Do you have an innovative idea to improve health in your community? Then apply for a 2020 IMPACT Grant from the PA Foundation. IMPACT Grants provide funding support for patient-focused, community-based health projects that demonstrate an impact on patient health outcomes. For the 2020 application cycle, which is now open, funding will be available for […]
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is accepting applications for the fiscal year 2020 Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS) Program until Tuesday, March 3. The SDS program increases the diversity of the health workforce by funding eligible academic institutions — including PA programs — that are training health profession students. The funded institutions then provide scholarships to students […]
The PA Foundation’s new William H. Marquardt Community Health Access Fellowship recognizes preceptors and mentors who are passionate about promoting accessible primary care for underserved populations and who inspire future PAs to follow in their footsteps. To be eligible for the Fellowship, you must: Be a member in good standing of AAPA Have an employment […]
Are you enrolled in a doctoral program and working on a dissertation focused on PAs or the PA profession? Apply now for funding support through the PA Foundation’s Breitman-Dorn Research Fellowship – now in its 20th year! This fellowship, established through a generous donation from Jerald A. Breitman in memory of his partner Stephen Dorn, […]
We are now accepting letters of intent for the Faculty-Generated Research Grant Program. The grant application process is a two-step process: a letter of intent followed by an invited full proposal phase. Funding will be prioritized for projects that propose rigorous, sophisticated methods and analyses to address novel research questions. All proposals in these fields […]
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) have recently announced new funding opportunities focusing on loan repayment and substance use disorder curricula. HRSA’s Faculty Loan Repayment Program is intended to address faculty shortages in health professions education, including at PA programs. Eligible applicants must be […]
Congratulations to the recipients for their efforts to strengthen the rural and underserved primary care workforce.
As PA educators across the country prepare students to respond to the national opioid epidemic, PAEA has advocated for the institution of new loan repayment incentives for recent PA graduates to practice in behavioral health capacities. To this end, the recently signed SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act authorized $25 million annually through 2023 to […]
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has released a Notice of Funding Opportunity for a grant competition under the Primary Care Training and Enhancement (PCTE): Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care Program (IBHPC). The purpose of the PCTE: IBHPC program is “to fund innovative training programs that integrate behavioral health care into primary care, […]
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has released a Notice of Funding Opportunity for a grant competition under the Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program. The purpose of the Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement program is “to improve health outcomes for older adults by developing a healthcare workforce that maximizes patient and family engagement, and by integrating geriatrics […]