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- The Health Resources and Services Administration in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Primary Care Training and Enhancement Awards" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.884 Grants for Primary Care Training and Enhancement.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 2, 2015 and posted on Dec 18, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 18, 2015. (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 30 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 allopathic or osteopathic medicine, academically affiliated PA training programs, or a public or nonprofit private entity that the Secretary has determined is capable of carrying out such grants. All training activities must be conducted by an accredited entity this must be the applicant organization. Tribes and Tribal organizations are eligible to apply for these funds so long as they can carry out such grants and meet all eligibility requirements. In general, the relevant accrediting bodies are the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) for allopathic medical schools, American Osteopathic Association (AOA) for osteopathic medical schools and osteopathic residency programs, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) for allopathic residency programs, and the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC PA) for physician assistant programs. Provisional accreditation is acceptable for new programs. An applicant with provisional accreditation must demonstrate full accreditation within the first budget period. Required Eligibility Documentation The applicant organization must provide (1) a statement that they hold continuing accreditation from the relevant accrediting body and are not under probation, and (2) the dates of initial accreditation and next expected accrediting body review. The full letter of accreditation is not required. Recipients must immediately inform the HRSA project officer of any change in accreditation status. If a partner organization holds the accreditation for a training program, a letter of agreement should be provided in Attachment 8. Applications that do not clearly demonstrate compliance with all eligibility requirements will be deemed non responsive and will not be considered for funding under this announcement.
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Opportunity Summary:
The FY 2015 Primary Care Training and Enhancement (PCTE) Awards are a discretionary grant opportunity from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) designed to strengthen the primary care workforce by improving how future primary care clinicians are trained. The central emphasis for this funding cycle is preparing trainees to work effectively in transformed health care systems, with a strong push toward upgrading the real-world clinical training experience. In practice, HRSA is looking for training that reflects the way modern delivery systems are evolving, especially models that are more integrated, coordinated, data-driven, and focused on measurable improvements in patient outcomes and experience.
A major theme of the opportunity is alignment with the kinds of delivery-system changes highlighted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Applicants are expected to train clinicians for environments where providers work in integrated or virtually integrated systems, care is coordinated across multiple settings, and patients are more actively engaged in their care with measurable patient-experience results. The announcement also stresses the use of health information technology to improve quality, the importance of clinicians practicing at the top of their license and certification, the integration of population health measures into routine care, and the consistent use of data to improve workflows and system performance. Proposals that help trainees build practical skills in these areas, particularly in their clinical rotations or other hands-on training settings, are a strong fit for the program’s intent.
HRSA encourages collaborative projects that span both the training continuum and multiple primary care professions. In other words, proposals are viewed favorably when they connect training for students and residents with faculty development and even training for practicing primary care physicians or physician assistants, rather than focusing narrowly on a single learner group. Likewise, applicants are encouraged to work across disciplines such as family medicine, general internal medicine, general pediatrics, physician assistants, and other primary care professions. These broader, cross-cutting collaborations are explicitly noted as eligible for a higher funding ceiling compared with more limited-scope projects.
The opportunity also highlights a specific federal priority related to veterans entering the physician assistant (PA) profession. Consistent with a White House initiative focused on building career pathways for veterans who want to become physician assistants, PA training programs are encouraged to include concrete activities that improve recruitment, retention, and educational support for veteran applicants and students. While this does not exclude non-PA applicants, it signals that veteran-focused strategies within PA education are a valued emphasis within the overall program.
A required component of the application is a robust evaluation plan that goes beyond process measures and looks at outcomes tied to the workforce pipeline and clinical impact. Applicants must describe how they will assess results related to graduate outcomes and to patient access, quality, and cost effectiveness in the clinical training environment. The announcement gives examples of the kinds of outcomes HRSA expects grantees to track, including the percentage of graduates (at least one year after completion) practicing in primary care and the percentage practicing in underserved areas. It also includes service, quality, and cost measures connected to both graduates and to trainees and faculty working at participating clinical training sites. Evaluation efforts can be integrated with existing institutional work such as quality improvement initiatives, which suggests HRSA is open to leveraging established data systems and performance-improvement infrastructure rather than building evaluation systems from scratch.
During the grant period, recipients should expect hands-on involvement from an HRSA-designated evaluation technical assistance contractor. This contractor will support grantees in building and executing evaluation plans and may conduct site visits to selected awardees. That expectation signals that evaluation is not just a paperwork requirement but an active part of grant oversight, with technical support and external engagement intended to improve the consistency and usefulness of outcome measurement across projects.
On the administrative side, this opportunity is listed as HRSA-15-054 under CFDA 93.884 (Grants for Primary Care Training and Enhancement). HRSA anticipated making about 30 awards with an estimated total funding amount of $9,000,000 for the cycle. The program does not require cost sharing or matching. Key dates included a posting date of December 18, 2014, with an application closing date of February 18, 2015, and an archive date of April 19, 2015.
Eligibility is limited to certain accredited entities capable of carrying out primary care training. Eligible applicants include accredited public or nonprofit private hospitals; schools of allopathic or osteopathic medicine; academically affiliated physician assistant training programs; and other public or nonprofit private entities deemed capable by the Secretary. Tribal governments and Tribal organizations may apply as long as they can meet all requirements. A critical point is that the applicant organization itself must be the accredited entity conducting the training activities. Relevant accrediting bodies include LCME (allopathic medical schools), AOA (osteopathic medical schools and osteopathic residency programs), ACGME (allopathic residency programs), and ARC-PA (physician assistant programs). Provisional accreditation is acceptable for new programs, but the applicant must demonstrate full accreditation within the first budget period.
Applicants must include specific eligibility documentation rather than full accreditation letters. HRSA requires a statement confirming continuing accreditation and that the program is not on probation, along with the dates of initial accreditation and the next expected review. If the accredited training program sits with a partner organization instead of the applicant, the application should include a letter of agreement (noted as Attachment 8 in the announcement). Applications that do not clearly show they meet every eligibility requirement are considered non-responsive and will not be reviewed for funding, and awardees must promptly notify their HRSA project officer if accreditation status changes.
Overall, this funding opportunity is aimed at helping training institutions modernize primary care education so graduates can thrive in coordinated, technology-enabled, measurement-driven systems of care. Strong proposals are likely to be those that improve clinical training experiences in real practice settings, connect learners and disciplines across the pipeline, address workforce needs in primary care and underserved communities, and commit to rigorous evaluation that links training improvements to real changes in access, quality, and cost.
FY 2015 Primary Care Training and Enhancement (PCTE) Awards (HRSA-15-054) - FAQs
What is the FY 2015 Primary Care Training and Enhancement (PCTE) Awards program?
It is a discretionary grant opportunity from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) intended to strengthen the primary care workforce by improving how future primary care clinicians are trained.
What is the main emphasis of this funding cycle?
The central emphasis is preparing trainees to work effectively in transformed health care systems, with a strong focus on upgrading real-world clinical training experiences to reflect how modern delivery systems are evolving.
What kinds of health care delivery changes is HRSA expecting applicants to align with?
The opportunity emphasizes alignment with delivery-system changes highlighted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), including more integrated or virtually integrated systems, coordinated care across settings, data-driven operations, and measurable improvements in patient outcomes and patient experience.
What training characteristics are considered a strong fit for the program?
Training approaches that build practical skills in modern care environments are emphasized, particularly through clinical rotations or other hands-on settings. The announcement highlights integrated and coordinated care, active patient engagement with measurable patient-experience results, and the routine use of data to improve workflows and performance.
Does the opportunity emphasize health information technology (health IT)?
Yes. The announcement stresses the use of health information technology to improve quality and the consistent use of data to improve workflows and system performance.
What does it mean for clinicians to practice "at the top of their license and certification" in this context?
The opportunity specifically highlights training clinicians to work in environments where team members practice to the full extent of their license and certification, as part of more efficient, coordinated systems of care.
Is population health a focus of this grant?
Yes. The opportunity emphasizes integrating population health measures into routine care and using data consistently to improve quality and system performance.
Are collaborative and cross-disciplinary projects encouraged?
Yes. HRSA encourages collaborative projects spanning both the training continuum and multiple primary care professions. Proposals may be viewed favorably when they connect training for students and residents with faculty development and potentially include training for practicing primary care physicians or physician assistants.
Which primary care disciplines are specifically mentioned as examples?
The announcement references family medicine, general internal medicine, general pediatrics, physician assistants, and other primary care professions.
Can cross-cutting collaborations affect the maximum funding level?
Yes. Broader, cross-cutting collaborations are explicitly noted as eligible for a higher funding ceiling compared with more limited-scope projects.
Is there a specific federal priority related to veterans?
Yes. A specific federal priority is highlighted for veterans entering the physician assistant (PA) profession, consistent with a White House initiative focused on career pathways for veterans who want to become physician assistants.
Does the veterans priority apply only to physician assistant programs?
The emphasis is directed to PA training programs and encourages concrete activities that improve recruitment, retention, and educational support for veteran applicants and students. The announcement notes that this does not exclude non-PA applicants, but it signals that veteran-focused strategies within PA education are a valued emphasis.
Is an evaluation plan required?
Yes. A robust evaluation plan is a required component of the application, and it is expected to go beyond process measures to include outcomes tied to the workforce pipeline and clinical impact.
What outcomes does HRSA expect grantees to track?
Examples include the percentage of graduates (at least one year after completion) practicing in primary care and the percentage practicing in underserved areas. The announcement also references service, quality, and cost measures connected to graduates as well as to trainees and faculty working at participating clinical training sites.
Does the evaluation need to address access, quality, and cost?
Yes. Applicants must describe how they will assess results related to graduate outcomes and to patient access, quality, and cost effectiveness in the clinical training environment.
Can applicants leverage existing institutional evaluation or quality improvement systems?
Yes. The opportunity indicates evaluation efforts can be integrated with existing institutional work such as quality improvement initiatives, suggesting HRSA is open to leveraging established data systems and performance-improvement infrastructure.
Will HRSA provide evaluation support during the grant period?
Yes. Recipients should expect hands-on involvement from an HRSA-designated evaluation technical assistance contractor that supports grantees in building and executing evaluation plans and may conduct site visits to selected awardees.
What is the opportunity number and CFDA listing?
The opportunity is HRSA-15-054 under CFDA 93.884 (Grants for Primary Care Training and Enhancement).
How many awards and how much total funding were anticipated?
HRSA anticipated about 30 awards with an estimated total funding amount of $9,000,000 for the cycle.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The program does not require cost sharing or matching.
What were the key dates for this funding cycle?
Key dates included a posting date of December 18, 2014; an application closing date of February 18, 2015; and an archive date of April 19, 2015.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to certain accredited entities capable of carrying out primary care training. Eligible applicants include accredited public or nonprofit private hospitals; schools of allopathic or osteopathic medicine; academically affiliated physician assistant training programs; and other public or nonprofit private entities deemed capable by the Secretary. Tribal governments and Tribal organizations may apply as long as they can meet all requirements.
Does the applicant organization need to be the accredited training entity?
Yes. A critical requirement is that the applicant organization itself must be the accredited entity conducting the training activities.
Which accrediting bodies are relevant for eligibility?
The opportunity references LCME (allopathic medical schools), AOA (osteopathic medical schools and osteopathic residency programs), ACGME (allopathic residency programs), and ARC-PA (physician assistant programs).
Is provisional accreditation acceptable?
Yes. Provisional accreditation is acceptable for new programs, but the applicant must demonstrate full accreditation within the first budget period.
What eligibility documentation does HRSA require related to accreditation?
Applicants must include a statement confirming continuing accreditation and that the program is not on probation, along with the dates of initial accreditation and the next expected review. HRSA requires this specific documentation rather than full accreditation letters.
What if the accredited training program is housed at a partner organization rather than the applicant?
If the accredited training program sits with a partner organization instead of the applicant, the application should include a letter of agreement (identified as Attachment 8 in the announcement).
What happens if an application does not clearly demonstrate eligibility?
Applications that do not clearly show they meet every eligibility requirement are considered non-responsive and will not be reviewed for funding.
What should awardees do if their accreditation status changes during the project?
Awardees must promptly notify their HRSA project officer if accreditation status changes.
What types of training settings are particularly emphasized?
The opportunity places a strong push toward improving the real-world clinical training experience, especially practical skill-building in clinical rotations or other hands-on training environments that reflect modern, coordinated, technology-enabled care.
What is the overall goal of the opportunity?
The overall goal is to help training institutions modernize primary care education so graduates can thrive in coordinated, technology-enabled, measurement-driven systems of care, while addressing workforce needs in primary care and underserved communities and committing to rigorous outcome-focused evaluation.
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