Our website located at http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/dsa/weblinks
contains links to useful information as follows: Frequently Asked Questions
(FAQ), Student Financial Aid Guidelines (go to Health Professions or Nursing
Programs, then to SDS), Program Information which includes Policy Memoranda,
Low Income Levels, Program Application (SDS), Notice of Award, Program Reporting
(AOR/FSR), etc.
In the near future you will be able to access previously
released e-mail messages from the DSA Listserv. This information will be stored
by the month the message was sent to the List. Watch for the link “DSA
Listserv” on our site!
The Department will continue to conduct site visits periodically
to ensure that schools are providing accurate information on SDS Applications.
We appreciate your continued diligence in administering and managing the SDS
Program. For additional information or technical support please contact Andrea
Castle at (301) 443-1701, Pam Wellens at (301) 443-5168 or Angie Lacy at (301)
443-5353.
Mary W. Farrington
Associate Division Director
Office for Campus-Based Programs
Division of Student Assistance
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Checklist
for
SDS Application 2002-2003
New Eligibility Criteria for AY 2002-03 Application
- Your school/program must have a program for recruiting and retaining disadvantaged
students and meet the SDS eligibility criteria described below.
Students from disadvantaged backgrounds must comprise the
following:
1) At least 10% of the total
enrollment (full-time students) of your program (e.g., dentistry, baccalaureate
nursing) during AY 2000-2001 (7/1/00-6/30/01).
2) At least 10% of the total
graduates (who were full-time students) of your program during AY 2000 - 2001
(7/1/00-6/30/01).
In addition, in order to be eligible to receive SDS funding,
a school must have economically disadvantaged students enrolled and graduated
during AY 2000-01.
In completing the application, please use the data for the period
of July 1, 2000 through June 30, 2001, unless otherwise noted.
Collect data on the following:
1. Number of full-time students enrolled in your program (specific
discipline for which your school is submitting the application for SDS funds)
for AY 2000-01 (7/1/00 - 6/30/01) categorized by racial and ethnic backgrounds.
Categorize the student to the best of your knowledge
under the following:
American Indian or Alaska Native: A person having origins in
any of the original peoples of North America, and who maintains cultural identification
through tribal affiliation or community recognition.
Asian: A person having origins in any of the original peoples
of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example,
Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands,
Thailand and Vietnam.
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Asian Underrepresented: Any Asian other than Chinese,
Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Asian Indian or Thai. (i.e., Cambodian, Vietnamese,
Malaysian) (Asian Underrepresented are counted also in the above group, Asian)
Black or African American: A person having origins in any of
the Black racial groups of Africa.
Hispanic or Latino: A person of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban,
Central or South American or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of
race.
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: A person having origins
in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.
White: A person having origins in any of the original peoples
of Europe, North America, the Middle East or North Africa.
2. Number of full-time students and full-time disadvantaged
(environmentally and economically) students enrolled in your program for
AY 2000-01 by class year. Collect class year data that is applicable to the
length of your program. For example, if your program is a four-year program,
provide number of full-time students and full-time disadvantaged students for
each class year for four years.
Of the total number of full-time disadvantaged students, number
who are from economically disadvantaged backgrounds enrolled in
your program for AY 00-01. Use the new Alow-income level@ (attached for reference)
which reflects 200% of the 1999 Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
poverty guidelines.
Note: School must provide number of economically disadvantaged
students enrolled and graduated (see below) in order to be eligible to receive
SDS funding.
3. Number of full-time students who are enrolled during AY 00-01
and have been or were participants of the Health Careers Opportunity Program
(HCOP) or the Nursing Workforce Diversity (NWD) Program (formerly Nursing Educational
Opportunity Program (NEOP)). Provide numbers only if it is applicable.
4. Number of total full-time students and full-time disadvantaged
(environmentally and economically) students graduated from your program
during AY 00-01.
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Of the total number of full-time disadvantaged students graduated,
number who were from economically disadvantaged backgrounds graduated
from your program during AY 00-01. Use the new Alow-income levels@ (attached
for reference) which reflects 200% of the 1999 Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) poverty guidelines.
Note: School must provide number of economically disadvantaged
students enrolled and graduated in order to be eligible to receive SDS funding
5. Number of total graduates and graduates serving in Primary
Care from Academic Year listed below. This is limited to the following disciplines
only:
Allopathic Medicine/Osteopathic Medicine (Family
Medicine, General Internal Medicine, General Pediatrics, Preventive Medicine,
Osteopathic General Practice)
Dentistry (General Dentistry, General Public Health,
Pediatric Dentistry)
Graduate Nursing (Midwifery, Nurse Practitioner)
Physician Assistants (Non-Specialized Practice)
For Allopathic/Osteopathic Medicine, use graduates
from AY 96-97 (7/1/96-6/30/97), who were serving in primary care
or completing a primary care residency during AY 00-01. In other words, use
“Post Graduate Year (PGY) 4” data. For schools participating in
the Primary Care Loan (PCL) program, the data your school provided on the Annual
Operating Report (AOR) 2001 will be inserted on your application from the DSA
database.
For Dentistry, Graduate Nursing
and Physician Assistants, use graduates from AY 99- 00 (7/1/99-6/30/00)
serving in primary care during AY 00-01.
6. Number of total graduates and graduates serving in Medically
Underserved Communities (include number of graduates if serving residency in
Medically Underserved Communities) from Academic Year listed below. This
applies to all disciplines.
For Allopathic/Osteopathic Medicine, use graduates
from AY 96-97 (7/1/96-6/30/97) serving in medically underserved communities
during AY 00-01 (use PGY 4 data).
For the remaining disciplines, use graduates from
AY 99-00 (7/1/99-6/30/00) serving in medically underserved communities during
AY 00-01.
7. Name of Accrediting Body for your program and Expiration
Date.
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Low Income Level
for
SDS Application 2002-03
For the purpose of determining students from economically disadvantaged
backgrounds for AY 2002-03 SDS Application, use the following income
thresholds, which are based on 200 percent of the 1999 HHS poverty guidelines:
Size of parent's family 1/ Income level 2/
1----------------------------------------------$16,700
2----------------------------------------------$22,500
3----------------------------------------------$28,300
4----------------------------------------------$34,100
5----------------------------------------------$39,900
6 or more-------------------------------------$45,700
1/Includes parents and /or dependents listed on Federal income
tax forms. (i.e., family size of 4 includes parents and
2 dependents)
“Parent’s family” means a student’s
“parents”, even if a student is independent.
2/Adjusted gross income for calendar year 1999 rounded to nearest
$100.