The Health and Human Services Department is offering funding opportunities for Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) that aim to improve the distribution, diversity, supply, and quality of health personnel, particularly in underserved areas. This grant supports interdisciplinary, community-based primary care training programs to enhance the healthcare services delivery system. Applications are open for AHEC Infrastructure Development and Point of Service Maintenance and Enhancement awards with a five-year project period. Successful applicants will receive cooperative agreements to establish and advance statewide or multi-county AHEC programs. Closing date for applications is February 15, 2012.
Opportunity ID: 130613
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | HRSA-12-013 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Area Health Education Centers |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Health |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 60 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 93.824 — Area Health Education Centers Infrastructure Development Awards |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | Yes |
| Version:: | Synopsis 7 |
| Posted Date:: | Nov 14, 2011 |
| Last Updated Date:: | Dec 28, 2011 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Feb 15, 2012 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Feb 15, 2012 |
| Archive Date:: | Apr 15, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 31,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $ |
| Award Floor:: | $ |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: | Entities eligible to apply for AHEC Infrastructure Development awards [CFDA:93.824] are public or nonprofit private accredited schools of allopathic medicine and osteopathic medicine and incorporated consortia made up of such schools, or the parent institutions of such schools. In states and territories in which no AHEC program is in operation, an accredited school of nursing is an eligible applicant.
An entity eligible to apply for AHEC Point of Service Maintenance and Enhancement awards [CFDA: 93.107]is one that has received funds under section 751 of the PHS Act, is operating an AHEC program, including an AHEC center or centers as defined in section 751, and has a center or centers that are no longer eligible to receive financial assistance under section 751(a)(1). An academic institution shall use such assistance in collaboration with two or more disciplines. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Description:: | The Area Health Education Center (AHEC) programs consist of interdisciplinary, community-based, primary care training programs wherein academic and community-based leaders work to improve the distribution, diversity, supply, and quality of health personnel, particularly primary care personnel in the health care services delivery system and more specifically in delivery sites in rural and other underserved areas. This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) solicits applications for a five-year project period for AHEC Infrastructure Development awards and AHEC Point of Service Maintenance and Enhancement awards. Successful applicants will be awarded cooperative agreements to establish and advance statewide or multi-county AHEC programs. |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 7 | Dec 28, 2011 | |
| Synopsis 6 | ||
| Synopsis 5 | ||
| Synopsis 4 | ||
| Synopsis 3 | ||
| Synopsis 2 | ||
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: | 93.824 |
| Competition ID: | 4696 |
| Competition Title: | Area Health Education Centers |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00085450 |
| Opening Date: | Nov 14, 2011 |
| Closing Date: | Mar 22, 2012 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | Louis D. Coccodrilli, Chief |
| Who Can Apply:: | Organization Applicants |
| mendatory_forms |
SF424 (R & R) [V1.2] Attachments [V1.1] Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424B – R & R) [V1.1] Research & Related Budget (Total Fed + Non-Fed) [V1.1] Research And Related Other Project Information [V1.3] Project/Performance Site Location(s) [V1.4] Research & Related Senior/Key Person Profile [V1.1] |
| optional_forms |
Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL) [V1.1] R & R Subaward Budget Attachment(s) Form [V1.2] |
Packages
| Assistance Listings | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions | Who Can Apply: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.824 | 4696 | Area Health Education Centers | PKG00085450 | Nov 14, 2011 | Mar 22, 2012 | View | Louis D. Coccodrilli, Chief | Organization Applicants |