Opportunity Information: Apply for HRSA 14 144
Apply for HRSA 14 144
- The Health Resources and Services Administration in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Health Careers Opportunity Program Skills Training and Health Workforce Development of Paraprofessionals" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.329 Skills Training and Health Workforce Development of Paraprofessionals Grant Program.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 13, 2014 and posted on Jun 13, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 16, 2014. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $2,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $200,000.00 in funding.
- 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).
- Eligible applicants include accredited schools of medicine, osteopathic medicine, public health, dentistry, veterinary medicine, optometry, pharmacy, allied health, chiropractic, podiatric medicine, public and nonprofit private schools that offer graduate programs in behavioral and mental health, programs for the training of physician assistants and other public or private nonprofit health or educational entities, which includes community colleges, technical colleges and tribal colleges. Each applicant must specifically state its eligibility information in the project abstract. Eligible applicant institutions/organizations must be located in the United States, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or the Republic of Palau.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP) Skills Training and Health Workforce Development of Paraprofessionals opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number HRSA-14-144) is a discretionary grant program offered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), through its Bureau of Health Workforce. HCOP has been authorized since 1972 and is built around a straightforward equity and workforce goal: help people from economically and educationally disadvantaged backgrounds gain the preparation they need to enter, compete in, and complete education pathways that lead into health and allied health careers. In this particular funding round, HRSA emphasizes paraprofessional training as a practical, near-term strategy to expand the health workforce while also creating real employment options and upward mobility for trainees.
The central purpose of the FY 2014 announcement is to train and grow the health paraprofessional workforce in ways that directly match community employment needs, with special attention to rural and underserved areas. The program is not only about classroom instruction; it is also about building a pipeline that takes participants from recruitment and skills development to employment. Applicants are expected to incorporate team-based care concepts into training, reflecting the reality that many health settings rely on coordinated teams rather than isolated roles. HRSA also highlights cultural competence and preparedness as key outcomes, aiming to reduce gaps in access to care by increasing the number of well-trained paraprofessionals serving communities that historically face provider shortages.
A defining feature of this grant is the focus on career coaching and job placement partnerships. Projects are expected to go beyond issuing training certificates by actively supporting participants with guidance, mentoring, and structured connections to employers so graduates can secure jobs and begin a career ladder. In other words, the funding is meant to help trainees obtain an entry point into the health workforce and then continue advancing, rather than stopping at a one-time credential. This emphasis aligns with HRSA's longer-term workforce diversity investments, which concentrate on broadening participation in health careers by supporting entry-level and paraprofessional roles that can serve as stepping stones into more advanced professions.
Program deliverables are oriented around education and training that lead to a recognized credential, specifically a certificate or license for health paraprofessional roles. The expectation is that grant-supported training results in measurable workforce expansion: more people trained, credentialed, and employed, particularly in locations and communities where access to care is limited. The overall intent is both workforce growth and workforce diversification, strengthening the supply of culturally competent paraprofessionals who are ready to work in real clinical and community-based environments.
Eligibility is broad but defined. Eligible applicants include accredited health professions schools (such as medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, optometry, veterinary medicine, and others), programs training physician assistants, graduate behavioral and mental health programs, and other public or private nonprofit health or educational entities. This includes community colleges, technical colleges, and tribal colleges, which are often central to paraprofessional training pipelines. Applicants must be located in the United States or eligible U.S. jurisdictions and associated states, including the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and certain freely associated states (the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau). Applicants are required to clearly state and justify eligibility in the project abstract.
From a funding standpoint, HRSA anticipated making about 15 awards under CFDA 93.329, with an estimated total program funding level of $2,000,000. The stated award ceiling is $200,000, and cost sharing or matching is required. The opportunity was posted June 13, 2014, with an original and final application deadline of July 16, 2014, and it was later archived on September 14, 2014. Taken together, these details point to a relatively targeted, competitive program designed to spark or scale training programs that can show clear links between disadvantaged student recruitment, credential-producing instruction, and employer-aligned placement outcomes.
For applicant support and technical assistance, HRSA routed questions through its Grants Application Center and HRSA Call Center, with contact options by phone (877-464-4772) and email (CallCenter@HRSA.GOV).
FAQs: Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP) Skills Training and Health Workforce Development of Paraprofessionals (HRSA-14-144)
What is this grant opportunity?
This opportunity is the Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP) Skills Training and Health Workforce Development of Paraprofessionals grant (Funding Opportunity Number HRSA-14-144), a discretionary grant program offered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), through HRSA's Bureau of Health Workforce.
What is the main purpose of this funding round?
The central purpose of the FY 2014 announcement is to train and grow the health paraprofessional workforce in ways that directly match community employment needs, with special attention to rural and underserved areas.
What workforce strategy does HRSA emphasize in this announcement?
HRSA emphasizes paraprofessional training as a practical, near-term strategy to expand the health workforce while creating employment options and upward mobility for trainees.
What is HCOP trying to achieve overall?
HCOP is built around an equity and workforce goal: helping people from economically and educationally disadvantaged backgrounds gain the preparation they need to enter, compete in, and complete education pathways that lead to health and allied health careers.
Does the program focus only on classroom training?
No. The program is described as more than classroom instruction. Applicants are expected to build a pipeline that takes participants from recruitment and skills development through to employment.
What types of outcomes are expected from funded projects?
Expected outcomes include participants receiving education and training that lead to a recognized credential (a certificate or license), and measurable workforce expansion such as more people trained, credentialed, and employed, particularly in areas where access to care is limited.
What kind of credential should the training lead to?
Program deliverables are oriented around education and training that lead to a recognized credential, specifically a certificate or license for health paraprofessional roles.
Is job placement part of the expectation for projects?
Yes. A defining feature of this grant is the emphasis on career coaching and job placement partnerships. Projects are expected to go beyond issuing training certificates by supporting participants with guidance, mentoring, and structured connections to employers so graduates can secure jobs.
What does HRSA mean by a "career ladder" or "upward mobility" in this context?
The funding is intended to help trainees obtain an entry point into the health workforce and then continue advancing, rather than stopping at a one-time credential.
Are applicants expected to incorporate team-based care into training?
Yes. Applicants are expected to incorporate team-based care concepts into training to reflect how many health settings rely on coordinated care teams.
Is cultural competence addressed in this opportunity?
Yes. HRSA highlights cultural competence and preparedness as key outcomes, with the aim of reducing gaps in access to care by increasing the number of well-trained paraprofessionals serving communities that face provider shortages.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad but defined. Eligible applicants include accredited health professions schools; programs training physician assistants; graduate behavioral and mental health programs; and other public or private nonprofit health or educational entities. The announcement also specifically notes community colleges, technical colleges, and tribal colleges as entities often central to paraprofessional training pipelines.
Which types of accredited health professions schools are mentioned as eligible examples?
Examples listed include accredited schools of medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, optometry, veterinary medicine, and others.
Are for-profit organizations eligible to apply?
The opportunity describes eligible applicants as public or private nonprofit health or educational entities (in addition to the listed eligible schools and programs). No for-profit eligibility is stated in the provided information.
Where must applicants be located?
Applicants must be located in the United States or eligible U.S. jurisdictions and associated states, including the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.
Is there any requirement to explain eligibility in the application?
Yes. Applicants are required to clearly state and justify eligibility in the project abstract.
How many awards were expected to be made?
HRSA anticipated making about 15 awards under this opportunity.
What is the CFDA number for this program?
The CFDA number provided for this program is 93.329.
What is the estimated total funding level for the program?
The estimated total program funding level stated is $2,000,000.
What is the maximum award amount?
The stated award ceiling is $200,000.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
Yes. The opportunity states that cost sharing or matching is required.
When was the opportunity posted and when was the application due?
The opportunity was posted on June 13, 2014. The original and final application deadline was July 16, 2014.
Is this funding opportunity still open?
No. The opportunity was later archived on September 14, 2014.
What kinds of communities does the program prioritize?
The announcement calls out special attention to rural and underserved areas, and it aims to strengthen the supply of paraprofessionals in locations and communities where access to care is limited.
What kinds of project elements does HRSA seem to value based on the description?
Based on the information provided, HRSA emphasizes: recruiting individuals from economically and educationally disadvantaged backgrounds; credential-producing training for paraprofessional roles; incorporating team-based care; building cultural competence and preparedness; and forming job placement partnerships that connect graduates to employers.
Where can applicants direct questions or request technical assistance?
HRSA routed questions through its Grants Application Center and the HRSA Call Center. Contact options provided are phone (877-464-4772) and email (CallCenter@HRSA.GOV).
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