Project Grant 23A60HG000011
- The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education awarded a $2,192,546 Project Grant under the Career and Technical Education -- National Programs (CFDA 84.051) to the Region One Education Service Center in Edinburg, Texas. The award, titled "RIO GRANDE VALLEY (RGV) - OPERATION YOUTH CAREER LINK (RGV - OYCL)!", will support the implementation of a range of career and technical education (CTE) programs and services in the Rio Grande Valley region from...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Valley Health Team, Inc. received a $1.0M Project Grant award effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2030, under the Primary Care Training and Enhancement (PCTE) program (CFDA 93.884) administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Bureau of Health Professionals. The award supports the enhancement of Valley Health Team's 36-month VHT Family Medicine Residency Program (VHTFMRP) through the implementation of a comprehensive street...
- Grant Award Summary Valley-Wide Health Systems, Inc., a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), received a $500,000 Project Grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Rural Healthcare Services Programs (CFDA 93.912), effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2029. The award supports the Rural Health Care Services Outreach Program component, which aims to expand access to high-quality, patient-centered care across 14 rural counties in Southern and Southeastern...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Doctors Hospital at Renaissance, Ltd. (DHR Health) received a $736,940 Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Rural Health Research Centers program (CFDA 93.155) on August 1, 2025, with a completion date of July 31, 2028. The award supports the establishment of a new Internal Medicine rural track residency program targeting Starr County, Texas, a medically underserved rural area within the Rio Grande Valley. The...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley received a $222,213 Project Grant from the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Rehabilitation Long-Term Training (RLTT) program (CFDA 84.129), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This award supports academic training initiatives designed to address personnel shortages in vocational rehabilitation services. As a Hispanic-Serving Institution with over 90% Hispanic enrollment,...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Rio Bravo Family Medicine Residency Program (RBFMRP), sponsored by Clinica Sierra Vista, received a $160,674 Project Grant award on March 1, 2026, under the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Payment Program (CFDA 93.530) administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). This expansion award supports the continuation and growth of primary care medical residency training at the East Niles Community Health Center in...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Barrio Comprehensive Family Health Care Center, Inc., doing business as Communicare Health Centers, received a $107,116 Project Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Bureau of Health Professionals under the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Payment Program (CFDA 93.530). The award, effective March 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029, supports the expansion of the organization's community-based family medicine residency program...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Clinicas De Salud Del Pueblo, Inc. (operating as InnerCare) received a $1.5 million Project Grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Bureau of Health Professionals, under the Rural Health Research Centers program (CFDA 93.155), awarded on August 1, 2025. The award supports the Rural Residency Planning and Development Program, a three-year initiative (through July 31, 2028) designed to establish a new Family Medicine Rural Residency Program...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Regional Center for Border Health, Inc. received a $107,116 Project Grant award effective March 1, 2026, through the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Payment Program (CFDA 93.530), administered by the Bureau of Health Professionals. The award supports the establishment of a new Family Medicine Residency (FMR) program at Regional Center for Border Health's Teaching Health Center in San Luis, Arizona, operating through June 30, 2029. The...
- The Young Women's Christian Association of San Antonio, Texas (YWCA San Antonio) received a three-year, $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). Through its RESET program, YWCA San Antonio will expand the public health workforce in San Antonio/Bexar County by recruiting and training 60 new community health...
ABSTRACTLEAD APPLICANT ORGANIZATION NAME: VALLEY INITIATIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND ADVANCEMENTLEAD APPLICANT ENTITY ORGANIZATION TYPE: NONPROFIT HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION (COMMUNITY)LEAD APPLICANT LOCATION (CITY AND STATE): MERCEDES, TEXASEMPLOYER PARTNERS: SOUTH TEXAS HEALTH SYSTEM (I.E. SOUTH TEXAS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, EDINBURG CHILDRENS HOSPITAL, EDINBURG REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, MCALLEN HEART HOSPITAL, MCALLEN MEDICAL CENTER, AND CORNERSTONE REGIONAL HOSPITAL), MISSION REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, AND VALLEY BAPTIST HEALTH SYSTEM (I.E. VALLEY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER BROWNSVILLE, VALLEY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER HARLINGEN, AND VALLEY BAPTIST MICRO-HOSPITAL WESLACO)TRAINING PROVIDERS: SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE, TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE, AND TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGEWORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ENTITIES: WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS CAMERONWORKER ORGANIZATION: VALLEY INTERFAITHGEOGRAPHIC SCOPE: LOCAL (RIO GRANDE VALLEY)AREA TO BE SERVED: HIDALGO, CAMERON, WILLACY AND STARR COUNTIES IN TEXASTOTAL FEDERAL FUNDING REQUESTED: 3,000,000TOTAL MATCH PROPOSED: 600,000 AND 1,496,360 LEVERAGEDPROJECT TITLE NAME: RIO GRANDE VALLEY HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL EXPANSION INITIATIVEPROPOSED NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS WHO START TRAINING:725SUMMARY OF GRANT PURPOSE AND EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES OFFERED:THE PURPOSE IS FOR PARTICIPANTS TO GRADUATE WITH A DEGREE OR INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED CERTIFICATE IN A HIGH DEMAND OCCUPATION AND ACHIEVE LIVING-WAGE EMPLOYMENT IN THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY.ACTIVITIES INCLUDE:1) EXPANDING OUTREACH AND RECRUITMENT EFFORTS, PARTICULARLY IN RURAL AREAS AND TO SUPPORT HIGH DEMAND OCCUPATIONS IN HEALTHCARE2) PROVIDING PARTICIPANTS WITH AN INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICE STRATEGY AND ENROLLING THEM IN EITHER A CERTIFICATE OR AN ASSOCIATE OR A BACHELOR DEGREE AT ONE OF THREE AREA TRAINING PARTNERS. 4) PROVIDING PARTICIPANTS WITH CUSTOMIZED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE PROBABILITY OF PROGRAM COMPLETION5) MAKING WEEKLY MEETINGS THAT FOCUS ON COUNSELING SERVICES AND GROUP SESSIONS MANDATORY 5) INCREASING THE NUMBER OF RURAL RESIDENTS ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN CLINICAL INSTRUCTION BY USING HIGH-FIDELITY AR EQUIPMENT6) ASSISTING PROGRAM GRADUATES IN SECURINGUNSUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT AT ONE OF 10 AREA HOSPITAL PARTNERS. TARGET POPULATION(S) TO BE SERVED: UNEMPLOYED, LOW-INCOME AND UNDEREMPLOYED PREDOMINATELY HISPANICRESIDENTSTRAINING TRACK: NURSING CAREER PATHWAYSTARGETED OCCUPATIONS: REGISTERED NURSE, LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSE, RESPIRATORY THERAPIST, RADIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIST, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT, AND PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSISTANT RECOGNIZED POSTSECONDARY CREDENTIALS OFFERED:CERTIFICATE PROGRAM: PATIENT CARE TECHNICIANS (PCT) AND LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSE (LVN), ASSOCIATE DEGREES: NURSING (ADN), RESPIRATORY THERAPY, RADIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGISTS, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST, AND PHYSICAL THERAPYBACHELOR DEGREE: NURSING (BSN)SUBRECIPIENT ROLES: SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE TRAINING PROVIDERTEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE TRAINING PROVIDERTEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE TRAINING PROVIDERNEW OR EXISTING PROGRAM(S): EXISTINGPUBLIC CONTACT INFORMATION: FELIDA VILLARREAL, PRESIDENT CEOVALLEY INITIATIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT ADVANCEMENT (VIDA)PHONE: (956) 903-1900FVILLARREAL VIDACAREERS.OR
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