Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Program

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Bureau of Health Workforce, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Sep 20, 2024

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Kim Ross
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The Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Program provides funding to support the training of residents in new or expanded primary care residency training programs in community-based ambulatory patient care centers. The purpose of the THCGME program is to strengthen the primary care workforce by supporting medical and dental training programs in primary care, community-based settings with an emphasis on improving the distribution of this health workforce in rural and underserved communities.

Awards will be made for:

1. An expanded number of resident positions at existing HRSA THCGME Programs
2. New resident positions at new Teaching Health Centers (THCs) that have never received payment under the HRSA THCGME Program for the applicable residency program

Priority will be given to applicants with a principal training site located in a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA), a medically underserved community (MUC), or a rural community, as defined in section 1886(d)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act.

There are 2 opportunities under this program.

1. Opportunity number HRSA-25-091 will support residents starting in academic year 2024-2025.
2. Opportunity number HRSA-25-077 will support residents starting in academic year 2025-2026.

Eligible applicants are community-based ambulatory patient care centers that sponsor the training of an accredited primary care residency program in the following specialties/disciplines:

• Family Medicine
• Internal Medicine
• Pediatrics
• Internal Medicine-Pediatrics
• Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Psychiatry
• General Dentistry
• Pediatric Dentistry
• Geriatrics

Nationwide

Opportunity number HRSA-25-077:

• Total funding available: $80,000,000
• Number of awards: 41
• Project period: 4 years

Opportunity number HRSA-25-091:

• Total funding available: $10,000,000
• Number of awards: 6
• Project period: 4 years

Award amounts are formula based, calculated from the number of awarded resident full-time equivalents. The FY 2025 rate is $160,000 per resident FTE.

Links to the full announcement and online application process are available through grants.gov. The application instructions will be found on the related documents tab.

1. Opportunity number HRSA-25-091 - Supports residents starting in academic year 2024-2025. The deadline for this opportunity is September 5, 2024.
2. Opportunity number HRSA-25-077 - Supports residents starting in academic year 2025-2026. The deadline for this opportunity is September 20, 2024.

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