HRSA will accept applications until June 21 for cooperative agreements to establish or continue five regional centers for health workforce studies, according to an announcement in the May 22 Federal Register.

About $1.25 million is available in fiscal year 2001 to fund the five agreements.  Each applicant may request up to $250,000 per year in total costs for up to five years.  Institutions that receive funds must match at least a third of the annual federal contribution.

Eligible applicants are state or local governments, health professions schools, schools of nursing, academic health centers, community-based health facilities and other nonprofit entities.  Experience and infrastructure in health workforce analysis and research is required.

According to the May 22 notice, successful applicants will serve as a:

• national resource in health workforce studies;

• resource in health workforce studies to its state, region and rural areas; and as a

• resource in health workforce studies for HRSA.

Instructions on preparing a proposal can be found at http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/grants2001.  Completed applications should be sent to:

Grants Management Officer (BHPr)
Room 8C-26
Parklawn Building
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, Md. 20857

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