Primary Care Training and Enhancement (93.884)
Primary Care Training and Enhancement (Assistance Listing 93.884) is run by the Health Resources and Services Administration, part of the Department of Health and Human Services. It awarded $268 million in 210 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $1.3 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $1.2 million. Half of the 210 awards fell between $505,874 and $2.0 million, and they ranged from $4,244 to $3.0 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$268 million
- Grant awards210
- Typical award$1.2 million
- Awarded in FY 2025$54.5 million
- Size rank534 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceProject grants
Key findings
- Annual funding rose from $44.9 million in fiscal 2021 to $54.5 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 534th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 41% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 42 states and territories.
What the program funds
The overarching purpose of the PCTE Program is to strengthen the primary care workforce by supporting enhanced training for future primary care. Activities include: (1) plan, develop, and operate a program that provides training experiences in new competencies, such as providing training relevant to providing care through patient-centered medical homes, developing tools and curricula relevant to patient-centered medical homes, and providing continuing education to primary care providers relevant to patient-centered medical homes; (2) plan, develop and operate a program for the training of physicians who plan to teach in family medicine, general internal medicine, or general pediatrics; (3) plan, develop, and operate a program for the training of physicians or physician assistants teaching in community-based settings; (4) provide need-based financial assistance in the form of traineeships and fellowships to students, residents, practicing physicians or other medical personnel, who are participants in any such program, who plan to work in, teach, or conduct research in family medicine, general internal medicine, general pediatrics, or physician assistant education; and (5) plan, develop and operate joint degree programs to provide interdisciplinary and interprofessional graduate training in public health and other health professions to provide training in environmental health, infectious disease, disease prevention and health promotion, epidemiological studies and injury control.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
Eligible entities include accredited public or nonprofit private hospitals, schools of allopathic or osteopathic medicine, academically affiliated physician assistant training programs, or a public or nonprofit private entity that the Secretary has determined is capable of carrying out such grants. Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Government and Native American Organizations may apply if they are otherwise eligible.
What the money can and cannot pay for
PCTE Residency Training in Primary Care program, stipends are allowable for medical residents while training in rural and/or underserved areas in settings outside of the awardee institution, who are in the following resident specialties: family medicine, general internal medicine, general pediatrics and combined internal medicine and pediatrics (med-peds) programs. Grants may not be used for new construction or patient services. Stipends are not allowed for residents or medical students, except for the RTPC program. Indirect costs under training awards will be budgeted and reimbursed at 8 percent of modified total direct costs rather than on the basis of a negotiated rate agreement, and are not subject to upward or downward adjustment. For the PCTE-TPCC program, fringe benefits are not allowed for fellows receiving stipend support. Health insurance is allowable, but no other fringe benefits. Grants may not be used for new construction or patient services. Stipends are not allowed for residents or medical students, except for the RTPC program. Indirect costs under training awards will be budgeted and reimbursed at 8 percent of modified total direct costs rather than on the basis of a negotiated rate agreement, and are not subject to upward or downward adjustment. For the PCTE-TPCC program, fringe benefits are not allowed for fellows receiving stipend support. Health insurance is allowable, but no other fringe benefits.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. This program has MOE requirements, see funding agency for further details. The recipient must agree to maintain non-federal funding for grant activities at a level which is not less than expenditures for such activities during the fiscal year prior to receiving the award.
Award range and average, in the agency's words
PCTE: Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care FY2023: $392,000-$400,000; Average Award: $398,129; FY2024 Range: N/A; FY 2025 Range: N/A PCTE: Physician Assistant Training in Primary Care FY2023: $259,297-$300,000; Avr. $296,779; FY2024: $295,768-$300,000; Avr. $298,891; FY 2025 Est: $297,955.00-$300,000; Avr.: $299,443 PCTE: Residency Training in Primary Care FY2023: $378,186-$500,000; Avr. $502,123; FY 2024: $344,499-$500,000; Avr. $456,513; FY 2025 Est: N/A PCTE: Community Prevention and Maternal Health FY2023: $306,973-$600,000; Avr. $538,133; FY2024: $300,000-600,000; Avr. $519,478; FY 2025: $256,658-$600,000; Avr. $533,646.40 PCTE: Physician Assistant Rural Training FY2023: $103,670-$300,000; Avr. $254,005; FY2024: $146,019-$344,393; Avr.: $300,768; FY 2025: $102,300-$300,000; Avr.: $258,618.45 PCTE: Residency Training in Mental and Behavioral Health Program FY 2023: $705,527-$1,000,000; Avr.: $973,240; FY 2024: $349,604-$500,000; Avr. $485,507; FY 2025: PCTE: Language and Disability Access Program FY2023: $133,958-$600,904; Avr.: $460,488; FY2024: $131,549-$600,000; FY 2025: $124,669-$600,000; Avr. $454,441 PCTE: Physician Assistant Rural Training in Behavioral Health FY 2023: N/A; FY 2024: $244,621-$456,667; Avr.: $399,195; FY 2025: $ 227,961-$415,000; Avr.: $377,405 PCTE: Residency Training in Street Medicine FY 2023: N/A; FY 2024: N/A; FY 2025: $500,000; Avr.: $500,000
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Primary Care Training and Enhancement (93.884) awarded $268 million across 210 grant awards, an average of $1.3 million per award.
Who usually wins
Colleges and universities received 0.5% of the money.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 200 | $267 million | 99% |
| Colleges and universities | 8 | $1.5 million | 0.5% |
By state
40 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California | 23 | $33.8 million |
| New York | 17 | $18.9 million |
| Pennsylvania | 14 | $18.5 million |
| Texas | 13 | $17.4 million |
| Illinois | 9 | $13.0 million |
| Alabama | 5 | $11.3 million |
| North Carolina | 9 | $11.0 million |
| Utah | 7 | $10.3 million |
| Tennessee | 7 | $9.2 million |
| Missouri | 8 | $9.0 million |
| Idaho | 5 | $7.6 million |
| Ohio | 7 | $7.5 million |
| Nevada | 4 | $7.5 million |
| Maryland | 5 | $7.4 million |
| Georgia | 6 | $7.3 million |
| West Virginia | 4 | $6.6 million |
| Michigan | 6 | $5.7 million |
| New Jersey | 5 | $5.6 million |
| Massachusetts | 4 | $5.5 million |
| Montana | 2 | $4.0 million |
| New Mexico | 3 | $3.9 million |
| Oklahoma | 4 | $3.9 million |
| South Carolina | 4 | $3.7 million |
| Florida | 2 | $3.5 million |
| Indiana | 2 | $3.2 million |
| Kansas | 2 | $3.2 million |
| Washington | 4 | $2.9 million |
| Rhode Island | 2 | $2.5 million |
| Kentucky | 2 | $2.5 million |
| Arkansas | 2 | $2.5 million |
| South Dakota | 1 | $2.4 million |
| Maine | 3 | $2.3 million |
| Louisiana | 2 | $2.1 million |
| Minnesota | 3 | $2.0 million |
| Wisconsin | 2 | $2.0 million |
| Colorado | 3 | $1.8 million |
| Alaska | 1 | $1.8 million |
| Wyoming | 1 | $1.7 million |
| Iowa | 1 | $1.7 million |
| Connecticut | 2 | $1.6 million |
| District of Columbia | 2 | $395,355 |
| Virginia | 2 | $67,912 |