Opportunity Information: Apply for HRSA 22 108

The Teaching Health Center Planning and Development (THCPD) Technical Assistance opportunity (HRSA 22-108) is a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) cooperative agreement designed to help organizations that already received THCPD planning and development awards (funded under HRSA-22-107) successfully launch new community-based medical and dental residency programs. Instead of directly funding new residency slots through this specific award, the focus here is on providing hands-on technical assistance to THCPD award recipients so they can navigate the practical, administrative, and accreditation-related steps required to build sustainable training programs in settings that serve medically underserved communities.

At the center of the effort is HRSA's broader THCPD goal: expanding the physician and dental workforce pipeline where shortages are most severe by creating new residency programs rooted in community-based training sites. The residency specialties emphasized include family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, internal medicine-pediatrics, psychiatry, obstetrics and gynecology, general dentistry, pediatric dentistry, and geriatrics. Teaching Health Center residency programs differ from many traditional hospital-based residencies because they primarily train residents in community settings, such as Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and other safety-net clinics, with the explicit intention of producing clinicians who are more likely to stay and practice in underserved areas after graduation.

The opportunity highlights a common structure used to meet rural workforce needs, the 1-2 Rural Training Track (RTT) model. In this approach, residents typically complete their first year of training at a larger community-based hub site (often an FQHC or similar facility with broader infrastructure and patient volume), then complete the next two years in a rural community-based setting. This model is meant to combine strong foundational training and supervision with deep immersion in rural practice, improving recruitment and long-term retention in rural communities.

Because this is a technical assistance cooperative agreement, the awardee is expected to act as a resource and partner to THCPD program recipients as they build out their residency programs. In practical terms, the TA provider would support recipients as they plan curricula, develop faculty and resident recruitment strategies, establish training sites and clinical rotations, design the administrative and governance infrastructure needed for graduate medical or dental education, and prepare for accreditation. Accreditation is a major theme: programs must meet standards set by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) for medical residencies or the American Dental Association's Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) for dental residencies. TA can help programs interpret requirements, prepare documentation, and build processes that satisfy accreditation expectations.

The source information shows this was a discretionary HRSA funding opportunity under CFDA 93.530, issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It used a cooperative agreement mechanism, which typically means substantial involvement by HRSA in guiding or collaborating with the recipient, rather than a hands-off grant structure. The opportunity was posted July 14, 2021, with an original application deadline of August 30, 2021. HRSA anticipated making a single award, with a maximum (ceiling) amount of $3,000,000.

Finally, the THCPD context provided in the notice clarifies what the underlying THCPD award recipients are building and paying for during the development phase, which informs what technical assistance needs to cover. THCPD recipients may use their funds for the costs of establishing a community-based residency program, including curriculum development; recruiting, training, and retaining residents and faculty; completing the accreditation process (ACGME or CODA); and supporting faculty salaries while the program is still being developed. The technical assistance funded under this opportunity is meant to increase the likelihood that those investments result in successfully launched, accredited programs that expand access to primary care and dental providers in underserved communities.

  • The Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Teaching Health Center Planning and Development --Technical Assistance" and is now available to receive applicants.
  • Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.530.
  • This funding opportunity was created on Jul 14, 2021.
  • Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 30, 2021. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
  • Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $3,000,000.00 in funding.
  • The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
  • Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Teaching Health Center Planning and Development (THCPD) Technical Assistance (HRSA 22-108) FAQs

What is the THCPD Technical Assistance opportunity (HRSA 22-108)?

HRSA 22-108 is a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) cooperative agreement that funds a technical assistance (TA) provider to help organizations that already received THCPD planning and development awards (under HRSA-22-107) successfully launch new community-based medical and dental residency programs.

Who is this technical assistance intended to support?

This opportunity is designed to support organizations that already received THCPD planning and development awards funded under HRSA-22-107. The TA provider serves as a resource and partner to those award recipients.

Does this award directly fund new residency slots?

No. This specific opportunity focuses on hands-on technical assistance rather than directly funding new residency slots. The purpose is to help THCPD award recipients navigate the practical, administrative, and accreditation-related steps needed to build sustainable residency programs.

What is HRSA trying to achieve through THCPD-related efforts?

The broader THCPD goal is to expand the physician and dental workforce pipeline in areas where shortages are most severe by creating new residency programs rooted in community-based training sites that serve medically underserved communities.

What types of residency programs and specialties are emphasized?

The opportunity emphasizes community-based medical and dental residency programs in specialties including family medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, internal medicine-pediatrics, psychiatry, obstetrics and gynecology, general dentistry, pediatric dentistry, and geriatrics.

How are Teaching Health Center residency programs different from traditional hospital-based residencies?

Teaching Health Center residency programs primarily train residents in community settings such as Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and other safety-net clinics. They are designed to produce clinicians who are more likely to remain and practice in underserved areas after graduation.

What is the 1-2 Rural Training Track (RTT) model described in the opportunity?

The 1-2 Rural Training Track (RTT) model is a structure commonly used to meet rural workforce needs. Residents typically complete their first year at a larger community-based hub site (often an FQHC or similar facility with broader infrastructure and patient volume) and then complete the next two years in a rural community-based setting.

Why does the opportunity highlight the 1-2 RTT model?

The model is intended to combine strong foundational training and supervision at a hub site with deep immersion in rural practice, with the goal of improving recruitment and long-term retention of clinicians in rural communities.

What does the technical assistance provider do under this cooperative agreement?

Because this is a technical assistance cooperative agreement, the awardee is expected to act as a resource and partner to THCPD recipients as they build out their residency programs, including support related to program design, operations, and accreditation preparation.

What kinds of activities can technical assistance cover?

TA may support THCPD recipients as they plan curricula, develop faculty and resident recruitment strategies, establish training sites and clinical rotations, design the administrative and governance infrastructure needed for graduate medical or dental education, and prepare for accreditation.

How important is accreditation in this opportunity?

Accreditation is a major theme. Programs must meet standards set by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) for medical residencies or the American Dental Association's Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) for dental residencies. Technical assistance can help programs interpret requirements, prepare documentation, and build processes that satisfy accreditation expectations.

Which accrediting bodies are referenced for medical and dental residencies?

The opportunity references ACGME for medical residency accreditation and CODA (the American Dental Association's Commission on Dental Accreditation) for dental residency accreditation.

What does it mean that this is a cooperative agreement?

A cooperative agreement mechanism typically involves substantial involvement by HRSA in guiding or collaborating with the recipient, rather than a more hands-off grant structure.

Which federal agency issued this funding opportunity?

The opportunity was issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).

Is this a discretionary funding opportunity?

Yes. The source information indicates it was a discretionary HRSA funding opportunity.

What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?

The notice identifies CFDA 93.530.

When was the opportunity posted and what was the application deadline?

The opportunity was posted on July 14, 2021, with an original application deadline of August 30, 2021.

How many awards did HRSA anticipate making and what was the maximum award amount?

HRSA anticipated making a single award, with a maximum (ceiling) amount of $3,000,000.

How does this TA opportunity relate to the underlying THCPD planning and development awards (HRSA-22-107)?

The TA opportunity is intended to increase the likelihood that THCPD planning and development investments result in successfully launched, accredited residency programs. It supports award recipients funded under HRSA-22-107 as they work through the steps required to establish community-based programs.

What kinds of costs can THCPD planning and development award recipients cover during the development phase?

According to the notice context, THCPD recipients may use their funds for costs of establishing a community-based residency program, including curriculum development; recruiting, training, and retaining residents and faculty; completing the accreditation process (ACGME or CODA); and supporting faculty salaries while the program is still being developed.

What community settings are mentioned as primary training sites?

The opportunity notes community settings such as Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and other safety-net clinics as examples of primary training environments for Teaching Health Center residency programs.

What is the intended long-term impact of supporting these residency program launches?

The intended impact is to expand access to primary care and dental providers in medically underserved communities by helping new residency programs become successfully launched and accredited, strengthening the workforce pipeline where shortages are most severe.

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