Project Grant T9155490

Banyan Community Health Center Inc. received a $160,674 Project Grant award dated 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's Bureau of Health Professionals. The award supports the establishment of a new Teaching Health Center and funds resident Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) positions within Banyan's community-based psychiatry residency program, which is scheduled to commence in July 2025. The program focuses on integrated primary and behavioral health care training, with residents serving diverse and underserved populations in the Doral, Florida area, including Hispanic and African American communities, individuals experiencing homelessness, and low-income populations with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.

The THCGME Program funding enables Banyan to develop a comprehensive, community-based psychiatry residency training initiative designed to expand the healthcare workforce pipeline in medically underserved areas. Through this award, the organization will create new residency positions that provide high-quality, culturally competent, and patient-centered training focused on addressing substance use disorders, serious mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, and co-occurring disorders. The program has a performance period extending through June 30, 2029, during which funding will support resident training and education in community-based ambulatory care settings serving populations with historically significant barriers to behavioral and primary care access.