basin jurisdictions 
(American Samoa, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 
Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of the Marshall Islands, and 
Republic of Palau). The Regional Collaborative is intended to serve as 
a formal mechanism to discuss common health interests, problems and 
concerns; to promote and enhance a regional approach for cost-effective 
sharing of resources, information, and human expertise to advance 
health care improvements in the Pacific Basin; and to provide technical 
assistance to the Pacific Basin jurisdictions. This project is intended 
to provide support to conduct activities to further the IOM strategic 
goals, such as addressing the needs of health care providers who serve 
vulnerable populations, strengthening the primary care delivery systems 
in the jurisdictions, supporting the efforts in the jurisdictions to 
develop and enhance their telehealth and distance education capacities, 
convening regional and jurisdictional policy meetings to address the 
health care needs of the underserved and vulnerable populations in the 
Pacific Basin.
    Eligibility: Eligible applicants are public or non-profit private 
entities, including faith-based and community-based organizations, that 
are part of a network of the Pacific Basin jurisdictions (U.S. flag 
territories of American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands, and the three U.S.-associated jurisdictions 
of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall 
Islands, and the Republic of Palau) which support, or provide for, the 
delivery of health care services and will work together to complete the 
proposed project.
    Review Criteria: Final criteria are included in the application 
kit.
    Preference: Preference will be give to those projects which provide 
an implementation of recommendations in the 1998 Institute of Medicine 
(IOM) study of the Pacific Basin health care delivery system, Pacific 
Partnerships for Health: Charting a Course for the 21st Century.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $125,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 1.
    Estimated Project Period: 3 years.

HRSA-04-071 Regional Collaborative for the Pacific Basin (RCPB)

    Application Avaialbility Date: June 1, 2004.
    Letter of Intent Deadline: June 30, 2004.
    Application Deadline: July 15, 2004.
    Projected Award Date: September 1, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Lynnette S. Araki.
    Program Contact Phone Number: 301-443-6204.
    Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected].

HRSA-04-072 Social and Behavioral Interventions To Increase Organ and 
Tissue Donation (SBITD)

    CFDA: 93.134.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Section 371(a)(3) 
as amended, U.S.C. 273(a)(3).
    Purpose: The goal of this grant program is to assist eligible 
entities in the evaluation of, or the implementation and evaluation of, 
highly promising strategies and approaches that can serve as model 
interventions for increasing organ and tissue donation. All projects 
must have rigorous methodology and evaluation components capable of 
ascertaining the effectiveness of the intervention(s). Applications may 
focus on pilot projects or replications of interventions already shown 
to be effective in a pilot study. Projects involving the use of 
information and communication technology to increase donation are also 
of interest.
    Eligibility: Applications must be submitted by a consortium of at 
least two types of organizations, a transplant-related organization and 
a research-related organization. As specified in Section 371(a)(3) of 
the Public Health Service Act, the applicant organization must be a 
Federally designated organ procurement organization or another private 
not-for-profit entity. However, public and for-profit organizations may 
participate as consortium members or in other capacities, but may not 
serve as the applicant institution.
    Special Considerations: HRSA reserves the option to achieve a 
balance among funded projects with respect to various parameters, e.g., 
target populations, geography, and intervention diversity.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $1,250,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 7.
    Estimated Project Period: 3 years.

HRSA-04-072 Social and Behavioral Interventions To Increase Organ and 
Tissue Donation (SBITD)

    Application Availability: October 24, 2003.
    Letter of Intent Deadline: January 5, 2004.
    Application Deadline: March 5, 2004.
    Project Award Date: July 30, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Nancy B. Carothers.
    Program Contact Phone Number: 301-443-3622.
    Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected].

HRSA-04-073 Clinical Interventions To Increase Organ Procurement (CIOP)

    CFDA: 93.134.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Section 371(a)(3) 
as amended, U.S.C. 273(a)(3).

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    Purpose: The goal of this grant program is to assist eligible 
entities in the implementation, evaluation, and dissemination of model 
interventions with the greatest potential for increasing the number of 
heart-beating and non-heart-beating deceased donors and/or the number 
of organs that are recovered from such donors. All projects must have 
rigorous methodology and evaluation components capable of ascertaining 
the effectiveness of the intervention(s). Projects can employ 
qualitative studies, quantative research, or empiric work. Eligible 
interventions could focus on new and/or improved methods to optimize 
hemodynamic stability after brain death; improve donor organ evaluation 
practices; investigate time-efficient technologies to match donor 
organs with compatible recipients; and identify appropriate non-heart-
beating donation candidates. Interventions focusing on the use of 
information and communication technology to disseminate donor related 
information or to increase the efficiency of organ placements are 
encouraged.
    Eligibility: As specified in Section 371(a)(3) of the Public Health 
Service Act, the applicant organization must be a Federally designated 
organ procurement organization or another private not-for-profit 
entity. However, public and for-profit organizations may participate in 
the project but may not serve as the applicant institution.
    Special Considerations: HRSA reserves the option to achieve a 
balance among funded projects with respect to various parameters, e.g., 
target populations, geography, and intervention diversity.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $2,250,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 12.
    Estimated Project Period: 3 years.

HRSA-04-073 Clinical Interventions to Increase Organ Procurement (CIOP)

    Application Availability: October 24, 2003.
    Letter of Intent Deadline: January 5, 2004.
    Application Deadline: March 5, 2004.
    Project Award Date: July 30, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Jade K. Perdue.
    Program Contact Phone Number: 301-443-3124.
    Program Contact E-Mail: [email protected].

HRSA-04-074 Best Practices to Increase Organ Donation (HIP)

    CFDA: 93.134.
    Legislative Authority: Public Health Service Act, Section 371(a)(3) 
as amended, U.S.C. 273(a)(3).
    Purpose: The purpose of this demonstration grant program is to 
provide support for organ procurement organizations and high donor 
potential hospitals to implement high impact practices for increasing 
organ donation rates in hospitals as identified through the HRSA's 
Division of Transplantation Best Practices Initiative: Breakthrough 
Organ Donation Collaborative or its research grant program: Social and 
Behavioral Interventions to Increase Organ and Tissue Donation.
    Eligibility: Eligible organizations for this program are Federally 
designated organ procurement organizations and hospitals with high 
organ donor potential. As specified in Section 371(a)(3) of the Public 
Health Service Act, the applicant organization must be a Federally 
designated organ procurement organization or another private non-profit 
organization. However, public and for-profit hospitals may participate 
as consortium members or in other capacities. Each application must be 
submitted by a consortium of at least one organ procurement 
organization and one hospital with high organ potential in the OPO's 
service area.
    Special Considerations: HRSA reserves the option to achieve a 
balance among funded projects with respect to various parameters, e.g., 
target populations, geography, and intervention diversity.
    Review Criteria: Final review criteria are included in the 
application kit.
    Estimated Amount of This Competition: $1,250,000.
    Estimated Number of Awards: 10.
    Estimated Project Period: 2 years.

HRSA-04-074 Best Practices to Increase Organ Donation (HIP)

    Application Availability: January 7, 2004.
    Letter of Intent Deadline: February 16, 2004.
    Application Deadline: April 1, 2004.
    Project Award Date: July 30, 2004.
    Program Contact Person: Mary Ganikos.
    Program Contact Phone Number: 301-443-8665.
    Program Contact E-mail: [email protected].

HRSA News--Additional Information

Guidance and Policy Statement of Religious Nondiscrimination in Grant 
Eligibility and Service Delivery

    The Federal government does not discriminate against non-
governmental organizations on the basis that such organizations have a 
religious character. Faith-based organizations are eligible to compete 
for grant funds on the same basis as all other non-governmental 
organizations. Decisions about grant applications and awards will be 
made based solely on the competence, capacity, and actions of the 
provider, not whether it is a secular or faith-based provider.
    To the extent permitted by law, faith-based organizations that 
receive federal financial assistance may--just as secular non-
governmental organizations--use their facilities to provide federally 
funded services without removing or altering art, icons, literature, or 
other distinctive symbols from these facilities. In addition, faith-
based organizations that apply for or participate in programs supported 
with federal financial assistance may retain their organizational 
identity including, but not limited to name, internal governance, and 
mission statements.
    No grantee may discriminate in its delivery of a federally-funded 
program against a client or potential client on the basis of religion 
or religious belief, a refusal to hold a religious belief, or a refusal 
to actively participate in a religious practice. Any specifically 
religious activity or service made available to clients by the grantee 
must be voluntary as well as separate in time and location from 
government funded activities and services.

Key Facts About the Grants.gov Program Spring 2003

www.grants.gov Find. Apply. Succeed.

Overview

    Grants.gov will simplify the grants management process, and create 
a centralized, online process to find and apply for over 600 grant 
programs from the 26 Federal grant-making agencies. Grants.gov will 
streamline the process of awarding $360+ billion annually to state and 
local governments, academia, not-for-profits and other organizations. 
This program is one of the 24 Federal cross-agency E-Government 
initiatives focused on improving access to services via the Internet. 
The vision for Grants.gov is to produce a simple, unified source to 
electronically find, apply, and manage grant opportunities. 
Additionally, the Grants.gov initiative will facilitate efficient 
operations for Federal grant agencies and the grant community.

    Agencies will allow applicants for Federal grants to apply for 
and ultimately manage grant funds online through a common Web site, 
simplifying grants management and eliminating redundancies * * *''

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    (The President's FY 2002 Management Agenda)

    Standardizing Federal grant management activities is a priority for 
the Administration and Congress, as evidenced by Public Law 106-107, 
legislation that mandates streamlining and improved accountability for 
Federal grants, and related references in the President's Management 
Agenda.

Benefits

    Grants.gov will serve as the common face for Federal grant program 
information and applications. Key benefits include:
    [sbull] A single source for finding grant opportunities, helping 
applicants locate and learn more about funding opportunities in a 
standardized manner
    [sbull] A single, secure and reliable source for applying for 
Federal Grants online, simplifying the grant application process and 
reducing paperwork Grants.gov will provide a unified interface for all 
agencies to announce their grant opportunities, and for all potential 
grantees to find and apply for grants. Grants.gov simplifies the entire 
application process, while also creating avenues for consolidation and 
best practices within each grant-making agency.

Progress and Next Steps

    The first stage of Grants.gov was a successful pilot that enabled 
participating grantors to post and grant seekers to search for grant 
opportunities. Each Federal grant-making agency will be posting all of 
their competitive grant opportunities to Grants.gov by October 1, 2003. 
Also in October, the Grants.gov team will deploy a simple, unified 
application to enable applicants to apply for these grants online. 
Here's how it works: a grant seeker from an organization, for instance, 
visits the Grants.gov Web site to search for grant opportunities. Once 
a match is found, the organization downloads an electronic application 
to apply for the grant. The organization would complete the application 
and then submit it through the Grants.gov site. The application is time 
stamped and the appropriate Federal agency has immediate access to it. 
The agency will receive the application, sending confirmation back to 
the applicant through Grants.gov. Processing will be accelerated by 
avoiding the handling of paper applications.
    In 2004, the focus will shift to rolling out the management and 
reporting functions of the Grants.gov system. Additional tools will be 
available to assist the grant community in moving through the grants 
life cycle, and will streamline and improve the grants application 
process.

Participants

    All grant-making agencies will participate in Grants.gov over time. 
The Department of Health and Human Services, managing partner for the 
Grants.gov program, is supported by 10 additional ``partner'' agencies. 
A list of these agencies can be found on the Grants.gov Web site, at 
http://www.grants.gov.
    The Grants.gov team is also working closely with the grant 
community and organizations that represent them, to facilitate delivery 
of a system that will meet their needs. We are in close contact with 
the Council of State Governments, the National Council for Nonprofit 
Associations, and the Federal Demonstration Partnership, to name just a 
few.

Questions?

    Visit http://www.grants.gov to access past and current materials on 
the Grants.gov program or e-mail your questions to [email protected].

New Office of Management & Budget Requirement--DUNS Number for all 
Federal Applicants

    In order to improve the statistical reporting of federal grants and 
cooperative agreements, the Office of Management and Budget has 
directed federal agencies to require all applicants to provide a Dun 
and Bradstreet (D&B) Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number when 
applying for Federal grants or cooperative agreements on or after 
October 1, 2003. The DUNS number will be required whether an applicant 
is submitting a paper or an electronic application, and whether an 
applicant is applying for a new award or renewal of a current award. 
While the current directive does not cover non-competing continuations, 
Phase II of the project, which begins in FY 2004, will cover these 
continuations. Therefore, we encourage all grantees to obtain a DUNS 
number.
    Use of the DUNS number government-wide will provide a cost-
effective means to identify entities receiving those awards and their 
business relationships. The identifier will be used for tracking 
purposes, and to validate address and point of contact information. The 
DUNS number already is in use by the federal government to identify 
entities receiving federal contracts, and by some agencies in their 
grant and cooperative agreement processes.
    Organizations should verify that they have a DUNS number or take 
the steps needed to obtain one as soon as possible if there is a 
possibility that they will be applying for Federal grants or 
cooperative agreements on or after October 1, 2003. Organizations can 
receive a DUNS number at no cost by calling the dedicated toll-free 
DUNS Number request line at 1-866-705-5711. Individuals who would 
personally receive a grant or cooperative agreement award from the 
federal government apart from any business or non-profit organization 
they may operate, and foreign entities are exempt from this 
requirement.
    If your organization does not have a DUNS number, and you 
anticipate that your organization will apply for a grant or cooperative 
agreement on or after October 1, 2003, you should take steps to obtain 
a DUNS number in advance of the application deadline. If your 
organization does not have a DUNS number, you may not be able to apply 
for Federal grants or cooperative agreements after that time. Future 
potential applicants should also consider requesting a DUNS number now 
if there is any intention of applying for a federal grant in the 
future.
    Further information can be found in the Federal Register, located 
at: http://a257.gakamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2003/pdf/03-16356.pdf

Register in the Central Contract Registry (CCR)

    In order to help centralize information about grant recipients and 
provide a central location for grant recipients to change 
organizational information, the government will be using the Central 
Contractor Registry (CCR) for grant applicants and recipients. Use of 
the CCR is to provide one location for applicants and recipients to 
change information about their organization and enter information on 
where government payments should be made. The registry will enable 
recipients to make a change in one place and one time for all Federal 
agencies to use.

General Information

    Organizations should register on how they want to do business.
    A separate registration in the CCR may be required if an 
organization wants to have a single unit conduct business and it has a 
direct payment flow to that organization, it would require a separate 
DUNS number specified for that unit (if a different address from the 
parent organization). If the same address, the organization could use 
the DUNS + 4 found in the CCR. For example, a university that wants to 
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flow through one central point for grants should register as the entity 
doing business with the government. This registration would require a 
specific DUNS number for that business.

Instructions for Registering

    Information for registering in the CCR and online documents can be 
found at http://www.ccr.gov. Before registering applicants and 
recipients should review the Central Contractor Registration Handbook 
(March 2003). In the handbook is a Registration Worksheet. It is 
recommended that registrants print this worksheet and gather the needed 
information prior to starting the online registration process. The 
fastest and easiest method to register is by computer. To register via 
the computer, click on ``Start New Registration.'' Registering in the 
CCR should be the first preparation step in the submission for a grant. 
Allow a minimum of 5 days to complete the CCR registration. 
Organizations can register independently of submitting a grant 
application.

Registration Worksheet for Grant Applicants/Recipients

    General Information: Enter all information that has an M placed 
next to the line meaning Mandatory or Required.
    Prior to registering in the CCR, an applicant organization must 
receive a DUNS number. This can be done by telephone and the numbers 
are on the bottom of the worksheet. Many of the items are self-
explanatory. Identified below are some items that may not be familiar 
to grant applicants and recipients.
    Cage Code: For U.S. applicants, do not enter a Cage Code, one will 
be assigned. For foreign applicants, follow the instructions in the 
CCR.
    Legal Business Name: Enter the name of the business or entity as it 
appears on legal documents.
    Business Name: Enter the name of the organization/entity under 
which it is applying for a grant.
    Annual Revenue: For some organizations/entities this can be an 
annual budget.
    Type of Organization: In this section, indicate whether the 
organization/entity is Tax Exempt or Not. Indicate what type or how the 
organization is recognized. Use ``Other'' if the organization does not 
fit in the designated categories.
    Owner Information: Fill-in if a sole proprietorship.
    Business Types: As indicated, check all that apply. Check the ones 
that are the closest description to your organization. Most grant 
applicants can use ``Nonprofit Institution'' plus any other type that 
may fit the description. (The listing is being revised to include grant 
applicants business types.)
    Party Performing Certification: Enter information only if the 
organization has a certification from SBA. Most grant recipients and 
applicants do not fall into this category.
    Goods and Services: This section is required. It will require the 
grant applicant/recipient to look up a code and enter the ones that 
best fit the type of services the organization provides. It is not 
required to fill-in all the spaces provided for the codes.
    NAICS Code: Is required. Follow the instructions.
    SIC Code: Is required. Follow the instructions.
    Financial Information: Follow the instructions found in the CCR 
Handbook on page 14.

Registration Acknowledgement and Point of Contact Information

    This section is very important and needs to have names and 
telephone numbers put in for specific purposes. For grant applicants 
and recipients the M fields are required.
    CCR Point of Contact: Mandatory. Enter the name of the person that 
knows and acknowledges that the information in the CCR is current, 
accurate and complete. The person named here will be the only person 
within the registering organization to receive the Trading Partner 
Identification Number (TPIN) via e-mail or U.S. mail services. The 
registrant and the alternate are the only people authorized to share 
the information with the CCR Assistance Center personnel. An e-mail 
address is required. An alternate is also required for registration.
    Government Business Point of Contact: Not mandatory; review CCR 
Handbook.
    Electronic Business Point of Contact: Mandatory. Grant applicants/
recipients must provide a name of an individual who will be responsible 
for approving the Role Manager for the organization. The Role Manager 
will be required to approve individuals who are authorized to submit 
grant applications on behalf of the organization. E-mail and telephone 
number are required. An alternate is required.
    Past Performance Point of Contact: Not required.
    Marketing Partner ID (MPIN): Mandatory for Grants.gov submission. 
This is a self-defined access code that will be shared with authorized 
electronic partner applications. The MPIN will act as your password in 
other systems. The MPIN must be nine positions and contain at least one 
alpha character, one number and no spaces or special characters.
    Registration Notification: Once the registration is completed, a 
TPIN will be e-mailed or sent via the U.S. Postal Service to the 
organization's point of contact. If registration is done 
electronically, notification will be sent via e-mail within five days 
of registration.

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