Grants for Dental Public Health Residency Training (93.236)

 

Program

93.236 Grants for Dental Public Health Residency Training

 

Federal Agency

HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

 

Authorization

Public Health Service Act, Title VII, Section 768; Health Professions Education Partnerships Act of 1998, Public Law 105-392.

 

Program Number

93.236

 

Last Known Status

Active

 

Objectives

To plan and develop new residency training programs and to maintain or improve existing residency training programs in dental public health; and to provide financial assistance to residency trainees enrolled in such programs.

 

Types of Assistance

Project Grants.

 

Uses and Use Restrictions

Grants are intended to assist in meeting the costs of planning and developing new dental public health residency training programs and providing financial assistance to trainees enrolled in the programs. Grants may not be used for construction or for providing direct patient services.

 

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Eligibility

A school of Public Health or Dentistry that offers a Dental Public Health Residency Training Program accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation is eligible to apply. Nonprofit entities, including faith-based organizations and community-based organizations, that meet other eligibility requirements are eligible to apply. Each applicant must demonstrate that the institution has or will have available full-time faculty members with training and experience in the field of dental public health and support from other faculty members trained in public health and other relevant specialties and disciplines.

Beneficiary Eligibility

A school of public health or dentistry that offers a dental public health residency training program accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation is eligible to apply. Nonprofit entities, including faith-based organizations and community-based organizations, that meet other eligibility requirements are eligible to apply.

Credentials/Documentation

Schools of public health must be accredited by the Council of Education for Public Health. Schools of Dentistry must be accredited by the ADA Commission of Dental Accreditation.

 

Application and Award Process

Preapplication Coordination

This program is excluded from courage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure

The new URL (Uniform Resource Locator) for the Bureau of Health Professions (BHPr) Grants 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. 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

A Notice of the grant award will be issued from the Headquarters Office.

Deadlines

Applications deadlines are available on the World Wide WEB at address: www.hrsa.gov/bhpr/grants.html.

 

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 3 years of support.

 

Assistance Considerations

Formula and Matching Requirements

None.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance

Project periods are for 3 years.

 

Post Assistance Requirements

Reports

A progress report must be submitted for the second or subsequent budget period within the approved project period for continuation 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, (Revised, June 24, 1997), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit 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 the year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133.

Records

Financial records must be kept available for 3 years after submission of the financial status report and 3 years after final disposition of non-expendable property. If questions remain, such as those raised as a result of an audit, records must be retained until the problem is resolved.

 

Program Accomplishments

In FY 2002, 7 non-competing continuations were made. In FY 2003, 6 competing awards are anticipated. In FY 2004, no awards are anticipated.

 

Financial Information

Account Identification

75-0350-0-1-550.

Obligations

FY 02 $606,091; FY 03 est $591,303 and FY 04 est $0.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

$36,924 to $149,960; $98,551.

 

Regulations, Guidelines and Literature

Funding preferences/priorities, and special considerations factors are published in the Federal Register as appropriate and required. PHS Grants Policy Statement, DHHS Publication No. (OASH) 94-50,000 (Rev.) April 1, 1994; and HRSA Preview, U.S. Government Printing Office Publication: 418-662 are required.

 

Related Programs

None.

 

Information Contacts

Regional or Local Office

None.

Headquarters Office

Program contact: Jerry Katzoff, Division of Medicine and Dentistry, Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration, Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services, Parklawn Building, Room 9A-27, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Telephone: (301) 443-6326 and E-mail address jkatzoff@hrsa.gov. Grants Management contact: Director,Division of Grants Management Operations, Health Resources and Service Administration, Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.

Web Site Address

http://www.hrsa.gov/bhpr/grants.html

 

Examples of Funded Projects

None.

 

Criteria for Selecting Proposals

Competing applications are reviewed by a nonfederal consultant for technical merit recommendations. Approval of an application will be based on an analysis of the factors set forth in the application. See the section on Application Procedure above to obtain a copy of the application.