2015-13461. Graduate Psychology Education Program

AGENCY:

Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS.

ACTION:

Notice of Class Deviation from Competition Requirements for Graduate Psychology Education Program from Open to Limited Competition.

SUMMARY:

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is issuing a limited competition for awards among the 40 current Graduate Psychology Education (GPE) Program grantees whose project periods end June 30, 2016. No more than $1,000,000 will be made available in federal fiscal year (FY) 2015 in the form of 1-year project period grants. These awards are specifically for interprofessional training of doctoral psychology graduate students and interns to address the psychological needs of military personnel, veterans, and their families in civilian and community-based settings, including those in rural areas. An estimated five grants will be awarded with a ceiling amount of $190,000 per grant for 1 year. These funds will be used to establish, expand, and/or enhance activities that were funded under the FY 2013 GPE Program.

Program funds are to be used for stipend support for interns and doctoral students, faculty development, curriculum and instructional design, program content enhancement, program infrastructure development, and the supervision and training support of interns.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Eligible Grant Recipients:

Grant number	Organization name	City	State	FY 2014 funds awarded
D40HP26855	ADLER SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY, INC.	Chicago	IL	$160,470.00
D40HP02597	BOARD OF REGENTS/UNIV OF NEBRASKA MED CTR	Omaha	NE	190,000.00
D40HP26856	CARSON CENTER FOR HUMAN SERVICES INC	Westfield	MA	179,555.00
D40HP26374	CHEROKEE HEALTH SYSTEMS	Knoxville	TN	123,536.00
D40HP26857	CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF CALIFORNIA	Orange	CA	155,880.00
D40HP25714	CHILDRENS HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA	Philadelphia	PA	152,421.00
D40HP26858	DENVER HEALTH AND HOSPITALS AUTHORITY	Denver	CO	136,747.00
D40HP26859	EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL	Norfolk	VA	189,166.00
D40HP26910	FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY	Teaneck	NJ	169,605.00
D40HP26911	FORDHAM UNIVERSITY	Bronx	NY	134,111.00
D40HP26860	GEORGIA HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC	Augusta	GA	147,726.00
D40HP19643	GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION	Atlanta	GA	186,287.00
D40HP25715	HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM	Detroit	MI	171,524.00
D40HP26861	I OLA LAHUI, INC.	Honolulu	HI	184,312.00
D40HP25716	INDIAN HEALTH CARE RESOURCE CENTER OF TULSA INC	Tulsa	OK	146,717.00
D40HP26862	MARSHALL UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION	Huntington	WV	189,346.00
D40HP25774	MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA	Charleston	SC	142,568.00
D40HP25718	NEMOURS FOUNDATION, THE	Wilmington	DE	128,386.00
D40HP26863	NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY	Las Cruces	NM	190,000.00
D40HP26864	NEW YORK UNIVERSITY (INC)	New York	NY	148,799.00
D40HP25719	NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY	Evanston	IL	184,188.00
D40HP26865	OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY	Portland	OR	173,199.00
D40HP26866	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, THE	Colorado Springs	CO	161,425.00
D40HP26912	TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY	New York	NY	171,037.00
D40HP28075	THE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES	Los Angeles	CA	162,845.00
D40HP26868	UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS	Davis	CA	190,000.00
D40HP25720	UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND	Baltimore	MD	189,206.00
D40HP26869	UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI SYSTEM	Kansas City	MO	167,413.00
D40HP25721	UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO	Reno	NV	149,521.00
D40HP26870	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL	Chapel Hill	NC	51,731.00
D40HP25722	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO	Greensboro	NC	186,189.00
D40HP19636	UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA	Grand Forks	ND	189,972.00
D40HP26871	UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA	Oklahoma City	OK	166,967.00
D40HP02600	UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER	Rochester	NY	187,141.00
D40HP25723	UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN	Austin	TX	146,904.00
D40HP19642	UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON	Seattle	WA	153,005.00
D40HP26872	VILLAGE FOR FAMILIES & CHILDREN, THE	Hartford	CT	139,123.00
D40HP25724	VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY	Richmond	VA	165,967.00
D40HP26873	WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY (INC)	Detroit	MI	185,046.00
D40HP26874	WIDENER UNIVERSITY	Chester	PA	190,000.00

Amount of Competitive Awards: Ceiling up to $190,000 per grant.

Period of Supplemental Funding: Project Period July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2016.

CFDA Number: 93.191.

Authority: Title VII, Sections 750 and 755(b)(1)(J) of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. 294 and 42 U.S.C. 294e(b)(1)(J)).

Justification: The FY 2015 Appropriations Bill included funds for the GPE Program specifically to address the psychological needs of military personnel, veterans, and their families in civilian and community-based settings, including those in rural areas. Current grants have existing structures and expertise in place that would require minimal start-up time for new grant implementation. For internship programs, there is only one opportunity to fill the slots as the Association of Postdoctoral Internship Centers' (APPIC) match for interns is in February. Internships begin in July/August, and if awards are made early enough, current grantees may be able to identify “unmatched students.”

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cynthia Harne, Public Health Analyst, Division of Nursing and Public Health, Behavioral and Public Health Branch, Bureau of Health Workforce, HRSA, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 9-89, Rockville, Maryland 20857, phone [phone], fax [phone], or email [e-mail].

Dated: May 28, 2015.

James Macrae,

Acting Administrator.