Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Program

Background
The Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) Program, administered by the Bureau of Health Workforce within the Division of Medicine and Dentistry, aims to support the training of residents in primary care residency programs located in community-based ambulatory patient care centers.

The program's mission is to enhance the quality of care provided in rural and underserved communities by developing competencies among residents to serve diverse populations. The THCGME Program provides funding for both direct and indirect expenses associated with graduate medical residency training programs, thereby addressing the growing demand for primary care physicians and dentists.

Grant Details
The THCGME Program offers two types of awards:
1) Expansion awards for increasing the number of resident Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) positions at existing HRSA THCGME Programs;
2) New awards to support new resident FTE positions at new Teaching Health Centers (THCs).

Funding will cover direct expenses related to sponsoring approved graduate medical residency training programs and indirect expenses associated with teaching residents. All resident FTEs supported must exceed the program's baseline and comply with accreditation standards.

The expected total available funding for FY 2025 is $10 million for HRSA-25-091, with a funding range per award from $160,000 to $10,000,000. For HRSA-25-077, the expected total available funding is $80 million with a similar funding range per award. The program emphasizes training in community health settings and aims to increase the likelihood of graduates practicing in underserved areas.

Eligibility Requirements
Eligible applicants include community-based ambulatory patient care centers that operate an accredited primary care residency program or have formed a Graduate Medical Education (GME) consortium that operates such a program.

Eligible specialties include Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Psychiatry, General Dentistry, Pediatric Dentistry, and Geriatrics. Teaching hospitals and academic institutions are not eligible for THCGME funding but can be part of a GME consortium.

Period of Performance
The period of performance varies by opportunity number: For HRSA-25-091, it spans from November 1, 2024, to June 30, 2029; for HRSA-25-077, it spans from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2029.

Grant Value
The total value of the grant is $10 million for HRSA-25-091 with an expected six awards ranging from $160,000 to $10 million each. For HRSA-25-077, the total expected funding is $80 million with approximately 41 awards ranging from $160,000 to $10,252,864 each.

Place of Performance
The grant will be performed at community-based ambulatory patient care centers across the United States including all states and territories such as Puerto Rico and Guam.