Grants for Residency Training in General Internal Medicine and/or General Pediatrics (93.884)
Program
93.884 Grants for Residency Training in General Internal Medicine and/or General Pediatrics
Federal Agency
HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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.
Program Number
93.884
Last Known Status
Active
Objectives
Grants are awarded for the following purposes: (1) Residency Training in Primary Care-- to plan, develop, and operate or participate (including provision of financial assistance) in approved residency programs in family medicine, general internal medicine and/or general pediatrics; (2) Faculty Development in Primary care-- to plan, develop, and operate (including provision of financial assistance) programs for the training of physicians who plan to teach in a family medicine (including geriatrics), general internal medicine and/or general pediatrics training programs; (3) Predoctoral Training in Primary Care-- to plan, develop, and operate or participate (including provision of financial assistance) in predoctoral programs in family medicine, general internal medicine and/or general pediatrics; (4) Academic Administrative Units in Primary Care-- to meet the costs of projects to establish, maintain or improve academic administrative units to improve clinical instruction in family medicine, general internal medicine and/or general pediatrics; (5) Physician Assistant Training in Primary Care-- to meet the costs of projects to plan, develop and operate or maintain approved programs for the training of physician assistants, and for the individuals who will teach in programs to provide such training; (6) General and Pediatric Dentistry-- to meet the costs of planning, developing, or operating (including provision of financial assistance) approved residency programs of general or pediatric dentistry.
Types of Assistance
Project Grants.
Uses and Use Restrictions
Grants may not be used for new construction, patient services.
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.
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 http://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 (http://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 http://www.hrsa.gov/bhpr/grants.html.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
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.
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 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, (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 the year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133.
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.
Program Accomplishments
In fiscal year 2001, there were 51 continuations awards in FM and 31 new awards in FM, 27 continuation awards in GM/GP, and 3 new awards in GM/GP. In fiscal year 2002, it is estimated that 19 new awards in FM and 13 new awards in GM/GP will be made. No awards are estimated for fiscal year 2003.
Financial Information
Account Identification
75-0350-0-1-550.
Obligations
(Grants) FY 02 $82,285,802; FY 03 est $82,103,253; and FY 04 est $0.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
$13,801 to $985,497; 183,266.
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. Telephone: (301) 443-6880.
Related Programs
93.900, Grants for Faculty Development in General Internal Medicine and/or General Pediatrics.
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
None.
Headquarters Office
Program Contact: Shane Rogers, Division of Medicine and Dentistry of the Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, Room 9A-27, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Telephone: (301) 443-1467. Grants Management Contact: Director, Division of Grants Management Operations, Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 11-03, Rockville, MD 20857.
Web Site Address
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.
