Health Professions Recruitment Program for Indians

Program objective

(1) To identify American Indians and Alaska Natives with a potential for education or training in the health professions, and to encourage and assist them to enroll in health or allied health professional schools; (2) to increase the number of nurses, nurse midwives, nurse practitioners and nurse anesthetists who deliver health care services to American Indians and Alaska Natives; (3) to place health professional residents for short-term assignments at Indian Health Service (IHS) facilities as a recruitment aid; and (4) to remove the multiple barriers to their entrance into IHS and private practice among Indians.

As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.

No open or forecasted opportunities are currently posted under this listing. Programs often post notices on an annual cycle — see recently closed opportunities below for timing.

Eligible applicants (program level)

• ✓Federally Recognized lndian Tribal Governments
• ✓Native American Organizations (includes lndian groups, cooperatives, corporations, partnerships, associations)
• ✓Private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
• ✓Minority group
• ✓Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
• ✓Local (includes State-designated lndian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals

Public or private nonprofit health or educational entities or Indian tribes or tribal organizations as specifically provided in legislative authority. For Indians into Psychology, public or private nonprofit colleges and universities that offer a Ph.D. in clinical programs accredited by the American Psychological Association will be eligible to apply for a grant under this program. However, only one grant will be awarded and funded to a college or university per funding cycle. For Indians into Nursing, schools of nursing providing nursing education and conferring degrees are eligible for this award: A. Accredited Public or Private schools of nursing, B. Accredited Tribally controlled community colleges and Tribally controlled postsecondary vocational institutions (as defined in section 390(2) of the Tribally Controlled Vocational Institutions Support Act of 1990 (20 U.S.C. 2397h(2)), or C. Nurse midwife programs and nurse practitioner programs that are provided by any public or private institution.

Intended beneficiaries: American Indian.

Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.

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