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topics to the health care environment as 

identified by the rural community. The 

program also enables rural health 

networks to continue to be a locus of 

innovation in maximizing limited rural 

health resources in times of economic 

hardship and decreased access to health 

care services that can be modeled in 

other communities, both rural and 

urban. This is a 3-year competitive 

program for mature networks composed 

of at least three members that are 

separate, existing health care provider 

entities. 

Need and Proposed Use of the 

Information: For this program, 

performance measures were drafted to 

provide data to the program and to 

enable HRSA to provide aggregate 

program data. These measures cover the 

principal topic areas of interest to the 

Office of Rural Health Policy, including: 

(a) Network infrastructure; (b) network 

collaboration; (c) sustainability; and (d) 

network assessment. Several measures 

will be used for this program. 

Likely Respondents: The respondents 

would be Rural Health Network 

Development Program grant recipients. 

Burden Statement: Burden in this 

context means the time expended by 

persons to generate, maintain, retain, 

disclose or provide the information 

requested. This includes the time 

needed to review instructions; to 

develop, acquire, install and utilize 

technology and systems for the purpose 

of collecting, validating and verifying 

information, processing and 

maintaining information, and disclosing 

and providing information; to train 

personnel and to be able to respond to 

a collection of information; to search 

data sources; to complete and review 

the collection of information; and to 

transmit or otherwise disclose the 

information. The total annual burden 

hours estimated for this Information 

Collection Request are summarized in 

the table below. 

Total Estimated Annualized burden 

hours: 

Form name Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Total 

responses 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(in hours) 

Total 

burden 

hours 

Performance Improvement and Measurement System 

(PIMS) Database .............................................................. 54 1 54 6.7 361.8 

Total .............................................................................. 54 1 54 6.7 361.8 

HRSA specifically requests comments 

on: (1) The necessity and utility of the 

proposed information collection for the 

proper performance of the agency’s 

functions; (2) the accuracy of the 

estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology to minimize the information 

collection burden. 

Jackie Painter, 

Acting Director, Division of Policy and 

Information Coordination. 

[FR Doc. 2014–29772 Filed 12–19–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4165–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Indian Health Service 

[CFDA NUMBERS: 93.971, 93.123, AND 

93.972] 

Indian Health Professions Preparatory, 

Indian Health Professions PreGraduate and Indian Health 

Professions Scholarship Programs 

Announcement Type: Initial 

Key Dates 

Application Deadline: February 28, 

2015, for continuing students 

Application Deadline: March 28, 2015, 

for new students 

Application Review: May 11–22, 2015 

Continuation Award Notification 

Deadline: June 5, 2015 

New Award Notification Deadline: July 

2, 2015 

Award Start Date: August 1, 2015 

Acceptance/Decline of Awards 

Deadline: August 14, 2015 

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 serve 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, Public Law 94–437 

(1976), as amended (IHCIA), codified at 

25 U.S.C. 1613(b)(1). 

• The Indian Health Professions Pregraduate Scholarship authorized by 

Section 103 of the IHCIA, codified at 25 

U.S.C. 1613(b)(2). 

• The Indian Health Professions 

Scholarship authorized by Section 104 

of the IHCIA, codified at 25 U.S.C. 

1613a. 

Full-time and part-time scholarships 

will be funded for each of the three 

scholarship programs. 

The scholarship award selections and 

funding are subject to availability of 

funds appropriated for the Scholarship 

Program. 

II. Award Information 

Type of Award 

Scholarship. 

Estimated Funds Available 

An estimated $11.3 million will be 

available for fiscal year (FY) 2015 

awards. The IHS Scholarship Program 

(IHSSP) anticipates, but cannot 

guarantee, due to possible funding 

changes, student scholarship selections 

from any or all of the approved 

disciplines in the Preparatory, Pregraduate or Health Professions 

Scholarship Programs for the 

scholarship period 2015–2016. Due to 

the rising cost of education and the 

decreasing number of scholars who can 

be funded by the 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 Scholarships, and 

inherently the number of serviceobligated scholars, to better meet the 

health care needs of the IHS and its 

Tribal and Urban Indian health care 

system partners. 

Anticipated Number of Awards 

Approximately 40 awards will be 

made under the Health Professions 

Preparatory and Pre-graduate 

Scholarship Programs for Indians. The 

awards are for ten months in duration, 

with an additional two months for 

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will cover both tuition and fees and 

other related costs (ORC). The average 

award to a full-time student is 

approximately $34,924.70. An estimated 

233 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 ORC. The average award to 

a full-time student is approximately 

$43,105.80. In FY 2015, an estimated 

$10,034,760 is available for Health 

Professions awards, and an estimated 

$1,302,494 is available for Preparatory 

and Pre-graduate awards. 

Project Period 

The project period for the IHS Health 

Professions Preparatory Scholarship 

stipend support, tuition, fees and ORC 

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 Health Professions Pre-graduate 

Scholarship stipend support, tuition, 

fees and 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. The 

IHS Indian Health Professions 

Scholarship provides stipend support, 

tuition, fees, and ORC and 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 is a limited competition 

announcement. New and continuation 

scholarship awards are limited to 

‘‘Indians’’ as defined at 25 U.S.C. 

Section 1603(13). Note: The definition 

of ‘‘Indians’’ for Section 103 Preparatory 

and Pre-graduate scholarships is broader 

than the definition of ‘‘Indians’’ for the 

Section 104 Health Professions 

scholarship, as specified below. 

Continuation awards are noncompetitive. 

1. Eligibility 

The Health Professions Preparatory 

Scholarship awards are made to 

American Indians (Federally recognized 

Tribal members, including those from 

Tribes terminated since 1940, first and 

second degree descendants of Federally 

recognized Tribal members, State 

recognized Tribal members and first and 

second degree descendants of State 

recognized Tribal members), or Eskimo, 

Aleut and other 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. 

The Health Professions Pre-graduate 

Scholarship awards are made to 

American Indians (Federally recognized 

Tribal members, including those from 

Tribes terminated since 1940, first and 

second degree descendants of Tribal 

members, and State recognized Tribal 

members, first and second degree 

descendants of Tribal members), or 

Eskimo, Aleut and other 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-optometry or prepodiatry. 

The Indian Health Professions 

Scholarship may be awarded only to an 

individual who is a member of a 

Federally recognized Indian Tribe, 

Eskimo, Aleut or other Alaska Native as 

provided by Section 1603(13) 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 

1603(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, Tribal and 

Other Federal Sources 

Awardees of the Health Professions 

Preparatory Scholarship, Health 

Professions Pre-graduate Scholarship, or 

Health Professions Scholarship, who 

accept outside funding from other 

scholarship, grant and fee waiver 

programs, will have these monies 

applied to their student account tuition 

and fees charges at the college or 

university they are attending, before the 

IHS Scholarship Program will pay any 

of the remaining balance, unless said 

outside scholarship, grant or fee waiver 

award letter specifically excludes use 

for tuition and fees. These outside 

funding sources must be reported on the 

student’s invoicing documents 

submitted by the college or university 

they are attending. Student loans and 

Veterans Administration (VA)/GI Bill 

Benefits accepted by Health Professions 

Scholarship recipients will have no 

effect on the IHSSP payment made to 

their college or university. 

IV. Application Submission 

Information 

1. Electronic Application System and 

Application Handbook Instructions and 

Forms 

Applicants must go online to 

www.ihs.gov/scholarship/online_

application/index.cfm to apply for an 

IHS scholarship and access the 

Application Handbook instructions and 

forms for submitting a properly 

completed application for review and 

funding consideration. Applicants are 

strongly encouraged to seek 

consultation from their Area 

Scholarship Coordinator (ASC) in 

preparing their scholarship application 

for award consideration. ASC’s are 

listed on the IHS Web site at: http://

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. 

IHS area office and states/locality served Scholarship coordinator address 

Great Plains Area IHS: 

Nebraska, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota .................................. Ms. Kim Annis, IHS Area Scholarship Coordinator, Great Plains Area 

IHS, 115 4th Avenue SE., Aberdeen, SD 57401, Tel: (605) 226– 

7466. 

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Alaska ...................................... Ms. Claudia Tiepelman, Alaska Native Tribal Consortium, 4000 Ambassador Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508, Tel: (907) 729–3035, 1–800– 

684–8361 (toll free). 

Ms. Tasha Hotch, Alaska Native Tribal Consortium, 4000 Ambassador 

Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508, Tel: (907) 729–1913, 1–800–684–8361 

(toll free). 

Albuquerque Area IHS: 


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IHS area office and states/locality served Scholarship coordinator address 

Colorado, New Mexico ...................................................................... Ms. Cora Boone, IHS Area Scholarship Coordinator, Albuquerque Area 

IHS, 5300 Homestead Road NE., Albuquerque, NM 87110, Tel: 

(505) 248–4418, 1–800–382–3027 (toll free). 

Bemidji Area IHS: 

Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Minnesota ............................ Mr. Tony Buckanaga, IHS Area Scholarship Coordinator, Bemidji Area 

IHS, 522 Minnesota Avenue NW., Room 115A, Bemidji, MN 5661, 

Tel: (218) 444–0486, 1–800–892–3079 (toll free). 

Billings Area IHS: 

Montana, Wyoming ........................................................................... 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 59107, 

Tel: (406) 247–7215. 

California Area IHS: California Ms. Mona Celli, IHS Area Scholarship Coordinator, California Area 

IHS, 650 Capitol Mall, Suite 7–100, Sacramento, CA 95814, Tel: 

(916) 930–3983 ext 311. 

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.

Ms. Marla Jones, IHS Area Scholarship Coordinator, Nashville Area 

IHS, 711 Stewards Ferry Pike, Nashville, TN 37214, Tel: (615) 467– 

1576. 

Navajo Area IHS: 

Arizona, New Mexico, Utah ............................................................... Ms. Aletha John, IHS Area Scholarship Coordinator, Navajo Area IHS, 

P.O. Box 9020, Window Rock, AZ 86515, Tel: (928) 871–1360. 

Oklahoma City Area IHS: 

Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas ................................................ Mr. Keith Bohanan, IHS Area Scholarship Coordinator, Oklahoma City 

Area IHS, 701 Market Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73114, Tel: (405) 

951–3789, 1–800–722–3357 (toll free). 

Phoenix Area IHS: 

Arizona, Nevada, Utah ...................................................................... Ms. Trudy Begay, IHS Area Scholarship Coordinator, Phoenix Area 

IHS, Suite 510, 40 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85004, Tel: 

(602) 364–5219. 

Portland Area IHS: 

Idaho, Oregon, Washington .............................................................. Ms. Eugenia Parker, IHS Area Scholarship Coordinator, Portland Area 

IHS, 1414 NW Northrup Street, Suite 800, Portland, OR 97209, Tel: 

(503) 414–7745. 

Tucson Area IHS: Arizona ........................................................................ Ms. Trudy Begay, (See Phoenix Area). 

2. Content and Form Submission 

Each applicant will be responsible for 

entering their basic applicant account 

information online, in addition to 

submitting a completed, original 

signature hard copy and one copy set of 

application documents, in accordance 

with the IHS Scholarship Program 

Application Handbook instructions, to 

the: IHS Scholarship Program Branch 

Office, 801 Thompson Avenue, TMP 

450A, Rockville, MD 20852. Applicants 

must initiate an application through the 

online portal or their application will be 

considered incomplete. For more 

information on how to use the online 

portal, go to www.ihs.gov/scholarship. 

The portal will be open on December 

19, 2014. The application will be 

considered complete if the following 

documents (original and one copy) are 

included: 

• Completed and signed online 

Application Checklist. 

• Completed, printed, and signed 

IHSSP online application form for new 

or continuation student. 

• Current Letter of Acceptance from 

College/University or Proof of 

Application to a College/University or 

Health Professions Program. 

• One set of official transcripts for all 

colleges/universities attended (or high 

school transcripts or Certificate of 

Completion of Home School Program or 

General Education Diploma (GED) for 

applicants who have not taken college 

courses). 

• Cumulative Grade Point Average 

(GPA): Calculated by the applicant. 

• 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, i.e., Tribal enrollment 

card showing enrollment number; or 

(3) Other evidence of Tribal 

membership satisfactory to the Secretary 

of the Interior. 

Note: If you meet the criteria of Form 4432- 

Category B or C, you are eligible only for the 

Preparatory or Pre-graduate Scholarships, 

which have eligibility criteria as follows in 

Section B 

B. For Preparatory or Pre-graduate 

Scholarships, only: 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 

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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 

located in accordance with the law of 

that State. 

C. For Preparatory or Pre-graduate 

Scholarships, only: 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/or 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. 

• Two Faculty/Employer Evaluations 

with original signature. 

• Online Narratives—Reasons for 

Requesting the Scholarship. 

• Delinquent Debt Form with original 

signature. 

• Course Curriculum Verification 

with original signature. 

• Curriculum for Major. 

3. Submission Dates 

Application Receipt Date: The online 

continuation application submission 

deadline for continuation applicants is 

Saturday, February 28, 2015. Required 

application support documents will be 

accepted through Saturday, March 28, 

2015. 

Application Receipt Date: New 

applicants must print and sign their 

online application and checklist and 

submit it with their supporting 

documents by the postal deadline of 

Saturday, March 28, 2015. No 

supporting documents will be accepted 

after this date, except final Letters of 

Acceptance, which must be submitted 

no later than Saturday, May 30, 2015. 

Applications and supporting 

documents (original and one copy) shall 

be considered as meeting the deadline if 

they are received by the IHSSP Branch 

Office, 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 the 

application will not be considered for 

funding. 

New and continuation applicants may 

check the status of their application 

receipt and processing by logging into 

their online account at www.ihs.gov/ 

scholarship. Applications received with 

postmarks after the announced deadline 

date 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 fulltime scholarship awards will be made in 

accordance with the authorizing statutes 

at 25 U.S.C. 1613 and 1613a and the 

regulations at 42 CFR Subpart J, 

Subdivisions J–3, J–4, and J–8 and this 

information will be published in all 

IHSSP Application and Student 

Handbooks as they pertain to the IHSSP. 

6. Other Submissions Requirements 

New and continuation applicants are 

responsible for using the online 

application system. See section 3. 

Submission Dates for application 

deadlines. 

V. Application Review Information 

1. Criteria 

Applications will be reviewed and 

scored with the following criteria. 

• 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. Preparatory, Pre-graduate 

and 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 

Related to the Needs of the IHS (30 

points): 

Applicants must provide a brief 

written explanation of reasons for 

asking for the scholarship and of their 

career goals. Applicants are considered 

for scholarship awards based on their 

desired career goals and how these goals 

relate to current Indian health personnel 

needs. 

The applicant’s narrative will be 

judged on how well it is written and its 

content. 

Applications for each health career 

category are reviewed and ranked 

separately. 

• 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 

receive 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 2015. 

Æ Indian Health Professions 

Preparatory Scholarships: 

A. Pre-Clinical Psychology (Jr. and Sr. 

undergraduate years only). 

B. Pre-Nursing. 

C. Pre-Pharmacy. 

D. Pre-Social Work (Jr. and Sr. 

preparing for an MS in social work). 

Æ Indian Health Professions Pregraduate Scholarships: 

A. Pre-Dentistry. 

B. Pre-Medicine. 

C. Pre-Optometry. 

D. Pre-Podiatry. 

Æ Indian Health Professions 

Scholarship: 

A. Bio Medical Engineering—BS (Jr. 

and Sr. undergraduate years only). 

B. Bio Medical Technology—AAS. 

C. Chemical Dependency 

Counseling—Master’s Degrees. 

D. Clinical Psychology—Ph.D. or 

PsyD. 

E. Coding Specialist—AAS degree. 

F. Dentistry: DDS or DMD degrees. 

G. Diagnostic Radiology Technology: 

AAS or BS. 

H. Environmental Health/Sanitarian: 

BS (Jr. and Sr. undergraduate years 

only). 

I. Health Records Administration: 

RHIT (AAS) and RHIA (BS). 

J. Medical Technology: BS (Jr. and Sr. 

undergraduate years only). 

K. Medicine: Allopathic and 

Osteopathic. 

L. Nurse: Associate and Bachelor 

Degrees and advanced degrees in 

Psychiatry, Geriatric, Women’s Health, 

Pediatric Nursing, Midwifery, Nurse 

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(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). 

M. Optometry: OD. 

N. Pharmacy: PharmD. 

O. Physician Assistant: PA–C. 

P. Physical Therapy: MS and DPT. 

Q. Podiatry: DPM. 

R. Public Health Nutritionist: MS. 

S. Respiratory Therapy: BS Degree. 

T. Social Work: Masters Level only 

(Direct Practice and Clinical 

concentrations). 

U. Ultrasonography (Prerequisite: 

Diagnostic Radiology Technology 

degree/certificate). 

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. 

Reviewers will not be allowed to review 

an application from their Area or their 

own Tribe. Each application will be 

reviewed by three reviewers. The 

average score of the three reviews 

provides 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 by 

date of graduation and score. If several 

students have the same date of 

graduation and score within the same 

discipline, the computer will randomly 

sort the ranking list and will not sort 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 recipients 

applying for extension of their 

scholarship funding will be notified in 

writing during the first week of June 

2015 and new applicants will be 

notified in writing during the first week 

of July 2015. 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 allied health 

professions eligible for consideration for 

the award of IHS Indian Health 

Professions Preparatory and Pregraduate Scholarships and IHS Indian 

Health Professions Scholarships. 

Section 104(b)(1) of the IHCIA, 25 

U.S.C. 1613a(b)(1), authorizes the IHS to 

determine the distribution of 

scholarships among the health 

professions. 

Awards for the Indian Health 

Professions Scholarships will be made 

in accordance with 42 CFR 136.330– 

136.334. Awardees shall incur a service 

obligation prescribed under the IHCIA, 

Section 1613a(b), which shall be met by 

service, through full-time clinical 

practice: 

(1) In the IHS; 

(2) In a program conducted under a 

contract or compact entered into under 

the Indian Self-Determination 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 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 (75% of the total 

served) of Indians as determined by the 

Secretary in accordance with guidelines 

of the Service. 

Pursuant to the IHCIA Section 

1613a(b)(3)(C), an awardee of an IHS 

Health Professions Scholarship may, at 

the election of the awardee, meet his/ 

her service obligation prescribed under 

IHCIA Section 1613a(b) 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 

Indian 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 performed, 

through full-time clinical practice, at an 

approved service payback facility. The 

IHS Director (Director), reserves the 

right to make final decisions regarding 

assignment of scholarship recipients to 

fulfill their service obligation. 

Moreover, the Director, 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, 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 

Indian Health Professions Scholarship 

Program of the IHCIA must maintain a 

2.0 cumulative GPA, remain in good 

academic standing each semester/ 

trimester/quarter, maintain full-time 

student status (Institutional definition of 

‘‘minimum hours’’ constituting full-time 

enrollment applies) or part-time student 

status (Institutional definition of 

‘‘minimum and maximum’’ hours 

constituting part-time enrollment 

applies) for the entire academic year, as 

indicated on the scholarship application 

submitted for that academic year. The 

Health Professions Scholarship awardee 

may not change his or her enrollment 

status between terms of enrollment 

during the same academic year. New 

recipients may not request a Leave of 

Absence during the first year of their 

funding. In addition to these 

requirements, a Health Professions 

Scholarship awardee must be enrolled 

in an approved/accredited school for a 

Health Professions degree. 

An awardee of a scholarship under 

the IHS Health Professions Preparatory 

and Health Professions Pre-graduate 

Scholarship authority must maintain a 

minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA, remain 

in good standing each semester/ 

trimester/quarter and be a full-time 

student (Institutional definition of 

‘‘minimum hours’’ constituting full-time 

enrollment applies, typically 12 credit 

hours per semester) or a part-time 

student (Institutional definition of 

‘‘minimum and maximum’’ hours 

constituting part-time enrollment 

applies, typically 6–11 credit hours). 

The Preparatory and Pre-graduate 

awardee may not change from part-time 

status to full-time status or vice versa in 

the same academic year. New recipients 

may not request a Leave of Absence 

during the first year of their funding. 

The following reports must be sent to 

the IHSSP at the identified time frame. 

Each scholarship awardee will have 


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access to an online Recipient Handbook 

and required program forms and 

instructions on when, how, and to 

whom these must be submitted, by 

logging into the IHSSP Web site at 

www.ihs.gov/scholarship. If a 

scholarship awardee fails to submit 

these forms and reports as required, 

they will be ineligible for continuation 

of scholarship support and scholarship 

award payments will be discontinued. 

A. Recipient’s and Initial Progress 

Report 

Within thirty (30) days from the 

beginning of each semester/trimester/ 

quarter, scholarship awardees must 

submit a Recipient’s Initial Program 

Progress Report (Form IHS–856–8, 

found on the IHS Scholarship Program 

Web site at www.ihs.gov/scholarship). 

B. Transcripts 

Within thirty (30) days from the end 

of each academic period, i.e., semester/ 

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 

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–856–9, found on 

the IHS Scholarship Program Web site at 

www.ihs.gov/scholarship). 

D. Change of Status 

• Change of Academic Status 

Scholarship awardees must 

immediately notify 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 IHSSP 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 

Scholarship Program Analyst 

immediately in writing. Justification 

must be attached from the school 

advisor. 

VII. Agency Contacts 

1. Questions on the application 

process may be directed to the 

appropriate IHS Area Scholarship 

Coordinator. 

2. Questions on other programmatic 

matters may be addressed to: Chief, 

Scholarship Program, 801 Thompson 

Avenue, TMP 450A, Rockville, 

Maryland 20852. Telephone: (301) 443– 

6197 (This is not a toll-free number) 

3. Questions on payment information 

may be directed to: Mr. Craig Boswell, 

Grants Scholarship Coordinator, 

Division of Grants Management, Indian 

Health Service, 801 Thompson Avenue, 

TMP 360, 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 from 

http://www.healthypeople.gov. 

Interested individuals are reminded 

that the list of eligible health and allied 

professions is effective for applicants for 

the 2015–2016 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: December 4, 2014. 

Yvette Roubideaux, 

Acting Director, Indian Health Service. 

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National Institutes of Health 

Center for Scientific Review; Notice of 

Closed Meetings 

Pursuant to section 10(d) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. App.), notice is 

hereby given of the following meetings. 

The meetings will be closed to the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions set forth in sections 

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as amended. The grant applications and 

the discussions could disclose 

confidential trade secrets or commercial 

property such as patentable material, 

and personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the grant 

applications, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel; Topics in 

Host/Bacterial Interactions. 

Date: January 7, 2015. 

Time: 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: National Institutes of Health, 6701 

Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, MD 20892 

(Telephone Conference Call). 

Contact Person: Marci Scidmore, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 3192, 

MSC 7808, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–435– 

1149, marci.scidmore@nih.gov. 

Name of Committee: Center for Scientific 

Review Special Emphasis Panel; PAR Panel: 

Technologies for Healthy Independent 

Living. 

Date: January 16, 2015. 

Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

Agenda: To review and evaluate grant 

applications. 

Place: Hilton Washington/Rockville, 1750 

Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. 

Contact Person: Guo Feng Xu, Ph.D., 

Scientific Review Officer, Center for 

Scientific Review, National Institutes of 

Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 5122, 

MSC 7854, Bethesda, MD 20892, 301–237– 

9870, xuguofen@csr.nih.gov. 

(Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance 

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93.337, 93.393–93.396, 93.837–93.844, 

93.846–93.878, 93.892, 93.893, National 

Institutes of Health, HHS) 

Dated: December 17, 2014. 

Michelle Trout, 

Program Analyst, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Policy. 

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Council of Councils. 

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