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93.970:  Health Professions Recruitment Program for Indians

Popular Name:  Recruitment Program

Objectives:  (1) To identify American Indians and Alaska Natives with a potential for education or training in the health professions, and to encourage and assist them to enroll in health or allied health professional schools; (2) to increase the number of nurses, nurse midwives, nurse practitioners and nurse anesthetists who deliver health care services to American Indians and Alaska Natives; and (3) to place health professional residents for short-term assignments at Indian Health Service (IHS) facilities as a recruitment aid.

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

93.970 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility:  Public or private nonprofit health or educational entities or Indian tribes or tribal organizations as specifically provided in legislative authority.

Beneficiary Eligibility:  Preference is given to applicants in the following order of priority: (1) Indian tribes; (2) tribal organizations; (3) urban Indian organizations and other Indian health organizations; or (4) other public or nonprofit health or educational entities.

Credentials/Documentation:  Costs will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-87 for State and local governments. Costs for other institutions will be determined by HHS Regulations 45 CFR, Part 74, Subpart Q.

93.970 APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS:

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

Application Procedure:  The standard application forms as furnished by DHHS and required by 45 CFR, Part 92 for State and local governments must be used for this program. Applicants must prepare Form PHS 5161-1, application for Federal Assistance (Non-construction Programs) Instruction and forms are available from the Indian Health Service. This program is subject to the provisions of 45 CFR, Part 92 for State and local governments and OMB Circular No. A-110 for nonprofit organizations.

Award Procedure:  Grants are made directly by the Indian Health Service to applicant agency, based on results of competitive review process.

Deadlines:  Contact Headquarters Office for application deadlines.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time:  Within 90 days of IHS deadline.

Appeals:  None.

Renewals:  Continuation applications must be submitted annually. Continued funding is subject to availability of funds and satisfactory performance.

Criteria for Selecting Proposals:  (1) potential effectiveness of the proposed project in carrying out such purposes, (2) the demonstrated capability of the applicants to successfully conduct this type of project, (3) accessibility of the applicant to the target population, (4) relationship of project objectives and known or anticipated Indian health manpower objectives, (5) soundness of the fiscal plan, (6) cost reasonableness, and (7) completeness of the application.

Examples of Funded Projects:  (1) The University of North Dakota recruited Indians into its medical and health care programs; (2) the Salish-Kootenai College recruited students for nursing careers, and provided scholarship support through the grant; and (3) University of South Dakota places medical residents at IHS facilities as recruitment aid.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance:  The range is from $50,000 to $400,000; $224,600.

93.970 RELATED PROGRAMS:

93.970 PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

93.970 FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFO:

Federal Agency:  INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Type of Assistance:  Project Grants.

Obligations:  (Grants) FY 99 $2,870,700; FY 00 est $2,870,700; and FY 01 est $2,870,700.

Budget Account Number:  75-0390-0-1-551.

Authorization:  Indian Health Care Improvement Act, Title I, Sections 102, 112, 114, and 122, Public Law 94-437, as amended, by Public Laws 96-537, 100-713, and 102-573.

Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature:  42 CFR 36.310 - 36.319. Final rules and regulations, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, Public Law 94-437, amended by Public Law 100-713, enacted November 23, 1988; and Public Law 102-573, enacted October 29, 1992; PHS Grants Policy Statement, DHHS Publication No. (OASH) 94-50,000, (Rev.) April 1, 1994.

93.970 INFO CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office:  Not applicable.

Headquarters Office:  For Health Professions Recruitment and Health Resident Recruitment Contact: Mr. Darrell Pratt, Acting Director, Division of Health Professions Support, Indian Health Service, Twinbrook Metro Plaza, 12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 100A, Rockville, MD 20852. Phone: (301) 443-4242. For Nursing Recruitment Contact: Ms. Carol Gowett, M.S., R.N., Nurse Consultant, Nursing Program, Indian Health Service, Room 6A-44, Parklawn Bldg., 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Phone: (301) 443-1840. Grants Management Contact: Ms. Kay Carpentier, Grants Management Officer, Grants Management Branch, Division of Acquisitions and Grants Management, Indian Health Service, Twinbrook Metro Plaza, 12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 100, Rockville, MD 20852. Phone: (301) 443-5204. Use the same numbers for FTS.

(See Appendix IV for more contact info.)

93.970 ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements:  This program has no statutory formula or matching requirements.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance:  Payments of grant funds are made through the DHHS Payment Management System (PMS) or DHHS Electronic Transfer System. Information will be forwarded to new grantees regarding the process of obtaining funds.

Uses and Use Restrictions:  Establishing and operating programs designed to recruit American Indians and Alaska Natives into health and allied health professional schools.

93.970 POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports:  Projects must have data systems to support administration and evaluation of the project. The funding agency will provide forms for the uniform reporting of data on case management, fiscal management and project activities, in accordance with 45 CFR, Part 92 or OMB Circular No. A-110, depending on the type of grantee organization.

Audits:  In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 24, 1997), "Audits of States, 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. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $300,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. In addition, grants and cooperative agreements are subject to inspection and audits by DHHS and other Federal government officials.

Records:  HHS and the Comptroller General of the United States or any of their authorized representatives, shall have the right of access to any books, documents, papers, or other records of a grantee, subgrantee, contractor, or subcontractor, which are pertinent to the HHS grant, in order to make audits, examinations, excerpts and transcripts. Grantees are required to maintain grant accounting records 3 years after the end of a budget period. If any litigation, claim, negotiation, audit or other action involving the records has been started before the expiration of the 3-year period, the records shall be retained until completion of the action and resolution of all issues which arise from it, or until the end of the regular 3-year period, whichever is later.