Opportunity Information: Apply for HRSA 10 241
Apply for HRSA 10 241
- The Health Resources and Services Administration in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "ARRA Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals Primary Care Training and Enhancement Physician Faculty Development in Primary Care" and is now available to receive applicants.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 28, 2010 and posted on Apr 26, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 17, 2010. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $50,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $300,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 200 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Eligible entities include accredited public or nonprofit private hospitals, schools of medicine or osteopathic medicine, academically affiliated physician assistant training programs, or a public or private nonprofit entity, including geographically separate campus (allopathic and osteopathic) of which the Secretary has determined is capable of carrying out such grants. As previously required, the training activities must be conducted by an accredited entity. Therefore, either the applicant or a partner organization responsible for the training must be accredited.
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Opportunity Summary:
The ARRA Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals (EETHP) Primary Care Training and Enhancement: Physician Faculty Development in Primary Care opportunity (HRSA-10-241) was a one-time, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act-backed grant offering from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) designed to help health professions training programs buy equipment that directly strengthens how they train clinicians. It sat inside a larger EETHP Equipment Initiative that covered 21 separate health professional training programs authorized under Titles III, VII, and VIII of the Public Health Service Act. Even though the overall purpose of the EETHP initiative was consistent across programs, HRSA issued separate funding announcements for each eligible program area, and this particular announcement applied only to entities eligible under the Primary Care Training and Enhancement (PCTE) program, specifically the physician faculty development track.
At its core, this grant focused on improving primary care training capacity by funding the purchase of training-related equipment, rather than supporting general operating costs or unrelated program expansion. The equipment requested was expected to support the goals of the PCTE program, which targets the training pipeline for Family Medicine, General Internal Medicine, and General Pediatrics physicians, as well as primary care Physician Assistants, with the broader policy aim of improving access to care through a stronger, better-prepared primary care workforce. Within PCTE, HRSA supports several types of training efforts, including academic administrative units, residency training, predoctoral education, faculty development, and physician assistant training, but this announcement was specifically for physician faculty development in primary care. In practical terms, HRSA was signaling that the equipment should enhance the ability of physician faculty to teach, supervise, evaluate, and mentor learners in primary care settings, strengthening instruction quality and training effectiveness.
The award mechanism was a discretionary grant, with no cost-sharing or matching requirement. HRSA anticipated a large number of awards (about 200) and set an estimated total program funding level of $50,000,000. Individual awards ranged from a $5,000 floor to a $300,000 ceiling, which indicates the program was intended to accommodate both smaller, targeted purchases and more substantial equipment packages, depending on the institution’s training needs, scale, and proposed impact.
Eligibility was aimed at organizations that are central to educating health professionals and capable of administering federally funded training enhancements. Eligible applicants included accredited public or nonprofit private hospitals, schools of medicine or osteopathic medicine, academically affiliated physician assistant training programs, and other public or private nonprofit entities (including geographically separate allopathic or osteopathic campuses) that the Secretary determined capable of carrying out the grant. A key condition was that training activities had to be conducted by an accredited entity; that meant either the applicant itself needed accreditation or it needed a partnership with an accredited organization responsible for the training component. Importantly, applicants did not need to be current HRSA grantees to apply, as long as they were eligible under the underlying PCTE statutory framework.
The timeline for the opportunity reflected a short ARRA-style application window. The funding opportunity was posted April 26, 2010, with a closing date of May 17, 2010, and it was later archived July 16, 2010. HRSA provided standard support channels for applicants needing help accessing the full announcement, directing them to the HRSA Call Center via phone or email.
In summary, HRSA-10-241 was a targeted capital-equipment grant opportunity meant to quickly inject resources into primary care physician faculty development training environments. By paying for equipment that enhances training delivery (rather than ongoing staffing or long-term program operations), the grant sought to improve the quality and capacity of primary care training programs and, by extension, strengthen the workforce pipeline in core primary care specialties.
FAQs: HRSA-10-241 (ARRA EETHP) Primary Care Training and Enhancement - Physician Faculty Development in Primary Care
What is HRSA-10-241?
HRSA-10-241 was a one-time federal grant opportunity from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). It funded the purchase of equipment to strengthen training for health professionals, specifically within the Primary Care Training and Enhancement (PCTE) program's physician faculty development track.
What was the purpose of this grant?
The purpose was to improve primary care training capacity by paying for training-related equipment that directly strengthens how clinicians are trained. The focus was on enhancing the ability of physician faculty to teach, supervise, evaluate, and mentor learners in primary care settings.
Was this part of a larger initiative?
Yes. This opportunity sat within the broader ARRA Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals (EETHP) Equipment Initiative. That initiative covered 21 separate health professional training programs authorized under Titles III, VII, and VIII of the Public Health Service Act, with separate funding announcements for each eligible program area.
Which program area did this specific announcement apply to?
This announcement applied only to entities eligible under the Primary Care Training and Enhancement (PCTE) program, specifically the physician faculty development track in primary care.
What kinds of primary care training did HRSA aim to support through the PCTE program?
The broader PCTE program targets the training pipeline for Family Medicine, General Internal Medicine, and General Pediatrics physicians, as well as primary care Physician Assistants, with the policy aim of improving access to care through a stronger primary care workforce.
What did HRSA expect the funded equipment to do?
The equipment requested was expected to support the goals of the PCTE program by directly strengthening training delivery. In practical terms, HRSA was signaling that equipment should enhance physician faculty members' ability to teach and support learners in primary care environments, improving instruction quality and training effectiveness.
Did this grant fund general operating costs or broad program expansion?
No. The grant focused on purchasing equipment tied to training needs. It was not described as support for general operating costs or unrelated program expansion.
What was the funding mechanism for HRSA-10-241?
The award mechanism was a discretionary grant.
Was there a cost-sharing or matching requirement?
No. HRSA indicated there was no cost-sharing or matching requirement for this opportunity.
How much funding was available overall?
HRSA estimated total program funding at $50,000,000 for this opportunity.
How many awards did HRSA anticipate making?
HRSA anticipated a large number of awards, approximately 200.
What was the award size range for individual grants?
Individual awards ranged from a minimum (floor) of $5,000 to a maximum (ceiling) of $300,000. This range suggested the program could support both smaller targeted equipment purchases and larger equipment packages depending on the training needs and proposed impact.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants included accredited public or nonprofit private hospitals, schools of medicine or osteopathic medicine, academically affiliated physician assistant training programs, and other public or private nonprofit entities (including geographically separate allopathic or osteopathic campuses) that the Secretary determined capable of carrying out the grant.
Did the applicant have to be accredited?
A key condition was that training activities had to be conducted by an accredited entity. This meant the applicant either needed to be accredited itself or have a partnership with an accredited organization responsible for the training component.
Did applicants have to be current HRSA grantees to apply?
No. Applicants did not need to be current HRSA grantees as long as they were eligible under the underlying PCTE statutory framework described for this opportunity.
What was the application timeline?
The opportunity was posted on April 26, 2010, and the closing date was May 17, 2010. It was later archived on July 16, 2010, reflecting a short ARRA-style application window.
When was the opportunity archived?
HRSA later archived the funding opportunity on July 16, 2010.
Where could applicants get help or request the full announcement?
HRSA provided standard support channels for applicants needing help accessing the full announcement, directing them to the HRSA Call Center via phone or email.
What was the overall policy goal behind the PCTE focus?
The PCTE program's broader policy aim was to improve access to care by strengthening the primary care workforce pipeline and improving preparation in core primary care specialties and primary care physician assistant training.
What made this grant "one-time"?
This was described as a one-time ARRA-backed grant offering, intended as a rapid infusion of resources into training environments through capital equipment purchases rather than ongoing, long-term operational support.
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