Regional Public Health Training Center Program

Funding Opportunity Number: HRSA-14-076 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.516Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-HRSAClosing Date: Jun 09, 2014Award Ceiling: $0Expected Number of Awards: 10Creation Date: Apr 17, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: This announcement solicits applications for the Regional Public Health Training Center Program (PHTC).  The purpose of the Regional PHTC Program is to improve the nation¿s public health system by strengthening the technical, scientific, managerial and leadership competencies of the current and future public health workforce. Regional PHTCs are required to fulfill the following statutory requirements: Establish or strengthen field placements for students in public or nonprofit private health agencies or organizations; Involve faculty members and students in collaborative projects to enhance public health services to medically underserved communities; Specifically designate a geographic area or medically underserved population to be served by the center that shall be in a location removed from the main location of the teaching facility of the school that is participating in the program with such center; and, Assess the health personnel needs of the area to be served by the center and assist in the planni...
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