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FY23 Appropriations Form Information for the Graduate Psychology Education (GPE) Program
Please use the information below to fill out any FY23 Appropriations Request Forms for Congressional Offices. To see if APA Services has already submitted an Appropriations Request Form for GPE to your Congressional Office, please click here. Please contact Alix Ginsberg, MPH with any questions.
Requesting Organization | Your SPTA; or APA if you are not affiliated with your SPTA |
Request is in which subcommittee? | Labor, Health and Human Services and Education (LHHS-ED) |
Request Type (Program, Bill or Language): | Language |
Department | Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) |
Agency | Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) |
Account | Health Workforce, Mental and Behavioral Health |
Program/Activity | Graduate Psychology Education (GPE) Program |
Amount Requested for FY23 | $30 million |
Amount included in President's FY2023 Budget Request | $25 million |
| How does this request compare to the President's budget? | Increase |
| FY23 Requested Bill/Program Language | N/A |
FY23 Requested Report Language | U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Interdisciplinary Community-Based Linkages
Mental and Behavioral Health The Committee recommendation includes $30 million for the interprofessional Graduate Psychology Education (GPE) Program to increase the number of health service psychologists trained to provide integrated services to high-need, underserved populations in rural and urban communities. The Committee recognizes the severe impact of COVID-19 on Americans’ mental and behavioral health and urges HRSA to strengthen investments in the training of health service psychologists to help meet these demands. |
Justification for Request (Sample)
Note: Please personalize this to your State/District as much as possible! | The Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Graduate Psychology Education (GPE) Program is the nation’s primary federal program dedicated to the interprofessional education and training of doctoral-level health service psychologists. Established in 2002, GPE provides grants to accredited psychology doctoral, internship and postdoctoral training programs to expand access to mental and behavioral health services for vulnerable and underserved populations in rural and urban communities. An exemplary “two-for-one” federal activity, the program supports the interprofessional training of psychology graduate students and interns while also providing mental and behavioral health services to underserved populations, such as older adults, children, those suffering from chronic illness, veterans, victims of abuse, and those affected by natural disasters. Increased investments to support our nation’s psychological health and emotional well-being are needed now more than ever, as current data shows that Americans are experiencing a surge in COVID-related mental and behavioral health problems, including increases in anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder. |
Is there a letter being led by another Senator on this request? | No |
Is this request being submitted to other offices? | Yes |
Has language been included in previous fiscal years? | Yes. LHHS title of the FY22 Omni/Joint Explanatory Statement showing $20m for GPE on p.13: |
Historical GPE Funding Information | ||
FY22 | Amount Appropriated in FY22 (Final) | $20 million |
FY22 Senate Bill | N/A | |
FY22 House Bill | $25 million | |
FY22 President’s Budget Request | $25 million | |
FY21 | Amount Appropriated in FY21 (Final) | $19 million |
FY21 Senate Bill | $18 million (Note: Senate bill was only made public - never considered by Committee) | |
FY21 House Bill | $20 million | |
FY21 President’s Budget Request | $18 million | |
FY20 | Amount Appropriated in FY20 (Final) | $18 million |
FY20 Senate Bill | N/A | |
FY20 House Bill | $18 million | |
FY20 President’s Budget Request | $18 million | |
