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93.884:  Grants for Residency Training in General Internal Medicine and/or General Pediatrics

Popular Name:  Primary Care Training

Objectives:  Grants are awarded to assist graduate training programs in family medicine, general internal medicine and/or general pediatrics to expand and improve the quality of residency training programs that prepare graduates to enter primary care practice. Residency training programs should emphasize national innovations aimed at primary care residency education across disciplines.

PROGRAM AND AWARD	FINANCIAL AND INFORMATION CONTACTS
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS	FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO.
APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS	INFORMATION CONTACTS
RELATED PROGRAMS	ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS
PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS	POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS

93.884 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility:  Applicant must be an accredited public or private nonprofit school of allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine or a public or nonprofit hospital or other public or private nonprofit entity. Each allopathic program must be fully or provisionally accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. Each osteopathic program must be approved by the American Osteopathic Association.

Beneficiary Eligibility:  Accredited nonprofit schools of medicine and osteopathic medicine and nonprofit hospitals and other public or private nonprofit entities.

Credentials/Documentation:  Schools must be accredited by a recognized body or bodies approved for such purposes by the Secretary of Education, or a letter of reasonable assurance of accreditation from the Secretary of Education. Hospitals must be accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals or the American Osteopathic Associations. Costs will be determined in accordance with DHHS Regulations 45 CFR, Part 74, Subpart Q.

93.884 APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

Preapplication Coordination:  Not applicable. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure:  The new URL (Uniform Resource Locator) for the Bureau of Health Professions (BHPr) Grants Web page is www.hrsa.gov/bhpr/grants.html. This year BHPr has decided to use Adobe Acrobat to Publish the grants documents on the Web page. Abode Acrobat Reader can obtain without charge from the Abode Web page (www.adobe.com) Detailed instructions on how to download and use the Adobe Reader may be found on the BHPr Grants Web page under "Notes on this WWW Page."

Award Procedure:  Notification is made in writing by a Notice of Grant Award issued from the Headquarters Office.

Deadlines:  Application deadlines are available on the World Wide Web at www.hrsa.gov/bhpr/grants.html.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time:  From 4 to 6 months after receipt of application.

Appeals:  Appeals are only available to grantees.

Renewals:  During the last budget period of the project period, competing continuation applications may be submitted for up to three (3) years of support.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals:  Applications are reviewed according to the following criteria: (1) General Quality, (2) Innovation, (3) Quality of Curriculum, (4) Feasibility, (5) External Validity.

Examples of Funded Projects:  None.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance:  From $108,000 to $294,561; $198,943 for Family Medicine and From $108.968 to $300,509; $211,725 for General Internal Medicine and/or Pediatrics.

93.884 RELATED PROGRAMS:

• 93.900 Grants for Faculty Development in General Internal Medicine and/or General Pediatrics.

93.884 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

93.884 FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO:

Federal Agency:  HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Type of Assistance:  Project Grants.

Obligations:  (Grants) FY 99 $20,038,649 ($11,781,376 Family Medicine; $8,257,273 General Internal Medicine and/or Pediatrics); FY 00 est $17,734,945 ($11,010,880 Family Medicine; $6,722,065 General Internal Medicine and/or Pediatrics); and FY 01 est $0. (This modifies and consolidates Grants for Graduate Training in Family Medicine and Grants for Graduate Training in General Internal Medicine and/or General Pediatrics.)

Budget Account Number:  75-0350-0-1-550.

Authorization:  Public Health Service Act, Title VII, Section 747, 42 U.S.C. 293K as amended; Health Professions Education Partnerships Act of 1998, Public Law 105-392.

Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature:  Pertinent information may be obtained by contacting the Bureau of Health Professions Grants Office, Grants Management Branch, Room 8C-26, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD, Phone number (301) 443-6880.

93.884 INFO CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office:  None.

Headquarters Office:  Program Contact: Primary Care Medical Education Branch, Division of Medicine, Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, Room 9A-27, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Phone: (301) 443-1467. Grants Management Contact: Wilma Johnson, Grants Management Officer, Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration, Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 8C-26, Rockville, MD 20857. Phone: (301) 443-6880.

(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)

93.884 ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements:  None.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance:  Project periods are for three (3) years.

Uses and Use Restrictions:  Grants may not be used for new construction, patient services.

93.884 POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports:  A progress report must be submitted for the second or subsequent budget period within the approved project period for continued funding. Financial Status Reports are required within 90 days after the end of each budget period. A final progress report and financial status report must be submitted within 90 days after the end of the project period.

Audits:  In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133, "Audits of State, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that receive financial assistance of $300,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program specific audit conducted for that year.

Records:  Financial records must be kept available for 3 years after submission of expenditure reports and 3 years after final disposition of nonexpendable property. If questions remain, such as those raised as a result of audit, records must be retained until the matter is resolved.