Indians into Medicine
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- HS-D911I-24-001
- Agency
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Indian Health Service
Department of Health and Human Services
- Applications due
- Award size
- $230,000 to $700,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Education
- Eligible applicants
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- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- Other
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This grant opportunity, issued by the Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service, aims to increase the number of Indian health professionals serving Indian communities. Applicants such as higher education institutions are encouraged to provide outreach and recruitment efforts at elementary, secondary, and community colleges located on Indian reservations. Initiatives must incorporate a program advisory board of tribal representatives and offer preparatory programs in math and science, as well as tutoring and counseling for Indian students pursuing health careers. Summer programs must be offered by the application deadline of May 14, 2024.
Funding will be provided under the Health Professions Recruitment Program for Indians, CFDA Number 93.970. There is no specified award amount provided, however, allowable activities are expected to be performed at the applicant's higher education institution to serve the recruited Indian students and communities of the reservations represented by the program's advisory board.
Synopsis
The purpose of this program is to add to the number of Indian health professionals serving Indians by encouraging Indians to enter the health professions and removing barriers to serving Indians. Allowable activities • Provide outreach and recruitment of people to serve Indian communities in the health professions. Include recruitment and outreach at elementary and secondary schools as well as community colleges located on Indian reservations that your program will serve • Incorporate a program advisory board of representatives from the Tribes and communities you will serve • Provide summer preparatory programs for Indian students who need enrichment in the subjects of math and science needed to pursue training in the health professions • Provide tutoring, counseling, and support to students who are enrolled in a health career program of study at your college or university • Employ qualified Indians in the program, to the maximum extent feasible. Describe the college or university's ability to meet this requirement • Address the opioid crisis, which is an HHS priority, by educating and training students in opioid addiction prevention, treatment, and recovery
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