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Funding by Topic: Health workforce education and training

Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.

Michigan Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Workforce Grants Inactive
Grants for training Michigan EMS workforce personnel. The goal is to address the shortage of paramedics and reduce barriers to enrollment in EMS education programming, specifically paramedic programs, in the state.
Geographic coverage: Michigan
Application Deadline: Jun 30, 2023
Sponsor: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Preventing Youth Overdose: Treatment, Recovery, Education, Awareness, and Training Inactive
Grants to increase services across the spectrum of prevention, treatment, and recovery for youth and young adults with, or at risk for, opioid use disorder and/or co-occurring disorders by supporting local efforts to raise awareness about fentanyl, improve access to treatment with medications, and to support youth with their treatment and recovery. Tribal and rural populations are a program priority.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jun 27, 2023
Sponsors: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Native Americans into Medicine (NAM) Inactive
A 7-week summer enrichment program for college sophomores, juniors and seniors that are interested in pursuing health careers.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jun 19, 2023
Sponsor: University of Minnesota
Agricultural Safety and Health: Core Course Registration and Fee Waivers Inactive
Course registration and an opportunity to apply for a fee waiver to attend the Agricultural Safety and Health Core Course to be held virtually in June, 2023.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 31, 2023
Sponsor: Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health
American Indian and Alaska Native Behavioral Health Center of Excellence Inactive
Funding for a single entity to serve as a Center of Excellence to advance behavioral health equity for American Indians and Alaska Natives in both reservations and urban communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 26, 2023
Sponsors: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
North Carolina Rural Hospital Flexibility Improvement Project Inactive
Funding for an organization or organizations to provide technical assistance for Critical Access Hospitals in North Carolina with a focus on improvement of financial and operational implementation, quality metrics, and management of population health.
Geographic coverage: North Carolina
Application Deadline: May 26, 2023
Sponsor: North Carolina Office of Rural Health
Health Careers Opportunity Program: The National HCOP Academies Inactive
Grants to increase and support opportunities for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds to enter and graduate from health professions programs. National HCOP Academies strengthen the health workforce pipeline in medically underserved and rural areas by providing both academic and social supports to students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: May 24, 2023
Sponsors: Bureau of Health Workforce, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Iowa Medical Residency Training State Matching Grants Program Inactive
Funding to establish, expand, or support medical residency training programs in Iowa. Priority will be given to applications that establish/expand emergency medicine, obstetrics/gynecology, and psychiatry residency programs.
Geographic coverage: Iowa
Application Deadline: May 17, 2023
Sponsor: Iowa Department of Health and Human Services
Supporting a Strong Children's Health Workforce in Illinois Inactive
Funding for learning opportunities and guidance to children and youth to encourage the exploration of healthcare career paths, particularly oral health and mental health. Funding will be geographically diverse, and preference will be given to projects in healthcare shortage areas.
Geographic coverage: Illinois
Application Deadline: May 16, 2023
Sponsor: Illinois Children's Healthcare Foundation
NNLM Region 6 State Advisory Group (SAG) Illinois Outreach Award Inactive
Funding to improve health literacy and increase health equity through engagement and training for health information. The program focus is to address issues of mental health and/or social or environmental health in health disparity populations in Illinois.
Geographic coverage: Illinois
Application Deadline: May 15, 2023
Sponsors: Network of the National Library of Medicine, U.S. National Library of Medicine