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Geriatrics Academic Career Awards

Agency: Health Resources and Services Administration

Assistance Listings: 93.250 -- Geriatric Academic Career Awards Department of Health and Human Services

Last Updated: May 13, 2026

The purpose of the GACA program is to support the career development of junior faculty as academic geriatricians or academic geriatrics specialists.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Nonprofit

  • Other Native American tribal organizations

Additional information

Eligible applicants per Section 753(b)(2) provides that eligible entities are those described in paragraph (1), (3), or (4) of section 799B or section 801(2) or “another accredited health professions school or graduate program approved by the Secretary.” The legislative authority includes the following: • accredited health professions schools or graduate programs approved by the Secretary including schools of allopathic medicine, osteopathic medicine, nursing, dentistry, pharmacy, allied health, physician assistant programs, chiropractic, podiatric medicine, optometry, public health, and veterinary medicine. • accredited graduate programs in health administration and behavioral health and mental health practice including clinical psychology, clinical social work, professional counseling, and marriage and family therapy • Tribes and tribal organizations are eligible if they otherwise meet the eligibility requirements.

Grantor contact information

Description

Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration GACAProgram@hrsa.gov

Email

Contact Jacqueline Friedman Kreinik, MS, RN at (301)945-9839 or email GACAProgram@hrsa.gov

GACAProgram@hrsa.gov

Documents

File nameDescriptionLast updated
BHW_HRSA-23-007_K01_GACA_Final.pdf
HRSA-23-007 Notice of Funding Opportunity
Aug 5, 2022 02:28 PM UTC

Link to additional information

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Closed: November 3, 2022

Application process

This site is a work in progress. Go to www.grants.gov to apply, track application status, and subscribe to updates.

Award

$2,100,000

Program Funding

26

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$--

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

HRSA-23-007

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

No

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

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Category of Funding Activity:

Health

Category Explanation:

Https://grants.hrsa.gov/2010/Web2External/Interface/FundingCycle/ExternalView.aspx?fCycleID=f81652e6-befa-4808-9a81-8a1239d062ce

History

Version:

2

Posted date:

August 5, 2022

Archive date:

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