Geriatric Academic Career Awards

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	Federal Grant Title:	Geriatric Academic Career Awards
	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-10-228
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Apr 16, 2010
	Creation Date:	Apr 16, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 07, 2010 The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA, P.L. 111-148, section 294(c), provides for institutional applications for GACA awards, not individual awards as previously. FY2009 submissions are due April 14, 2010.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 07, 2010 The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA, P.L. 111-148, section 294(c), provides for institutional applications for GACA awards, not individual awards as previously. FY2009 submissions are due April 14, 2010.
	Archive Date:	Aug 06, 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: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Individuals - Eligible project directors are individuals who are applying to the Health Resources and Services Administration for a Geriatric Academic Career Award through the accredited health professions school of medicine, osteopathic medicine, nursing, social work, psychology, dentistry, pharmacy, or allied health where they have a junior faculty appointment. Institutions - Institutions eligible to receive payments and to submit applications on behalf of individuals applying for a Geriatric Academic Career Award include accredited health professions schools of medicine, osteopathic medicine, nursing, social work, psychology, dentistry, pharmacy, or allied health.
Grant Description: The purpose of the Geriatric Academic Career Award (GACA) is to promote the career development of physicians, nurses, social workers, psychologists, dentists, pharmacists, and allied health professionals as academic faculty in geriatrics who spend 75 percent of their total time on teaching and developing skills in interdisciplinary education in geriatrics. Elgible applicants include schools of medicine, osteopathic medicine, nursing, social work, psychology, dentistry, and pharmacy or other allied health discipline in an accredited health professions school that is approved by the Secretary to apply on behalf of eligible indivduals. Payments will be made to institutions which include eligible schools as identified above.
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Similar Government Grants: • Geriatric Academic Career Award; • GERIATRIC ACADEMIC CAREER AWARD