SAMHSA: Education and Training Grant Opportunity

		Apply for Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants From HRSA The Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA's) Mental and Behavioral Health Education and Training Grants Program supports eligible institutions of higher education to recruit students and provide education and clinical experience in mental and behavioral health. The program aims to increase the number of social workers and psychologists who pursue clinical work with high-need and high-demand populations. For this funding opportunity, "high need" and "high demand" refer to rural, vulnerable, and/or underserved populations, and veterans and military personnel and their families. Eligible applicants are accredited schools of social work and psychology. Up to 20 grants at a maximum level of $480,275 will be awarded. The submission deadline is June 15, 2012. View the Full Grant Announcement | Learn More About This Opportunity If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement, please email CallCenter@HRSA.GOV or call 877-Go4-HRSA/877-464-4772.

HealthCorps Opportunities

http://www.communityhealthcorps.org/

Attention High School and College Graduates, and Students taking an extended  break from classes:

Do you want to work in the health care field but need experience. AmeriCorps is an opportunity to earn while you learn.

HealthCorps is an AmeriCorps service program which places its members in health care settings for a period of one year. This exposes them to the work of health care as a career option along with giving them skills which would make them attractive to employers. This is extremely helpful as the health care field is projected as being one of the strongest career fields over the next decade.

In addition gaining experience serving in the health care field and ongoing professional development. Members will earn a $12,000 stipend and a $5,550 grant towards their continued education. So if funding may be a perceived barrier to continuing education the member not only gets exposed to health care careers and develops usable skills but they can also earn money towards future education.

This program is available across the United States. We in the District of Columbia want to make our opportunities available to DC residents and are reaching out to returning students to ensure that they are aware they will be given priority when applying to the DCPCA Community HealthCorps program. I have included links to brochures which provide details about the program.

To apply or if you have any questions, please contact Eric Vicks evicks@dcpca.org

http://communityhealthcorps.org/client/documents/Recruitment%20Brochure%20Final.\
pdf

http://communityhealthcorps.org/client/documents/Community%20HealthCorps%20Benef\
its%20Summary-Final.pdf