Opportunity Information: Apply for HRSA 22 053
The Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) Program grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number HRSA 22 053) is a discretionary funding announcement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). It offers support through a cooperative agreement mechanism, which generally means awardees should expect an active partnership with HRSA that can include ongoing coordination, reporting, and program guidance rather than a hands-off grant relationship. The program sits in the health funding activity area (CFDA 93.107) and focuses on strengthening practical, community-connected education and training systems that help prepare the health workforce where it is most needed.
At its core, the AHEC Program is about building and improving networks that link communities, academic institutions, and community-based organizations so that health professions education is not confined to major academic medical centers. These networks are intended to create clearer, more supported pathways for students and trainees to learn and practice in real-world settings, especially in rural and underserved communities. By expanding training opportunities in these areas, AHEC programs aim to influence where health professionals ultimately choose to work, helping address persistent workforce shortages and maldistribution.
The announcement emphasizes several major outcomes. One is increasing diversity among health professionals, which typically involves strengthening pipelines that recruit, support, and retain individuals from groups historically underrepresented in health careers and those who come from underserved communities themselves. Another is broadening the distribution of the health workforce, meaning the program is designed to encourage more clinicians to practice outside of over-served urban cores and in areas that face ongoing access barriers. The opportunity also highlights enhancing health care quality and improving health care delivery, reflecting an expectation that training networks will not only place learners in communities but do so in ways that support better care models, stronger community partnerships, and more effective service delivery for populations experiencing health disparities.
Eligibility includes public and state-controlled institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education, along with federally recognized Native American tribal governments and Native American tribal organizations (including those other than federally recognized tribal governments). The notice also indicates there are additional eligible applicant categories described elsewhere in the full funding announcement under an "Additional Information on Eligibility" section, which is important for organizations that may not fit neatly into the main list but still have a relevant role in workforce training partnerships.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity was created on January 6, 2022, with an original closing date of April 6, 2022. HRSA anticipated making around 55 awards. The listed award ceiling is shown as 0 in the source data, which often signals that the ceiling was not specified in that particular data extract or is defined in the full notice rather than in the summary fields. Overall, this funding opportunity is aimed at organizations capable of convening and sustaining training partnerships that meaningfully expand health professions education and clinical training in rural and underserved settings, while advancing workforce diversity and improving the quality and reach of care.Apply for HRSA 22 053
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Area Health Education Centers Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.107.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 06, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 06, 2022. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 55 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Private institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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