Federal Grant Award Summary

Marillac Community Health Centers received a $214,232 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Health Professionals under the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Payment Program (CFDA 93.530) effective March 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029. This award supports the establishment of a new Family Medicine Residency Program at Marillac Community Health Centers, doing business as DePaul Community Health Centers in New Orleans, Louisiana. The program will train up to 12 resident Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) positions over the grant period, with 4 FTE positions funded in the first year of operation beginning July 2025. The residency program has received accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and will serve a low-income, predominantly African-American population in New Orleans East.

The primary clinical training site is located at DePaul Community Health Center – N.O. East, with rotations at eight additional affiliated facilities including East Jefferson General Hospital, University Medical Center New Orleans, Touro Infirmary, Children's Hospital (New Orleans), St. Thomas Community Health Center, Shirley Landry Benson PACE Center, Prytania Health Center, and Tulane Institute of Sports Medicine. This grant enables Marillac Community Health Centers to develop a sustainable community-based residency program designed to expand primary care physician training in an underserved urban setting, aligning with the THCGME program's objective to strengthen healthcare workforce capacity in medically underserved communities.