Health Profession Opportunity Grants for Tribes, Tribal Organizations or Tribal College or University

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	Federal Grant Title:	Health Profession Opportunity Grants for Tribes, Tribal Organizations or Tribal College or University
	CFDA Number:	93.093
	CFDA Description:	Demonstration Projects to Address Health Professions Workforce Needs
	Federal Agency Name:	Administration for Children and Families
	Category of Funding Activity:	Income Security and Social Services
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	HHS-2010-ACF-OFA-FY-0124
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Jun 21, 2010
	Creation Date:	Jun 21, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 05, 2010 See link to full announcement for details. IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the due date referenced above.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 05, 2010 See link to full announcement for details. IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications submitted electronically via Grants.gov must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m., eastern time, on the due date referenced above.
	Archive Date:	Sep 04, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	3
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$7,500,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$5,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$1,000,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) - Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible applicants are Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, defined by Section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b), are eligible applicants under this announcement. Tribal Colleges or universities defined by Section 316(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, 20 U.S.C. 1059 c(b), are also eligible under this announcement. Individuals and foreign entities are not eligible for awards made under this announcement.
Grant Description: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Family Assistance (OFA) is announcing the solicitation of applications to competitively award cooperative agreements for demonstration projects that support the establishment and maintenance of training, education, and career advancement programs to address health care professions workforce needs. [Section 2008 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397) as enacted Section 5507 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Pub.L. 111-148)] Cooperative agreements, awarded under this Funding Opportunity Announcement, will support demonstration projects that are designed to provide eligible individuals with the opportunity to obtain education and training for occupations in the health care field that pay well and are expected to either experience labor shortages or be in high demand. Eligible applicants are Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, defined by Section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b), are eligible applicants under this announcement. Tribal Colleges or universities defined by Section 316(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, 20 U.S.C. 1059 c(b), are eligible under this announcement. Applicants are required to consult with, and implement their projects in coordination with, the entities identified in Section 2008(a)(2)(B) of the Social Security Act.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/view/hhs-2010-acf-ofa-fy-0124
Grant Announcement Contact: ACF Applications Help Deskapp_support@acf.hhs.gov
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