HRSA Grant Funding

According to federal funding regulations, HRSA funded intern applicants are subject to additional eligibility criteria per Funding Opportunity Announcement (NOFO), HRSA­19­002. Intern applicants for the HRSA funded positions must be in an APA accredited program, a citizen of the United States, a non-citizen national of the United States, or a foreign national who possesses a visa permitting permanent residence in the United States. Individuals on a temporary or student visa are not eligible for HRSA funded internship slots. Applicants will be required to verify their compliance with this citizen/visa status prior to award of any federal funding.

Training Clinical Psychology Interns to use Evidence-Based Care Models and Tele-Behavioral Health Technology to Treat OUD and SUD in Monroe County

The internship proposes to increase the number of doctoral psychology interns trained to provide culturally-competent, interdisciplinary behavioral health and substance use services for the highly underserved communities of Monroe County in upstate New York. Monroe County is a rural area facing considerable behavioral health workforce challenges. The internship program is a key resource in the area both for providing behavioral healthcare to underserved citizens as well as providing high-quality interdisciplinary training. 
  
 The program aims to improve the doctoral psychology internship program’s capacity to train psychology interns in behavioral health and substance use prevention and treatment. Specifically, funding will be used to train 21 additional interns during the grant period, with 7 internship slots added in each grant year. Grant funding will allow for enhancement of the current interdisciplinary training in Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) and other Substance Use Disorder (SUD), as well as the increased provision of training in tele-behavioral health. The specific, measurable objectives associated with the proposed project are as follows: 1) Between September 2019 and August 2022, add a total of 21 intern training positions with a focus on OUD/SUD services for underserved populations; 2) Between September 2019 and August 2022, the program’s existing integrated care training curriculum will be enhanced through the addition of new annual training activities and rotations; 3) By August 2022, the program will have improved its training of psychology interns in OUD/SUD through faculty development; 4) By August 2022, the local healthcare workforce will be expanded and enhanced through the retention of at least 60% of trainees. All project activities have been developed with an emphasis on training interns to provide culturally competent care for vulnerable, diverse, and underserved populations

This program is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under D40HP33360 and Graduate Psychology Education Programs as part of an award (Training Clinical Psychology Interns to use Evidence-Based Care Models and Tele-Behavioral Health Technology to Treat OUD and SUD in Monroe County) totaling $1,341,194 with 0%  non-governmental sources. The information provided on this website is that of the internship program and director and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.

Expanding Evidence-Based Mental Health and Integration of Care Models among Children and Adolescents in Upstate New York via an Accredited Doctoral Psychology Internship Training Program

The internship aims to increase training opportunities and the number of doctoral psychology interns trained to provide culturally-competent, interdisciplinary behavioral health services for children, adolescents, and transitional youth in highly underserved communities of Monroe County in upstate New York. Monroe County is facing considerable behavioral health workforce challenges. The internship program is a key resource in the area both for providing behavioral healthcare to underserved citizens as well as providing high-quality interdisciplinary training.

This project will improve the clinical psychology internship program’s capacity to train psychology interns in integrated behavioral health and primary care settings with a focus on the treatment of children, adolescents, and transitional age youth. Specifically, funding will be used to train 32 additional interns during the grant period, with 6 internship slots in year 1, 6 internship slots in year 2, 10 internship slots in year 3, and 10 internship slots in year 4. Grant funding allows for enhancement of integrated care training as well as the increased provision of training in 1) utilizing advancements in technology within integrated treatment; 2) addressing co-occurring disorders (OUD/SUD and mental health) among youth, and 3) prevention and treatment related to violence exposure among youth. The specific, measurable objectives associated with the proposed project are as follows: 1) Between July 2021 and June 2025, add a total of 32 intern training positions with a focus on providing behavioral health services to children, adolescents, and transitional youth in integrated care settings; 2) Between July 2021 and June 2025, the program’s existing integrated care training curriculum will be enhanced through the addition of new annual training activities and rotations; 3) Between July 2021 and June 2025 the program will have improved its training of psychology interns in integrated care through faculty development; 4) By June 2025, the local healthcare workforce will be expanded and enhanced through the retention of at least 50% of trainees. All project activities have been developed with an emphasis on training interns to provide culturally competent care for vulnerable, diverse, and underserved children, adolescents, and transitional age youth. 

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA-21-089) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $1,510,162 with 0% financed with non-governmental sources. The information provided on this website is that of the internship program and director and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.