Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program

Funding Opportunity Number: HRSA-15-057 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.969Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-HRSAClosing Date: Mar 05, 2015Award Ceiling: $0Expected Number of Awards: 40Creation Date: Dec 12, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: This announcement solicits applications for the FY 2015 Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP). ?The purpose of this cooperative agreement program is to establish and operate geriatric education centers that will implement the GWEP project to develop a health care workforce that maximizes patient and family engagement and improves health outcomes for older adults by integrating geriatrics with primary care. ?Special emphasis will be on providing the primary care workforce with the knowledge and skills to care for older adults and on collaborating with community partners to address gaps in health care for older adults through individual, system, community, and population level changes. ?Focus areas for this announcement are:? 1.?? Transforming clinical training environments to integrated geriatrics and primary care delivery systems to ensure trainees are well prepared to practice in and lead these kinds of systems. 2.?? Developing providers who can assess and address the needs of older adults and...
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