Colleagues,
On 26 February 2010, the U.S. Health Resources Services Agency (HRSA) made a funding opportunity announcement for the
Equipment to Enhance
Training for Health Professionals (EETHP) program, hereby known as EETHP
Equipment Initiative...
... 21 health professional training
programs comprise this initiative. See HRSA funding opportunity list at:
http://www.hrsa.gov/grants/default.htm ...
... The funding for $50,000,000 will support approximately 200 grant awards to be
used to support multiple programs in purchasing health professionals training equipment...
.. This funding opportunity is for entities eligible for the Area Health Education Centers (BAHEC) and the Model
State Supported Area Health Education Centers (MAHEC) programs ...
... Their goal is to increase the number of primary care
physicians and other primary care providers in underserved area ... Funds may only be used to purchase equipment to support the training for
the BAHEC/MAHEC following activities:
• Equipment to use to help
increase the number of primary care physicians and other primary care providers working in underserved areas
• Prepare individuals to more
effectively provide health services to underserved areas or underserved populations
• To conduct health professions education and training
activities for students of health professions schools and medical residents
• To conduct at least 10 percent of medical student
required clinical education at remote sites
To receive the
funding, the equipment has to be a tangible item with a unit cost of
$5,000 or more and a useful life of one or more years.
ENJOY!
CC