Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) Payment Program

Funding Opportunity Number: HRSA-14-010 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.255Eligible Applicants Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationOthers (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-HRSAClosing Date: Jul 12, 2013Award Ceiling: $0Expected Number of Awards: 54Creation Date: May 21, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: This announcement solicits applications for the Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) Payment Program.  Federal funding for graduate medical education (GME) is primarily provided by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).  Prior to the enactment of the CHGME Payment Program, children’s teaching hospitals received a disproportionately low amount of Federal funding when compared to teaching hospitals that serve adult patients.  The purpose of the CHGME Payment Program is to compensate for the disparity in the level of Federal funding for freestanding children teaching hospitals versus other types of teaching hospitals.  The CHGME Payment Program is administered by the Bureau of Health Professions (BHPr), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).

Source: Grants.gov - May 25, 2013 Category: Research Tags: Health Source Type: funding