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Grant for Rural Physician Residency Program Development

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is offering a grant opportunity to support the development of new rural physician residency programs. - Program: Rural Residency Planning and Development (RRPD) grant - Purpose: Start-up funding for new, accredited, and sustainable rural physician residency programs, including rural track programs (RTPs) - Eligible specialties: - Family medicine - Internal medicine - Preventive medicine - Psychiatry - General surgery - Obstetrics and gynecology - Residency programs must: - Train residents in clinical sites located in rural areas for more than 50% of their residency time (as defined by HRSA’s Federal Office of Rural Health Policy) - Eligible applicants: - Domestic government entities, educational institutions, nonprofits, and businesses - Funding details: - Maximum award amount: $750,000 per recipient - Total program funding: $11,250,000 - No cost sharing or matching required - No specific OEMs or vendors are involved, as this is a grant for program development, not product procurement

Description

The Rural Residency Planning and Development (RRPD) program aims to improve and expand rural health care access by developing new, accredited, sustainable rural residency programs, including rural track programs. It provides start-up funding to create new rural residency programs in qualifying medical specialties such as family medicine, internal medicine, preventive medicine, psychiatry, general surgery, and obstetrics and gynecology. These programs must train residents in rural areas for more than 50% of their residency time and focus on preparing physicians to practice in rural communities. The program supports the creation of new rural physician residency programs to address physician shortages in rural areas.

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