---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 295d"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "295d"
heading: "Health administration traineeships and special projects"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/295d"
units:
  - "Chapter 6A — Public Health Service"
  - "Subchapter V — Health Professions Education"
  - "Part E — Health Professions and Public Health Workforce"
  - "Subpart 2 — public health workforce"
---

# §295d. Health administration traineeships and special projects

- (a) **In general—** The [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c) may make grants to [State](/usc/42/201.md?p=f) or local governments (that have in effect preventive medical and dental public health residency [programs](/usc/42/274l–1.md?p=4)) or public or [nonprofit](/usc/42/300s–3.md?p=3) private educational entities (including graduate [schools](/usc/42/300j–21.md?p=6) of social work and business [schools](/usc/42/300j–21.md?p=6) that have health management [programs](/usc/42/274l–1.md?p=4)) that offer a [program](/usc/42/274l–1.md?p=4) described in [subsection (b)](#b)—
  - (1) to provide traineeships for students enrolled in such a [program](/usc/42/274l–1.md?p=4); and
  - (2) to assist accredited [programs](/usc/42/274l–1.md?p=4) health administration in the development or improvement of [programs](/usc/42/274l–1.md?p=4) to prepare students for employment with public or [nonprofit](/usc/42/300s–3.md?p=3) private entities.
- (b) **Relevant programs—** The [program](/usc/42/274l–1.md?p=4) referred to in [subsection (a)](#a) is an accredited [program](/usc/42/274l–1.md?p=4) in health administration, [hospital](/usc/42/300s–3.md?p=1) administration, or health policy analysis and planning, which [program](/usc/42/274l–1.md?p=4) is accredited by a body or bodies approved for such purpose by the [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c) of Education and which meets such other quality standards as the [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c) of Health and Human [Services](/usc/42/201.md?p=a) by regulation may prescribe.
- (c) **Preference in making grants—** In making grants under [subsection (a)](#a), the [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c) shall give preference to qualified applicants that meet the following conditions:
  - (1) Not less than 25 percent of the graduates of the applicant are engaged in full-time practice settings in medically underserved communities.
  - (2) The applicant recruits and admits students from medically underserved communities.
  - (3) For the purpose of training students, the applicant has established relationships with public and [nonprofit](/usc/42/300s–3.md?p=3) [providers](/usc/42/299b–21.md?p=8) of health care in the community involved.
  - (4) In training students, the applicant emphasizes employment with public or [nonprofit](/usc/42/300s–3.md?p=3) private entities.
- (d) **Certain provisions regarding traineeships—**
  - (1) **Use of grant—** Traineeships awarded under grants made under [subsection (a)](#a) shall provide for tuition and fees and such stipends and allowances (including travel and subsistence expenses and dependency allowances) for the trainees as the [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c) may deem necessary.
  - (2) **Preference for certain students—** Each entity applying for a grant under [subsection (a)](#a) for traineeships shall assure to the satisfaction of the [Secretary](/usc/42/201.md?p=c) that the entity will give priority to awarding the traineeships to students who demonstrate a commitment to employment with public or [nonprofit](/usc/42/300s–3.md?p=3) private entities in the fields with respect to which the traineeships are awarded.

## Source credit

(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, § 769, as added Pub. L. 105–392, title I, § 105, Nov. 13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3556.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 295d, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, § 765, as added Dec. 25, 1970, Pub. L. 91–696, § 101, 84 Stat. 2080–3; amended Oct. 17, 1979, Pub. L. 96–88, title III, § 301(a)(1), title V, § 507, 93 Stat. 677, 692, related to requisites for approval of grants, establishment of separate medical school departments of family medicine, establishment of special hospital programs of family medicine, and supplementation of non-Federal funds, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99–129, title II, § 220(c), Oct. 22, 1985, 99 Stat. 544.

Another prior section 295d, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, § 765, as added Oct. 31, 1963, Pub. L. 88–164, title I, § 101, 77 Stat. 284, related to noninterference with administration of institutions respecting grants for construction of mental retardation facilities, prior to the general amendment of former part D of this subchapter by section 101 of Pub. L. 91–696.

Prior sections 295d–1 and 295d–2 were repealed by Pub. L. 99–129, title II, § 220(c), Oct. 22, 1985, 99 Stat. 544.

Section 295d–1, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, § 766, as added Dec. 25, 1970, Pub. L. 91–696, § 101, 84 Stat. 2080–4, related to establishment and funding of planning and developmental grants.

Another prior section 295d–1, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, § 766, as added Oct. 31, 1963, Pub. L. 88–164, title I, § 101, 77 Stat. 284, related to definitions in connection with grants for construction of mental retardation research facilities, prior to the general amendment of former part D of this subchapter by section 101 of Pub. L. 91–696.

Section 295d–2, act July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title VII, § 767, as added Dec. 25, 1970, Pub. L. 91–696, § 101, 84 Stat. 2080–4, established Advisory Council on Family Medicine and provided for its composition, term and compensation of its members, and its duties and functions.