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§295f–2 Training for Mid-career Public and Allied Health Professionals

Title 42 › Chapter 6A— PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › Subchapter V— HEALTH PROFESSIONS EDUCATION › Part E— Health Professions and Public Health Workforce › Subpart 3— recruitment and retention programs › § 295f–2

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary can give grants or sign contracts with eligible schools so those schools can award scholarships. The scholarships pay for mid-career public health and allied health workers to take degree or professional training to improve their skills. Eligible entity: an accredited school that offers public or allied health training. Eligible individuals: workers at federal, state, tribal, or local public or allied health jobs who want more education. Congress authorized $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and whatever money is needed for fiscal years 2011–2015 to run the program. Half the money must go to public health mid-career workers and half to allied health mid-career workers.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §295f–2

The Public Health and Welfare, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)The Secretary may make grants to, or enter into contracts with, any eligible entity to award scholarships to eligible individuals to enroll in degree or professional training programs for the purpose of enabling mid-career professionals in the public health and allied health workforce to receive additional training in the field of public health and allied health.
(b)(1)The term “eligible entity” indicates an accredited educational institution that offers a course of study, certificate program, or professional training program in public or allied health or a related discipline, as determined by the Secretary 11 So in original. Probably should be followed by a period.
(2)The term “eligible individuals” includes those individuals employed in public and allied health positions at the Federal, State, tribal, or local level who are interested in retaining or upgrading their education.
(c)There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015. Fifty percent of appropriated funds shall be allotted to public health mid-career professionals and 50 percent shall be allotted to allied health mid-career professionals.

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Prior Provisions

A prior section 295f–2, act
July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, § 772, formerly § 775, as added Nov. 18, 1971, Pub. L. 92–157, title I, § 104(a), 85 Stat. 448; renumbered § 772 and amended Oct. 12, 1976, Pub. L. 94–484, title V, § 503(a), 90 Stat. 2300; Dec. 19, 1977, Pub. L. 95–215, §§ 1(b), 8(c), 91 Stat. 1504, 1507; Nov. 9, 1978, Pub. L. 95–623, § 12(j), 92 Stat. 3457; Oct. 22, 1985, Pub. L. 99–129, title II, § 211(c), 99 Stat. 539, related to applications for capitation grants, prior to repeal by act
July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, § 773, as added Nov. 4, 1988, Pub. L. 100–607, title VI, § 606(b), 102 Stat. 3127, effective Oct. 1, 1990. Another prior section 295f–2, act
July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, § 772, as added Oct. 22, 1965, Pub. L. 89–290, § 2(a), 79 Stat. 1053; amended Aug. 16, 1968, Pub. L. 90–490, title I, § 111(a), (e), 82 Stat. 776, 777; Nov. 2, 1970, Pub. L. 91–519, title I, § 102(a), 84 Stat. 1343; Nov. 18, 1971, Pub. L. 92–157, title I, § 104(a), 85 Stat. 444; Nov. 16, 1973, Pub. L. 93–154, § 3(b), 87 Stat. 604;
July 12, 1974, Pub. L. 93–348, title II, § 215, 88 Stat. 354; Oct. 12, 1976, Pub. L. 94–484, title I, § 101(m), 90 Stat. 2245, provided special project grants and contracts, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 94–484, title V, § 502, Oct. 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 2293, effective with respect to fiscal years beginning after Sept. 30, 1977. A prior section 777 of act
July 1, 1944, was classified to section 294o of this title prior to the general amendment of this part by Pub. L. 105–392.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 295f–2

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60