This announcement solicits applications for the Preventive Medicine and Public Health Training Grant Program.

The statute authorizes the Preventive Medicine and Public Health Training Grant Program to provide funding to:

1.) Plan, develop (including the development of curricula), operate, or participate in an accredited residency or internship program in preventive medicine or public health;

2.) Defray the costs of practicum experiences, as required in such a program; and

3.) Establish, maintain, or improve academic administrative units (including departments, divisions, or other appropriate units) in preventive medicine and public health or programs that improve clinical teaching in preventive medicine and public health.

The major emphasis of the Preventive Medicine and Public Health Training Grant Program is to increase the number of preventive medicine physicians and promote greater access to population-based healthcare. The funding may be used to support resident costs, infrastructure and faculty development activities. 

New programs must provide proof of their accreditation status by the end of the first year of support in order to continue to receive grant funds and to receive support for trainee costs. Examples of activities that applicants may propose include innovations or enhancements to existing curriculum in areas such as collaborations with state and local health departments, community health centers and community hospitals. Applicants can also address learning activities that integrate population health with primary health care, as well as propose activities that leverage learning opportunities on the knowledge of policy development, public health information technology, and quality; and enhancement of prevention research.

Link: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=201393