Opportunity Information: Apply for HRSA 14 076
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- The Health Resources and Services Administration in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Regional Public Health Training Center Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.516 Affordable Care Act (ACA) Public Health Training Centers Program.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 18, 2014 and posted on Apr 17, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 9, 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 $8,250,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- An eligible applicant for this program shall be a CEPH accredited school of public health or another public or nonprofit private institution accredited for the provision of graduate or specialized training in public health. This program also includes a statutory funding preference for accredited schools of public health (See Section V, Application Review Information).
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Opportunity Summary:
The Regional Public Health Training Center (PHTC) Program is a HRSA-funded cooperative agreement designed to strengthen the US public health system by improving the technical, scientific, managerial, and leadership skills of both the current and future public health workforce. The program is built around regional training centers that deliver practical, skills-based education, training, and consultation, with the main goal of making governmental public health agencies more capable and better prepared to serve their communities, especially populations that are medically underserved or otherwise face significant barriers to health.
A central feature of the opportunity is that each funded Regional PHTC must meet specific statutory requirements. These include establishing or strengthening student field placements within public agencies or nonprofit health organizations, involving faculty and students in collaborative projects that improve services for medically underserved communities, and designating a geographic area or underserved population to be served by the center in a location separate from the school’s main teaching site. In addition, each center must assess the health workforce needs of its designated service area and use those findings to plan and develop training programs that directly respond to documented workforce gaps.
The program is structured to operate as a coordinated national network covering all 50 states, Washington DC, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and the six US Pacific jurisdictions. HRSA planned to fund 10 awards, each corresponding to one defined multi-state HHS/HRSA region. Applicants are limited to proposing service for only one region, and awardees must agree to support workforce development needs across the entire region they select, not just a single state or locality.
Regional PHTCs are expected to use a multi-state service area model with a central coordinating organization (the grantee) that manages the region and builds formal partnerships with training and education entities called Local Performance Sites. While not every state must host a Local Performance Site, the center must still demonstrate how it will meet the workforce training needs of every state or territory in the region. Local Performance Sites are expected to carry out core functions such as conducting localized needs assessments, outreach and marketing, delivering training, and supporting evaluation. These sites are funded by the Regional PHTC, typically in the range of $50,000 to $100,000 depending on scope of work. Local Performance Sites may include CEPH-accredited schools or programs of public health, as well as nonprofit organizations with a public health mission, including public health institutes.
The primary audience for training is governmental public health staff at state, local, and Tribal health departments, with particular emphasis on frontline public health workers and middle managers. The training is intended to be competency-based and practical, focused on the gaps identified through required needs assessments rather than purely academic instruction. A secondary audience includes other public health system partners such as nonprofits, federally qualified health centers, accountable care organizations, and hospitals, recognizing that public health outcomes often depend on cross-sector collaboration. HRSA also emphasizes prioritizing training and education for agencies and communities serving disadvantaged populations, including underrepresented racial and ethnic groups and people living in underserved areas.
Operationally, Regional PHTCs are expected to function as coordinators and conveners across their region. That includes organizing the work of Local Performance Sites to prevent duplication, leveraging shared resources to achieve economies of scale, and providing ongoing technical assistance to partners. A major expectation is that training reach can be expanded through distance-based learning, using multiple modalities to improve access for busy professionals across large geographic regions.
The four-year project period is designed with a staged emphasis. Year 1 focuses heavily on capacity building and infrastructure development, such as establishing regional governance, formalizing Local Performance Site agreements, selecting a content focus, standing up distance learning capabilities, launching marketing and recruitment strategies, completing needs assessments, and creating evaluation plans. HRSA still expects meaningful training activity during the first year, especially from organizations that previously participated in the earlier PHTC program and therefore may have fewer startup needs. In years 2 through 4, the emphasis shifts more strongly toward delivering training at scale, expanding and strengthening field placements and faculty-student collaborative projects, continuing outreach and participant recruitment, and measuring outcomes through ongoing evaluation.
HRSA also defines a set of priority public health content areas that should guide training development, while still allowing for other topics to be addressed if needs assessments justify them. The listed content areas include health disparities, health equity, and social determinants of health; health informatics and health information technology; environmental public health; public health preparedness; nutrition, physical activity, and obesity; behavioral health; violence and injury prevention; chronic conditions (with applicants selecting one focus among cancer, diabetes, heart disease, Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias); and infectious diseases. Applicants must name three content areas and describe their expertise or their plan to build expertise, and HRSA ultimately determines the primary content focus for each regional award based on demonstrated capacity.
To support consistency and coordination across regions, HRSA planned to establish a National Coordinating Center for PHTCs (NCCPHTC). This national hub is responsible for building a formal PHTC network, convening centers, providing technical assistance, standardizing and supporting evaluation and needs assessment approaches, developing national marketing and branding, and coordinating core competency continuing education offerings. The NCC also aims to reduce duplication by encouraging shared course development and cross-cutting training that can be used across multiple regions, while also strengthening relationships with other federal programs and state, local, Tribal, and national partners.
Equity and workforce diversity are explicit themes throughout the opportunity. Regional PHTCs are expected to support a public health workforce that reflects the diversity of the nation, strengthen cultural fluency and intercultural understanding, and create training environments and pathways that support individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences. The program also includes expectations around creating policies and systems changes within agencies that encourage training participation and help build a lasting culture of learning.
From an administrative standpoint, this was a discretionary HRSA cooperative agreement opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number HRSA-14-076) under CFDA 93.516, associated with the Affordable Care Act Public Health Training Centers Program. HRSA anticipated 10 awards with an estimated total program funding level of $8.25 million and no cost sharing or matching requirement. Eligible applicants are CEPH-accredited schools of public health or other public or nonprofit private institutions accredited to provide graduate or specialized training in public health, with a statutory preference given to accredited schools of public health. The opportunity was originally posted in April 2014 with a closing date of June 9, 2014, and later archived.
Regional Public Health Training Center (PHTC) Program (HRSA-14-076) - FAQs
What is the Regional Public Health Training Center (PHTC) Program?
The Regional PHTC Program is a HRSA-funded cooperative agreement intended to strengthen the US public health system by improving the technical, scientific, managerial, and leadership skills of the current and future public health workforce. It funds regional training centers that deliver practical, skills-based education, training, and consultation to improve the capacity and readiness of governmental public health agencies, especially those serving medically underserved communities and populations facing major barriers to health.
What is the main purpose of this funding opportunity?
The main purpose is to build and operate regional training centers that help governmental public health agencies become more capable and better prepared to serve their communities. Training is expected to be competency-based and aligned with documented workforce gaps identified through required needs assessments.
What type of HRSA funding mechanism is this?
This opportunity is a discretionary HRSA cooperative agreement (Funding Opportunity Number HRSA-14-076), under CFDA 93.516, associated with the Affordable Care Act Public Health Training Centers Program.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants are CEPH-accredited schools of public health or other public or nonprofit private institutions accredited to provide graduate or specialized training in public health. There is a statutory preference given to accredited schools of public health.
How many awards did HRSA plan to make?
HRSA planned to fund 10 awards, with each award corresponding to one defined multi-state HHS/HRSA region.
How much total funding was anticipated for the program?
HRSA estimated a total program funding level of $8.25 million.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity stated there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
What is the project period?
The project period is four years, with a staged emphasis across the years.
How is the four-year project period structured?
Year 1 emphasizes capacity building and infrastructure development (for example: governance, Local Performance Site agreements, distance learning setup, marketing/recruitment strategies, needs assessments, and evaluation planning), while still expecting meaningful training activity. Years 2 through 4 emphasize delivering training at scale, expanding and strengthening field placements and faculty-student collaborative projects, continuing outreach and recruitment, and measuring outcomes through ongoing evaluation.
What geographic areas are covered by the overall PHTC network?
The program is structured as a coordinated national network covering all 50 states, Washington DC, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and the six US Pacific jurisdictions.
How many regions can an applicant propose to serve?
Applicants are limited to proposing service for only one region.
If funded, can a Regional PHTC focus on only one state in its region?
No. Awardees must agree to support workforce development needs across the entire region they select, not just a single state or locality.
What is the required operating model for a Regional PHTC?
Regional PHTCs are expected to use a multi-state service area model with a central coordinating organization (the grantee) that manages the region and builds formal partnerships with training and education entities called Local Performance Sites.
What are Local Performance Sites?
Local Performance Sites are partner entities funded by the Regional PHTC to help carry out core functions such as localized needs assessments, outreach and marketing, delivering training, and supporting evaluation.
Do all states in a region have to host a Local Performance Site?
No. Not every state must host a Local Performance Site, but the Regional PHTC must demonstrate how it will meet workforce training needs of every state or territory in the region.
What types of organizations can serve as Local Performance Sites?
Local Performance Sites may include CEPH-accredited schools or programs of public health, as well as nonprofit organizations with a public health mission, including public health institutes.
How are Local Performance Sites funded?
Local Performance Sites are funded by the Regional PHTC, typically in the range of $50,000 to $100,000 depending on the scope of work.
Who is the primary audience for the training supported by this program?
The primary audience is governmental public health staff at state, local, and Tribal health departments, with particular emphasis on frontline public health workers and middle managers.
Is there a secondary audience for trainings?
Yes. A secondary audience includes other public health system partners such as nonprofits, federally qualified health centers, accountable care organizations, and hospitals, reflecting the role of cross-sector collaboration in public health outcomes.
What kind of training is HRSA expecting (academic vs practical)?
Training is intended to be competency-based and practical, focused on workforce gaps identified through required needs assessments rather than purely academic instruction.
How does the program prioritize medically underserved communities?
The program emphasizes improving agency capacity to serve communities, especially populations that are medically underserved or otherwise face significant barriers to health. HRSA also emphasizes prioritizing training and education for agencies and communities serving disadvantaged populations, including underrepresented racial and ethnic groups and people living in underserved areas.
What statutory requirements must each funded Regional PHTC meet?
Each funded Regional PHTC must meet specific statutory requirements, including: establishing or strengthening student field placements within public agencies or nonprofit health organizations; involving faculty and students in collaborative projects that improve services for medically underserved communities; and designating a geographic area or underserved population to be served by the center in a location separate from the school’s main teaching site. In addition, each center must assess workforce needs for its service area and use findings to plan training that responds to documented gaps.
What are field placements in the context of this program?
Field placements are student placement opportunities within public agencies or nonprofit health organizations that Regional PHTCs must establish or strengthen as part of the program’s statutory requirements.
What are faculty-student collaborative projects?
They are collaborative efforts involving faculty and students that are designed to improve services for medically underserved communities, and they are specifically named as a statutory requirement for funded centers.
What does it mean to designate a geographic area or underserved population in a location separate from the school’s main teaching site?
It means the Regional PHTC must identify a geographic area or underserved population it will serve, and that service location must be separate from the school’s main teaching site, as described in the statutory requirements.
Are needs assessments required?
Yes. Each center must assess the health workforce needs of its designated service area and use those findings to plan and develop training programs that directly respond to documented workforce gaps.
What role do Regional PHTCs play across their region beyond delivering trainings?
Regional PHTCs are expected to act as coordinators and conveners. This includes organizing the work of Local Performance Sites to prevent duplication, leveraging shared resources to achieve economies of scale, and providing ongoing technical assistance to partners.
Is distance-based learning expected?
Yes. A major expectation is expanding training reach through distance-based learning, using multiple modalities to improve access for busy professionals across large geographic regions.
Are there specific public health topics that must be addressed?
HRSA defined priority public health content areas to guide training development, while allowing other topics if needs assessments justify them. Applicants must name three content areas and describe their expertise (or plans to build expertise), and HRSA determines the primary content focus for each regional award based on demonstrated capacity.
What are the priority content areas listed in the opportunity?
The listed priority content areas include: health disparities, health equity, and social determinants of health; health informatics and health information technology; environmental public health; public health preparedness; nutrition, physical activity, and obesity; behavioral health; violence and injury prevention; chronic conditions (with applicants selecting one focus among cancer, diabetes, heart disease, Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias); and infectious diseases.
How are chronic conditions handled within the priority content areas?
For the chronic conditions category, applicants are expected to select one focus among cancer, diabetes, heart disease, or Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
Who decides the primary content focus for each region?
HRSA ultimately determines the primary content focus for each regional award based on demonstrated capacity.
What is the National Coordinating Center for PHTCs (NCCPHTC)?
HRSA planned to establish a National Coordinating Center for PHTCs (NCCPHTC) to support consistency and coordination across regions. The NCC is responsible for building a formal network, convening centers, providing technical assistance, standardizing and supporting evaluation and needs assessment approaches, developing national marketing and branding, and coordinating core competency continuing education offerings.
How does the NCCPHTC help reduce duplication across regions?
The NCC aims to reduce duplication by encouraging shared course development and cross-cutting training that can be used across multiple regions, while also strengthening relationships with other federal programs and state, local, Tribal, and national partners.
How are equity and workforce diversity addressed in this opportunity?
Equity and workforce diversity are explicit themes. Regional PHTCs are expected to support a public health workforce that reflects national diversity, strengthen cultural fluency and intercultural understanding, and create training environments and pathways that support individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Does the opportunity address organizational policies that support training participation?
Yes. The program includes expectations around creating policies and systems changes within agencies that encourage training participation and help build a lasting culture of learning.
When was this funding opportunity posted, and what was the closing date?
The opportunity was originally posted in April 2014 with a closing date of June 9, 2014. It was later archived.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON) and CFDA number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is HRSA-14-076 and the CFDA number is 93.516.
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