More information from HRSA including TA conference call:
The Geriatric Academic Career Award (GACA) Program has reissued the FY 2010 GACA application guidance on April 16, 2010 to reflect changes in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) of 2010, Public Law 111-148. The application guidance is available on the Grants.gov website: www.grants.gov <http://www.grants.gov/>
The funding opportunity number is HRSA-10-228 and the CFDA number is 93.250. The deadline of the application in Grants.gov is June 7, 2010.
The PPACA of 2010, Public Law 111-148, reauthorized the Geriatric Academic Career Award (GACA) Program. Below summarizes changes in the new legislation pertaining to the prospective GACA applicants:
1. Expands eligibility to include individuals in the following disciplines: allopathic medicine, osteopathic medicine, nursing, social work, psychology, dentistry, pharmacy, and allied health. To address this expansion, the GACA Program will make awards available to include individuals from all of these disciplines.
2. Authorizes payment to be made to institutions on behalf of individuals. Therefore, the eligible institutions to receive payments and to submit applications on behalf of individuals applying for a Geriatric Academic Career Award. The eligible institutions include: accredited health professions schools of medicine, osteopathic medicine, nursing, social work, psychology, dentistry, pharmacy, or allied health. The eligible institutions must submit electronic applications on behalf of eligible individuals on www.grants.gov.
The program will conduct a technical assistance telephone conference on May 7, 2010 and replay of the recoded technical assistance will be available one hour after the technical assistance (TA) telephone conference. Below is the detail of call-in information:
Ø When: May 7, 2010 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM (EST)
Ø Dial in numbers: 877-917-1556
Ø Participant passcode: GACA (4222)
Ø Recorded TA conference calls will be available until June 7, 2010 at: 402-220-6427
Please note that there are significant changes to the FY 2010 application guidance. Therefore, the program recommends all prospective applicants to thoroughly review the application guidance and bring any questions to the TA conference or contact the program.
Please feel free to share with other colleagues who maybe interested in applying for the FY 2010 GACA competition.
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Deborah DiGilio| Director, Office on Aging
Public Interest Directorate
American Psychological Association
750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242
Tel: (202) 336-6135 | Fax: (202) 336-6040
email: ddigilio@apa.org | www.apa.org/pi/aging
