HRSA Funding Opportunity Announcement

HRSA Funding Opportunity Announcement

Greetings, Colleagues.

You are receiving this message because of your interest in workforce issues facing the health care industry. Please find below an announcement from HHS Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) regarding a funding opportunity to encourage minority and disadvantaged students to pursue health careers.

Kind regards,

Gina N. King
Health Care Industry Lead
Business Relations Group
USDOL - Employment and Training Administration
N-4643/200 Constitution Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20210
T 202-693-3763
F 202-693-3890

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) within the Department of Health and Human Services has announced funding for a competitive grant program that supports the continuation and development of innovative, culturally competent approaches that encourage underrepresented minority and disadvantaged students in colleges and universities, community colleges, elementary, middle, and high schools to pursue a career in a health or allied health field.

This program consists of two distinct grants:

Primary Pathways -- Promotes academic achievement and exposes students in grades K-12 to health and allied health professions through innovative, non-traditional methods, with an emphasis on health professions that are experiencing severe shortages across the country;

Advanced Pathways -- Promotes academic achievement and exposes and prepares high school and undergraduate students to pursue careers in health and allied health professions, including faculty membership and research.

HRSA expects that Fiscal Year 2005 funding for the Primary Pathways Program will be approximately $200,000 and approximately $200,000 for the Advanced Pathways grant program. It is anticipated that four awards will be made.

Eligible applicants are elementary, middle, and high schools, community colleges, colleges and universities, and institutions of higher education, non-profit community-based organizations, including faith-based organizations, Tribes, Tribal organizations, and health or educational professional organizations.

Eligible participants include underrepresented minorities, educationally and economically disadvantaged elementary, middle, high school, community college, and undergraduate students. They must be U.S. citizens, non-citizen nationals, or those foreign nationals who possess a visa permitting permanent residence in the U.S.

Guidance on the application process is available at the HRSA Web site and at Fedgrants.gov.

Additional information may also be found in the November 29 FEDERAL REGISTER. The application deadline is December 17.

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