The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is seeking applications for its Primary Care Training and Enhancement: Physician Assistant Rural Training in Behavioral Health (PCTE-PARB) Program.
Donor Name: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/15/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 5 Years
Details:
This program addresses the need to train primary care physician assistants to prevent, identify, diagnose, treat, and refer services for behavioral health conditions. Our goal is to increase the number of trained physician assistants who choose to practice in rural areas after graduation. To do this, applicants must meet the following program objectives:
- A 3-month minimum integrated behavioral health clinical rotation(s) in a rural primary care setting(s).
- Develop program curriculum to address behavioral health and substance use disorders.
- Establish strategic partnerships that support primary care behavioral health integration in rural areas.
This program’s purpose is to develop clinical rotations for primary care Physician Assistant (PA) students in rural areas. These rotations must be at least three months long. They will integrate behavioral health with primary care services. This program addresses PA training for behavioral health conditions. These include prevention, identification, diagnosis, treatment, and referral services. The goal is to increase the number of PAs trained to deliver these services in rural areas, including Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD).
Funding Information
- Expected total funding in FY 2024: $5,000,000
- Funding range per award in FY 2024: Up to $415,000
Project Period
HRSA plans to fund awards in five 12-month budget periods for a total five-year period of performance from July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2029.
Eligibility Criteria
Only an academically affiliated physician assistant training program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) may apply. To be eligible, your organization must be in the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or the Republic of Palau.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
