The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) on May 1 released a Notice of Funding Opportunity for a new round of Rural Residency Planning and Development (RRPD) grants (PDF). In this round, HRSA will award 15 grants of up to $750,000 dispersed over three years. RRPD grants pay for the startup costs associated with opening new rural residency programs or rural track programs where greater than 50% of training takes place in a rural area. Awardees have access to technical assistance and other resources to help with the development of new programs. Eligible specialties include family medicine, internal medicine, psychiatry, general surgery, preventive medicine, and obstetrics and gynecology, including family medicine with enhanced obstetrical training. Applications are due to HRSA by June 2.
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