State programs are to be similar to 93.162, the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program. Similar provisions include: (1) Applicants for State programs must have completed a course of study required to practice as one of the following health care professionals: allopathic or osteopathic physician, dentist, nurse midwife, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, clinical psychologist, clinical social worker, psychiatric nurse specialist, marriage and family therapist, licensed professional counselor or dental hygienist; and (2) participants must provide full-time clinical service for a minimum of two years in a public or non-profit entity located in a federally designated health professional shortage area. The Federal share of the support for State programs cannot exceed 50 percent of the contract costs. The State's 50 percent share must be spent for repayment of loans and the State must absorb program administrative costs. Applicant Eligibility: Eligible entities include the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, Palau, the Marshall Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Beneficiary Eligibility: See above. Credentials/Documentation: Applicants should review the individual HRSA Guidance documents issued under this CFDA program for any required proof or certifications which must be submitted prior to or simultaneous with submission of an application package. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program. Preapplication Coordination: Preapplication coordination is not applicable. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. Application Procedures: OMB Circular No. A-102 applies to this program. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. Award Procedure: Grant applications will be given an objective review. Final award decisions will be made by the Director of the Bureau of Health Professions. Deadlines: Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: For new and competing continuation grants the following criteria will be used to evaluate State applications to determine which States are to be supported under this notice: (a) The extent of the State's need for health professionals consistent with the health professions and specialties identified later in this notice; (b) the extent to which special consideration will be extended to federally designated HPSAs with large minority populations; (c) the number and type of providers the State proposes to support through this program; (d) the appropriateness of the proposed placements of State LRP recipients (e.g., consistency and coordination with State-based plans to improve access to primary health services for the underserved communities and individuals); (e) the appropriateness of the qualifications, the administrative, and managerial ability of the staff to implement the proposed project; (f) the suitability of the State's approach and the degree to which the plan of a State is coordinated with Federal, State, and other programs for meeting the State's health professional needs and resources, including mechanisms for ongoing evaluation of the program's activities; (g) the source and plans for the use of the nonfederal match (the degree to which the nonfederal match exceeds the minimum requirements or has increased over time and the amount of the match relative to the needs and resources of the State); (h) for competing continuation applicants only, the grantee's progress in achieving stated goals and objectives for the previous year's grant; this includes a progress report on the impact the State LRP placements have had on the State's short-term and long-term professional needs: (i) an assessment of the reasons for initial breaches by health professionals of repayment contracts; and (j) the grantee's history of compliance with reporting requirements. Noncompeting continuation applications will be evaluated on the grantee's progress in achieving stated goals and objectives for the previous year's grant; this includes a progress report on the impact the State LRP placements have had on the State's short-term and long-term professional needs: (i) and assessment of the reasons for initial breaches by health professionals of repayment contracts; and (ii) the grantee's history of compliance with reporting requirements. Appeals: Not Applicable. Renewals: Subsequent funding depends upon the availability of funds and program performance. Renewals are funded through a competitive process each year. Formula and Matching Requirements: Statutory formulas are not applicable to this program. Matching Requirements: Percent: 50.%. The Federal share of any program may not exceed 50 percent of the cost of loan repayment contracts made to eligible providers. The Federal share must be used to repay the government and commercial loans of health professionals for tuition, educational expenses and living expenses described in Section 338B(g)(1) of the Public Health Service Act. Other Federal funds cannot be used for the non-federal cost participation. No portion of the Federal share shall be used to pay for administrative or management costs of any State Loan Repayment Program. The non-federal share is to be issued for the repayment of loans. States must assume administrative costs. MOE requirements are not applicable to this program. A grant award is for 1 year. Applicants may propose a project period of up to 3 years. States are asked to commit the full amount of funding for their loan repayment awards to practitioners in the current fiscal year to avoid out-year commitments for additional Federal funds. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Notice of Grant Award. Reports: Program reports are not applicable. Cash reports are not applicable. All projects funded with ARRA funds are subject to special quarterly reporting requirements as outlined in Section 1512 of the Recovery Act. Recipient States must submit a biannual Uniform Progress Report, and final progress report along with an annual financial report in the format approved under OMB Circular No. 0915-0004. Expenditure reports are not applicable. Performance monitoring is not applicable. Audits: In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. Records: Grantees are required to maintain grant accounting records 3 years after the end of a grant period. If any litigation, claim, negotiation, audit or other action involving the record has been started before the expiration of the 3-year period, the records shall be retained until completion of the action and resolution of all issues which arise from it, or until the end of the regular 3-year period, whichever is later. Account Identification: 75-0351-0-1-550. Obligations: (Salaries) FY 08 not reported.; FY 09 est $10,000,000; FY 10 est $10,000,000 Range and Average of Financial Assistance: $100,000 to $1,000,000; $302,834 average. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Fiscal Year 2008: In FY 07, 24 competing awards were made. It is expected that approximately 24 continuation awards will be made in FY 08. Fiscal Year 2009: FY 09 $10 million ARRA Funding. Fiscal Year 2010: FY 10 $10 million ARRA Funding. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: This program is subject to the provisions of 45 CFR Part 92 for State, local and tribal governments and 45 CFR Part 74 for institutions of higher education, hospitals, other nonprofit organizations and commercial organizations, as applicable. Regional or Local Office: See Regional Agency Offices. Elsie Quinones, Acting Chief, Geriatrics and Public Health Branch, Division of Diversity and Interdisciplinary Education, Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 9-36, Rockville, MD 20857. Telephone: 301-443-5244 and Email equinones@hrsa.gov. Headquarters Office: Elsie Quinones, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 9-36, Rockville, Maryland 20857 Phone: (301) 443-5244. Website Address: No Data Available RELATED PROGRAMS: Not Applicable. EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Fiscal Year 2008: 93. 165, State Loan Repayment Program; 93.162, National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program; 93.364, Nursing Student Loans; 93.908, Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program. Fiscal Year 2009: 93. 165, State Loan Repayment Program; 93.162, National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program; 93.364, Nursing Student Loans; 93.908, Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program. Fiscal Year 2010: 93. 165, State Loan Repayment Program; 93.162, National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program; 93.364, Nursing Student Loans; 93.908, Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program. CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: For new and competing continuation grants the following criteria will be used to evaluate State applications to determine which States are to be supported under this notice: (a) The extent of the State's need for health professionals consistent with the health professions and specialties identified later in this notice; (b) the extent to which special consideration will be extended to federally designated HPSAS with large minority populations; (c) the number and type of providers the State proposes to support through this program; (d) the appropriateness of the proposed placements of State LRP recipients (e.g., consistency and coordination with State-based plans to improve access to primary health services for the underserved communities and individuals); (e) the appropriateness of the qualifications, the administrative, and managerial ability of the staff to implement the proposed project; (f) the suitability of the State's approach and the degree to which the plan of a State is coordinated with Federal, State, and other programs for meeting the State's health professional needs and resources, including mechanisms for ongoing evaluation of the program's activities; (g) the source and plans for the use of the nonfederal match (the degree to which the nonfederal match exceeds the minimum requirements or has increased over time and the amount of the match relative to the needs and resources of the State); (h) for competing continuation applicants only, the grantee's progress in achieving stated goals and objectives for the previous year's grant; this includes a progress report on the impact the State LRP placements have had on the State's short-term and long-term professional needs: (i) an assessment of the reasons for initial breaches by health professionals of repayment contracts; and (j) the grantee's history of compliance with reporting requirements. Noncompeting continuation applications will be evaluated on the grantee's progress in achieving stated goals and objectives for the previous year's grant; this includes a progress report on the impact the State LRP placements have had on the State's short-term and long-term professional needs: (i) and assessment of the reasons for initial breaches by health professionals of repayment contracts; and (ii) the grantee's history of compliance with reporting requirements. 93.403 ARRA - TRAINING IN PRIMARY CARE MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY ARRA - Training in Primary Care Medicine and Dentistry Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and AUTHORIZATION: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), Public Law 111-5. OBJECTIVES: As funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), 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 to residents in such programs) in approved residency programs in family medicine, general internal medicine and/or general pediatrics; (2) Physician Faculty Development in Primary Care-to plan, develop, and operate (including provision of financial assistance to trainees in such programs) programs for the training of physicians who teach or plan to teach in 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 to students in such programs) 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 (which may be departments, divisions, or other units) to provide 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 programs for the training of physician assistants and for the training of individuals who will teach in programs to provide training of physician assistants; (6) Residency Training in General and Pediatric Dentistry -- to meet the costs of planning, developing, or operating programs and to provide financial assistance to residents in such programs as general dentistry or pediatric dentistry in dental schools, approved residency programs in the general or pediatric practice of dentistry, approved advanced education programs in the general or pediatric practice of dentistry, or approved residency programs in pediatric dentistry. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Project Grants USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Grants may not be used for new construction, patient services. Applicant Eligibility: The applicant organization must meet the eligibility requirements as indicated for each program area. Residency Training in Primary Care, Physician Faculty Development in Primary Care, Physician Assistant Training in Primary Care: Public or nonprofit private hospitals, accredited schools of medicine or osteopathic medicine, or public or private nonprofit entities are eligible to apply. Faith-based and community-based organizations that meet the criteria in the preceding sentence are eligible to apply. Predoctoral Training in Primary Care, Academic Administrative Units in Primary Care: Accredited public or nonprofit private schools of allopathic or osteopathic medicine are eligible to apply. Faith-based and community-based organizations that meet the criteria in the preceding sentence are eligible to apply. Residency Training in General and Pediatric Dentistry: Entities that have programs in accredited dental schools, approved residency programs in the general or pediatric practice of dentistry, approved advanced education programs in the general or pediatric practice of dentistry, or approved residency programs in pediatric dentistry are eligible to apply. Faith-based and community-based organizations that meet the criteria in the preceding sentence are eligible to apply. Beneficiary Eligibility: Credentials/Documentation: Applicants should review the individual HRSA Guidance documents issued under this CFDA program for any required proof or certifications which must be submitted prior to or simultaneous with submission of an application package. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program. Preapplication Coordination: Preapplication coordination is not applicable. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. Application Procedures: OMB Circular No. A-102 applies to this program. OMB Circular No. A-110 applies to this program. Award Procedure: HRSA is requiring applicants to apply electronically through Grants.gov. All applicants must submit in this manner unless the applicant is granted a written exemption from this requirement in advance by the Director of HRSAS Division of Grants Policy. Grantees must request an exemption in writing from DGPWaivers@hrsa.gov, and provide details as to why they are technologically unable to submit electronically though the Grants.gov portal. All qualified applications will be forwarded to an objective review committee which will make funding recommendations to the Associate Administrator for the Bureau of Health Professions. The Associate Administrator has the authority to make final selections for awards. Notification is made in writing by a Notice of Grant Award issued from the Headquarters Office. Deadlines: Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: From 30 to 60 days. Appeals: Not Applicable. Renewals: During the last budget period of the project period, competing continuation applications may be submitted for up to three (3) years of support. Formula and Matching Requirements: Statutory formulas are not applicable to this program. Matching requirements are not applicable to this program. MOE requirements are not applicable to this program. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: ARRA funding is for 2 years. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Notification is made in writing by a Notice of Grant Award issued from the Headquarters Office. Reports: All projects funded with ARRA funds are subject to special quarterly reporting requirements as outlined in Section 1512 of the Recovery Act. A progress report must be submitted for the second or subsequent budget periods 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. A UPR/CPMS report must be submitted annually. Cash reports are not applicable. All projects funded with ARRA funds are subject to special quarterly reporting requirements as outlined in Section 1512 of the Recovery Act. A progress report must be submitted for the second or subsequent budget periods 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. A UPR/CPMS report must be submitted annually. Expenditure reports are not applicable. All projects funded with ARRA funds are subject to special quarterly reporting requirements as outlined in Section 1512 of the Recovery Act. A progress report must be submitted for the second or subsequent budget periods 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. A UPR/CPMS report must be submitted annually. Audits: In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. Records: Grantees are required to maintain grant accounting records 3 years after the end of a grant period. If any litigation, claim, negotiation, audit or other action involving the record has been started before the expiration of the 3-year period, the records shall be retained until completion of the action and resolution of all issues which arise from it, or until the end of the regular 3-year period, whichever is later. Account Identification: 75-0351-1-1-550. Obligations: (Project Grants) FY 08 $43,872,255; FY 09 est $43,872,255; FY 10 est $43,872,255 - ARRA funding for both FY 09 and FY 10 $48 million. Range and Average of Financial Assistance: $101,266 to $358,437. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Fiscal Year 2008: Competitive awards for the following programs: Residency Training in Primary Care--30 Physician Faculty Development in Primary Care--3 Physician Assistant Training in Primary Care--10 Predoctoral Training in Primary Care--25 Academic Administrative Units in Primary Care--13 Residency Training in General and Pediatric Dentistry--28 Non-competing continuation awards for the following programs: Residency Training in Primary Care--36 Physician Faculty Development in Primary Care--40 Physician Assistant Training in Primary Care--8 Predoctoral Training in Primary Care--32 Academic Administrative Units in Primary Care--29 Residency Training in General and Pediatric Dentistry--0 Some of the programs grant awards are collaborative grants and cover multiple disciplines hence for example one continuation award may include a continuation award in FM and a continuation award in GIM and/or GP. Therefore, the total number should not be construed as the total number of grants but rather the total number awards per program area. Fiscal Year 2009: Same as FY 08. Fiscal Year 2010: Same as FY 09. REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: Applicants should review the individual HRSA Guidance documents issued under this CFDA program for any required proof or certifications which must be submitted prior to or simultaneous with submission of an application package. Regional or Local Office: See Regional Agency Offices. Headquarters Office: Brenda L. Williamson, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 9-A27, Rockville, Maryland 20857 Phone: (301) 443-1467. Website Address: No Data Available RELATED PROGRAMS: 93.156 Geriatric Training for Physicians, Dentists and Behavioral/Mental Health Professionals EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Not Applicable. CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: Competing applications are reviewed by nonfederal review panels 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 Procedures in the application guidance. 93.404 ARRA DENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH RESIDENCY TRAINING GRANTS ARRA Dental Public Health Residency Training Grants Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and AUTHORIZATION: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), Public Law 111-5. 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, as funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). 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. Applicant Eligibility: An entity that offers a Dental Public Health Training Program accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation, such as a School of Public Health or Dentistry, is eligible to apply. Beneficiary Eligibility: See above. Credentials/Documentation: Applicants should review the individual HRSA Guidance documents issued under this CFDA program for any required proof or certifications which must be submitted prior to or simultaneous with submission of an application package. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program. Preapplication Coordination: Preapplication coordination is not applicable. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. Application Procedures: OMB Circular No. A-102 applies to this program. OMB Circular No. A-110 applies to this program. HRSA is requiring applicants to apply electronically through Grants.gov. All applicants must submit in this manner unless the applicant is granted a written exemption from this requirement in advance by the Director of HRSAS Division of Grants Policy. Grantees must request an exemption in writing from DGPWaivers@hrsa.gov, and provide details as to why they are technologically unable to submit electronically though the Grants.gov portal. All qualified applications will be forwarded to an objective review committee which will make funding recommendations to the Associate Administrator for the Bureau of Health Professions. The Associate Administrator has the authority to make final selections for awards. Award Procedure: A Notice of the Grant Award will be issued from the Headquarters Office. Deadlines: Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: From 60 to 90 days. Appeals: Not Applicable. Renewals: At the end of the initial project period, competing continuation applications may be submitted for up to 3 years of support. Formula and Matching Requirements: Statutory formulas are not applicable to this program. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Project periods are for 3 years. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Notice of Grant Award. Reports: All projects funded with ARRA funds are subject to special quarterly reporting requirements as outlined in Section 1512 of the Recovery Act. Additionally, a progress report must be submitted for the second or subsequent budget period within the approved project period for continuation funding. A final progress report and financial status report must be submitted within 90 days after the end of the project period. Cash reports are not applicable. All projects funded with ARRA funds are subject to special quarterly reporting requirements as outlined in Section 1512 of the Recovery Act. Additionally, 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. All projects funded with ARRA funds are subject to special quarterly reporting requirements as outlined in Section 1512 of the Recovery Act. Financial status reports are required within 90 days after the end of each budget period. All projects funded with ARRA funds are subject to special quarterly reporting requirements as outlined in Section 1512 of the Recovery Act. Additionally, 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 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. Records: Grantees are required to maintain grant accounting records 3 years after the end of a grant period. If any litigation, claim, negotiation, audit or other action involving the record has been started before the expiration of the 3-year period, the records shall be retained until completion of the action and resolution of all issues which arise from it, or until the end of the regular 3-year period, whichever is later. Account Identification: 75-0351-0-1-550. Obligations: (Project Grants) FY 08 $481,316; FY 09 est $481,316; FY 10 est $481,316Estimated ARRA funding for FY 09 and FY 10 $4 million. Range and Average of Financial Assistance: $84,000 to $100,000; $90,940 average. PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Fiscal Year 2008: In FY 07, 5 awards were made. In FY 08, 5 non-competing continuation awards are anticipated. Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE: This program is subject to the provisions of 45 CFR Part 92 for State, local and tribal governments and 45 CFR Part 74 for institutions of higher education, hospitals, other nonprofit organizations and commercial organizations. Regional or Local Office: See Regional Agency Offices. Headquarters Office: John R. Kress, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 9-36, Rockville, Maryland 20857 Phone: (301) 443-6864. Website Address: No Data Available RELATED PROGRAMS: 93.236 Grants for Dental Public Health Residency Training EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: Not Applicable. CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: Competing applications are reviewed by nonfederal reviewers 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, and the respective factors delineated in the application. 93.405 ARRA - PUBLIC HEALTH TRAINEESHIP PROGRAM ARRA - Public Health Traineeship Program FEDERAL AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services AUTHORIZATION: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), Public Law 111-5. OBJECTIVES: To support traineeships for students in graduate educational programs in accredited schools of public health and to other public or nonprofit private institutions accredited for the provision of graduate or specialized training in Public Health which offer graduate programs for training in Public Health fields with a severe shortage for medically underserved populations, as funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), e.g.: (1) Biostatistics; (2) epidemiology; (3) environmental health; (4) toxicology; (5) nutrition; and (6) maternal and child health. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Formula Grants USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Grant funds may be used only to support students enrolled in grant-eligible graduate programs for severe shortage public health professions. Students pursuing joint degrees such as the MPH/MD, MPH/MSN, MPH/MSA, etc., are eligible for traineeship support for completion of their public health degree only. Funding may not be sought for courses or other expenses related to their non-public health degree curriculum. Funding may not be used to support residency requirements. Traineeship expenditures are limited to payment of stipends, tuition and fees in accordance with the institutions established rates, and a transportation allowance on an individual trainee basis when prior approval has been obtained from the Grants Management Officer. Grantees may not spend grant funds for sectarian instruction or for any religious purpose. Use of traineeship funds for indirect cost (overhead) of the trainee institution is not authorized. Applicant Eligibility: Schools and programs of Public Health and other public or nonprofit private educational entities, including faith-based and community-based organizations accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, and other public or nonprofit private institutions accredited by a body recognized for this purpose by the Secretary of the Department of Education. Beneficiary Eligibility: (1) Trainees must be United States Citizens or non-citizen nationals and foreign nationals who possess a visa permitting permanent residence in the United States. (2) Trainees must be pursuing a graduate degree in an accredited school of public health or other eligible institution. (3) For grants awarded on the basis of a formula, all trainees must meet the admission requirements specified in the approved grant application and those of the institution. Credentials/Documentation: Applicants should review the individual HRSA Guidance documents issued under this CFDA program for any required proof or certifications which must be submitted prior to or simultaneous with submission of an application package. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program. Preapplication Coordination: Preapplication coordination is not applicable. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. Application Procedures: OMB Circular No. A-102 applies to this program. OMB Circular No. A-110 applies to this program. HRSA is requiring all applicants applying for funding opportunities to apply electronically through Grants.gov. Grantee Organizations must register with Grants.gov (if not already registered). All applicants must submit in this manner unless the applicant is granted a written exemption from this requirement in advance by the Director of HRSAS Division of Grants Policy. To submit an application electronically, use the http://www.Grants.gov apply site. When using Grants.gov you will be able to download a copy of the application package, complete it off-line, and then upload and submit the application via the Grants.gov site. Grantees must request an exemption in writing from DGPWaivers@hrsa.gov, and provide details as to why they are technologically unable to submit electronically through the Grants.gov portal. Make sure you specify the announcement number you are seeking relief for. As indicated, HRSA and its Grants Application Center (GAC) will only accept paper applications from applicants that received prior written approval. This is a formula-based award. The Associate Administrator has the authority to make final selections for awards. Award Procedure: Notification is made in writing by a Notice of Grant Award issued from the Headquarters Office. Deadlines: Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application |