Grants are awarded to plan and implement projects in preventive and primary care training for podiatric physicians in approved or provisionally approved residency programs that shall provide financial assistance in the form of traineeships to residents participating in projects and who planning to specialize in primary care. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. This year BHPr has decided to use Adobe Acrobat and Word to publish its grant documents on the Web page. In order to download, view and print Adobe Acrobat documents, you will need a copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader. Notification is made in writing by a Notice of Grant Award issued from Headquarters Office.
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A Summary Progress Report must be submitted each year beginning with the second year of support. Competitive continuations may be submitted during the terminal year of support. Competing applications are initially reviewed by nonfederal consultants whose recommendations are considered and approved by the Secretary. Preference will be given only for applications ranked above the 20th percentile of applications that have been recommended for approval by the appropriate peer review group. The Secretary shall also give preference to qualified applicants that provide clinical training in podiatric medicine in a variety of medically underserved communities.