Cooperative Agreement NU38PW000014

The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professionals awarded Vanderbilt University $6 million under the Public Health Training Centers Program (CFDA 93.516) to implement a Community Health Worker Training Program. Vanderbilt will partner with the Tennessee Community Health Worker Association to develop standardized curriculum and train up to 90 new or existing community health workers annually. Trainees will receive didactic...

The Medical Care Development Inc. (MCD) was awarded a $5.9 million project grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professionals under the Public Health Training Centers Program (CFDA 93.516). The grant will support MCD's Community Health Worker Training Program to recruit, train, and enhance the skills of 255 community health workers over the three-year period from September 2022 to September 2025. At least 191...

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) received a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the HIV Prevention Activities Health Department Based program (CFDA 93.940). The award will fund KDHE's "KANSAS COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER (CHW) REACH" program, which aims to implement community health worker-mediated services for re-engagement to care and outreach for persons with HIV in rural Kansas communities. Key...

Affiliated Service Providers of Indiana, Inc. (Aspin) received a $6 million project grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professionals under the Public Health Training Centers Program (CFDA 93.516) to deliver community health worker training and apprenticeship programs. Over three years, Aspin will train 210 new community health workers and upskill 23 existing workers annually through expanded curricula on...

This federal Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under CFDA 93.732 Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants provides $2.4 million over a four-year performance period to the Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC) to deliver a specialized behavioral health learning and experience track as an enhancement to its existing accredited, regional Community Health Worker (CHW) training program. The enhanced CHW Core-BH program aims to...

This $6 million federal Project Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professionals will support the International Pre-Diabetes Center Inc.'s Community Health Worker Training Program. The program aims to train 225 new community health workers and health support workers, with 50% expected to engage in high-demand community healthcare career pathways by providing outreach and support to underserved communities....

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement program (CFDA 93.912) to the Fort Drum Regional Health Planning Organization, Inc. (FDRHPO), a 501(c)3 non-profit organization located in Watertown, New York. The 3-year grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, will fund the...

The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professionals awarded Creighton University a $5,992,148 Project Grant under the Public Health Training Centers Program (CFDA 93.516) to implement the Community Health Worker Training and Apprenticeship Pipeline Project (CHW-TAPP) from September 15, 2022 to September 14, 2025. CHW-TAPP aims to increase the number of community health workers in Nebraska by recruiting, training, and placing 240...

This $6 million federal Project Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professionals, under the Public Health Training Centers Program (CFDA 93.516), will fund Meharry Medical College to establish a Community Health Worker (CHW) training and credentialing program and a Health Support Worker apprenticeship program leading to careers in nursing. Over three years, Meharry will partner with Tennessee Area Health Education...

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) was awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement over 3 years (FY2024-FY2027) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the HIV Prevention Activities Health Department Based (CFDA 93.940) program. The purpose of this award is to implement a community health worker-mediated service model to enhance linkage, reengagement, and retention in HIV care, including behavioral health services, for over 100...