The Colorado Rural Health Center (CRHC) created the Marva Jean Jackson (MJJ) Rural Community Health Scholarships Program in 2003 to encourage rural facilities and communities to develop or support local scholarship programs. Many rural communities in Colorado experience a chronic shortage of healthcare providers. Evidence shows that one of the factors that can influence a provider’s decision to practice in a rural area is his “roots”: being from a rural area. Programs that support healthcare training and education for students from rural areas have proven to be effective tools in addressing rural workforce shortages.
A couple of changes have been made to the Marva Jean Jackson grant program for the coming year. First of all, applications will be accepted until November of 2013 and a CRHC committee of four will review the proposals. Secondly, the application has been updated with just a few minor changes. Please carefully review both the application and application guide.
For more information on the Marva Jean Jackson grant program, please click here.
If you have any questions please get in touch with Kendra Brooks at kb@coruralhealth.org or 303.996.9698.
