Opportunity Information: Apply for HRSA 10 044
Apply for HRSA 10 044
- The Health Resources and Services Administration in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Geriatric Training Program for Physicians, Dentists, And Behavioral And Mental Health Professions" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.156 Geriatric Training for Physicians, Dentists and Behavioral/Mental Health Professionals.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 14, 2010 and posted on Mar 23, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 30, 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 $9,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 15 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Existing grantees applying for continuation funding as well as schools of medicine, schools of osteopathic medicine, teaching hospitals, and graduate medical education programs.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Geriatric Training Program for Physicians, Dentists, and Behavioral and Mental Health Professions (Funding Opportunity Number HRSA 10-044) is a discretionary grant opportunity from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) designed to strengthen the national workforce in geriatrics by preparing more clinicians to become educators in the field. The central goal is not only to train providers who can deliver care to older adults, but specifically to increase the number of physicians, dentists, and behavioral and mental health professionals who intend to teach geriatric medicine, geriatric dentistry, or geriatric behavioral and mental health. In practice, the program targets the pipeline of future faculty and training leaders by supporting structured geriatrics training that blends real-world clinical exposure with the skills needed to train others.
Funded projects are expected to deliver hands-on geriatrics education that exposes trainees to the complex physical, cognitive, emotional, and functional challenges often associated with aging. Training is built around varied clinical and service rotations that may include geriatric consultation services, acute care services, dental services for older adults, geriatric behavioral and mental health units, day care and home care programs, rehabilitation services, extended care facilities, geriatric ambulatory care, comprehensive evaluation units, and community-based programs serving older individuals with intellectual disabilities. This rotation-based structure reflects the reality that geriatric care happens across many settings, from hospitals to long-term care to outpatient and home-based services, and it encourages trainees to understand how older adults move through those systems over time.
A key feature of the program is its emphasis on primary care principles as they apply to geriatrics. This includes continuity of care, ambulatory and outpatient-focused practice, prevention, and attention to psychosocial factors that affect health and functioning in later life. Rather than treating geriatrics as purely specialty consultation, the training approach highlights comprehensive, whole-person care that integrates medical, dental, and behavioral or mental health needs. The intent is to shape clinicians who can model and teach interdisciplinary, patient-centered geriatrics practice, including the practical skills needed to coordinate care, address functional limitations, and respond to mental health or behavioral concerns alongside physical health conditions.
The training supported under this grant can be delivered through two-year fellowship programs and/or one-year retraining programs. Two-year fellowships are expected to include a broad set of learning components beyond clinical practice, specifically incorporating research experience, administrative and program leadership development, and teaching training. This combination is meant to prepare graduates to step into academic or training roles where they can supervise learners, build or manage geriatrics programs, and contribute to the evidence base and quality improvement efforts in care for older adults. Programs must support at least three fellows each year of the award, with the expectation that there is one fellow from each of the three disciplines: medicine (physicians), dentistry (dentists), and behavioral and mental health.
From a funding and administrative standpoint, HRSA anticipated making about 15 awards under this announcement, with an estimated total funding level of $9,000,000. The assistance is provided through a grant mechanism, categorized under the health funding activity area, and is associated with CFDA number 93.156 (Geriatric Training for Physicians, Dentists and Behavioral/Mental Health Professionals). Cost sharing or matching is not required, which typically lowers barriers for eligible institutions that may not have the capacity to provide significant non-federal match.
Eligibility is oriented toward institutions that can realistically operate high-quality training programs in geriatrics. The eligible applicant pool includes existing grantees seeking continuation funding and also schools of medicine, schools of osteopathic medicine, teaching hospitals, and graduate medical education programs. The official posting date was March 23, 2010, with an original and current closing date of April 30, 2010, and the opportunity was archived on June 29, 2010. Applicants and interested parties were directed to HRSA support resources for access issues, including the HRSA Call Center (callcenter@hrsa.gov), and additional details were provided through the HRSA grants web link included in the announcement.
Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a workforce-and-faculty development investment that uses interdisciplinary training, multi-setting clinical rotations, and formal preparation in teaching and leadership to grow the number of professionals equipped to educate the next generation of geriatric care providers across medicine, dentistry, and behavioral and mental health.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the Geriatric Training Program for Physicians, Dentists, and Behavioral and Mental Health Professions?
It is a discretionary grant opportunity from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) focused on strengthening the national geriatrics workforce by preparing more clinicians to become educators in geriatrics.
What is the funding opportunity number for this grant?
The Funding Opportunity Number is HRSA 10-044.
What is the main purpose of this program?
The central goal is to increase the number of physicians, dentists, and behavioral and mental health professionals who intend to teach geriatric medicine, geriatric dentistry, or geriatric behavioral and mental health, not just provide clinical care.
Does the program focus on training providers or training educators?
It focuses specifically on building the pipeline of future faculty and training leaders by supporting structured geriatrics training that includes preparation to teach others.
What kinds of training experiences are projects expected to provide?
Funded projects are expected to deliver hands-on geriatrics education and real-world clinical exposure to the physical, cognitive, emotional, and functional challenges associated with aging, typically through varied clinical and service rotations.
What clinical settings or rotations may be included in the training?
Rotations may include geriatric consultation services, acute care services, dental services for older adults, geriatric behavioral and mental health units, day care and home care programs, rehabilitation services, extended care facilities, geriatric ambulatory care, comprehensive evaluation units, and community-based programs serving older individuals with intellectual disabilities.
Why does the program emphasize multiple care settings?
The rotation-based structure reflects that geriatric care occurs across many settings (hospital, long-term care, outpatient, home and community-based services) and encourages trainees to understand how older adults move through those systems over time.
Is there a primary care focus within the geriatrics training?
Yes. A key feature is the emphasis on primary care principles as they apply to geriatrics, including continuity of care, ambulatory and outpatient-focused practice, prevention, and attention to psychosocial factors.
Does the training integrate medical, dental, and behavioral/mental health needs?
Yes. The approach highlights comprehensive, whole-person care that integrates medical, dental, and behavioral or mental health needs, with an aim to model and teach interdisciplinary, patient-centered practice.
What types of programs can be supported under this grant?
The training supported under this grant can be delivered through two-year fellowship programs and/or one-year retraining programs.
What additional components are expected in a two-year fellowship?
Two-year fellowships are expected to include research experience, administrative and program leadership development, and teaching training, in addition to clinical practice.
What kinds of roles is the two-year fellowship designed to prepare graduates for?
It is designed to prepare graduates for academic or training roles where they can supervise learners, build or manage geriatrics programs, and contribute to evidence development and quality improvement in care for older adults.
How many fellows must a program support each year?
Programs must support at least three fellows each year of the award.
Are there discipline expectations for the fellows supported each year?
Yes. The expectation is that there is one fellow from each of three disciplines: medicine (physicians), dentistry (dentists), and behavioral and mental health.
How many awards did HRSA anticipate making under this announcement?
HRSA anticipated making about 15 awards.
What was the estimated total funding level for the announcement?
The estimated total funding level was $9,000,000.
What type of financial assistance mechanism is used?
The assistance is provided through a grant mechanism.
What is the associated CFDA number?
The opportunity is associated with CFDA number 93.156 (Geriatric Training for Physicians, Dentists and Behavioral/Mental Health Professionals).
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. Cost sharing or matching is not required.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants include existing grantees seeking continuation funding and schools of medicine, schools of osteopathic medicine, teaching hospitals, and graduate medical education programs.
When was the opportunity posted?
The official posting date was March 23, 2010.
What was the application closing date?
The original and current closing date was April 30, 2010.
Is this funding opportunity still open?
No. The opportunity was archived on June 29, 2010.
Where can applicants get help with access issues related to HRSA?
Applicants and interested parties were directed to HRSA support resources, including the HRSA Call Center at callcenter@hrsa.gov.
How should this opportunity be understood at a high level?
It is a workforce-and-faculty development investment that uses interdisciplinary training, multi-setting clinical rotations, and formal preparation in teaching and leadership to increase the number of professionals equipped to educate future geriatric care providers across medicine, dentistry, and behavioral and mental health.
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