Health Profession Opportunity Grants to Serve TANF Recipients and Other Low-Income Individuals

Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2015-ACF-OFA-FX-0951 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Income Security and Social ServicesCFDA Number: 93.093Eligible Applicants State governmentsPublic and State controlled institutions of higher educationNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationNonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationPrivate institutions of higher educationOthers (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-ACF-OFAClosing Date: May 29, 2015Award Ceiling: $3,000,000Expected Number of Awards: 35Creation Date: Mar 30, 2015Funding Opportunity Description: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Family Assistance (OFA) is announcing that it anticipates competitively awarding cooperative agreements to support demonstration projects that are designed to provide eligible individuals with the opportunity to obtain education and training for occupations in the health care field that pay well and are expected to either experience labor shortages or be in high demand. In addition to providin...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Income Security and Social Services Source Type: funding