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Rural Workforce and the Bureau of Health Professions
Jennifer L Riggle, J.D.Senior Advisor for Health ProfessionsDepartment of Health and Human ServicesHealth Resources and Services Administration
August 31, 2009
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Create or save millions of jobs
Down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges so our country can thrive in the 21st century
Unprecedented effort to jump start our economy
Address workforce shortages
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Signed into law on Feb 17, 2009 In addition to 2009 and 2010 budget
HRSA funding: $2.5 billion Health Centers: $2 billion Health Professions Workforce Programs: $500
million
$500 M Workforce Funding
$200 million targets health professions training programs to strengthen the workforce in key areas
$300 million supports scholarship and loan repayment programs for health professions students, including the National Health Service Loan Repayment Program
Recovery Act Funding: Public Health and Nursing
Public Health Traineeships $2.985 M Dental Public Health $7.464 M
Nurse Faculty Loan Program $5.30 M awarded in July for 1 year
Nurse Workforce Diversity $3.184
Recovery Act Funding: Diversity Programs
Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students $39.8 M
Centers of Excellence $3.98 M Health Careers Opportunity Program
$2.985 M
Recent Competitions
State Loan Repayment Program $20 million over 2 years Closed Aug 8 Award before Sept 30
Primary Care Offices $6 million over 3 years Closed Aug 15 Award before Sept 30
Upcoming Funding Opportunities
Training in Primary Care, Medicine and Dentistry 6 opportunities $47.362 M
Preventive Medicine Residency Includes 3 specialty areas $ 7.463 M
Additional Funding Opportunities
Nurse Faculty Loan Program Late Fall $6.64 M
Scholarship for Disadvantaged Students Late Fall $39.8 M
New Program: Equipment
…EQUIPMENT for health professions training programs as authorized in the PHS Act $49.750 M Broad, flexible language
Dental chair to simulation lab
ARRA Reporting Requirements
Government wide standard data Grantees report electronically http://www.federalreporting.gov Recovery.gov Public Access
ARRA Health Professions
Recipients of ARRA-funded Health Professions grants will report quarterly number of students trained, program completers, jobs created, funds expended and percentage of project completed
Additional Information
Opportunities becoming available Grants.gov FedBizOpps.gov GovLoans.gov DHHS activities can be accessed at
http://www.hhs.gov/recovery
Contact Information
Jennifer L Riggle, J.D.
Senior Advisor for Health Professions
Health Resources and Services Administration
301-443-7530