American Indians into Psychology
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- HS-D912I-24-001
- Agency
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Indian Health Service
Department of Health and Human Services
- Applications due
- Award size
- $227,500 to $267,500
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Education
- Eligible applicants
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- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Other
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This federal grant opportunity seeks to increase the number of American Indian and Alaska Native clinical psychologists providing healthcare services to AI/AN communities. The Indian Health Service of the Department of Health and Human Services is requesting applications from tribal organizations, higher education institutions, and other eligible entities to develop and maintain psychology education programs recruiting AI/AN individuals to clinical psychology programs. Applicants must provide scholarship grants to enrolled AI/AN students for tuition, books, fees, and living expenses, renewable annually for up to four years. Applications are due May 14, 2024.
Scholarship awards are provided on a one-year basis initially but are renewable for up to four years of clinical psychology education. Expected places of performance for scholarship recipients include the applicant organization's higher education institution. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement assigned under the Health Professions Recruitment Program for Indians, CFDA #93.970, to increase the number of nurses and mental healthcare providers serving AI/AN communities.
Synopsis
Purpose Our purpose is to increase the number of Indian clinical psychologists who deliver health care services to AI/AN communities. Our primary objectives are to: • Recruit and train Indian people to be clinical psychologists • Provide stipends to people enrolled in schools of clinical psychology to pay tuition, books, fees, and stipends for living expenses Required activities • You must develop and maintain psychology education programs and recruit people to become clinical psychologists who will provide services to AI/AN people • You must provide scholarship grants to AI/AN students enrolled in clinical psychology education programs • Scholarship awards are for a one-year period • You may award additional stipend support to each eligible student for up to four years
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