HRSA offers grant funds to expand primary care

The Health Resources and Services Administration announced last week that it would offer funding for primary care training through its Primary Care Residency Expansion Program. The goal of the five-year, $168-million program is to increase the number of residents training in primary care.

Eligible applicants include public or nonprofit private hospitals, schools of medicine or osteopathic medicine, or select public or private nonprofit entities. To receive grant funds, an applicant or partner organization must be accredited as a residency training program in family medicine, general internal medicine, and/or general pediatrics by the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education or by the American Osteopathic Association.

The application deadline is July 19. More information is available online. A technical assistance call to help applicants understand, prepare and submit a grant application was recorded Friday, June 25 and will remain available until 5:00 p.m. EST on July 19. Those interested should call 800-294-6358.