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L’Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington,
DC 20447, Attn: ACF Reports Clearance
Officer. E-mail address: infocollection@
acf.hhs.gov. All requests should be
identified by the title of the information
collection.
The Department specifically requests
comments on: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to
comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Dated: February 9, 2011.
Robert Sargis,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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BILLING CODE 4184–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Proposed Information Collection
Activity; Comment Request
Title: National Survey of Early Care
and Education.
OMB No.: New Collection.
Billing Accounting Code (BAC):
418423 (CAN G999916).
Description: The Administration for
Children and Families (ACF), U.S.
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), is proposing a data
collection activity as part of the
National Survey of Early Care and
Education (NSECE) which will be
conducted December, 2011 through
June, 2012. The objective of the NSECE
is to document the nation’s current need
for and availability of early care and
education and including school-age care
(ECE/SA), and to deepen our
understanding of the extent to which
families’ needs and preferences
coordinate well with providers’
offerings and constraints. The proposed
collection will consist of four survey
components: (1) A survey of households
with children under the age of 13 for
participation in a questionnaire on the
need for and use of early care and
education (Household Interview), (2) a
survey of households with individuals
Annual number of respondents
Instrument
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Household screener .........................................................................................
Household Interview ........................................................................................
Home-Based Provider Interview ......................................................................
Center-Based Provider Interview .....................................................................
Workforce Provider Interview ...........................................................................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 36,377.
In compliance with the requirements
of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
Administration for Children and
Families is soliciting public comment
on the specific aspects of the
information collection described above.
Copies of the proposed collection of
information can be obtained and
comments may be forwarded by writing
to the Administration for Children and
Families, Office of Planning, Research
and Evaluation, 370 L’Enfant
Promenade, SW., Washington, DC
20447, Attn: OPRE Reports Clearance
Officer. E-mail address:
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Number of responses per
respondent
Average burden hours per
response
Estimated annual burden
hours
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.67
.33
8,377
13,134
3,378
8,389
3,099
83,767
17,512
11,260
12,520
9,390
requests should be identified by the title
of the information collection.
The Department specifically requests
comments on (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to
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providing care for children under the
age of 13 in a residential setting (Homebased Provider Interview), (3) a survey
of providers of care to children under 13
in a non-residential setting (Centerbased Provider Interview), and (4) a
survey conducted with individuals
employed in center-based child care
programs (Workforce Provider
Interview).
These data collection efforts will
provide urgently needed information
about the provision of ECE/SA across
the country and spanning many sectors
of care providers such as communitybased child care, Head Start, schoolbased Pre-K, family child care, family,
friend and neighbor care, and afterschool programs. The study will also
dramatically extend the available
resources for understanding how
families use, seek, and cope with the
ECE/SA choices that are available to
them. Perhaps most significantly, the
NSECE will allow the policy and
research communities to merge data
from families and providers at the local
level—where the two actually meet.
Respondents: General population
households, home-based and centerbased child care providers (including
public schools) serving children under
13, and selected staff members from
center-based child care providers
(including public schools) serving
children under 13.
comments and suggestions submitted
within 60 days of this publication.
Dated: February 8, 2011.
Steven P. Hanmer,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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BILLING CODE 4184–01–M
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Indian Health Service
Indian Health Professions Preparatory,
Indian Health Professions PreGraduate and Indian Health
Professions Scholarship Programs
Announcement Type: Initial.
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CFDA Numbers: 93.971, 93.123, and
93.972.
Key Dates:
Application Deadline: February 28,
2011, for Continuing students.
Application Deadline: March 28,
2011, for New students.
Application Review: May 2–6, 2011.
Award Notification: First week of
June, 2011, for Continuing students
Award.
Notification: First week of July, 2011,
for New students.
Award Start Date: August 1, 2011.
DATES:
I. Funding Opportunity Description
The Indian Health Service (IHS) is
committed to encouraging American
Indians and Alaska Natives to enter the
health professions and to assuring the
availability of Indian health
professionals to service Indians. The
IHS is committed to the recruitment of
students for the following programs:
• The Indian Health Professions
Preparatory Scholarship authorized by
section 103 of the Indian Health Care
Improvement Act (IHCIA), Public Law
94–437 (1976).
• The Indian Health Professions Pregraduate Scholarship authorized by
section 103 of the IHCIA, Public Law
94–437 (1976).
• The Indian Health Professions
Scholarship authorized by section 104
of the IHCIA, Public Law 94–437 (1976).
Full-time and part-time scholarships
may be funded for each of the three
scholarship programs.
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II. Award Information
Awards under this initiative will be
administered using the grant
mechanism of the IHS.
Estimated Funds Available: An
estimated $14.0 million will be
available for FY 2011 awards. The IHS
program anticipates, but cannot
guarantee, due to possible funding
changes, student scholarship selections
from any or all of the following
disciplines in the 103, 103P and 104
Programs for the Scholarship Period
2011–2012. Due to the rising cost of
education and the decreasing number of
scholars who can be funded by the IHS
Scholarship Program (IHSSP), the
IHSSP has changed the funding policy
for Preparatory and Pre-graduate
scholarship awards and reallocated a
greater percentage of its funding in an
effort to increase the number of Health
Professions scholarship, and inherently
the number of service obligated
scholars, to better meet the health care
provider needs of the IHS and its Tribal
and Urban Indian health care system
partners.
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Anticipated Number of Awards:
Approximately 50 awards will be made
under the Health Professions
Preparatory and Pre-graduate
Scholarship Programs for Indians. The
awards are for tuition and fees only and
the average award to a full-time student
is approximately $10,191.76. An
estimated 241 awards will be made
under the Indian Health Professions
Scholarship Program. The awards are
for 12 months in duration, and will
cover both tuition and fees and Other
Related Costs (ORC). The average award
to a full-time student is approximately
$49,642.81. In FY 2011, an estimated
$9,000,000 is available for continuation
awards, and an estimated $4,000,000 is
available for new awards.
Project Period—The project period for
the IHS Health Professions Preparatory
Scholarship support, tuition and fees
only, is limited to two years for full-time
students and the part-time equivalent of
two years, not to exceed four years for
part-time students. The project period
for the IHS Health Professions Pregraduate Scholarship support, tuition
and fees only, is limited to four years for
full-time students and the part-time
equivalent of four years, not to exceed
eight years for part-time students. The
IHS Health Professions Scholarship
support, tuition, fees and Other Related
Costs (ORC) is limited to four years for
full-time students and the part-time
equivalent of four years, not to exceed
eight years for part-time students.
III. Eligibility Information
This announcement is a limited
competition for awards made to
American Indians (Federally recognized
Tribal members, state recognized Tribal
members, and first and second degree
descendants of Federal or state
recognized Tribal members), or Alaska
Natives only. Continuation awards are
non-competitive.
1. Eligible Applicants
The IHS Health Professions
Preparatory Scholarship awards are
made to American Indians (Federally
recognized Tribal members, first and
second degree descendants of Tribal
members, and state recognized Tribal
members, first and second degree
descendants of Tribal members), or
Alaska Natives who:
• Have successfully completed high
school education or high school
equivalency; and
• Have been accepted for enrollment
in a compensatory, pre-professional
general education course or curriculum;
and
The IHS Health Professions Pre-graduate
Scholarship awards are made to
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American Indians (Federally recognized
Tribal members, first and second degree
descendants of Tribal members, and
state recognized Tribal members, first
and second degree descendants of Tribal
members), or Alaska Natives who:
• Have successfully completed high
school education or high school
equivalency; and
• Have been accepted for enrollment
or are enrolled in an accredited pregraduate program leading to a
baccalaureate degree in pre-medicine,
pre-dentistry, pre-podiatry or preoptometry.
The IHS Indian Health Professions
Scholarship may be awarded only to an
individual who is a member of a
Federally recognized Indian Tribe or
Alaska Native as provided by section
4(c), and 4(d) of the IHCIA. Membership
in a Tribe recognized only by a state
does not meet this statutory
requirement. To receive an Indian
Health Professions Scholarship, an
otherwise eligible individual must be
enrolled in an appropriately accredited
school and pursuing a course of study
in a health profession as defined by
section 4(10) of the IHCIA.
2. Cost Sharing/Matching
The Scholarship Program does not
require matching funds or cost sharing
to participate in the competitive grant
process.
3. Benefits From State, Local and Other
Federal Sources
Awardees of the Health Professions
Preparatory or Health Professions Pregraduate scholarship may accept outside
funding from other scholarship, grant,
fee waiver and student loan programs to
assist with their education and other
related expenses. Awardees of the
Health Professions scholarship, who
accept outside funding from other
scholarship, grant and fee waiver
programs, will have these monies
applied to their student account at the
college or university they are attending,
before the IHS Scholarship Program will
pay any of the remaining balance. These
outside funding sources must be
reported on the student’s invoicing
documents submitted by the college or
university they are attending. Student
loans accepted by Health Professions
scholarship recipients will have no
effect on the IHS Scholarship program
payment made to their college or
university.
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IV. Application Submission
Information
application packet from their IHS Area
Scholarship Coordinator. They are listed
on the IHS Web site at https://
www.scholarship.ihs.gov/
area_coordinators.cfm. This information
is listed below. Please review the
1. Address To Request Application
Package
New applicants are responsible for
contacting and requesting an
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following list to identify the appropriate
IHS Area Scholarship Coordinator for
your State. Application packets may be
obtained by calling or writing to the
following individuals listed below:
IHS Area office and states/locality served
Scholarship coordinator address
Aberdeen Area IHS: Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota.
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium: Alaska
Ms. Kim Annis, IHS Area Scholarship Coordinator, Aberdeen Area IHS, 115 4th Avenue, SE,
Aberdeen, SD 57401, Tele: (605) 226–7466.
Ms. Angelique Anderson, Alternate: Ms. Courtney Bridges, IHS Area Scholarship Coordinator,
4000 Ambassador Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508, Tele: (907) 729–1913, 1–800–684–8361
(toll free).
Ms. Cora Boone, IHS Area Scholarship Coordinator, Albuquerque Area IHS, 5300 Homestead
Road, NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110, Tele: (505) 248–4418, 1–800–382–3027 (toll free).
Mr. Tony Buckanaga, IHS Area Scholarship Coordinator, Bemidji Area IHS, 522 Minnesota Avenue, NW, Room 209, Bemidji, MN 56601, Tele: (218) 444–0486, 1–800–892–3079 (toll
free).
Mr. Delon Rock Above, Alternate: Ms. Bernice Hugs, IHS Area Scholarship Coordinator, Billings Area IHS, Area Personnel Office, P.O. Box 36600, 2900 4th Avenue, North, Suite 400,
Billings, MT 59103, Tele: (406) 247–7215.
Ms. Mona Celli, IHS Area Scholarship Coordinator, California Area IHS, 650 Capitol Mall,
Suite 7–100, Sacramento, CA 95814, Tele: (916) 930–3981, ext. 311.
Ms. Gina Blackfox, IHS Area Scholarship Coordinator, Nashville Area IHS, 711 Stewarts Ferry
Pike, Nashville, TN 37214, Tele: (615) 467–1575.
Albuquerque Area IHS: Colorado, New Mexico
Bemidji Area IHS: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,
Minnesota, Wisconsin.
Billings Area IHS: Montana, Wyoming ...............
California Area IHS: California, Hawaii ..............
Nashville Area IHS: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New
Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia,
District of Columbia.
Navajo Area IHS: Arizona, New Mexico, Utah ...
Oklahoma City Area IHS: Kansas, Missouri,
Oklahoma.
Phoenix Area IHS: Arizona, Nevada, Utah ........
Portland Area IHS: Idaho, Oregon, Washington
Tucson Area IHS: Arizona, Texas ......................
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2. Content and Form Submission
Each applicant will be responsible for
submitting a completed application
(Forms IHS–856–1 through 856–8) and
one copy to their IHS Area Scholarship
Coordinator. Electronic applications are
being accepted for this cycle. Go to
https://www.scholarship.ihs.gov for more
information on how to apply
electronically. The on-line portal will be
open on December 22, 2010. The
application will be considered complete
if the following documents (original and
one copy) are included:
• Completed and signed application
Checklist.
• Original, signed, complete
application form IHS–856 (for
continuation students-Data Sheet in
place of IHS–856).
• Current Letter of Acceptance from
College/University or Proof of
Application to a College/University or
Health Professions Program.
• Official transcripts for all colleges/
universities attended (or high school
transcripts or Certificate of Completion
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Ms. Aletha John, IHS Area Scholarship Coordinator, Navajo Area IHS, P.O. Box 9020, Window Rock, AZ 86515, Tele: (928) 871–1360.
Ms. Larissa Walker, IHS Area Scholarship Coordinator, Oklahoma City Area IHS, 701 Market
Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73114, Tele: (405) 951–3970, 1–800–722–3357 (toll free).
Melissa Ragels, IHS Area Scholarship Coordinator, Phoenix Area IHS, 1616 Indian School
Road, #360E, Phoenix, AZ 85016, Tele: (602) 248–1480.
Ms. Laurie Veitenheimer, IHS Area Scholarship Coordinator, 1414 NW Northrup Street, Suite
800, Portland, OR 97209, Tele: (503) 326–6983.
Melissa Ragels (See Phoenix Area).
of Home School Program for applicants
who have not taken college courses).
• Cumulative GPA: Applicant’s
calculations.
• Applicant’s Documents for Indian
Eligibility.
A. If you are a member of a Federally
recognized Tribe or Alaska Native
(recognized by the Secretary of the
Interior), provide evidence of
membership such as:
(1) Certification of Tribal enrollment
by the Secretary of the Interior, acting
through the Bureau of Indian Affairs
(BIA Certification: Form 4432–Category
A or D, whichever is applicable); or
(2) In the absence of BIA certification,
documentation that you meet
requirements of Tribal membership as
prescribed by the charter, articles of
incorporation or other legal instrument
of the Tribe and have been officially
designated as a Tribal member as
evidenced by an accompanying
document signed by an authorized
Tribal official, or
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(3) Other evidence of Tribal
membership satisfactory to the Secretary
of the Interior.
B. If you are a member of a Tribe
terminated since 1940 or a State
recognized Tribe and first or second
degree descendant, provide official
documentation that you meet the
requirements of Tribal membership as
prescribed by the charter, articles of
incorporation or other legal instrument
of the Tribe and have been officially
designated as a Tribal member as
evidenced by an accompanying
document signed by an authorized
Tribal official; or other evidence,
satisfactory to the Secretary of the
Interior, that you are a member of the
Tribe. In addition, if the terminated or
state recognized Tribe of which you are
a member is not on a list of such Tribes
published by the Secretary of the
Interior in the Federal Register, you
must submit an official signed
document that the Tribe has been
terminated since 1940 or is recognized
by the state in which the Tribe is
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located in accordance with the law of
that state.
C. If you are not a Tribal member but
are a natural child or grandchild of a
Tribal member you must submit: (1)
evidence of that fact, e.g., your birth
certificate and your parent’s/
grandparent’s birth/death certificate
showing the name of the Tribal member;
and (2) evidence of your parent’s or
grandparent’s Tribal membership in
accordance with paragraphs A and B.
The relationship to the Tribal member
must be clearly documented. Failure to
submit the required documentation will
result in the application not being
accepted for review.
Note: If you meet the criteria of B or C you
are eligible only for the Preparatory or Pregraduate Scholarships.
• Two Faculty/Employer Evaluations
with original signature.
• Reasons for Requesting the
Scholarship.
• Delinquent Debt Form.
• 2011 W–4 Form with original
signature.
• Course Curriculum Verification
with original signature.
• Acknowledgement Card (if
submitting a hard copy application).
• Curriculum for Major.
3. Submission Dates and Times
Application Receipt Date: The
application deadline for New applicants
is Monday, March 28, 2011.
Applications (original and one copy)
shall be considered as meeting the
deadline if they are received by the
appropriate IHS Area Scholarship
Coordinator, postmarked on or before
the deadline date. Applicants should
request a legibly dated U.S. Postal
Service postmark or obtain a legibly
dated receipt from a commercial carrier
or U.S. Postal Service. Private metered
postmarks will not be acceptable as
proof of timely mailing and will not be
considered for funding. Once the
application is received, the applicant
will receive an ‘‘Acknowledgement of
Receipt of Application’’ (IHS–815) card
that is included in the application
packet, if submitting a hard copy
application. Applications received, with
postmarks after the announced deadline
date, will be returned to the applicant
and will not be considered for funding.
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4. Intergovernmental Review
Executive Order 12372 requiring
intergovernmental review is not
applicable to this program.
5. Funding Restrictions
No more than 5% of available funds
will be used for part-time scholarships
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this fiscal year. Students are considered
part-time if they are enrolled for a
minimum of six hours of instruction
and are not considered in full-time
status by their college/university.
Documentation must be received from
part-time applicants that their school
and course curriculum allows less than
full-time status. Both part-time and fulltime scholarship awards will be made in
accordance with 42 CFR 136.320,
136.330 and 136.370 and this
information will be published in all
IHSSP Applications and Student
Handbooks as they pertain to the Indian
Health Service Scholarship Program.
Other Submissions Requirements
New applicants are responsible for
using the online application or
contacting and requesting an
application packet from their IHS Area
Scholarship Coordinator. Continuation
students are also encouraged to use the
online application process; however, the
Division of Grant Operations will also
mail continuation students an
application packet. If you do not receive
this information please contact your IHS
Area Scholarship Coordinator to request
a continuation application.
Continuing students must submit a
complete application (original plus one
copy) and meet the deadline of Monday,
February 28, 2011; there will be no
exceptions.
V. Application Review Information
1. Criteria
Applications will be reviewed and
scored with the following criteria.
• Needs of the IHS (health personnel
needs in Indian Country) (30 points)
Applicants are considered for
scholarship awards based on their
desired career goals and how these goals
relate to current Indian health personnel
needs. Applications for each health
career category are reviewed and ranked
separately.
• Academic Performance (40 points)
Applicants are rated according to
their academic performance as
evidenced by transcripts and faculty
evaluations. In cases where a particular
applicant’s school has a policy not to
rank students academically, faculty
members are asked to provide a
personal judgment of the applicant’s
achievement. Health Professions
applicants with a cumulative GPA
below 2.0 are not eligible for award.
• Faculty/Employer
Recommendations (30 points)
Applicants are rated according to
evaluations by faculty members, current
and/or former employers and Tribal
officials regarding the applicant’s
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potential in the chosen health related
professions.
• Stated Reasons for Asking for the
Scholarship and Stated Career Goals (30
points)
Applicants must provide a brief
written explanation of reasons for
asking for the scholarship and of their
career goals. The applicant’s narrative
will be judged on how well it is written
and its content.
• Applicants who are closest to
graduation or completion of training are
awarded first. For example, senior and
junior applicants under the Health
Professions Pre-graduate Scholarship
receives funding before freshmen and
sophomores.
• Priority Categories
The following is a list of health
professions that will be considered for
funding in each scholarship program in
FY 2011.
• Indian Health Professions
Preparatory Scholarships
A. Pre-Clinical Psychology (Jr. and Sr.
undergraduate years).
B. Pre-Nursing.
C. Pre-Pharmacy.
D. Pre-Social Work (Jr. and Sr.
preparing for an MS in social work).
• Indian Health Professions Pregraduate Scholarships
A. Pre-Dentistry.
B. Pre-Medicine.
C. Pre-Podiatry.
• Indian Health Professions
Scholarship
A. Bio Medical Engineering—BS.
B. Bio Medical Technology—AAS.
C. Chemical Dependency
Counseling—Bachelor’s and Master’s
Degrees.
D. Clinical Psychology—PhD or PsyD.
E. Dentistry—DDS or DMD degrees.
F. Diagnostic Radiology Technology:
Associates and B.S.
G. Public Health Nutritionist: M.S.
H. Environmental Health/Sanitarian:
B.S.
I. Health Records Administration:
R.H.I.T. and R.H.I.A.
J. Medical Technology: B.S.
K. Medicine: Allopathic and
Osteopathic.
L. Nurse: Associate and Bachelor
Degrees and Advanced Degrees in
Psychiatry, Geriatrics, Women’s Health,
Pediatrics, Nurse Anesthetist, and Nurse
Practitioner.
(Priority consideration will be given
to Registered Nurses employed by the
IHS; in a program conducted under a
contract or compact entered into under
the Indian Self-Determination Act and
Education Assistance Act (Pub. L. 93–
638) and its amendments; or in a
program assisted under Title V of the
IHCIA).
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M. Occupational Therapy: B.S. or
Masters.
N. Pharmacy: Pharm.D.
O. Physician Assistant: PA–C.
P. Physical Therapy: M.S. and D.P.T.
Q. Podiatry: D.P.M.
R. Respiratory Therapy: BS Degree.
S. Social Work: Masters Level only
(Direct Practice and Clinical
concentrations).
T. Ultrasonography (Prerequisite:
Diagnostic Radiology Technology).
2. Review and Selection Process
The applications will be reviewed and
scored by the IHS Scholarship
Program’s Application Review
Committee appointed by the IHS. Each
reviewer will not be allowed to review
an application from his/her area or his/
her own Tribe. Each application will be
reviewed by three reviewers. The
average score of the three reviews
provide the final Ranking Score for each
applicant. To determine the ranking of
each applicant, these scores are sorted
from the highest to the lowest within
each scholarship, health discipline, date
of graduation, and score. If several
students have the same date of
graduation and score within the same
discipline, computer ranking list will
randomly sort and will not be sorted by
alphabetical name. Selections are then
made from the top of each ranking list
to the extent that funds allocated by the
IHS among the three scholarships are
available for obligation.
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices
It is anticipated that continuing
applicants will be notified in writing
during the first week of June and new
applicants will be notified in writing
during the first week of July 2011. An
Award Letter will be issued to
successful applicants. Unsuccessful
applicants will be notified in writing,
which will include a brief explanation
of the reason(s) the application was not
successful and provide the name of the
IHS official to contact if more
information is desired.
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2. Administrative and National Policy
Requirements
Regulations at 42 CFR 136.304
provide that the IHS shall, from time to
time, publish a list of health professions
eligible for consideration for the award
of IHS Health Professions Preparatory
and Pre-graduate Scholarships and IHS
Health Professions Scholarship. Section
104(b)(1) of the IHCIA, as amended by
the Indian Health Care Amendment of
1988, Public Law 100–713, authorizes
the IHS to determine specific health
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professions for which Indian Health
Scholarships will be awarded.
Awards for the Indian Health
Professions Scholarships will be made
in accordance with 42 CFR 136.330.
Awardees shall incur a service
obligation prescribed under section
338A of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 2541) which shall be met by
service, through clinical practice:
(1) In the IHS;
(2) In a program conducted under a
contract or compact entered into under
the Indian Self-Determination Act and
Education Assistance Act (Pub. L. 93–
638) and its amendments;
(3) In a program assisted under Title
V of the Indian Health Care
Improvement Act (Pub. L. 94–437) and
its amendments; or
(4) In a private practice option of his
or her profession (physicians, dentists,
and clinical psychologists, only) if the
practice (a) is situated in a health
professional shortage area, designated in
regulations promulgated by the
Secretary of Health and Human Services
(Secretary) and (b) addresses the health
care needs of a substantial number
(51%) of Indians as determined by the
Secretary in accordance with guidelines
of the Service.
Pursuant to the Indian Health
Amendments of 1992, (Pub. L. 102–
573), an awardee of an IHS Health
Professions Scholarship may, at the
election of the awardee, may meet his/
her service obligation prescribed under
section 338A of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 2541) by a
program specified in options (1)–(4)
above that:
(i) Is located on the reservation of the
Tribe in which the awardee is enrolled;
or
(ii) Serves the Tribe in which the
awardee is enrolled, if there is an open
vacancy available in the discipline for
which the awardee was funded under
the IHS Health Professions Scholarship
during the required, 90-day placement
period.
• In summary, all awardees of the IHS
Health Professions Scholarship are
reminded that acceptance of this
scholarship will result in a service
obligation required by both statute and
contract which must be preformed at an
approved service payback facility.
Moreover, the Director, IHS, has the
authority to make the final
determination, designating a facility,
whether managed and operated by IHS,
or one of its Tribal or Urban Indian
partners, consistent with IHCIA, Public
Law 94–437, as amended by Public Law
100–713, Public Law 102–573, and
Public Law 111–148 § 10221 (2010), as
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approved for scholar obligated service
payback.
3. Reporting
Scholarship Program Minimum
Academic Requirements
It is the policy of the IHS that a
scholarship awardee funded under the
Health Professions Scholarship Program
of the Indian Health Care Improvement
Act must maintain a minimum 2.0
cumulative grade point average (GPA),
remain in good academic standing each
semester/trimester/quarter, maintain
full-time student status (minimum
number credit hours, based upon what
is considered ‘‘full-time’’ by the
applicant’s school). In addition to these
requirements, a Health Professions
Scholarship program awardee must be
enrolled in an approved/accredited
school for a Health Professions degree.
An awardee of a scholarship under the
IHS Health Professions Pre-Graduate
and Health Professions Preparatory
Scholarship authority must maintain a
minimum 2.0 cumulative grade point
average (GPA), remain in good academic
standing each semester/trimester/
quarter and be a full time student
(minimum of 12 credit hours or the
number of credit hours considered by
your school as full-time). Part-time
students for the three scholarship
programs must also maintain a 2.0
cumulative GPA and must take at least
six credit hours (undergraduate) or 6
credit hours (post-graduate) each
semester/trimester/quarter, but less than
the number of hours considered fulltime by your school. Scholarship
awardees must be approved for parttime status at the time of scholarship
award. Scholarship awardees may not
change from part-time status to full-time
status or vice versa in the same
academic year.
The following reports must be sent to
the IHS Scholarship Program at the
identified time frame. Each scholarship
awardee will be provided with an IHS
Scholarship Program Student Handbook
where the needed forms are located. If
a scholarship awardee fails to submit
these reports as required, they will be
ineligible for continuation of
scholarship support and scholarship
award payments will be discontinued.
A. Recipient’s Enrollment and Initial
Progress Report
Within thirty (30) days from the
beginning of each semester/trimester/
quarter, scholarship awardees must
submit a Recipient’s Enrollment and
Initial Progress Report (Form IHS–856–
10, page 63 of the Student Handbook).
B. Transcripts
Within thirty (30) days from the end
of each academic period, i.e., semester/
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trimester/quarter, or summer session,
scholarship awardees must submit an
Official Transcript showing the results
of the classes taken during that period.
C. Notification of Academic Problem/
Change
If at any time during the semester/
trimester/quarter, scholarship awardees
are advised to reduce the number of
credit hours for which they are enrolled,
below the minimum of the 12 (or the
number of hours considered by their
school as full-time) for a full-time
student or at least six hours for parttime students; or if they experience
academic problems, they must submit
this report (Form IHS–856–11, page 65
of the Student Handbook).
D. Change of Status
• Change of Academic Status
Scholarship awardees must
immediately notify the IHS Area
Scholarship Coordinator and their
Scholarship Program Analyst if they are
placed on academic probation,
dismissed from school, or voluntarily
withdraw for any reason (personal or
medical).
• Change of Health Discipline
Scholarship awardees may not change
from the approved IHS Scholarship
Program health discipline during the
school year. If an unapproved change is
made, scholarship payments will be
discontinued.
• Change in Graduation Date
Any time that a change occurs in a
scholarship awardee’s expected
graduation date, they must notify their
IHS Area Scholarship Coordinator and
their Scholarship Program Analyst
immediately, in writing. Justification
must be attached from the school
advisor.
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VII. Agency Contacts
Please address application inquiries
to the appropriate IHS Area Scholarship
Coordinator. Other programmatic
inquiries may be addressed to Dr. Dawn
Kelly, Chief, Scholarship Program, 801
Thompson Avenue, Suite 120,
Rockville, Maryland 20852; Telephone
(301) 443–6622. (This is not a toll-free
number.) For grants information, contact
the Grants Scholarship Coordinator,
Division of Grants Management, Indian
Health Service, 801 Thompson Avenue,
Suite 120, Rockville, Maryland 20852;
Telephone (301) 443–0243. (This is not
a toll-free number.)
VIII. Other Information
The Public Health Service (PHS) is
committed to achieving the health
promotion and disease prevention
objectives of Healthy People 2020, a
PHS-led activity for setting priority
areas. This program announcement is
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related to the priority area of Education
and Community-Based Programs.
Potential applicants may download a
copy of Healthy People 2020, at https://
www.healthypeople.gov.
Interested individuals are reminded
that the list of eligible health and allied
professions is effective for applicants for
the 2011–2012 academic year. These
priorities will remain in effect until
superseded. Applicants who apply for
health career categories not listed as
priorities during the current scholarship
cycle will not be considered for a
scholarship award.
Dated: February 7, 2011.
Yvette Roubideaux,
Director, Indian Health Service.
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BILLING CODE 4165–16–P
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Indian Health Service
Loan Repayment Program for
Repayment of Health Professions
Educational Loans
Announcement Type: Initial.
CFDA Number: 93.164.
DATES: Key Dates: February 25, 2011
first award cycle deadline date; August
19, 2011 last award cycle deadline date;
September 16, 2011 last award cycle
deadline date for supplemental loan
repayment program funds; September
30, 2011 entry on duty deadline date.
I. Funding Opportunity Description
The Indian Health Service (IHS)
estimated budget request for Fiscal Year
(FY) 2011 includes $17,488,854 for the
IHS Loan Repayment Program (LRP) for
health professional educational loans
(undergraduate and graduate) in return
for full-time clinical service in Indian
health programs.
This program announcement is
subject to the appropriation of funds.
This notice is being published early to
coincide with the recruitment activity of
the IHS, which competes with other
Government and private health
management organizations to employ
qualified health professionals.
This program is authorized by Section
108 of the Indian Health Care
Improvement Act (IHCIA), Public Law
94–437. The IHS invites potential
applicants to request an application for
participation in the LRP.
II. Award Information
The estimated amount available is
approximately $17,488,854 to support
approximately 390 competing awards
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averaging $44,860 per award for a two
year contract. One year contract
continuations will receive priority
consideration in any award cycle.
Applicants selected for participation in
the FY 2011 program cycle will be
expected to begin their service period
no later than September 30, 2011.
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants
Pursuant to Section 108(b), to be
eligible to participate in the LRP, an
individual must:
(1)(A) Be enrolled—
(i) In a course of study or program in
an accredited institution, as determined
by the Secretary, within any State and
be scheduled to complete such course of
study in the same year such individual
applies to participate in such program;
or
(ii) In an approved graduate training
program in a health profession; or
(B) Have a degree in a health
profession and a license to practice in
a state; and
(2)(A) Be eligible for, or hold an
appointment as a Commissioned Officer
in the Regular Corps of the Public
Health Service (PHS); or
(B) Be eligible for selection for service
in the Regular Corps of the PHS; or
(C) Meet the professional standards
for civil service employment in the IHS;
or
(D) Be employed in an Indian health
program without service obligation; and
(E) Submit to the Secretary an
application for a contract to the LRP.
The Secretary must approve the contract
before the disbursement of loan
repayments can be made to the
participant. Participants will be
required to fulfill their contract service
agreements through full-time clinical
practice at an Indian health program site
determined by the Secretary. Loan
repayment sites are characterized by
physical, cultural, and professional
isolation, and have histories of frequent
staff turnover. All Indian health
program sites are annually prioritized
within the Agency by discipline, based
on need or vacancy.
Any individual who owes an
obligation for health professional
service to the Federal Government, a
State, or other entity is not eligible for
the LRP unless the obligation will be
completely satisfied before they begin
service under this program.
Section 108 of the IHCIA, as amended
by Public Laws 100–713 and 102–573,
authorizes the IHS LRP and provides in
pertinent part as follows:
(a)(1) The Secretary, acting through the
Service, shall establish a program to be
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Indian Health Service
Indian Health Professions Preparatory, Indian Health Professions
Pre-Graduate and Indian Health Professions Scholarship Programs
Announcement Type: Initial.
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CFDA Numbers: 93.971, 93.123, and 93.972.
DATES: Key Dates:
Application Deadline: February 28, 2011, for Continuing students.
Application Deadline: March 28, 2011, for New students.
Application Review: May 2-6, 2011.
Award Notification: First week of June, 2011, for Continuing
students Award.
Notification: First week of July, 2011, for New students.
Award Start Date: August 1, 2011.
I. Funding Opportunity Description
The Indian Health Service (IHS) is committed to encouraging
American Indians and Alaska Natives to enter the health professions and
to assuring the availability of Indian health professionals to service
Indians. The IHS is committed to the recruitment of students for the
following programs:
The Indian Health Professions Preparatory Scholarship
authorized by section 103 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act
(IHCIA), Public Law 94-437 (1976).
The Indian Health Professions Pre-graduate Scholarship
authorized by section 103 of the IHCIA, Public Law 94-437 (1976).
The Indian Health Professions Scholarship authorized by
section 104 of the IHCIA, Public Law 94-437 (1976).
Full-time and part-time scholarships may be funded for each of the
three scholarship programs.
II. Award Information
Awards under this initiative will be administered using the grant
mechanism of the IHS.
Estimated Funds Available: An estimated $14.0 million will be
available for FY 2011 awards. The IHS program anticipates, but cannot
guarantee, due to possible funding changes, student scholarship
selections from any or all of the following disciplines in the 103,
103P and 104 Programs for the Scholarship Period 2011-2012. Due to the
rising cost of education and the decreasing number of scholars who can
be funded by the IHS Scholarship Program (IHSSP), the IHSSP has changed
the funding policy for Preparatory and Pre-graduate scholarship awards
and reallocated a greater percentage of its funding in an effort to
increase the number of Health Professions scholarship, and inherently
the number of service obligated scholars, to better meet the health
care provider needs of the IHS and its Tribal and Urban Indian health
care system partners.
Anticipated Number of Awards: Approximately 50 awards will be made
under the Health Professions Preparatory and Pre-graduate Scholarship
Programs for Indians. The awards are for tuition and fees only and the
average award to a full-time student is approximately $10,191.76. An
estimated 241 awards will be made under the Indian Health Professions
Scholarship Program. The awards are for 12 months in duration, and will
cover both tuition and fees and Other Related Costs (ORC). The average
award to a full-time student is approximately $49,642.81. In FY 2011,
an estimated $9,000,000 is available for continuation awards, and an
estimated $4,000,000 is available for new awards.
Project Period--The project period for the IHS Health Professions
Preparatory Scholarship support, tuition and fees only, is limited to
two years for full-time students and the part-time equivalent of two
years, not to exceed four years for part-time students. The project
period for the IHS Health Professions Pre-graduate Scholarship support,
tuition and fees only, is limited to four years for full-time students
and the part-time equivalent of four years, not to exceed eight years
for part-time students. The IHS Health Professions Scholarship support,
tuition, fees and Other Related Costs (ORC) is limited to four years
for full-time students and the part-time equivalent of four years, not
to exceed eight years for part-time students.
III. Eligibility Information
This announcement is a limited competition for awards made to
American Indians (Federally recognized Tribal members, state recognized
Tribal members, and first and second degree descendants of Federal or
state recognized Tribal members), or Alaska Natives only. Continuation
awards are non-competitive.
1. Eligible Applicants
The IHS Health Professions Preparatory Scholarship awards are made
to American Indians (Federally recognized Tribal members, first and
second degree descendants of Tribal members, and state recognized
Tribal members, first and second degree descendants of Tribal members),
or Alaska Natives who:
Have successfully completed high school education or high
school equivalency; and
Have been accepted for enrollment in a compensatory, pre-
professional general education course or curriculum; and
The IHS Health Professions Pre-graduate Scholarship awards are made to
American Indians (Federally recognized Tribal members, first and second
degree descendants of Tribal members, and state recognized Tribal
members, first and second degree descendants of Tribal members), or
Alaska Natives who:
Have successfully completed high school education or high
school equivalency; and
Have been accepted for enrollment or are enrolled in an
accredited pre-graduate program leading to a baccalaureate degree in
pre-medicine, pre-dentistry, pre-podiatry or pre-optometry.
The IHS Indian Health Professions Scholarship may be awarded only
to an individual who is a member of a Federally recognized Indian Tribe
or Alaska Native as provided by section 4(c), and 4(d) of the IHCIA.
Membership in a Tribe recognized only by a state does not meet this
statutory requirement. To receive an Indian Health Professions
Scholarship, an otherwise eligible individual must be enrolled in an
appropriately accredited school and pursuing a course of study in a
health profession as defined by section 4(10) of the IHCIA.
2. Cost Sharing/Matching
The Scholarship Program does not require matching funds or cost
sharing to participate in the competitive grant process.
3. Benefits From State, Local and Other Federal Sources
Awardees of the Health Professions Preparatory or Health
Professions Pre-graduate scholarship may accept outside funding from
other scholarship, grant, fee waiver and student loan programs to
assist with their education and other related expenses. Awardees of the
Health Professions scholarship, who accept outside funding from other
scholarship, grant and fee waiver programs, will have these monies
applied to their student account at the college or university they are
attending, before the IHS Scholarship Program will pay any of the
remaining balance. These outside funding sources must be reported on
the student's invoicing documents submitted by the college or
university they are attending. Student loans accepted by Health
Professions scholarship recipients will have no effect on the IHS
Scholarship program payment made to their college or university.
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IV. Application Submission Information
1. Address To Request Application Package
New applicants are responsible for contacting and requesting an
application packet from their IHS Area Scholarship Coordinator. They
are listed on the IHS Web site at https://www.scholarship.ihs.gov/area_coordinators.cfm. This information is listed below. Please review the
following list to identify the appropriate IHS Area Scholarship
Coordinator for your State. Application packets may be obtained by
calling or writing to the following individuals listed below:
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IHS Area office and states/
locality served Scholarship coordinator address
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Aberdeen Area IHS: Iowa, Ms. Kim Annis, IHS Area Scholarship
Nebraska, North Dakota, Coordinator, Aberdeen Area IHS, 115 4th
South Dakota. Avenue, SE, Aberdeen, SD 57401, Tele:
(605) 226-7466.
Alaska Native Tribal Health Ms. Angelique Anderson, Alternate: Ms.
Consortium: Alaska. Courtney Bridges, IHS Area Scholarship
Coordinator, 4000 Ambassador Drive,
Anchorage, AK 99508, Tele: (907) 729-
1913, 1-800-684-8361 (toll free).
Albuquerque Area IHS: Ms. Cora Boone, IHS Area Scholarship
Colorado, New Mexico. Coordinator, Albuquerque Area IHS, 5300
Homestead Road, NE, Albuquerque, NM
87110, Tele: (505) 248-4418, 1-800-382-
3027 (toll free).
Bemidji Area IHS: Illinois, Mr. Tony Buckanaga, IHS Area Scholarship
Indiana, Michigan, Coordinator, Bemidji Area IHS, 522
Minnesota, Wisconsin. Minnesota Avenue, NW, Room 209, Bemidji,
MN 56601, Tele: (218) 444-0486, 1-800-
892-3079 (toll free).
Billings Area IHS: Montana, Mr. Delon Rock Above, Alternate: Ms.
Wyoming. Bernice Hugs, IHS Area Scholarship
Coordinator, Billings Area IHS, Area
Personnel Office, P.O. Box 36600, 2900
4th Avenue, North, Suite 400, Billings,
MT 59103, Tele: (406) 247-7215.
California Area IHS: Ms. Mona Celli, IHS Area Scholarship
California, Hawaii. Coordinator, California Area IHS, 650
Capitol Mall, Suite 7-100, Sacramento,
CA 95814, Tele: (916) 930-3981, ext.
311.
Nashville Area IHS: Alabama, Ms. Gina Blackfox, IHS Area Scholarship
Arkansas, Connecticut, Coordinator, Nashville Area IHS, 711
Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Stewarts Ferry Pike, Nashville, TN
Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, 37214, Tele: (615) 467-1575.
Maryland, Massachusetts,
Mississippi, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, New York, North
Carolina, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
South Carolina, Tennessee,
Vermont, Virginia, West
Virginia, District of
Columbia.
Navajo Area IHS: Arizona, New Ms. Aletha John, IHS Area Scholarship
Mexico, Utah. Coordinator, Navajo Area IHS, P.O. Box
9020, Window Rock, AZ 86515, Tele: (928)
871-1360.
Oklahoma City Area IHS: Ms. Larissa Walker, IHS Area Scholarship
Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma. Coordinator, Oklahoma City Area IHS, 701
Market Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73114,
Tele: (405) 951-3970, 1-800-722-3357
(toll free).
Phoenix Area IHS: Arizona, Melissa Ragels, IHS Area Scholarship
Nevada, Utah. Coordinator, Phoenix Area IHS, 1616
Indian School Road, 360E,
Phoenix, AZ 85016, Tele: (602) 248-1480.
Portland Area IHS: Idaho, Ms. Laurie Veitenheimer, IHS Area
Oregon, Washington. Scholarship Coordinator, 1414 NW
Northrup Street, Suite 800, Portland, OR
97209, Tele: (503) 326-6983.
Tucson Area IHS: Arizona, Melissa Ragels (See Phoenix Area).
Texas.
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2. Content and Form Submission
Each applicant will be responsible for submitting a completed
application (Forms IHS-856-1 through 856-8) and one copy to their IHS
Area Scholarship Coordinator. Electronic applications are being
accepted for this cycle. Go to https://www.scholarship.ihs.gov for more
information on how to apply electronically. The on-line portal will be
open on December 22, 2010. The application will be considered complete
if the following documents (original and one copy) are included:
Completed and signed application Checklist.
Original, signed, complete application form IHS-856 (for
continuation students-Data Sheet in place of IHS-856).
Current Letter of Acceptance from College/University or
Proof of Application to a College/University or Health Professions
Program.
Official transcripts for all colleges/universities
attended (or high school transcripts or Certificate of Completion of
Home School Program for applicants who have not taken college courses).
Cumulative GPA: Applicant's calculations.
Applicant's Documents for Indian Eligibility.
A. If you are a member of a Federally recognized Tribe or Alaska
Native (recognized by the Secretary of the Interior), provide evidence
of membership such as:
(1) Certification of Tribal enrollment by the Secretary of the
Interior, acting through the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA
Certification: Form 4432-Category A or D, whichever is applicable); or
(2) In the absence of BIA certification, documentation that you
meet requirements of Tribal membership as prescribed by the charter,
articles of incorporation or other legal instrument of the Tribe and
have been officially designated as a Tribal member as evidenced by an
accompanying document signed by an authorized Tribal official, or
(3) Other evidence of Tribal membership satisfactory to the
Secretary of the Interior.
B. If you are a member of a Tribe terminated since 1940 or a State
recognized Tribe and first or second degree descendant, provide
official documentation that you meet the requirements of Tribal
membership as prescribed by the charter, articles of incorporation or
other legal instrument of the Tribe and have been officially designated
as a Tribal member as evidenced by an accompanying document signed by
an authorized Tribal official; or other evidence, satisfactory to the
Secretary of the Interior, that you are a member of the Tribe. In
addition, if the terminated or state recognized Tribe of which you are
a member is not on a list of such Tribes published by the Secretary of
the Interior in the Federal Register, you must submit an official
signed document that the Tribe has been terminated since 1940 or is
recognized by the state in which the Tribe is
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C. If you are not a Tribal member but are a natural child or
grandchild of a Tribal member you must submit: (1) evidence of that
fact, e.g., your birth certificate and your parent's/grandparent's
birth/death certificate showing the name of the Tribal member; and (2)
evidence of your parent's or grandparent's Tribal membership in
accordance with paragraphs A and B. The relationship to the Tribal
member must be clearly documented. Failure to submit the required
documentation will result in the application not being accepted for
review.
Note: If you meet the criteria of B or C you are eligible only
for the Preparatory or Pre-graduate Scholarships.
Two Faculty/Employer Evaluations with original signature.
Reasons for Requesting the Scholarship.
Delinquent Debt Form.
2011 W-4 Form with original signature.
Course Curriculum Verification with original signature.
Acknowledgement Card (if submitting a hard copy
application).
Curriculum for Major.
3. Submission Dates and Times
Application Receipt Date: The application deadline for New
applicants is Monday, March 28, 2011.
Applications (original and one copy) shall be considered as meeting
the deadline if they are received by the appropriate IHS Area
Scholarship Coordinator, postmarked on or before the deadline date.
Applicants should request a legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark
or obtain a legibly dated receipt from a commercial carrier or U.S.
Postal Service. Private metered postmarks will not be acceptable as
proof of timely mailing and will not be considered for funding. Once
the application is received, the applicant will receive an
``Acknowledgement of Receipt of Application'' (IHS-815) card that is
included in the application packet, if submitting a hard copy
application. Applications received, with postmarks after the announced
deadline date, will be returned to the applicant and will not be
considered for funding.
4. Intergovernmental Review
Executive Order 12372 requiring intergovernmental review is not
applicable to this program.
5. Funding Restrictions
No more than 5% of available funds will be used for part-time
scholarships this fiscal year. Students are considered part-time if
they are enrolled for a minimum of six hours of instruction and are not
considered in full-time status by their college/university.
Documentation must be received from part-time applicants that their
school and course curriculum allows less than full-time status. Both
part-time and full-time scholarship awards will be made in accordance
with 42 CFR 136.320, 136.330 and 136.370 and this information will be
published in all IHSSP Applications and Student Handbooks as they
pertain to the Indian Health Service Scholarship Program.
Other Submissions Requirements
New applicants are responsible for using the online application or
contacting and requesting an application packet from their IHS Area
Scholarship Coordinator. Continuation students are also encouraged to
use the online application process; however, the Division of Grant
Operations will also mail continuation students an application packet.
If you do not receive this information please contact your IHS Area
Scholarship Coordinator to request a continuation application.
Continuing students must submit a complete application (original
plus one copy) and meet the deadline of Monday, February 28, 2011;
there will be no exceptions.
V. Application Review Information
1. Criteria
Applications will be reviewed and scored with the following
criteria.
Needs of the IHS (health personnel needs in Indian
Country) (30 points)
Applicants are considered for scholarship awards based on their
desired career goals and how these goals relate to current Indian
health personnel needs. Applications for each health career category
are reviewed and ranked separately.
Academic Performance (40 points)
Applicants are rated according to their academic performance as
evidenced by transcripts and faculty evaluations. In cases where a
particular applicant's school has a policy not to rank students
academically, faculty members are asked to provide a personal judgment
of the applicant's achievement. Health Professions applicants with a
cumulative GPA below 2.0 are not eligible for award.
Faculty/Employer Recommendations (30 points)
Applicants are rated according to evaluations by faculty members,
current and/or former employers and Tribal officials regarding the
applicant's potential in the chosen health related professions.
Stated Reasons for Asking for the Scholarship and Stated
Career Goals (30 points)
Applicants must provide a brief written explanation of reasons for
asking for the scholarship and of their career goals. The applicant's
narrative will be judged on how well it is written and its content.
Applicants who are closest to graduation or completion of
training are awarded first. For example, senior and junior applicants
under the Health Professions Pre-graduate Scholarship receives funding
before freshmen and sophomores.
Priority Categories
The following is a list of health professions that will be
considered for funding in each scholarship program in FY 2011.
Indian Health Professions Preparatory Scholarships
A. Pre-Clinical Psychology (Jr. and Sr. undergraduate years).
B. Pre-Nursing.
C. Pre-Pharmacy.
D. Pre-Social Work (Jr. and Sr. preparing for an MS in social
work).
Indian Health Professions Pre-graduate Scholarships
A. Pre-Dentistry.
B. Pre-Medicine.
C. Pre-Podiatry.
Indian Health Professions Scholarship
A. Bio Medical Engineering--BS.
B. Bio Medical Technology--AAS.
C. Chemical Dependency Counseling--Bachelor's and Master's Degrees.
D. Clinical Psychology--PhD or PsyD.
E. Dentistry--DDS or DMD degrees.
F. Diagnostic Radiology Technology: Associates and B.S.
G. Public Health Nutritionist: M.S.
H. Environmental Health/Sanitarian: B.S.
I. Health Records Administration: R.H.I.T. and R.H.I.A.
J. Medical Technology: B.S.
K. Medicine: Allopathic and Osteopathic.
L. Nurse: Associate and Bachelor Degrees and Advanced Degrees in
Psychiatry, Geriatrics, Women's Health, Pediatrics, Nurse Anesthetist,
and Nurse Practitioner.
(Priority consideration will be given to Registered Nurses employed
by the IHS; in a program conducted under a contract or compact entered
into under the Indian Self-Determination Act and Education Assistance
Act (Pub. L. 93-638) and its amendments; or in a program assisted under
Title V of the IHCIA).
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M. Occupational Therapy: B.S. or Masters.
N. Pharmacy: Pharm.D.
O. Physician Assistant: PA-C.
P. Physical Therapy: M.S. and D.P.T.
Q. Podiatry: D.P.M.
R. Respiratory Therapy: BS Degree.
S. Social Work: Masters Level only (Direct Practice and Clinical
concentrations).
T. Ultrasonography (Prerequisite: Diagnostic Radiology Technology).
2. Review and Selection Process
The applications will be reviewed and scored by the IHS Scholarship
Program's Application Review Committee appointed by the IHS. Each
reviewer will not be allowed to review an application from his/her area
or his/her own Tribe. Each application will be reviewed by three
reviewers. The average score of the three reviews provide the final
Ranking Score for each applicant. To determine the ranking of each
applicant, these scores are sorted from the highest to the lowest
within each scholarship, health discipline, date of graduation, and
score. If several students have the same date of graduation and score
within the same discipline, computer ranking list will randomly sort
and will not be sorted by alphabetical name. Selections are then made
from the top of each ranking list to the extent that funds allocated by
the IHS among the three scholarships are available for obligation.
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices
It is anticipated that continuing applicants will be notified in
writing during the first week of June and new applicants will be
notified in writing during the first week of July 2011. An Award Letter
will be issued to successful applicants. Unsuccessful applicants will
be notified in writing, which will include a brief explanation of the
reason(s) the application was not successful and provide the name of
the IHS official to contact if more information is desired.
2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements
Regulations at 42 CFR 136.304 provide that the IHS shall, from time
to time, publish a list of health professions eligible for
consideration for the award of IHS Health Professions Preparatory and
Pre-graduate Scholarships and IHS Health Professions Scholarship.
Section 104(b)(1) of the IHCIA, as amended by the Indian Health Care
Amendment of 1988, Public Law 100-713, authorizes the IHS to determine
specific health professions for which Indian Health Scholarships will
be awarded.
Awards for the Indian Health Professions Scholarships will be made
in accordance with 42 CFR 136.330.
Awardees shall incur a service obligation prescribed under section
338A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 2541) which shall be
met by service, through clinical practice:
(1) In the IHS;
(2) In a program conducted under a contract or compact entered into
under the Indian Self-Determination Act and Education Assistance Act
(Pub. L. 93-638) and its amendments;
(3) In a program assisted under Title V of the Indian Health Care
Improvement Act (Pub. L. 94-437) and its amendments; or
(4) In a private practice option of his or her profession
(physicians, dentists, and clinical psychologists, only) if the
practice (a) is situated in a health professional shortage area,
designated in regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Health and
Human Services (Secretary) and (b) addresses the health care needs of a
substantial number (51%) of Indians as determined by the Secretary in
accordance with guidelines of the Service.
Pursuant to the Indian Health Amendments of 1992, (Pub. L. 102-
573), an awardee of an IHS Health Professions Scholarship may, at the
election of the awardee, may meet his/her service obligation prescribed
under section 338A of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 2541) by
a program specified in options (1)-(4) above that:
(i) Is located on the reservation of the Tribe in which the awardee
is enrolled; or
(ii) Serves the Tribe in which the awardee is enrolled, if there is
an open vacancy available in the discipline for which the awardee was
funded under the IHS Health Professions Scholarship during the
required, 90-day placement period.
In summary, all awardees of the IHS Health Professions
Scholarship are reminded that acceptance of this scholarship will
result in a service obligation required by both statute and contract
which must be preformed at an approved service payback facility.
Moreover, the Director, IHS, has the authority to make the final
determination, designating a facility, whether managed and operated by
IHS, or one of its Tribal or Urban Indian partners, consistent with
IHCIA, Public Law 94-437, as amended by Public Law 100-713, Public Law
102-573, and Public Law 111-148 Sec. 10221 (2010), as approved for
scholar obligated service payback.
3. Reporting
Scholarship Program Minimum Academic Requirements
It is the policy of the IHS that a scholarship awardee funded under
the Health Professions Scholarship Program of the Indian Health Care
Improvement Act must maintain a minimum 2.0 cumulative grade point
average (GPA), remain in good academic standing each semester/
trimester/quarter, maintain full-time student status (minimum number
credit hours, based upon what is considered ``full-time'' by the
applicant's school). In addition to these requirements, a Health
Professions Scholarship program awardee must be enrolled in an
approved/accredited school for a Health Professions degree. An awardee
of a scholarship under the IHS Health Professions Pre-Graduate and
Health Professions Preparatory Scholarship authority must maintain a
minimum 2.0 cumulative grade point average (GPA), remain in good
academic standing each semester/trimester/quarter and be a full time
student (minimum of 12 credit hours or the number of credit hours
considered by your school as full-time). Part-time students for the
three scholarship programs must also maintain a 2.0 cumulative GPA and
must take at least six credit hours (undergraduate) or 6 credit hours
(post-graduate) each semester/trimester/quarter, but less than the
number of hours considered full-time by your school. Scholarship
awardees must be approved for part-time status at the time of
scholarship award. Scholarship awardees may not change from part-time
status to full-time status or vice versa in the same academic year.
The following reports must be sent to the IHS Scholarship Program
at the identified time frame. Each scholarship awardee will be provided
with an IHS Scholarship Program Student Handbook where the needed forms
are located. If a scholarship awardee fails to submit these reports as
required, they will be ineligible for continuation of scholarship
support and scholarship award payments will be discontinued.
A. Recipient's Enrollment and Initial Progress Report
Within thirty (30) days from the beginning of each semester/
trimester/quarter, scholarship awardees must submit a Recipient's
Enrollment and Initial Progress Report (Form IHS-856-10, page 63 of the
Student Handbook).
B. Transcripts
Within thirty (30) days from the end of each academic period, i.e.,
semester/
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trimester/quarter, or summer session, scholarship awardees must submit
an Official Transcript showing the results of the classes taken during
that period.
C. Notification of Academic Problem/Change
If at any time during the semester/trimester/quarter, scholarship
awardees are advised to reduce the number of credit hours for which
they are enrolled, below the minimum of the 12 (or the number of hours
considered by their school as full-time) for a full-time student or at
least six hours for part-time students; or if they experience academic
problems, they must submit this report (Form IHS-856-11, page 65 of the
Student Handbook).
D. Change of Status
Change of Academic Status
Scholarship awardees must immediately notify the IHS Area
Scholarship Coordinator and their Scholarship Program Analyst if they
are placed on academic probation, dismissed from school, or voluntarily
withdraw for any reason (personal or medical).
Change of Health Discipline
Scholarship awardees may not change from the approved IHS
Scholarship Program health discipline during the school year. If an
unapproved change is made, scholarship payments will be discontinued.
Change in Graduation Date
Any time that a change occurs in a scholarship awardee's expected
graduation date, they must notify their IHS Area Scholarship
Coordinator and their Scholarship Program Analyst immediately, in
writing. Justification must be attached from the school advisor.
VII. Agency Contacts
Please address application inquiries to the appropriate IHS Area
Scholarship Coordinator. Other programmatic inquiries may be addressed
to Dr. Dawn Kelly, Chief, Scholarship Program, 801 Thompson Avenue,
Suite 120, Rockville, Maryland 20852; Telephone (301) 443-6622. (This
is not a toll-free number.) For grants information, contact the Grants
Scholarship Coordinator, Division of Grants Management, Indian Health
Service, 801 Thompson Avenue, Suite 120, Rockville, Maryland 20852;
Telephone (301) 443-0243. (This is not a toll-free number.)
VIII. Other Information
The Public Health Service (PHS) is committed to achieving the
health promotion and disease prevention objectives of Healthy People
2020, a PHS-led activity for setting priority areas. This program
announcement is related to the priority area of Education and
Community-Based Programs. Potential applicants may download a copy of
Healthy People 2020, at https://www.healthypeople.gov.
Interested individuals are reminded that the list of eligible
health and allied professions is effective for applicants for the 2011-
2012 academic year. These priorities will remain in effect until
superseded. Applicants who apply for health career categories not
listed as priorities during the current scholarship cycle will not be
considered for a scholarship award.
Dated: February 7, 2011.
Yvette Roubideaux,
Director, Indian Health Service.
[FR Doc. 2011-3291 Filed 2-14-11; 8:45 am]
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