Funding-Limited Submission – Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) – Graduate Psychology Education (GPE) Program (HRSA-13-199); January 3, 2013

 

Description: This program supports doctoral-level psychology education and training programs to prepare psychologists to address the behavioral health needs of vulnerable and underserved populations. For the purposes of this funding announcement, vulnerable and underserved populations include, but are not limited to, those populations in rural areas, children and adolescents, the elderly, victims of abuse, the chronically ill, disabled, returning war veterans, military personnel and their families, and tribal populations. The program will foster an integrated and interprofessional approach to addressing access to behavioral health care for vulnerable and underserved populations.

 

Amount: Approximately $3,946,000 is expected to be available annually to fund an estimated 25 grantees. Applicants may apply for a ceiling amount of up to $190,000 per fiscal year.  

 

Link to Funding Opportunity Announcement

 

Institutional Limit: Multiple applications from an organization are not allowed. 

 

Internal Competition:  Because HRSA limits the number of proposals to one per organization, the University of Kentucky has established an internal selection process.  Prospective applicants interested in responding to this program should send a pre-proposal with the following information to the Office of the Vice President for Research at limitedsubmissions@uky.edu and a copy to their Associate Dean for Research by Thursday, January 3, 2013:

  1. Names and departments of the Project Director, project personnel and key collaborators  or partners;

2.     Title the proposal Graduate Psychology Education (GPE) Program (HRSA-13-199) and provide a brief abstract of the proposed project including the objectives, activities, and work plan (1-2 p. max).

 

HRSA Deadline: February 8, 2013

 

A committee will be appointed to review the information and make a recommendation. Questions about the submission process may be sent to Ms. Annette Evans in the Office of the Vice President for Research (alevan4@email.uky.edu or 257-1663.)