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California Song-Brown Healthcare Workforce Training Program: Certified Nurse Midwifery (CNM) and Licensed Midwifery (LM) Training Programs

Link
View Program Website
Sponsor
California Department of Health Care Access and Information
Deadlines
Dec 5, 2024
Contact

SongBrown@hcai.ca.gov

Purpose

The California Song-Brown Healthcare Workforce Training Program provides grants to support certified nurse midwifery (CNM) and licensed midwifery (LM) training programs in California.

Priority will be given to programs with demonstrated success in:

  • Graduating individuals who practice in medically underserved areas
  • Enrolling members of underrepresented groups in medicine to the program
  • Locating the program's main training site in a medically underserved area
  • Operating a main training site at which the majority of the patients are Medi-Cal recipients
Eligibility

Eligible applicants must be an accredited California school of nursing and approved by the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education (for CNM programs) or the Midwifery Education Accreditation Council (for LM programs), or must be authorized by the Regents of the University of California, by the Trustees of the California State University, or must be approved by the Board of Registered Nursing.

Eligible existing midwifery programs may receive $13,000 per first-year student, with a maximum number of 14 students supported, for a maximum award amount of $182,000.

Eligible new midwifery programs may receive $75,000 per first-year student, with a maximum number of 3 students supported, for a maximum award amount of $225,000.

Geographic coverage
California
Amount of funding

Up to $792,000 in funding is available for one year from to support CNM and LM training program grants.

Application process

Links to additional guidance, application instructions for the Certified Nurse Midwifery and Licensed Midwifery programs, and the online application portal are available on the program website.

Applications for Certified Nurse Midwifery programs are due November 12, 2024. Applications for Licensed Midwifery programs are due December 5, 2024.

Tagged as
Health workforce education and training · Maternal health and prenatal care · Maternal health workforce · Nurse practitioners and other advanced practice registered nurses · Racial and ethnic groups · California

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  • California Department of Health Care Access and Information, view details



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