Geriatric Training for Physicians, Dentists and Behavioral/Mental Health Professionals (93.156)
Program
93.156 Geriatric Training for Physicians, Dentists and Behavioral/Mental Health Professionals
Federal Agency
HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Authorization
Public Health Service Act, Title VII, Section 753(b); 42 U.S.C. 294, as amended; Health Professions Education Partnerships Act of 1998; Public Law 105-392.
Program Number
93.156
Last Known Status
Active
Objectives
Grants are given for faculty training projects in geriatric medicine, dentistry, behavioral and mental health. The purpose of this grant program is to provide support, including fellowships, for geriatric training projects to train physicians, dentists and behavioral and mental health professionals who plan to teach geriatric medicine, geriatric behavioral or mental health, or geriatric dentistry.
Types of Assistance
Project Grants.
Uses and Use Restrictions
A grant may be made to meet the cost of a project which will propose: 1) A 1-year retraining program in geriatrics for: (a) physicians who are faculty in departments of internal medicine, family medicine (including osteopathic general practice), gynecology, geriatrics, and behavioral or mental health at schools of medicine and osteopathic medicine; (b) dentists who are faculty members at schools of dentistry or at hospital departments or dentistry; and (c) behavioral or mental health professionals who are faculty members in departments of behavioral or mental health; and/or 2) a 2-year internal medicine of family medicine fellowship program providing emphasis in geriatrics which shall be designed to provide training in clinical geriatrics and geriatrics research for: (a) physicians who have completed graduate medical education programs in internal medicine, family medicine (including osteopathic general practice), behavioral or mental health, neurology, gynecology, or rehabilitation medicine; (b) dentists who have demonstrated a commitment to an academic career and who have completed postdoctoral dental training, including postdoctoral dental education programs or who have relevant advanced training or experience; and (c) behavioral or mental health professionals who have completed graduate medical education programs in behavioral or mental health; 3) be staffed by full-time teaching physicians who have experience or training in geriatric medicine or geriatric behavioral or mental health; 4) be staffed, or enter into an agreement with an institution staffed by full-time or part-time teaching dentists who have experience or training in geriatric dentistry; 5) be based in a graduate medical education program in internal medicine or family medicine or in a department of geriatrics or behavioral or mental health; 6) provide training in geriatrics and expose to the physical and mental disabilities of elderly individuals through a variety of service rotations, such as geriatric consultation services, acute care services, dental services, geriatric behavioral 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, and 7) provide training in geriatrics through one or both of the training options described in the section on "Eligible Projects."
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
Grants may be made to accredited public or private nonprofit schools of medicine, schools of osteopathic medicine, teaching hospitals, or graduate medical education programs.
Beneficiary Eligibility
Any accredited schools of medicine, schools of osteopathic medicine, public or private nonprofit teaching hospitals and graduate medical education programs.
Credentials/Documentation
Costs will be determined by DHHS Regulations 45 CFR, Part 92 and 45 CFR 74, Subpart Q.
Application and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
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 Page is http.//bhpr.hrsa.gov/grants2002/index.htm. This year BHPr has decided to use Adobe Acrobat to publish the grants documents on the Web page. In order to download, view and print these grants documents, you will need a copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader. This can be obtained without charge from the Internet by going to the Adobe Web page www.adobe.com and downloading the version of the Adobe Acrobat Reader which is appropriate for your operating system, i.e., Windows, Unix, Macintosh, etc. A set of more detailed instructions on how to download and use the Adobe Acrobat Reader can 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 can be obtained via the Internet at: http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/grants2002/applications/gertrain.htm.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
Appeals
Appeals are available only to grantees.
Renewals
At the end of the initial project period, competing continuation applications may be submitted for up to five 5 years.
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
None.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
Project periods are for 5 years.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
A Uniform summary progress report must be submitted annually. Financial Status Reports are required within 90 days after the end of each budget period. A final progress report and final 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 (Revised, June 24, 1997), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Nonprofit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend 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.
Records
Financial records must be kept available for 3 years after submission of expenditure report, and 3 years after final disposition of non-expendable property. If questions remain, such as those raised as a result of audit, records must be retained until the matter is resolved.
Program Accomplishments
In fiscal year 2003, nine noncompeting continuations and three new awards were issued. It is estimated five awards will be made in fiscal year 2004. In FY 2002, seven noncompeting continuations and two new awards were made. In FY 2004 it is estimated there will be 12 continuations and 5 new awards.
Financial Information
Account Identification
75-0350-0-1-550.
Obligations
(Grants) FY 02 $4,398,166; FY 03 est $5,840,050; and FY 04 est $7,043,952.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
$390,536 to $673,541; $486,671.
Regulations, Guidelines and Literature
Pertinent information maybe obtained by contacting the Bureau of Health Professions Grants Office, Grants Management Branch, Room 8C-26, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Telephone: (301) 443-6880.
Related Programs
None.
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
Not applicable.
Headquarters Office
Program Contact: Kathleen Bond, MA, Division of State, Community, and Public Health, Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration, Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services, Room 8-103, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Telephone: (301) 443-6887. Grants Management Contact: Director, Division of Grants Management Operations, Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, Parklawn Building, Room 11-03, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
Web Site Address
Examples of Funded Projects
Grants are made to accredited public or private nonprofit schools of medicine, teaching hospitals, schools of osteopathic medicine and graduate medical education programs for postdoctoral training. The funded programs are with Boston University, Duke University, Harvard University, University of California at Los Angeles, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, University of Michigan, University of North Texas and the University of Texas at San Antonio, of the eight programs, seven are 2-year programs, and the UCLA program is a 1-year retraining program.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
All applications will be evaluated by peer reviewers to determine the extent to which the applicant documents the following criteria: 1) Background and Rationale; (2) Measurable Objectives; (3) Project Methodology; (4) Evaluation; (5) Resources; (6) Curriculum/Proposed Training; (7) Recruitment Plan; (8) Fiscal Plan (Budget) and Self-Sufficiency Plan.
