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Interdisciplinary,
Community-Based Linkages:
Allied Health and Other Disciplines
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FY 2007
Actual |
FY 2008
Enacted |
FY 2009
Estimate |
FY 2009 +/-
FY 2008 |
| BA |
$3,960,000 |
$8,803,000 |
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($8,803,000) |
Authorizing Legislation: Section 755 of the Public
Health Service Act (Chiropractic Demonstration Projects
Grant Program, Grant Program to Support Graduate Psychology
Education); Section 340 G of the Public Health Service
Act (State Oral Health Workforce Grant Program)
| FY 2009 Authorization |
Expired |
| Allocation Method |
Competitive Grants |
Program Description and Accomplishments
Under Allied Health and Other Disciplines, funds support
the Allied Health Projects Grant Program, the Chiropractic
Demonstration Project Grant Program, and Grants to
Support Graduate Psychology Education.
The Allied Health Projects Grant Program makes grants
to eligible entities to assist them in meeting the
costs associated with expanding or establishing an
allied health professions program
Chiropractic Demonstration Project grants support
research in which chiropractors and physicians collaborate
to identify and provide effective treatments for spinal
and/or lower back conditions.
Graduate Psychology Education grants support post-baccalaureate
education within accredited psychology training programs,
in collaboration with two or more medical or behavioral
health disciplines. The purpose of the program is
to train psychologists in behavioral and mental health
to work with individuals and families in medically
underserved areas. Eligible entities include accredited
health profession schools, universities, and other
public or private nonprofit entities, including faith-based
and community-based organizations.
The State Oral Health Workforce Grant Program, funded
under Section 340 G of the Public Health Service Act,
provides the opportunity for States to implement a
range of innovative approaches to improve access to
oral health services. Eligible applicants include
Governor-appointed State government entities.
Under Allied Health and Other Disciplines, awards
were made in FY 2007 to support four Chiropractic
Demonstration Project grants (totaling $1,802,228)
and eighteen (18) Grants to Support Graduate Psychology
Education (totaling $1,802,071). Chiropractic Demonstration
Project grants support research in which chiropractors
and physicians collaborate to identify and provide
effective treatments for spinal and/or lower back
conditions. A total of 28 chiropractors have participated
in the four demonstration projects.
In FY 2007, recipients of grants in the Graduate
Psychology Education program provided interdisciplinary
training to 94 students in psychology internships,
doctoral programs, and post-doctoral training programs.
On average 62 percent of trainees upon graduation
go to work in medically underserved communities, providing
much needed services.
The State Program to Support Oral Health Workforce
Activities began in Fiscal Year 2006 with the awarding
of a total of $2,000,000 to support 18 grants.
Most of the Health Professions’ Title VII and
VIII programs were reviewed as a unit in 2002 using
the Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART). These programs,
in the aggregate, received a rating of Ineffective.
This program was included in that assessment. See
Summary of Request.
Funding includes costs associated with grant reviews,
processing of grants through the Grants Administration
Tracking and Evaluation System (GATES) and HRSA’s
electronic handbook, and follow-up performance reviews.
Funding History
| FY 2004 |
$11,849,000 |
| FY 2005 |
$11,753,000 |
| FY 2006 |
$3,957,000 |
| FY 2007 |
$3,960,000 |
| FY 2008 |
$8,803,000 |
Budget Request
The FY 2009 Request does not request funding
for this program. The budget focuses on activities
that fund the placement of more doctors, nurses, and
other health care professionals in the regions of
the country that face shortages. Many of the community
based interdisciplinary training programs using telemedicine
and other distance learning education and training
techniques have been institutionalized and will continue
to provide training in the future. In addition, evaluations
have not linked the Health Professions training grants
to changes in supply, distribution, and minority representation
of physicians and other health professionals.
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Key
Outputs |
FY
2004 Actual |
FY
2005 Actual |
FY
2006 |
FY
2007 |
FY
2008
Enacted |
FY
2009
Target
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Out-Year
Est |
| Target |
Actual |
Actual |
Target |
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Number
of graduates |
2,388 |
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2,388 |
NA |
-- |
NA |
-- |
--
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--
NA |
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No. of URM graduates |
972 |
972 |
NA |
-- |
NA |
-- |
-- |
-- |
NA |
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Percent of URM grads |
41 |
41 |
NA |
-- |
NA |
-- |
-- |
-- |
NA |
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No. of grads entering
practice in MUCs |
1,150 |
1,150 |
NA |
-- |
NA |
-- |
-- |
-- |
NA |
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Percent of grads
entering practice in
MUCs
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48 |
48 |
NA |
-- |
NA |
-- |
-- |
-- |
NA |
| Graduate Geropsychology |
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Number of Grantees |
NA |
7 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
NA |
| Graduate Psychology |
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Number of Grantees |
NA |
20 |
NA |
20 |
NA |
18 |
18 |
-- |
NA |
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Number of Trainees |
NA |
INA |
NA |
INA |
NA |
94 |
94 |
-- |
NA |
| |
Number of Graduates |
NA |
INA |
NA |
INA |
NA |
86 |
86 |
-- |
NA |
| |
Number of Graduates in MUCs |
NA |
INA |
NA |
INA |
NA |
54 |
54 |
-- |
NA |
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Percent of Graduates in MUCs |
NA |
INA |
NA |
INA |
NA |
62% |
62% |
-- |
NA |
| Oral Health Workforce |
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Number of Grantees |
NA |
NA |
NA |
18 |
NA |
18 |
36 |
-- |
NA |
| Chiropractic Demonstration
Projects |
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Number of awards |
3 |
3 |
NA |
4 |
NA |
4 |
4 |
-- |
NA |
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No. of chiros. involved
in research projects
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21 |
21 |
NA |
28 |
NA |
28 |
28 |
-- |
NA |
| Podiatry |
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Number of Grantees |
2 |
2 |
NA |
-- |
NA |
-- |
-- |
-- |
NA |
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Appropriated Amount
($ Million) |
$11.85
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$11.75
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$3.96
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$3.96
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$8.80
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NA – Not Applicable
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