HRSA to provide more than $135 million for nutrition, rural workforce initiatives
The Health Resources and Services Administration April 7 announced it will provide more than $135 million in funding to support nutrition and rural health workforce initiatives. HRSA will provide $125 million to support more than 350 health centers in expanding access to nutrition services and food-based interventions within primary care settings. The agency will use $11.25 million to fund 15 grants for the Rural Residency Planning and Development Program. The grants, totaling $750,000 each, will support new rural residency programs for high-need services, including family medicine, internal medicine, psychiatry, obstetrics and gynecology, general surgery and preventive medicine.
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