Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Program
Link
https://www.hrsa.gov/grants/find-funding/HRSA-24-051
Additional Links
Notice of Funding Opportunity (Grants.gov)
Deadline
Application Deadline: Oct 10, 2023
Sponsor
Bureau of Health Workforce (BHW)
Purpose
Provides funding to support existing teaching health centers, or community-based, ambulatory patient care centers, in order to strengthen the healthcare workforce and address health professional shortages across the nation. Supports medical and dental residency training programs that educate and prepare residents to offer high-quality healthcare to diverse populations, especially rural and underserved communities.
This THCGME program opportunity will provide competitive continuation funding for the maintenance of approved resident full-time equivalent (FTE) positions funded under announcement HRSA-20-011 only.
Amount of Funding
Estimated award amount: Award amounts
are formula-based and are calculated from the number of
awarded resident FTEs.
Project period: 4 years
Estimated number of awards: Up to 57
awards
Estimated total program funding:
$126,500,000
Who Can Apply
Eligibility is limited to current THCGME Program payment recipients awarded under announcement HRSA-20-011 that:
- Operate an accredited primary care residency program, or
- Have formed a GME consortium that operates an accredited primary care residency program
Eligible outpatient settings include, but are not limited to:
- Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs)
- Community mental health centers
- Rural Health Clinics (RHCs)
- Health centers operated by the Indian Health Service (IHS), an Indian tribe or tribal organization, or an urban Indian organization
- A community-based entity receiving funds under Title X of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act
Primary care residency programs must provide training in 1 or more of the following specialties:
- Family medicine
- Internal medicine
- Pediatrics
- Internal medicine-pediatrics
- Obstetrics and gynecology
- Psychiatry
- General dentistry
- Pediatric dentistry
- Geriatrics
Geographic Coverage
Nationwide
What This Program Funds
Training Providers
Application Process
Application requirements, instructions, and other relevant information can be found in the funding announcement.
Contact
For additional information or technical
assistance regarding business, administrative, or fiscal
issues:
Kim Ross, CPA
301-443-2353
kross@hrsa.gov
For programmatic or technical
questions:
Kristin Gordon
301-443-0337
kgordon@hrsa.gov
Rural Awards
Past awards communities received in fiscal year 2023 can be found on the program website.
Rural communities who have received funding include:
- East Central Mississippi Health Network in Decatur, Mississippi
- Tahlequah Medical Group in Tahlequah, Oklahoma
- Choctaw Nation Health Services Authority in Talihina, Oklahoma
- Cornerstone Care, Inc. in Greensboro, Pennsylvania
Topics This Program Addresses
Education and Training • Healthcare Facilities • Healthcare Workforce