Health Resources and Services Administration
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Thursday, September 30, 2010
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The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has announced $17 million to bolster primary care training in communities across the nation.
Today’s 99 grants, funded under 2010 appropriations, will support 21 Area Health Education Centers, 68 Geriatric Academic Career awards and 10 Nursing Assistant and Home Health Aide Program awards.
“These grants address the Obama Administration’s commitment to strengthening the health care workforce to meet future needs,” said HRSA Administrator Mary K. Wakefield, Ph.D., R.N. “They target community-level health professions shortages, support workforce diversity, and provide for retooling our workforce to meet the demands of an aging population, the chronically ill, and disabled.”
Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Program ($10 million)
Awards fall under two AHEC programs: Infrastructure Development grants go to four universities to establish and advance state-wide or multi-county AHEC programs; and Point of Service Maintenance and Enhancement grants support 17 universities that have established partnerships with community-based AHECs. AHEC programs are interdisciplinary, community-based training programs led by academic and community leaders who collaborate to improve the supply, distribution, diversity, and quality of health care personnel, with a special focus on primary care personnel in rural and other underserved communities.
Geriatric Academic Career Awards (GACA) Program ($5 million)
Sixty-eight (68) GACA grants will support career development for academic geriatric specialists to help address the fast-growing 65-plus population, which is expected to almost double by 2030. In recognition of the importance of comprehensive care, the Affordable Care Act modified this program to expand eligible entities to include schools of medicine, osteopathic medicine, nursing, social work, psychology, dentistry, pharmacy or other allied health disciplines in an accredited health professions school that is approved by the HHS Secretary. GACA grants focus on chronic disease management, geriatric ethics, palliative care, and health promotion. Award recipients also work with underserved and uninsured patients across many community settings including acute, ambulatory, and long-term care.
Nursing Assistant and Home Health Aide (NAHHA) Program ($2.4 million)
Ten (10) NAHHA grants will go to colleges or programs that provide community-based training to nursing assistants and home health aides who treat the elderly, chronically ill, and disabled. As nursing homes and home health agencies continue to have problems with recruitment and retention of qualified workers, there is growing concern over the current and projected shortages of these frontline direct care workers. Grantees project that these awards will enable them to train more than 4,000 nursing assistant and home health aide students over the 3-year project period.
A list of awards follows. For more information on HRSA’s health professions programs, visit http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/ Information on the Affordable Care Act is available at www.healthcare.gov.
| Program Name | Total Award |
# of Grantees |
|---|---|---|
| Geriatric Academic Career Awards | $5,032,200.00 | 68 |
| Nursing Assistant and Home Health Aide Program | $2,411,968.00 | 10 |
| Area Health Education Centers -Infrastructure | $2,336,760.00 | 4 |
| Area Health Education Centers - Point of Service | $7,723,170.00 | 17 |
| Total | $17,504,098.00 | 99 |
| Alabama | ||
| Grantee | City | Award |
|---|---|---|
| Geriatric Academic Career Awards | ||
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | Birmingham | $74,991.00 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | Birmingham | $74,991.00 |
| TOTAL: $149,982.00 | ||
| Arizona | ||
| Grantee | City | Award |
| Geriatric Academic Career Awards | ||
| Arizona Board of Regents, University of Arizona | Tucson | $74,991.00 |
| Area Health Education Centers - Point of Service | ||
| University of Arizona | Tucson | $495,075.00 |
| TOTAL: $570,066.00 | ||
| Arkansas | ||
| Grantee | City | Award |
| Geriatric Academic Career Awards | ||
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | Little Rock | $74,991.00 |
| TOTAL: $74,991.00 | ||
| California | ||
| Grantee | City | Award |
| Geriatric Academic Career Awards | ||
| The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco | San Francisco | $74,991.00 |
| The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco | San Francisco | $74,991.00 |
| The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco | San Francisco | $74,991.00 |
| The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco | San Francisco | $69,392.00 |
| Nursing Assistant and Home Health Aide Program | ||
| American National Red Cross | Santa Rosa | $247,848.00 |
| TOTAL: $542,213.00 | ||
| Colorado | ||
| Grantee | City | Award |
| Area Health Education Centers - Point of Service | ||
| University of Colorado Health Sciences Center | Aurora | $495,075.00 |
| TOTAL: $495,075.00 | ||
| Connecticut | ||
| Grantee | City | Award |
| Geriatric Academic Career Awards | ||
| Yale University | New Haven | $74,991.00 |
| TOTAL: $74,991.00 | ||
| Florida | ||
| Grantee | City | Award |
| Area Health Education Centers - Point of Service | ||
| Nova Southeastern University, Inc. | Fort Lauderdale | $198,030.00 |
| University of Miami | Miami | $198,030.00 |
| TOTAL: $396,060.00 | ||
| Georgia | ||
| Grantee | City | Award |
| Geriatric Academic Career Awards | ||
| Emory University | Atlanta | $74,991.00 |
| Area Health Education Centers - Point of Service | ||
| Medical College of Georgia | Augusta | $396,060.00 |
| TOTAL: $471,051.00 | ||
| Hawaii | ||
| Grantee | City | Award |
| Geriatric Academic Career Awards | ||
| University of Hawaii | Honolulu | $74,991.00 |
| Area Health Education Centers - Point of Service | ||
| University of Hawaii | Honolulu | $891,135.00 |
| TOTAL: $966,126.00 | ||
| Illinois | ||
| Grantee | City | Award |
| Area Health Education Centers - Infrastructure | ||
| The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, University of Illinois at Chicago | Chicago | $522,277.00 |
| Geriatric Academic Career Awards | ||
| The University of Chicago | Chicago | $74,991.00 |
| Nursing Assistant and Home Health Aide Program | ||
| Jewish Vocational Service and Employment Center | Chicago | $250,000.00 |
| TOTAL: $847,268.00 | ||
| Indiana | ||
| Grantee | City | Award |
| Geriatric Academic Career Awards | ||
| Indiana University | Indianapolis | $69,392.00 |
| Indiana University | Indianapolis | $74,991.00 |
| Indiana University | Indianapolis | $74,991.00 |
| TOTAL: $219,374.00 | ||
| Kansas | ||
| Grantee | City | Award |
| Geriatric Academic Career Awards | ||
| University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute | Kansas City | $74,991.00 |
| TOTAL: $74,991.00 | ||
| Kentucky | ||
| Grantee | City | Award |
| Geriatric Academic Career Awards | ||
| University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc. | Louisville | $74,991.00 |
| Area Health Education Centers - Point of Service | ||
| University of Louisville Research Foundation | Louisvillle | $792,120.00 |
| Nursing Assistant and Home Health Aide Program | ||
| Hazard Community and Technical College | Hazard | $248,104.00 |
| TOTAL: $1,115,215.00 | ||
| Louisiana | ||
| Grantee | City | Award |
| Area Health Education Centers - Point of Service | ||
| Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center | Shreveport | $198,030.00 |
| TOTAL: $198,030.00 | ||
| Maine | ||
| Grantee | City | Award |
| Geriatric Academic Career Awards | ||
| Maine Medical Center | Portland | $74,991.00 |
| Area Health Education Centers - Point of Service | ||
| University of New England | Biddeford | $297,045.00 |
| TOTAL: $372,036.00 | ||
| Massachusetts | ||
| Grantee | City | Award |
| Geriatric Academic Career Awards | ||
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Boston | $69,392.00 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Boston | $74,991.00 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Boston | $74,991.00 |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Boston | $69,392.00 |
| Trustees of Boston University, Boston University Medical Campus | Boston | $74,991.00 |
| Hebrew Rehabilitation Center | Roslindale | $74,991.00 |
| University of Massachusetts Medical School | Worcester | $74,991.00 |
| Area Health Education Centers - Point of Service | ||
| University of Massachusetts Medical School | Worcester | $594,090.00 |
| TOTAL: $1,107,829.00 | ||
| Michigan | ||
| Grantee | City | Award |
| Area Health Education Centers - Infrastructure | ||
| Wayne State University | Detroit | $306,317.00 |
| TOTAL: $306,317.00 | ||
| Mississippi | ||
| Grantee | City | Award |
| Area Health Education Centers - Point of Service | ||
| University of Mississippi Medical Center | Jackson | $693,105.00 |
| TOTAL: $693,105.00 | ||
| Missouri | ||
| Grantee | City | Award |
| Geriatric Academic Career Awards | ||
| Curators of the University of Missouri | Columbia | $74,991.00 |
| Saint Louis University | Saint Louis | $74,991.00 |
| Saint Louis University | Saint Louis | $74,991.00 |
| Saint Louis University | Saint Louis | $74,991.00 |
| TOTAL: $299,964.00 | ||
| Montana | ||
| Grantee | City | Award |
| Area Health Education Centers - Infrastructure | ||
| Montana State University | Bozeman | $1,253,837.00 |
| TOTAL: $1,253,837.00 | ||
| North Carolina | ||
| Grantee | City | Award |
| Geriatric Academic Career Awards | ||
| East Carolina University | Greenville | $74,991.00 |
| Wake Forest University Health Sciences | Winston Salem | $74,991.00 |
| Wake Forest University Health Sciences | Winston Salem | $74,991.00 |
| Area Health Education Centers - Point of Service | ||
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill | $891,135.00 |
| TOTAL: $1,116,108.00 | ||
| New Hampshire | ||
| Grantee | City | Award |
| Area Health Education Centers - Point of Service | ||
| Trustees of Dartmouth College | Hanover | $198,030.00 |
| TOTAL: $198,030.00 | ||
| New Mexico | ||
| Grantee | City | Award |
| Geriatric Academic Career Awards | ||
| University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center | Albuquerque | $74,991.00 |
| TOTAL: $74,991.00 | ||
| New York | ||
| Grantee | City | Award |
| Geriatric Academic Career Awards | ||
| Montefiore Medical Center | Bronx | $69,392.00 |
| Montefiore Medical Center | Bronx | $69,392.00 |
| Montefiore Medical Center | Bronx | $74,991.00 |
| Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University | New York | $74,991.00 |
| Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University | New York | $74,991.00 |
| Mount Sinai School of Medicine | New York | $74,991.00 |
| Mount Sinai School of Medicine | New York | $69,392.00 |
| Mount Sinai School of Medicine | New York | $74,991.00 |
| Mount Sinai School of Medicine | New York | $74,991.00 |
| Mount Sinai School of Medicine | New York | $74,991.00 |
| University of Rochester | Rochester | $69,392.00 |
| University of Rochester | Rochester | $69,392.00 |
| University of Rochester | Rochester | $74,991.00 |
| Nursing Assistant and Home Health Aide Program | ||
| Erie 1 Board of Cooperative Ed. Services | Buffalo | $250,000.00 |
| TOTAL: $1,196,888.00 | ||
| Ohio | ||
| Grantee | City | Award |
| Geriatric Academic Career Awards | ||
| University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati | $74,991.00 |
| University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati | $74,991.00 |
| Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine | Cleveland | $74,991.00 |
| Nursing Assistant and Home Health Aide Program | ||
| American Red Cross, Greater Cleveland Chapter | Cleveland | $229,658.00 |
| TOTAL: $454,631.00 | ||
| Oklahoma | ||
| Grantee | City | Award |
| Geriatric Academic Career Awards | ||
| University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center | Oklahoma City | $74,991.00 |
| TOTAL: $74,991.00 | ||
| Oregon | ||
| Grantee | City | Award |
| Nursing Assistant and Home Health Aide Program | ||
| Southwestern Oregon Community College | Coos Bay | $249,816.00 |
| TOTAL: $249,816.00 | ||
| Puerto Rico | ||
| Grantee | City | Award |
| Area Health Education Centers - Infrastructure | ||
| Universidad Central del Caribe | Bayamon | $254,329.00 |
| TOTAL: $254,329.00 | ||
| Pennsylvania | ||
| Grantee | City | Award |
| Geriatric Academic Career Awards | ||
| Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia | $74,991.00 |
| Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia | $74,991.00 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | $74,991.00 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | $74,991.00 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | $69,392.00 |
| University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | $74,991.00 |
| University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | $74,991.00 |
| Nursing Assistant and Home Health Aide Program | ||
| Penn Asian Senior Services | Jenkintown | $249,919.00 |
| St. Joseph Regional Health Network | Reading | $186,623.00 |
| TOTAL: $955,880.00 | ||
| South Carolina | ||
| Grantee | City | Award |
| Geriatric Academic Career Awards | ||
| University of South Carolina | Columbia | $69,392.00 |
| Area Health Education Centers - Point of Service | ||
| Medical University of South Carolina | Charleston | $396,060.00 |
| TOTAL: $465,452.00 | ||
| Tennessee | ||
| Grantee | City | Award |
| Geriatric Academic Career Awards | ||
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville | $74,991.00 |
| Area Health Education Centers - Point of Service | ||
| Meharry Medical College | Nashville | $297,045.00 |
| TOTAL: $372,036.00 | ||
| Texas | ||
| Grantee | City | Award |
| Geriatric Academic Career Awards | ||
| University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center | Dallas | $74,991.00 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Houston | $69,392.00 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Houston | $74,991.00 |
| University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | San Antonio | $74,991.00 |
| University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | San Antonio | $74,991.00 |
| University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | San Antonio | $74,991.00 |
| Nursing Assistant and Home Health Aide Program | ||
| Sears Methodist Retirement System, Inc. | Austin | $250,000.00 |
| TOTAL: $694,347.00 | ||
| Utah | ||
| Grantee | City | Award |
| Geriatric Academic Career Awards | ||
| University of Utah | Salt Lake City | $74,991.00 |
| University of Utah | Salt Lake City | $74,991.00 |
| TOTAL: $149,982.00 | ||
| Vermont | ||
| Grantee | City | Award |
| Area Health Education Centers - Point of Service | ||
| University of Vermont and State Agricultural College | Burlington | $297,045.00 |
| TOTAL: $297,045.00 | ||
| Washington | ||
| Grantee | City | Award |
| Geriatric Academic Career Awards | ||
| University of Washington | Seattle | $74,991.00 |
| Area Health Education Centers - Point of Service | ||
| University of Washington | Seattle | $396,060.00 |
| TOTAL: $471,051.00 | ||
| Wisconsin | ||
| Grantee | City | Award |
| Nursing Assistant and Home Health Aide Program | ||
| The College of Menominee Nation | Keshena | $250,000.00 |
| TOTAL: $250,000.00 | ||
The Health Resources and Services Administration is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. HRSA is the primary Federal agency responsible for improving access to health care services for people who are uninsured, isolated, or medically vulnerable. For more information about HRSA and its programs, visit www.hrsa.gov.
