Federal Grant Award Summary

Medstar Health Research Institute Inc. received a $107,116 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 (HRSA) Bureau of Health Professionals. The award supports the expansion of primary care residency training through the Teaching Health Center at Community of Hope, a Federally Qualified Health Center located in Ward 8, Washington, D.C. The program funds two Graduate Medical Education (GME) resident slots per year within the MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington Hospital Center Family Medicine Residency Program, which trains physicians to provide comprehensive primary care, dental, emotional wellness, care coordination, and pharmacy services to medically underserved populations in a designated Health Professional Shortage Area.

The THCGME program aims to develop a diverse healthcare workforce equipped to serve high-need communities through community-based ambulatory care training. The award period extends through June 30, 2029, and supports sustainable residency training in an underserved Washington, D.C. community where significant gaps exist in workforce diversity and healthcare capacity. Under this project grant structure, funding is based on annual assessment of resident full-time equivalent (FTE) slots, with awardee compliance monitored through required grant accounting records maintained for three years following the performance period.