Primary Care Residency Grant

Grants to Minnesota Primary Care Residency Training Sponsors
to Create or Expand Residency Training Programs

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Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) - Office of Rural Health and Primary Care (ORHPC)

Deadline Date:

09/27/19 4:30 PM CST Receipt

Description:

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Grants to Minnesota programs and sponsors of primary care residency training to expand an existing program or to establish a new program. Funding is intended to address a projected shortage in primary care physicians by expanding residency training opportunities.

Grant outcomes will include:

Sustainability of Minnesota’s pool of primary care physicians resulting from the creation of new primary care residency slots and primary care residency programs that, once created, are required to be maintained throughout the entire three-year grant period and beyond.
Introducing primary care physicians to underserved populations while in residency, thereby fostering their interest in, and commitment to serving those most in need.

Primary Care Residency Programs are invited, but not required, to support residency training for immigrant international Medical Graduates through the Primary Care Residency Grant Program. Immigrant International Medical Graduates (IIMG) reside in Minnesota for at least two years, and are certified by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) and are committed to providing primary care in a rural or underserved area in Minnesota post residency.

Grant funds may be used for:

Planning related to establishing an accredited primary care residency program;
Obtaining accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education or another national body that accredits residency programs;
Recruitment, training and retention of new primary care residents;
Travel and lodging for new primary care residents;
Salary and fringe of new primary care residents, as well as faculty and preceptors related to training new primary care residents;
Training site improvements, fees, equipment, and supplies required for new primary care residents; and/or
Support for clinical education in which primary care residents are part of a primary care team model.

GrantWatch ID#:

GrantWatch ID#: 161880

Estimated Total Program Funding:

$1,500,000

Number of Grants:

5-8

Estimated Size of Grant:

Eligible residency programs not seeking expansion funds may apply for up to $75,000 for one year.

Training grants may be awarded for up to three years and the maximum award is $300,000—up to $150,000 in year 1, up to $100,000 in year 2, and up to $50,000 in year 3.

For eligible residency programs longer than three years, training grants may be awarded for the duration of the residency, not exceeding an average of $100,000 per residency slot per year.

Term of Contract:

For selected grantees, the anticipated date of the contract is December 1, 2019, and the first available quarterly invoice may be submitted March 1, 2020.

Eligibility:

See RFP and/or Grant Guidelines for full eligibility

Additional Eligibility Criteria:

Eligible applicants are programs, sponsors and potential sponsors of primary care residency positions that fulfill all of the following criteria:
- Are located in Minnesota; and
- Train, or propose to train medical residents in the following primary care specialties: Family medicine, General internal medicine, General pediatrics, Psychiatry (including child psychiatry fellowships), General surgery, or Geriatric fellowship; and
- Train, or propose to train medical residents primarily within Minnesota; and
- Can demonstrate current accreditation and compliance with the Institutional and Program Requirements for Graduate Medical Education in the specialties listed above of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), or submit a credible plan to obtain accreditation
- Propose to create one or more new primary care residency slots; and
- Can demonstrate that an application to expand primary care residency slots is for the creation of a new slot: Applicants that currently conduct resident training must define and justify a baseline number of residents in the eligible specialty, and commit to maintaining the baseline for the upcoming three years; and applicants must agree to maintain the total number of residents including the established baseline number and the new resident(s) to be supported with grant funding.
- Eligible applicants must agree to maintain an expanded number of residents and verify the number each year in order to continue to receive funds.

Ineligible expenses include but are not limited to:
- Fundraising
- Taxes, except sales tax on goods and services
- Lobbyists, political contributions
- Bad debts, late payment fees, finance charges, or contingency funds
- Supplanting existing program funds;
- Administrative costs not directly related to resident training, or obtaining accreditation

Pre-Application Information:

Project Dates:
- Application due to MDH: September 27, 2019 by 4:30 PM CST
- Grant distribution announcement: Approx. October 4, 2019
- Grant Agreements begin (est.): December 1, 2019

Please submit questions no later than 12:00 PM Central Time, on August 30, 2019.

Eligible applicants may apply for funding for more than one new residency slot, but due to the competitive nature of the grant, may not receive funding for all new slots.

Per State Policy on Grant Payments, reimbursement is the method for making grant payments. Payments will be distributed quarterly, upon receipt of a progress report that includes certifying the number of residents under contract, an invoice, and an expenditure report.

Contact Information:

Before starting your grant application, please review the funding source's website listed below for updates/changes/addendums/conferences/LOIs.

Paia Vang
paia.vang@state.mn.us
651–201–3856

Questions about Immigrant International Medical Graduates can be directed to MN_health.IMG@state.mn.us or 651-201-3838.

Applications must be submitted by mail or email to:

Mailing Address:
Minnesota Department of Health/ORHPC
Attn: Paia Vang
P.O. Box 64882
St. Paul MN 55164-0882

Email: paia.vang@state.mn.us

URL for Full Text (RFP):

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Geographic Focus:

USA: Minnesota

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