Grants / Department of Health and Human Services / Indian Health Service

HS-D911I-24-001: Indians into Medicine

Closed Closed May 14, 2024 Opportunity HS-D911I-24-001 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Indian Health Service notices from 2024.

• Award ceiling$700,000
• Award floor$230,000
• Total funding$1.5 million
• Expected awards4
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to colleges and universities.

• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• Private institutions of higher education
• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

A public or nonprofit private college or university that: 1. Has a medical or other allied health program, other than a nursing program. 2. Is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education. 3. Has a target population for its proposed program that does not include Indian Tribes within the states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming, and Montana. The existing University of North Dakota InMed grant program serves these states.

More grants for colleges and universities.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Health Professions Recruitment Program for Indians awards averaged $900,049; this notice allows up to $700,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (53% over five years) went to colleges and universities.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The purpose of this program is to add to the number of Indian health professionals serving Indians by encouraging Indians to enter the health professions and removing barriers to serving Indians. Allowable activities • Provide outreach and recruitment of people to serve Indian communities in the health professions. Include recruitment and outreach at elementary and secondary schools as well as community colleges located on Indian reservations that your program will serve • Incorporate a program advisory board of representatives from the Tribes and communities you will serve • Provide summer preparatory programs for Indian students who need enrichment in the subjects of math and science needed to pursue training in the health professions • Provide tutoring, counseling, and support to students who are enrolled in a health career program of study at your college or university • Employ qualified Indians in the program, to the maximum extent feasible. Describe the college or university’s ability to meet this requirement • Address the opioid crisis, which is an HHS priority, by educating and training students in opioid addiction prevention, treatment, and recovery

Category: Education.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.