Opportunity Information: Apply for HRSA 13 174
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- The Health Resources and Services Administration in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Preventive Medicine and Public Health Training Grant Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.117 Preventive Medicine and Public Health Residency Training Program, Integrative Medicine Program, and National Coordinatin.
- This funding opportunity was created on Nov 30, 2012 and posted on Sep 13, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Nov 28, 2012 Historically this program has started on July 1 which coincides with the beginning of each years residency class.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $600,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 9 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) State governments Private institutions of higher education.
- Entities eligible to apply for this grant program are (a) an accredited school of public health or school of medicine or osteopathic medicine (b) an accredited public or private nonprofit hospital (c) a State, local or tribal health department or (d) a consortium of two or more eligible entities as described in items a, b, or c. Preventive medicine residency programs must be accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). Graduate programs in public health must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH).
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Opportunity Summary:
The Preventive Medicine and Public Health Training Grant Program is a discretionary federal grant administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under Title VII, Section 768 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 295c), as amended by the Affordable Care Act. Its core purpose is to expand the preventive medicine physician workforce and strengthen access to population-based health care by supporting high-quality training in preventive medicine and public health. In practical terms, the program is designed to help institutions run, improve, or create preventive medicine residency and related public health training pathways that blend clinical medicine with public health skills, especially those needed to prevent disease and improve health outcomes at the community and systems level.
The statute and funding announcement allow grant funds to be used in three main ways. First, applicants can use support to plan, develop (including building or revising curricula), operate, or participate in an accredited residency or internship program in preventive medicine or public health. Second, funds can help defray the cost of required practicum experiences, which are a key component of preventive medicine training and typically involve applied work in health departments, community settings, or other population-health environments. Third, the program can support the establishment, maintenance, or improvement of academic administrative units such as departments, divisions, or other organizational structures that strengthen preventive medicine and public health teaching, including efforts that improve clinical teaching in these areas. Overall, HRSA is aiming to build training programs that reliably produce physicians who can work effectively across clinical care, public health practice, policy, and prevention research.
A defining feature of this opportunity is that trainee support is the clear priority. At least 75 percent of awarded funds must go directly toward resident or trainee support costs. This can include tuition for a Master of Public Health (MPH) or another relevant masters degree tied to the preventive medicine specialty, along with associated fees, travel, and stipends meant to cover reasonable living expenses. There is also a specific cap: trainee support is limited to $75,000 per trainee per year, and support can cover up to 24 months of training, which is intended to span both the academic year and the practicum year that are standard in preventive medicine residency structures. Over the full five-year project period, programs are expected to support different cohorts of residents, with each cohort receiving up to a 24-month package of support.
While most dollars must support trainees, the program also recognizes that strong training requires strong faculty and infrastructure. Funding can be used for program infrastructure and for faculty development activities, such as professional development for the project director and key faculty who deliver and oversee training. In addition, the announcement makes room for innovation in what and how residents learn. Examples of encouraged activities include curriculum enhancements that build deeper collaboration with state and local health departments, community health centers, and community hospitals. Applicants may also propose learning experiences that intentionally integrate population health with primary care, as well as training that develops practical skills in policy development, public health information technology, and efforts to improve prevention research quality and impact.
The opportunity includes a pathway for brand-new residency programs that are not yet accredited. New programs can request up to $150,000 for the first year specifically to plan and develop a residency program. However, there is a strict condition: they must provide proof of accreditation status by the end of that first year to continue receiving grant support, and especially to begin receiving support for trainee costs. This requirement reflects the program’s emphasis on quality and standardized training expectations, while still allowing institutions to use federal support to build new pipelines where training capacity is limited.
Eligibility is limited to specific types of entities and relies heavily on accreditation. Eligible applicants include accredited schools of public health and accredited schools of medicine or osteopathic medicine; accredited public or private nonprofit hospitals; state, local, or tribal health departments; and consortia made up of two or more eligible entities from those categories. On the program side, preventive medicine residency programs must be accredited by either the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). Graduate public health programs must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). The structure of these requirements makes it clear that HRSA intends awards to support training that meets nationally recognized standards and that can credibly produce physicians prepared for preventive medicine practice.
From a funding and administrative standpoint, this opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number HRSA-13-174; CFDA 93.117) anticipated around nine awards, with an award floor of $100,000 and an award ceiling of $600,000, and it did not require cost sharing or matching. The historical start date referenced is July 1, aligning with the standard start of residency training each year. The announcement also notes that the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through HRSA and in consultation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has authority to award grants or enter into contracts with eligible entities to provide this specialized training to graduate medical residents in preventive medicine specialties.
Preventive Medicine and Public Health Training Grant Program (HRSA) - FAQs
1) What is the Preventive Medicine and Public Health Training Grant Program?
This is a discretionary federal grant program administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under Title VII, Section 768 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 295c), as amended by the Affordable Care Act. The program supports high-quality training in preventive medicine and public health with the goal of expanding the preventive medicine physician workforce and improving access to population-based health care.
2) What is the main goal of this grant opportunity?
The core purpose is to expand the preventive medicine physician workforce and strengthen access to population-based health care by supporting training that blends clinical medicine with public health skills. HRSA is aiming to help produce physicians who can work effectively across clinical care, public health practice, policy, and prevention research to prevent disease and improve health outcomes at the community and systems level.
3) What types of training does the program support?
The program is designed to help institutions run, improve, or create preventive medicine residency programs and related public health training pathways. It supports training structures that combine clinical medicine with public health education and applied practicum experiences typical of preventive medicine residency models.
4) What are the main allowable uses of grant funds?
Based on the statute and the funding announcement, grant funds may be used in three primary ways:
- To plan, develop (including building or revising curricula), operate, or participate in an accredited residency or internship program in preventive medicine or public health.
- To help defray the cost of required practicum experiences (applied work in population-health environments such as health departments or community settings).
- To establish, maintain, or improve academic administrative units (such as departments or divisions) that strengthen preventive medicine and public health teaching, including efforts that improve clinical teaching in these areas.
5) What does HRSA mean by strengthening access to population-based health care?
In this context, it means strengthening the workforce and training systems that prepare physicians to address health at the population level (not only individual patient care), including prevention, community health improvement, applied public health practice, and systems-level approaches that improve outcomes.
6) How much of the award must be used for trainee support?
Trainee support is the clear priority. At least 75 percent of awarded funds must go directly toward resident or trainee support costs.
7) What costs count as trainee (resident) support under this program?
Trainee support can include tuition for a Master of Public Health (MPH) or another relevant masters degree tied to the preventive medicine specialty. It can also include associated fees, travel, and stipends meant to cover reasonable living expenses.
8) Is there a limit on how much funding can be provided per trainee?
Yes. Trainee support is limited to $75,000 per trainee per year.
9) How long can a trainee be supported with grant funds?
Support can cover up to 24 months of training. This is intended to span both the academic year and the practicum year that are standard in preventive medicine residency structures.
10) Does the grant support only one cohort of residents?
No. Over the full five-year project period, programs are expected to support different cohorts of residents, with each cohort receiving up to a 24-month package of support.
11) Can grant funds be used for faculty development or program infrastructure?
Yes. While most dollars must support trainees, the program allows funding to be used for program infrastructure and faculty development activities. Examples include professional development for the project director and key faculty who deliver and oversee the training.
12) What kinds of curriculum or training innovations are encouraged?
The announcement encourages innovation in both content and training methods. Examples of encouraged activities include:
- Curriculum enhancements that build deeper collaboration with state and local health departments, community health centers, and community hospitals.
- Learning experiences that intentionally integrate population health with primary care.
- Training that develops practical skills in policy development.
- Training in public health information technology.
- Efforts to improve prevention research quality and impact.
13) Can new (not-yet-accredited) residency programs apply?
Yes. The opportunity includes a pathway for brand-new residency programs that are not yet accredited.
14) How much can a new residency program request for planning and development?
New programs can request up to $150,000 for the first year specifically to plan and develop a residency program.
15) What is the accreditation requirement for new programs after the first year?
New programs must provide proof of accreditation status by the end of the first year to continue receiving grant support, and especially to begin receiving support for trainee costs.
16) Why does the program emphasize accreditation?
The eligibility structure and continuation requirements reflect HRSA’s emphasis on quality and standardized training expectations. The intent is to support training that meets nationally recognized standards and can reliably produce physicians prepared for preventive medicine practice.
17) Who is eligible to apply for this grant?
Eligibility is limited to specific entity types. Eligible applicants include:
- Accredited schools of public health
- Accredited schools of medicine or osteopathic medicine
- Accredited public or private nonprofit hospitals
- State, local, or tribal health departments
- Consortia made up of two or more eligible entities from the categories above
18) What accreditation is required for preventive medicine residency programs supported by this grant?
Preventive medicine residency programs must be accredited by either the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).
19) What accreditation is required for graduate public health programs associated with this grant?
Graduate public health programs must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH).
20) What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON) and CFDA number for this program?
The Funding Opportunity Number is HRSA-13-174 and the CFDA number is 93.117.
21) How many awards were anticipated under the referenced announcement?
The announcement anticipated around nine awards.
22) What is the minimum and maximum award size?
The award floor was $100,000 and the award ceiling was $600,000.
23) Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The announcement did not require cost sharing or matching.
24) When does the grant project typically start?
The historical start date referenced is July 1, which aligns with the standard start of residency training each year.
25) Which federal agency has authority to make these awards?
The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through HRSA and in consultation with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has authority to award grants or enter into contracts with eligible entities to provide this training to graduate medical residents in preventive medicine specialties.
26) Is the program limited to grants, or can it also involve contracts?
The authority described in the announcement notes that HHS (through HRSA) may award grants or enter into contracts with eligible entities to provide the specialized training.
27) What is the practical focus of the required practicum experiences?
Practicum experiences are described as a key component of preventive medicine training and typically involve applied work in health departments, community settings, or other population-health environments.
28) Can funds be used to improve organizational capacity for teaching preventive medicine and public health?
Yes. Funds may support the establishment, maintenance, or improvement of academic administrative units (such as departments or divisions) that strengthen preventive medicine and public health teaching, including improvements to clinical teaching in these areas.
29) What kinds of partnerships does HRSA appear to value in training proposals?
The announcement specifically highlights collaborations with state and local health departments, community health centers, and community hospitals, as well as learning models that integrate population health with primary care.
30) How does the funding structure reinforce the program priorities?
The requirement that at least 75 percent of awarded funds go to trainee support, along with the defined per-trainee cap and 24-month support window, signals that HRSA expects awards to translate into direct resident training support while allowing a smaller portion for faculty development, infrastructure, and curriculum improvement.
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