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Primary Care Training and Enhancement: Physician Assistant Rural Training in Behavioral Health (PCTE-PARB) Program

Agency: Health Resources and Services Administration

Assistance Listings: 93.884 -- Primary Care Training and Enhancement

Last Updated: May 13, 2026

This program’s purpose is to develop clinical rotations for primary care Physician Assistant (PA) students in rural areas. These rotations must be at least three months long. They will integrate behavioral health with primary care services. This program addresses PA training for behavioral health conditions. These include prevention, identification, diagnosis, treatment, and referral services. The goal is to increase the number of PAs trained to deliver these services in rural areas, including Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD).

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Education

  • Private institutions of higher education
  • Public and state institutions of higher education

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Additional information

Only an academically affiliated physician assistant training program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) may apply.To be eligible, your organization must be in the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or the Republic of Palau.

Grantor contact information

Description

Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration pcte-parmnofo@hrsa.gov

Email

Contact LCDR Sherray Holland, PA-C at (301)443-0952 or email pcte-parmnofo@hrsa.gov

pcte-parmnofo@hrsa.gov

Documents

File nameDescriptionLast updated
HRSA-Crosswalks-App-Guides-and-NOFO-Prototypes-12-13-23.docx
HRSA Crosswalk App Guides and NOFO Prototypes
Dec 15, 2023 02:49 PM UTC
HRSA-24-019_T8R_PCTE_PARB.pdf
HRSA-24-019 Notice of Funding Opportunity
Dec 15, 2023 05:02 PM UTC

Link to additional information

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Closed: March 15, 2024

Application process

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

Award

$5,000,000

Program Funding

12

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$415,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

HRSA-24-019

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=d50a6919-84f9-48a0-bbf5-30f347aa9f37

History

Version:

4

Posted date:

December 15, 2023

Archive date:

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