Project Grant T9153261

The federal Project Grant award of $4,335,698.00 was provided by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Payment Program (CFDA 93.530). The grant was awarded to the Osteopathic Medical Education Consortium Of Oklahoma, Inc. (OMECO), a non-profit organization based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on July 1, 2024, with a performance period ending on June 30, 2026.

The grant funding supports OMECO's efforts to train medical residents in community-based ambulatory care settings, particularly in rural and underserved areas of Oklahoma. The organization utilizes this grant to fund resident salaries, faculty compensation, administrative costs, and clinical training expenses for residency programs in primary care disciplines such as family medicine, internal medicine, and pediatrics. This aligns with the THCGME program's objective of expanding the primary care workforce and improving access to high-quality, culturally competent healthcare in medically underserved communities.