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| Sept. 24, 2001 |
Contact:
HRSA Press Office
301-443-3376 |
HRSA
Grants Give Students, Residents Clinical Experience;
Improve Underserved Communities’ Access to Health Care
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HHS
Secretary Tommy G. Thompson announced 22 new and continuing
grants totaling more than $3 million to give health professions
residents and students community and clinical experience practicing
in health professional shortage areas.
The
awards are made under the National Health Service Corps’ Student/Resident
Experiences and Rotations in Community Health (SEARCH) program.
The SEARCH program links community-based sites and academic
institutions and provides opportunities for health professions
students and residents to build their skills while providing
care in needy communities.
Funding
for the SEARCH program is competitive and is available only
to State Primary Care Offices and State/Regional Primary Care
Associations. Puerto
Rico and the following states were awarded two-year grants:
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas,
Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, North Dakota,
Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee,
Utah, Virginia, and West Virginia.
HHS’
Health Resources and Services Administration oversees the
SEARCH program. The
list of recipients is attached below.
National Health Service Corps’ SEARCH Grants
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New Awards
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| Grantee |
City |
State |
Award
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| Community Health Centers of Arkansas |
North
Little Rock |
Ark. |
$62,190
|
| Northwest Rural Primary Care Association |
Portland |
Ore. |
151,630
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| Puerto Rico Department of Health |
San
Juan |
P.R. |
152,000
|
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Total New Awards:
|
$365,820
|
|
Continuation Awards
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| Grantee |
City |
State |
Award
|
| Alabama Department of Public Health |
Montgomery |
Ala. |
$150,931
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| State of Alaska |
Juneau |
Alaska |
152,000
|
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Arizona Assn. of Community Health Centers
|
Phoenix
|
Ariz.
|
152,000
|
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Northwest Rural Primary Care Assn.-Idaho
|
Boise
|
Idaho
|
137,750
|
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Illinois Primary Care Association
|
Chicago
|
Ill.
|
152,000
|
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Kansas Assn. for the Medically Underserved
|
Topeka
|
Kansas
|
118,750
|
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Maine Ambulatory Care Coalition
|
Manchester
|
Maine
|
152,000
|
|
Mississippi State Department of Health
|
Jackson
|
Miss.
|
138,767
|
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State of Montana
|
Helena
|
Mont.
|
152,000
|
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Nevada State Health Division
|
Carson
City
|
Nev.
|
152,000
|
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New Jersey Primary Care Association
|
Princeton
Junction
|
N.J.
|
148,436
|
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North Dakota Department of Health
|
Grand
Forks
|
N.D.
|
152,000
|
|
Rhode Island Department of Health
|
Providence
|
R.I.
|
101,091
|
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South Carolina Primary Care Association
|
Columbia
|
S.C.
|
152,000
|
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Community Health Care Assn. of S. Dakota
|
Sioux
Falls
|
S.D.
|
143,025
|
| Tennessee Primary Care Association |
Nashville |
Tenn. |
152,000
|
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Assn. of Community Health Centers of Utah
|
Salt
Lake City
|
Utah
|
108,198
|
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Virginia Primary Care Association
|
Richmond
|
Va.
|
150,909
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W. Virginia Dept. of Health and Human Srvs.
|
Charleston
|
W.Va.
|
118,750
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Total Continuation Awards:
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$2,684,607
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