Health Professions Preparatory Scholarship Program for Indians is a grant from the Department of Health and Human Services that funds scholarships for American Indian and Alaska Native students pursuing health professions education.

Administered by the Indian Health Service (IHS) through its Division of Grants Management, the program supports pre-professional preparatory education to increase the number of Indian health professionals serving tribal communities. The IHS Division of Grants Management oversees the solicitation, awarding, and administration of the scholarship program, providing financial management guidance and technical assistance to grantees.

Eligible applicants include American Indian and Alaska Native individuals enrolled in compensatory preprofessional education courses to prepare for health professions training. The program aims to address critical health workforce shortages in Indian communities nationwide.

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gov Entity Registration Changes . The mission of the Division of Grants Management (DGM) is to efficiently and effectively manage and administer IHS grants, providing quality customer service and technical expertise to internal and external stakeholders. The Division of Grants Management (DGM) is located the Office of Management Services.

DGM’s core responsibilities include soliciting, awarding, and administering grants and cooperative agreements for IHS grantees. Additionally, DGM offers guidance, financial management, and technical assistance to grantees.

Within the organizational structure, the IHS Grants Policy Office (GP), located under the OMS and within DGM, is home to the Chief Grants Management Officer (CGMO) also known as the Director and the Grants Policy Officer (GPO). Grants policy plays a pivotal role in how staff provide oversight of all DGM grants operations functions to ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and policies (HHS and IHS).

To ensure effective oversight, DGM has established three internal teams; Policy, Training and Systems that collaborate to address all of the critical functions of the division including developing policies and procedures for IHS grants management, offering training for internal staff and grantees, and maintaining grant systems functions.

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