Federal Grant Award Summary

Christiana Care Health Services Inc. received a $306,808 Project Grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Bureau of Health Professionals under the Primary Care Training and Enhancement (PCTE) program (CFDA 93.884) effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2031. The award supports the development and implementation of a comprehensive street medicine training curriculum within the Christiana Care Family Medicine Residency Program (CCFMRP) in Wilmington, Delaware. The program will train approximately 42 residents annually to provide full-spectrum primary care services to populations experiencing homelessness and housing crises. Key curriculum components include didactic instruction from behavioral health specialists, cultural and linguistic competency experts, medical-legal aid professionals, and housing alliance representatives, complemented by experiential learning rotations at the New Castle County HOPE Center—a transitional living facility providing wrap-around social services and medical respite care to medically vulnerable unhoused populations.

The residency program will also develop specialized training in food access and nutrition for resource-limited populations through partnerships with the Food Bank of Delaware and Christiana Care's Food Farmacy Community Garden, and will integrate substance use disorder clinical rotations providing medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorders. Residents will complete a photo-voice project documenting community disparities and the importance of cultural competency and social justice in patient care. These training enhancements are designed to prepare primary care physicians who will continue serving underserved populations throughout their careers, directly addressing healthcare workforce gaps in medically underserved communities.