National Research Service Award in Primary Care Medicine

 

The purpose of the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) program is to train and provide support to postdoctoral health care professionals who are planning to pursue careers in biomedical and behavioral health research related to primary care. The NRSA Institutional Research Training Grants administered by HRSA are awarded to eligible institutions to develop or enhance postdoctoral research training opportunities for individuals who are planning to pursue careers in primary care research. The NRSA Grants administered by HRSA are awarded to eligible institutions to develop or enhance postdoctoral research training opportunities for individuals who are planning to pursue careers in primary care research.

Active 93.186 Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services B - Project Grants Fiscal Year 2016 In Academic Year 2015-2016, 107 individuals (104 fellows and 3 faculty) received NRSA-funded training and financial support. NRSA fellows and faculty authored 233 presentations at professional conferences and 173 articles related to primary care, and the NRSA trainees received 3 education grants and 47 research grants, eight of which were greater than $100,000. The majority of fellows intended to seek employment in research (82.2%), teaching (42.2%), and/or primary care (51.1%).
Fiscal Year 2017 Fiscal Year 2017: In Academic Year 2016-2017, 106 individuals (104 fellows and 2 faculty) received NRSA-funded training and financial support). Approximately 10% (N=11) of NRSA trainees reported coming from financially and/or educationally disadvantaged backgrounds, 14% (N=15) were underrepresented minorities, and 6% (N=6) reported coming from rural residential backgrounds The majority of trainees were internal medicine or pediatrics fellows. NRSA fellows authored 234 presentations at professional conferences and published 194 articles related to primary care. Fellows were awarded 1 education grant and 48 research grants, 13 of which were greater than $100,000. Faculty and fellows delivered 71 courses to more than 700 individuals. The majority of program completers intended to conduct research (95%), practice in primary care (65%), and/or teach (51%) Nearly 73% of prior year graduates were employed in academic institutions.
Fiscal Year 2018 No current data available.
Fiscal Year 2019 In Academic Year 2018-2019, 113 individuals received NRSA-funded training and financial support. Approximately 12.5% of NRSA trainees reported coming from financially and/or educationally disadvantaged backgrounds, and 15.9% were underrepresented minorities. The majority of trainees were internal medicine or pediatrics fellows. NRSA fellows authored 330 presentations at professional conferences and published 230 articles related to primary care. Fellows were awarded 47 research grants, six of which were greater than $100,000. Faculty and fellows delivered 92 courses to 227 individuals. The majority of program completers intended to conduct research (83%) practice in primary care (53%) and/or teach (61%).
Fiscal Year 2020 In Academic Year 2019-2020, 119 individuals received NRSA-funded training and financial support. Approximately 8.4% of NRSA trainees reported coming from financially and/or educationally disadvantaged backgrounds, and 16.8% were underrepresented minorities. The majority (99) of trainees were medicine or public health fellows. Faculty and fellows developed or enhanced 123 courses to 429 individuals. The majority of program completers intended to conduct research (94%), practice in primary care (45%), and/or teach (57%).
Fiscal Year 2021 In Academic Year 2020-2021, 100 individuals received NRSA-funded training and financial support. Approximately 11% of NRSA trainees reported coming from financially and/or educationally disadvantaged backgrounds, and 19% were underrepresented minorities. The majority (66) of trainees were medicine fellows. Faculty and fellows developed or enhanced 140 courses to 424 individuals. The majority of program completers intended to conduct research (85%), practice in primary care (85%), and/or teach (67%).
Fiscal Year 2022 Academic Year 2021-2022, 108 individuals received NRSA-funded training and financial support.  There were 46 graduates where approximately 18 percent of NRSA trainees reported coming from financially and/or educationally disadvantaged backgrounds, and 25% were underrepresented minorities.  The majority (66) of trainees were medicine fellows.  Faculty and fellows developed or enhanced 215 courses to 700 individuals.  The majority of program completers intended to conduct research (65 percent), practice in primary care (50 percent), and/or teach (37 percent). Section 487 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C § 288), as amended under Federal Regulations 42 CFR 66 Eligible applicants are those entities that have received a grant under Title VII, sections 736, 739, or 747 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act designed to prepare the primary health care workforce. Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Government and Native American Organizations may apply if they are otherwise eligible. Individuals and public or private nonprofit organizations or institutions, including state or local governments and U.S. Territories. Participants must be U.S. Citizens, non-citizen nationals, or foreign nationals who possess visas permitting permanent residence in the United States. Individuals on temporary or student visas are not eligible. Postdoctoral trainees must have received, as of the beginning date of the NRSA appointment, a Ph.D., M.D., D.O., D.D.S., D.M.D., or comparable doctoral degree from an accredited domestic or foreign institution. Applicants should review the individual HRSA Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) issued under this assistance listing for any required proof or certifications that must be submitted with an application package. Preapplication coordination is not applicable. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. HRSA requires all applicants to apply electronically through Grants.gov. All eligible, qualified applications will be forwarded to an objective review committee. Based on the advice of the objective review committee, the HRSA program official with delegated authority is responsible for final selection and funding decisions. Notification of award is made in writing (electronic) by a Notice of Award. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines From 120 to 180 days. Approximately 120 to 180 days after receipt of applications. Not applicable. Depending on Agency priorities and availability of funding, during the final budget year of the approved project period competing continuation applications may be solicited from interested applicants. Procedures for assessing the technical merit of grant applications have been instituted to provide an objective review of applications and to assist the applicant in understanding the standards against which each application will be judged. Critical indicators have been developed for each review criterion to assist the applicant in presenting pertinent information related to that criterion and to provide the reviewer with a standard for evaluation. Competing applications are reviewed by non-Federal expert consultant(s) for technical merit recommendations. Applications will be reviewed and evaluated against the following criteria: (1) Purpose and Need; (2) Response to Program Purpose; (3) Impact; (4) Organizational Information, Resources and Capabilities; and (5) Support Requested. See the most recent Notice of Funding Opportunity for detailed selection criteria. NRSA grants are made to approved institutions to enable them to provide up to five years of fellowship support to qualified postdoctoral individuals undertaking primary care research training. Each NRSA trainee is obligated to comply with federal service and payback provisions. Trainees in the first 12 months of postdoctoral support incur one month of service payback obligation for each month of support. Postdoctoral trainees in the 13th and subsequent months of NRSA support do not incur any further service obligation. In addition, the 13th and subsequent months of postdoctoral training serve to discharge the NRSA payback obligation. Not applicable. Not applicable. Recipients are required to maintain grant accounting records 3 years from 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 formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. This funding opportunity provides support for a 5-year project period. No individual trainee may receive more than three years of aggregate National Research Service Award support at the post-doctoral level, including any combination of support from institutional and individual awards. Recipients draw down funds, as necessary, from the Payment Management System (PMS). PMS is the centralized web based payment system for HHS awards. None/Not specified. Svetlana Cicale, MPH, Project Officer
Medical Training and Geriatrics Branch
Division of Medicine and Dentistry
Bureau of Health Workforce
Rockville, MD 20857 US
scicale@hrsa.gov
Phone: (301) 443-7271
Fax: 301-443-8890 http://www.hrsa.gov 75-0350-0-1-550 (Project Grants) FY 22$7,843,848.00; FY 23 est $7,370,168.00; FY 24 est $9,499,348.00; FY 21$8,965,583.00; FY 20$8,287,394.00; FY 19$8,073,567.00; FY 18$7,485,782.00; FY 17$7,485,782.00; FY 16$7,969,505.00; - The range of awards in FY 2022 is $241,583 to $500,000. The average award is $441,982. The range of awards in FY 2023 is $209,204 to $501,135. The average award is $441,982. The range of awards in FY 2024 (est) is $176,583 to $500,000. The average award is $452,349. All administrative and audit requirements and the cost principles that govern Federal monies associated with this activity will be subject to the Uniform Guidance 2 CFR 200 as codified by HHS at 45 CFR 75. HRSA awards are also 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/hhsgrantspolicy.pdf. Not applicable.