Health Administration Traineeships and Special Projects Program (93.962)
Program
93.962 Health Administration Traineeships and Special Projects Program
Federal Agency
HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Authorization
Public Health Service Act, Title VII, Section 769, 42 U.S.C. 295d, as amended; Health Professions Education Partnerships Act of 1998, Public Law 105-392.
Program Number
93.962
Last Known Status
Active
Objectives
To support eligible students enrolled in accredited graduate programs in health administration, hospital administration, or health policy analysis and planning, and to assist in the development or improvement of programs to prepare students for employment with public or nonprofit private entities.
Types of Assistance
Project Grants.
Uses and Use Restrictions
Grant funds awarded for traineeships are for student support only.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
Eligible applicants are public or nonprofit private educational entities (including graduate schools of social work and business schools that have health management programs and Faith Based and Community Based organizations) that offer a graduate program in health administration, hospital administration or health policy analysis and planning accredited by the Accrediting Commission on Education in Health Services Administration. Applicants must assure that, in providing traineeships, priority will be given to students who demonstrate a commitment to employment with public or nonprofit private entities in health administration and management.
Beneficiary Eligibility
The graduate health administration student must be a U.S. citizen, or non-citizen national foreign nationals who posses a visa permitting permanent residence, and enrolled in an accredited program in health administration, hospital administration, or health policy analysis and planning. Student applicants must meet the admission requirements of the graduate program.
Credentials/Documentation
Costs will be determined by DHHS Regulations 45 CFR, 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://www.hrsa.gov/bhpr/grants2001/. This year BHPr has decided to use Adobe Acrobat and Word to publish the grant documents on the Web page. In order to download, view and print the Adobe Acrobat grant 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 ("http://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 are available on the World Wide Web at address: http://www.hrsa.gov/bhpr/grants.
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.
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
Not applicable.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
Grant periods are for one year.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
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 the year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133.
Records
Financial records must be kept available for 3 years after the submission of expenditure report, and 3 years after the 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
Thirty-eight awards were made in fiscal year 2001. It is estimated that 37 awards will be made in fiscal year 2002. No awards are estimated for fiscal year 2003.
Financial Information
Account Identification
75-0350-0-1-550.
Obligations
(Grants) FY 02 $1,000,000; FY 03 est $1,000,000; and FY 04 est $0.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
From $6,569 to $57,479. Average: $25,524.
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
None.
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
Not applicable.
Headquarters Office
Program Contact: Angela Gonzalez-Willis, Ph.D., Center for Public Health of the Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 8C-09, Rockville, MD 20857. Telephone: (301) 443-6896. Grants Management Contact: Mark Wheeler, Grants Management Officer, Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, Room 8C-26, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Telephone: (301) 443-6880.
Web Site Address
Examples of Funded Projects
In fiscal year 2000, under continuation of prior authorization, 38 eligible programs received funding for Traineeships.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
For traineeships, after staff review, available funds are distributed on a formula basis to approved applicants with programs in health administration, hospital administration, or health policy analysis and planning, accredited by the Accrediting Commission on Education for Health Services Administration. In making awards of grants under this section, preference will be given to qualified applicants that meet the following conditions: (1) Not less than 25 percent of the graduates of the applicant are engaged in full-time practice settings in medically underserved communities. (2) The applicant recruits and admits students from medically underserved communities. (3) For the purpose of training students, the applicant has established relationships with public and nonprofit providers of health care in the community involved. (4) In training students, the applicant emphasizes employment with public or nonprofit private entities.
