Geriatric Academic Career Award

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	Federal Grant Title:	Geriatric Academic Career Award
	CFDA Number:	93.250
	CFDA Description:	Geriatric Academic Career Awards
	Federal Agency Name:	Health Resources and Services Administration
	Category of Funding Activity:	Health
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	HRSA-10-057
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Mar 09, 2010
	Creation Date:	Mar 09, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 14, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Apr 14, 2010
	Archive Date:	Jun 13, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	72
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$5,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Individuals
Additional Information on Eligibility: The Geriatric Academic Career Award is an individual career development award. Funds are awarded directly to the individual awardee. No funds are awarded to an institution. Institutions are not required to submit a Financial Status Report.
Grant Description: The purpose of the Geriatric Academic Career Award (GACA) is to increase the number of junior faculty at accredited schools of allopathic and osteopathic medicine and to promote the development of their careers as academic geriatricians who emphasize training in clinical geriatrics including the training of interdisciplinary teams of health professionals. The provision of such training shall constitute at least 75 percent of the obligations of such individual under the award.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: https://grants.hrsa.gov/webexternal/sfo.asp?id=db2bcdeb-2269-405d-b518-c907c6ff027a
Grant Announcement Contact: Young Song, MS, MPH, RD Senior Program Management Consultant Division of Diversity and Interdisciplinary Education Bureau of Health Professions Health Resources and Services Administration Telephone: 301-443-3353 Fax: 301-443-0157 HRSA Progam Management Contact [YSong@HRSA.GOV]
Similar Government Grants: • Geriatric Academic Career Awards; • GERIATRIC ACADEMIC CAREER AWARD