HRSA HRSA-23-003: 2023 Health Careers Opportunity Program: The National HCOP Academies

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Eligible applicants:  accredited schools of medicine, osteopathic medicine, public health, dentistry, veterinary medicine, optometry, pharmacy, allied health, chiropractic, podiatric medicine, public and nonprofitprivate schools that offer graduate programs in behavioral and mental health, programs for the training of physician assistants, and other public or private nonprofit health or educational entities including community colleges, technical colleges, and tribal colleges.

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is accepting applications for the fiscal year (FY) 2023 Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP): National HCOP Academies. The purpose of the National HCOP Academies is to assist individuals from economically and educationally disadvantaged backgrounds to enter and graduate from a health professions program. The National HCOP Academies funds programs that work to improve recruitment, matriculation, retention, and graduation rates by implementing tailored enrichment programs that address the academic and social needs of trainees from disadvantaged backgrounds. HCOP Academies also provide opportunities for community-based experiential health professions training, emphasizing experiences in underserved communities. A funding preference is available to applicants who partner with several public or private health or educational entities to establish, enhance, and expand educational programs that produce a competitive applicant pool of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds.

More specifically, the purpose of the National HCOP Academies grant program is to: 1) promote the recruitment of qualified individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds into the health professions, including allied health programs; 2) improve retention, matriculation and graduation rates by implementing tailored enrichment programs designed to address the academic and social needs of disadvantaged students; and 3) provide opportunities for community-based health profession training in primary care, emphasizing experiences in rural and underserved communities.