Title 42 — The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-73

§247d–7a Grants regarding training and education of certain health professionals

Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 6A— - PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES › Part Part B— - Federal-State Cooperation › § 247d–7a

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary can give grants and cooperative agreements to public or nonprofit health and education groups, including health professions schools, to pay for things like low-interest loans, partial scholarships or fellowships, loan funds, or other cost-sharing help. The goal is to train people in health jobs that are in short supply so we are ready for bioterrorism and other public health emergencies. The Secretary can require recipients to provide non-federal matching contributions. Money may be appropriated as needed for each fiscal year 2002 through 2006.

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Title 42, §247d–7a

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(a)The Secretary may make awards of grants and cooperative agreements to appropriate public and nonprofit private health or educational entities, including health professions schools and programs as defined in section 295p of this title, for the purpose of providing low-interest loans, partial scholarships, partial fellowships, revolving loan funds, or other cost-sharing forms of assistance for the education and training of individuals in any category of health professions for which there is a shortage that the Secretary determines should be alleviated in order to prepare for or respond effectively to bioterrorism and other public health emergencies.

(b)The Secretary may require as a condition of an award under subsection (a) that a grantee under such subsection provide non-Federal contributions toward the purpose described in such subsection.

(c)For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2002 through 2006.

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42 U.S.C. § 247d–7a

Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73