Opportunity Information: Apply for HRSA 24 018
The Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) is a federal funding opportunity from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) designed to strengthen how the health care and supportive care workforce is prepared to serve older adults. The program focuses on practical education and training that helps clinicians and care teams better recognize and close common gaps in older-adult care, while also improving outcomes by coordinating services with community partners. A central expectation is that projects actively involve patients and families in care decisions and planning, rather than treating them as passive recipients of services. GWEP-funded efforts are expected to integrate geriatrics principles into primary care and other relevant specialties, using the Age-Friendly Health Systems Framework as the organizing approach for system and practice change.
This specific opportunity is listed as a discretionary cooperative agreement under Funding Opportunity Number HRSA-24-018 (CFDA 93.969). As a cooperative agreement, awardees should expect meaningful involvement from HRSA beyond what is typical in a standard grant, often including federal collaboration, technical assistance, and alignment with national program goals. The application deadline for this cycle was February 26, 2024. The maximum award amount (ceiling) is $1,000,000, and HRSA anticipated making about 43 awards, indicating a nationally distributed cohort of funded programs rather than a small number of large awards.
Eligibility is broad but clearly defined and tied to accreditation. Eligible domestic applicants include a wide range of health professions schools and training programs, such as schools of allopathic medicine, osteopathic medicine, nursing, allied health, pharmacy, dentistry, public health, optometry, chiropractic, veterinary medicine, podiatric medicine, and physician assistant education programs. HRSA also allows accredited graduate programs in health administration and behavioral/mental health practice to apply, including clinical psychology, clinical social work, professional counseling, and marriage and family therapy. Beyond academic institutions, eligibility extends to health care facilities, certified nurse assistant (CNA) training programs, and certain partnerships, such as a school of nursing partnered with a health care facility or a CNA certification program partnered with a health care facility. Community-based organizations, Tribes, and Tribal organizations may apply as long as they otherwise meet the eligibility and accreditation requirements.
Accreditation documentation is a specific compliance item in the application. Applicants must be accredited and must include, in Attachment 7, a statement confirming they hold continuing accreditation from the appropriate accrediting body and are not under probation. They must also provide the date of initial accreditation and the date of the next scheduled accrediting body review. HRSA does not require submission of the full accreditation letter. If the accreditation is held by a partner institution rather than the applicant organization itself, the application should include a letter of agreement that clarifies the relationship and the partner role in supporting the accredited training program.
Overall, the GWEP opportunity supports projects that build a more capable, geriatrics-informed workforce through hands-on training, cross-sector collaboration, and stronger engagement with older adults and their caregivers, with the Age-Friendly Health Systems Framework serving as a common structure for integrating geriatrics into routine care delivery.Apply for HRSA 24 018
- The Health Resources and Services Administration in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.969.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2023-11-27.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-02-26. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 43 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Others.
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