Geriatrics Academic Career Award Program

For programmatic or technical questions:
Jacqueline Friedman Kreinik, MS, RN
301.945.9839
GACAProgram@hrsa.gov

For grants management or budget questions:
Denis Nikiema
301.443.8007
DNikiema@hrsa.gov

The Geriatrics Academic Career Award Program (GACA) provides funding to support the career development of junior faculty in geriatrics as academic geriatricians or academic geriatrics specialists. The overall goals of the program are to develop the necessary skills to lead healthcare transformation in a variety of settings, including rural and/or medically underserved settings, to be age-friendly and to provide training in clinical geriatrics, including the training of interprofessional teams of healthcare professionals to provide healthcare for older adults.

Program objectives include:

1. Develop junior faculty for careers in academic geriatrics to address the program goals
2. Educate and train the healthcare workforce, within the context of the age-friendly health systems framework, to address dementia-risk reduction, dementia across the disease trajectory including training on dementia medications as they are approved for use, health disparities and social determinants of health, and nursing home care
3. Advance the GACA candidate's career development through participation in leadership positions in professional organizations

GACA candidates will be required to describe the methodological framework for their career development; develop necessary knowledge and skills; spend at least 75% of their time providing training in clinical geriatrics; and identify and work with a mentor who has a faculty appointment in teaching geriatrics at their institution.

Candidates are also encouraged to address the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and HRSA clinical priorities around behavioral health, community health, COVID-19, health equity, resilience of the workforce, and telehealth.

Eligible applicants include accredited graduate programs and schools of:

• Allopathic medicine
• Osteopathic medicine
• Nursing
• Dentistry
• Pharmacy
• Allied health
• Physician assistant programs
• Chiropractic
• Podiatric medicine
• Optometry
• Public health
• Veterinary medicine
• Clinical psychology
• Clinical social work
• Professional counseling
• Marriage and family therapy

Tribes and tribal organizations may apply if they are otherwise eligible.

Organizations must submit a separate application on behalf of each eligible individual applying for a Geriatric Academic Career Award.

Award ceiling: $81,746 per year
Project period: 4 years
Estimated number of awards: 26
Estimated total program funding: $2,100,000

Links to the full announcement, application instructions, and online application process are available through grants.gov.

Applicant webinar
August 23, 2022
3:00 - 4:30 p.m. Eastern
Call-in number: 833.568.8864
Passcode: 95426870