Arra - Public Health Traineeship Program

 

To support students pursuing a graduate degree in fields with a severe shortage of health professionals, such as epidemiology, environmental health, toxicology, nutrition, biostatistics, and maternal and child health through the provision of tuition, fees, stipends and allowances.

Deleted 03/03/2014 (Archived.) 93.405 Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Office: Health Resources and Services Administration Formula Grants Not Applicable. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law 111-5 and Public Health Service Act, Title VII, section 767, 42 U.S.C. 294; Health Professions Education Partnerships Act of 1998, Public Law 105-392. Eligibility for this funding opportunity is limited to the current grantees/awardees receiving funds under this activity code. Eligible applicants must be any school of public health, and/or other public or nonprofit private entities, including faith-based and community-based organizations, accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH), and other public or nonprofit private institutions accredited by a body recognized for the purpose of providing specialized training in public health by the Secretary of the Department of Education. Eligibility for this funding opportunity is limited to the current grantees/awardees receiving funds under this activity code. Eligible applicants must be any school of public health, and/or other public or nonprofit private entities, including faith-based and community-based organizations, accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH), and other public or nonprofit private institutions accredited by a body recognized for the purpose of providing specialized training in public health by the Secretary of the . Department of Education. Applicants should review the individual HRSA funding opportunity announcement 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. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102. OMB Circular No. A-110 applies to this program. HRSA requires all applicants applying for funding opportunities to apply electronically through Grants.gov. This is a formula-based award. The Associate Administrator has the authority to make final selections for awards.
Applications will be reviewed by program staff. The awards will be determined by a formula. The HRSA program official with delegated authority is responsible for final selection and funding decisions.
Notification is made in writing by a Notice of Award. Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines. From 60 to 90 days. Not Applicable. Not Applicable. After staff review, funds are awarded on a formula basis among the eligible applicant schools of public health and other accredited public or private nonprofit institutions based on the number of students preparing to enter occupations for which there exist severe shortages. 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 institution’s 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. All projects funded with ARRA funds are subject to special quarterly reporting requirements as outlined in Section 1512 of the Recovery Act. A Uniform Progress Report must be submitted via on-line for the current reporting period via the Bureau of Health Profession's web page www.bhpr.hrsa.gov/grants, click on Grantee Reports. Cash reports are not applicable. A final progress report and final financial status report must be submitted within 90 days after the end of the project period. Expenditure reports are not applicable. Performance monitoring is not applicable. 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. Grantees are required to maintain grant accounting records 3 years after the date they submit the Federal Financial Report (FFR). If any litigation, claim, negotiation, audit or other action involving the award 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. Statutory formulas are not applicable to this program.
This program has no matching requirements.
This program does not have MOE requirements. Project periods are for 1 year. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Grantees draw down funds, as necessary, from the Payment Management System (PMS). PMS is the centralized web based payment system for HHS awards. None. Marian Ladipo, Public Health Analyst, Division of Public Health Diversity and Interdisciplinary Education, Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 9C-05, Rockville, MD 20857. Telephone: (301) 443-7756 and Email: mladipo@hrsa.gov. CAPT Norma Hatot 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 9C-05, Rockville, Maryland 20857 Email: nhatot@hrsa.gov Phone: (301) 443-6950 http://www.hrsa.gov 75-0351-0-1-550. (Project Grants) FY 11 $0; FY 12 est $0; and FY 13 est $0 $4,808 to $399,090; $99,500. 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.

HRSA awards are subject to the requirements of the HHS Grants Policy Statement (HHS GPS) that are applicable based on recipient type and purpose of award. The HHS GPS is available at http://www.hrsa.gov/grants. Not Applicable.