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Summary of Health Care Grants Available to Colleges and
Universities and Their Students Colleges and universities might be surprised to learn the number of opportunities available to them because of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and related reconciliation bills (the Act). The Act is a veritable Christmas tree in terms of the grants and opportunities it makes available to businesses both within and outside the traditional health care field, particularly colleges and universities. Following is a summary of many of the opportunities available to colleges and universities under the Act. |
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Opportunity |
Goals of
Grant |
Eligible
Entities |
Eligible
Individuals |
Requirements |
Funding |
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Demonstration Projects to
Address Health Professions Workforce Needs |
Ÿ Improving outcomes for individuals and Ÿ Addressing health professions workforce needs. |
Includes: Ÿ Institutions of higher education Ÿ States Ÿ Tribes Ÿ Local workforce investment boards Ÿ Sponsors of apprenticeship programs; and Ÿ Community-based organizations. |
Individuals eligible to
participate in the demonstration projects include persons receiving assistance
under the state Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
program or other low-income individuals described by the college or
university in its application for a grant. Participating individuals will
receive financial aid, child care, case management and other supportive
services, if appropriate. |
The demonstration project
must be carried out in consultation with various agencies, including: Ÿ State body administering the TANF
program Ÿ State and local workforce investment boards and Ÿ State apprenticeship agency under the National
Apprenticeship Act. |
$85,000,000 for each of the
fiscal years 2010 through 2014 (together with state grants to develop
programs for personal or home care aides). |
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Mental and Behavioral
Health Education and Training Grants |
These grants are designed to
support the recruitment, education and clinical experience of students in
mental and behavioral health education. |
Ÿ Post-graduate programs in social work Ÿ Post-graduate programs in psychology, including
substance abuse and prevention Ÿ Higher education or professional training programs in
child and adolescent mental health and other areas; and Ÿ State-licensed mental health nonprofit and for profit
organizations to enable such organizations to pay for programs for
paraprofessional child and adolescent mental health workers. |
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Ÿ Participation of individuals of different racial,
ethnic, cultural, geographic, religious, linguistic and class backgrounds,
and different genders and sexual orientations Ÿ Knowledge and understanding of the concerns of the individuals
and groups described above and Ÿ Any internship or other field placement program must
prioritize cultural and linguistic competency. Priority will be given to
institutions that serve and recruit from high need populations. At least 4 grant recipients
for post-graduate programs in social work must be historically black colleges
or universities or other minority-serving institutions. |
Funding for 2010 through
2013: Ÿ $8,000,000 for training in social work Ÿ $12,000,000 for training in graduate psychology, at
least $10,000,000 of which must be used for doctoral, post-doctoral and
internship level training Ÿ $10,000,000 for training in professional child and
adolescent mental health and Ÿ $5,000,000 for training in paraprofessional child and
adolescent mental health training. |
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Cures Acceleration
Network |
The Cures Acceleration
Network program involves contracts, grants or cooperative agreements to
eligible entities to: Ÿ promote innovation in technologies supporting high
needs cures Ÿ accelerate the development of high need cures or Ÿ help the award recipient establish protocols that
comply with FDA standards and other regulatory requirements. High needs cures are drugs
or devices that: Ÿ Are a priority to diagnose, prevent or treat any
disease or condition Ÿ Where the commercial market is unlikely to incentivize timely development. |
Eligible entities may be
public or private, including: Ÿ Institutions of higher education Ÿ Research institutions Ÿ Medical centers Ÿ Biotechnology companies; and Ÿ Pharmaceutical companies. |
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Ÿ No more than $15,000,000 per project for the first
fiscal year. Ÿ Recipients may apply for additional funding not to
exceed $15,000,000 per year. Ÿ No overall limitation or time limitation. These grants include a
matching requirement of $1 to be expended by the recipient for every $3
awarded. |
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Training Opportunities
for Direct Care Workers in Long-Term Settings |
These grants are designed to
enable eligible entities to provide new training opportunities for direct
care workers who are employed in long-term care settings, including: Ÿ Nursing homes Ÿ Assisted living facilities Ÿ Home and community based facilities Ÿ Intermediate care facilities and Ÿ Skilled nursing facilities. The funds are to be used to
offset the cost of tuition and required fees for enrollment. |
Ÿ Accredited institution of higher education and Ÿ Established public-private educational partnership
with a nursing home or skilled nursing facility, agency or other long term
care provider. |
Direct care workers who are
employed in long-term care settings. |
To participate in the
program, individuals must agree to work in the field of geriatrics,
disability services, long term services and supports, or chronic care
management for at least 2 years after the assistance period. |
Ÿ $10 million for fiscal years 2011 through 2013. |
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Preventive Medicine and
Public Health Training Grant Program |
This program includes grants
to, or contracts with, eligible entities to provide training to graduate
medical residents in preventive medicine specialties. |
Ÿ Schools of medicine or osteopathic medicine Ÿ Schools of public health Ÿ Nonprofit hospitals; and Ÿ State, local or tribal health departments. |
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Funds are to be used to: Ÿ Plan, develop, operate or participate in accredited
residency or internship programs Ÿ Defray the costs of practical experience requirements
and Ÿ Establish, maintain or improve academic
administrative units and programs to improve clinical teaching. |
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Demonstration Program to
Integrate Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Training into Clinical
Education of Health Professionals |
These grants are designed to
allow schools to develop and implement academic curricula that integrate
quality improvement and patient safety into the clinical education of health
professionals. |
Ÿ Health professions schools Ÿ Schools of public health Ÿ Schools of social work Ÿ Schools of nursing Ÿ Schools of pharmacy Ÿ Institutions with graduate medical education programs;
and Ÿ Schools of health care administration. |
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These programs include a
matching requirement of $1 for every $5 of federal funds provided under the
grant. |
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School-Based Health
Centers |
This program awards grants
to support the operation of school-based health centers. |
Only school-based health
centers or their sponsoring facilities are eligible. |
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Funds are to be used as
follows: Ÿ For expenditures for facilities, equipment or similar
expenditures. Ÿ No funds provided under these grants may be used for
expenditures for personnel or to provide health services. |
$50,000,000 for fiscal years
2010 through 2013. |
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Establishment of
Pregnancy Assistance Fund |
Establish, maintain or
operate pregnant and parenting student services. |
A grant is first made by the
federal government to a state. A state
may then make grants to eligible institutions of higher education. |
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Activities for which the
funds may be used include the following: Ÿ Conducting a needs assessment on-campus and within
the local community Ÿ Annually assessing the performance of the institution
in meeting the needs of pregnant and parenting students Ÿ Identifying public and private service providers qualified
to meet those needs and establishing programs to do so Ÿ Assisting pregnant and parenting students, fathers or
spouses in locating and obtaining services needed by them and Ÿ If appropriate, providing referrals for prenatal care
and delivery, infant or foster care, or adoption to a student who requests
such information. |
These programs include a
matching requirement equal to 25 percent of the amount of funding provided. |
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Centers of Excellence for
Depression |
Grants are provided on a
competitive basis to eligible entities to establish national centers of
excellence for depression. |
Entities eligible to receive
the grants include institutions of higher education or public or private
nonprofit research institutions. |
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In awarding the grants,
priority will be given to entities that meet one or more of the following
criteria: Ÿ Demonstrated capacity and expertise to serve the
targeted population Ÿ Existing infrastructure or expertise to provide
culturally and linguistically competent services Ÿ Located in a geographic area with a disproportionate
number of underserved and at-risk populations in medically underserved areas
and health professional shortage areas Ÿ Proposed innovative approaches for outreach to
initiate or expand services Ÿ Use of the most up-to-date science, practices and
interventions available; and Ÿ Demonstrated capacity to establish cooperative and
collaborative agreements with community mental health centers and other
community entities to provide services to individuals with depressive
disorders. |
The grant recipient must
expend at least $1 for each $5 of federal funds provided under the grant or
contract. |
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While this is not an exhaustive list of opportunities available to colleges and universities, it provides an overview of the types of programs that might be eligible for federal dollars under the Act. If you have a particular program in mind that is not covered, you should consult counsel to determine whether funds might be available to help implement your program. If you have any questions about these opportunities, please contact a member of Ice Miller's health care reform team. |
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This publication is
intended for general information purposes only and does not and is not
intended to constitute legal advice. The reader must consult with legal
counsel to determine how laws or decisions discussed herein apply to the
reader's specific circumstances. |
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