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...
Arizona State University was awarded a $5,999,868 Project Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professionals to launch a Community Health Worker Training Program. The grant was awarded on September 15, 2022 under the Public Health Training Centers Program (CFDA 93.516) to develop and deliver a standardized, certified curriculum to train 200 community health workers. The two-semester training program will include...
South Carolina State University 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 implement a Community Health Worker Training Program. The program will establish educational curricula to train and enable new Community Health Workers and health support workers to acquire core competencies and public health...
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...
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) was awarded a $6 million Project Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration under the Public Health Training Centers Program (CFDA 93.516). UAMS will implement the Community Health Worker Training and Apprenticeship Program to train and place 270 community health workers and health support workers over three years. The program aims to expand the public health workforce and address...
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 Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant under the Health Center Program (CFDA 93.224) to the County of Wayne, Michigan to expand access to dental, primary care, and behavioral health services within its service area. The 2-year grant, starting December 1, 2024, will fund the Wayne County Healthy Communities (WCHC) organization to extend clinic hours, hire additional staff, and expand clinical space at its Hamtramck location. The program aims...
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...
This Project Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professionals provides $749,100 to Ochsner Clinic Foundation under the Public Health Training Centers Program (CFDA 93.516) from September 15, 2022 to September 14, 2025. The funding will support Ochsner Health System's expansion and enhancement of its existing community health worker (CHW) training program and apprenticeship in Louisiana. Key deliverables...
The Johns Hopkins University was awarded a $4,691,464 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 fund the HEAL (Health Educators, Advocates, and Leaders) Training program to address healthcare gaps in Baltimore City through community health worker training. Specifically, the program will develop a novel curriculum to...
Wayne State University will receive $5.2 million over three years from the Health Resources and Services Administration under the Public Health Training Centers Program (CFDA 93.516) to launch the Community Health Worker Academy workforce development project. The project will certify 140 trainees as community health workers through comprehensive foundational and specialized trainings, and place them in registered apprenticeships and internships on integrated care teams. At least 60% of trainees will come from underserved communities and receive job placement assistance within one year of completing the academy. The funding will enhance Wayne State's existing community health worker program in three counties in the Detroit metropolitan area focused on communities with health disparities and workforce shortages.