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Area Health Education Centers

The Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) grant program increases the number of health care providers and improves the quality of primary care in rural and other underserved areas.

The program makes grants to schools of medicine and, in states with no medical schools, to schools of nursing, in regions with inadequate access to health care. Grantees also develop formal collaborative relationships with other health professions training programs and community-based providers to

• Make health care education, including residencies and student experiences, available in underserved communities within the region;
• Provide continuing education programs and other support to clinicians throughout the region; and
• Expose youth, especially racial and ethnic minorities under-represented in the health professions and those from medically underserved areas, to health care professions and encourage them to consider health care careers.

Eligibility

The AHEC program funds schools of medicine and, in states with no medical school, schools of nursing.

Grant Programs

The AHEC Program consists of two phases, Infrastructure Development and Point of Service Maintenance and Enhancement. 

Infrastructure Development Area Health Education Centers

Infrastructure Development awards fund AHEC planning, development and implementation. Grantees provide community-based, interdisciplinary/interprofessional training programs and establish AHEC centers in one or more regions of a state. Each grantee can receive as much as 6 years of funding and no more than 12 years of financial support for multiple centers.

• Program details (most recent Funding Opportunity, closed 02/15/2012)
• Active Grants and Abstracts

Point of Service Area Health Education Centers

Point of Service awards fund AHEC programs and centers that have completed the Infrastructure Development phase. Modifications may be made to the program due to changes in demographics or needs of the populations in AHEC service areas. There is an emphasis on community-based, interdisciplinary/interprofessional training programs and activities that will enhance primary care, workforce diversity, and quality of care with the goal of ultimately improving access to healthcare in underserved areas.

• Program details (most recent Funding Opportunity, closed 02/15/2012)
• Active Grants and Abstracts

Advisory Committees

• Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary, Community-Based Linkages  focuses on the targeted program areas and/or disciplines of Area Health Education Centers, geriatrics, allied health, chiropractic, podiatric medicine, social work, graduate psychology and rural health.
• Bureau of Health Professions All-Advisory Committee brings together the four HRSA health professions statutory advisory committees to work on issues of common interest, particularly the area of interprofessional education and training.