HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced $130.8 million in grants to strengthen and expand the health professions workforce. Six areas are targeted: primary care workforce training, oral health workforce training, equipment to enhance training across the health professions, loan repayments for health professionals, health careers opportunity programs for disadvantaged students, and Patient Navigator outreach and chronic disease prevention in health disparity populations. The grants include $88.7 million in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Texas total awarded funding: $9,821,835.00 (See below for further details)
Texas Health Professional Grants: $9.8 Million
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Grantee |
City |
Award |
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ARRA – Equipment |
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CHRISTUS Spohn Health System |
Corpus Christi |
$209,210.00 |
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University of Texas – Pan American |
Edinburg |
$278,658.00 |
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University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston |
Galveston |
$25,000.00 |
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Baylor College of Medicine |
Houston |
$300,000.00 |
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University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio |
San Antonio |
$290,570.00 |
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University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio |
San Antonio |
$300,000.00 |
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University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio |
San Antonio |
$299,500.00 |
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University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio |
San Antonio |
$299,500.00 |
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Lone Star College System |
Spring |
$297,499.00 |
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University of Texas at Tyler |
Tyler |
$280,362.00 |
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McLennan County Medical Education and Research Foundation |
Waco |
$292,980.00 |
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ARRA: Postdoctoral Training in General, Pediatric and Public Health Dentistry and Dental Hygiene |
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University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston |
Houston |
$1,265,463.00 |
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University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio |
San Antonio |
$2,849,971.00 |
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Grants to States to Support Oral Health Workforce Activities |
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University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio |
San Antonio |
$515,338.00 |
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Predoctoral Training in General, Pediatric, and Public Health Dentistry and Dental Hygiene |
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The Texas A&M Health Science Center Research Foundation |
College Station |
$138,234.00 |
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University of Texas Health Sciences Center |
San Antonio |
$316,956.00 |
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Patient Navigator Outreach & Chronic Disease Prevention |
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center |
Lubbock |
$381,647.00 |
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Pre-Doctoral Training in Primary Care |
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center |
Lubbock |
$303,562.00 |
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Residency Training in Primary Care |
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The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston |
Galveston |
$173,580.00 |
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Christus Health |
Houston |
$371,766.00 |
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Baylor College of Medicine |
Houston |
$335,569.00 |
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center |
Lubbock |
$296,470.00 |