Centers of Excellence (COE)
Forecasted Federal grant Posted
- Opportunity number
- HRSA-27-062
- Agency
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Health Resources and Services Administration
Department of Health and Human Services
- Applications expected due
- Award size
- Up to $686,000
Opportunity facts
- Expected posting
- Assistance listings
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- 93.157 Centers of Excellence
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Health
- Eligible applicants
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- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- Points of contact
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- CDR Lorener Brayboy lbrayboy@hrsa.gov (301) 287-0036
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Health Resources and Services Administration is forecasting grant funding for Centers of Excellence programs supporting health professions education for underrepresented minority students; the closest upcoming application deadline is not specified in this forecast.
Eligible applicants are accredited allopathic and osteopathic schools of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, graduate programs in behavioral or mental health, designated historically Black colleges and universities, Native American Centers of Excellence, and other public and nonprofit health or educational entities. Applicants must demonstrate significant underrepresented minority enrollment, a track record of supporting underrepresented minority student completion and recruitment, documented recruitment efforts for underrepresented minority faculty and administrators, and substantial scholarships or financial assistance to underrepresented minority students.
Award amounts for recent five-year project periods have ranged from $3.4 million to $7.4 million, with recent recipients including University of Illinois College of Medicine ($5.14 million), University of Texas Medical Branch ($4.0 million), and Rhode Island College ($4.41 million). The program expects to issue 7 to 18 awards annually. Projects operate over five-year periods with funds drawn from HHS's Payment Management System.
Grantees must establish, strengthen, and expand activities enhancing academic performance of underrepresented minority students, improve information resources and clinical education, develop curricula addressing minority health issues, establish pipelines for health professions careers, and support faculty and student research on health issues affecting underrepresented minority groups. Strategic partnerships with community-based health facilities and federally qualified health centers are emphasized.
Applications are reviewed on purpose and need, response to program purpose, impact, organizational resources and capabilities, and support requested, with award notification occurring 120 to 180 days after receipt.
The program is listed under CFDA 93.157.
Forecast synopsis
The Centers of Excellence Program provides grants to health professions schools and other public and nonprofit health or educational entities to assist schools in supporting programs of excellence in health professions education for under-represented minority individuals.
By statute, the Centers of Excellence Program awards funding to organizations to operate programs that establish, strengthen, and expand activities to enhance the academic performance of underrepresented minority students and improve information resources, clinical education, curricula related to minority health issues. Through strategic partnerships, grant recipients develop a large competitive applicant pool, establish a pipeline for health professions careers, enhance academic performance, expand the capacity of schools to recruit faculty, and provide training to students at community-based health facilities. Additionally, the Centers of Excellence Program supports faculty and student research on health issues particularly affecting underrepresented minority groups.
Eligibility
Eligible entities are accredited allopathic schools of medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, and graduate programs in behavioral or mental health.
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