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Funding by Topic: Nurse practitioners and other advanced practice registered nurses

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

Hillman Emergent Innovation Program Inactive
Grants to accelerate the development of creative nursing-driven interventions that will improve the health and healthcare of marginalized populations. Projects should target populations that encounter barriers to healthcare, including Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC), the economically disadvantaged, LGBTQ+ people, people experiencing homelessness, rural populations, refugee, and immigrant populations.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Required): Feb 27, 2024
Application Deadline: Jul 2, 2024
Sponsor: Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation
Hillman Innovations in Care Program Inactive
Funding for innovative, nursing-driven models of care designed to improve the health and healthcare of marginalized populations. Target populations include Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC), the economically disadvantaged, LGBTQ+ people, people experiencing homelessness, rural populations, refugee, and immigrant populations.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Required): Feb 27, 2024
Application Deadline: May 14, 2024
Sponsor: Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation
Building a Pipeline of Primary Care Providers to Serve Diverse Communities of Colorado Inactive
Grants to increase the number of individuals working within Colorado's primary healthcare workforce who reflect the diverse patient population served by the state's safety net system and/or who are committed to serving rural and frontier communities.
Geographic coverage: Colorado
Application Deadline: Feb 15, 2024
Sponsor: Colorado Health Foundation
Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP) Inactive
Funding for accredited schools of nursing to establish and/or operate a student loan fund. Grantees will loan money to students, and up to 85% of each loan may be forgiven upon completion of up to 4 years of full-time employment as a faculty member in an accredited school of nursing.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: Feb 12, 2024
Sponsors: Bureau of Health Workforce, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
California County Medical Services Program Loan Repayment Program Inactive
Assists with the repayment of qualified educational loans for primary care professionals who provide healthcare services at an approved site located in a County Medical Services Program (CMSP) area in California.
Geographic coverage: California
Application Deadline: Feb 6, 2024
Sponsor: California Department of Health Care Access and Information
Healthcare Worker Loan Relief Program of the Commonwealth Inactive
Loan repayment for specific healthcare professionals who agree to practice in underserved areas of Kentucky.
Geographic coverage: Kentucky
Application Deadline: Jan 31, 2024
Sponsor: University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health
Tennessee State Loan Repayment Program Inactive
Loan repayment assistance for primary care practitioners who agree to serve in a Health Professional Shortage Area of Tennessee.
Geographic coverage: Tennessee
Application Deadline: Jan 31, 2024
Sponsor: Tennessee Office of Rural Health
Oregon Health Care Provider Loan Repayment Program Inactive
Loan repayment for primary care clinicians who serve patients in underserved areas of Oregon regardless of their source of coverage or ability to pay.
Geographic coverage: Oregon
Application Deadline: Jan 25, 2024
Sponsor: Oregon Office of Rural Health
Massachusetts State Loan Repayment Program Inactive
Loan repayment assistance for primary healthcare professionals who agree to serve in a Health Professional Shortage Area or for substance use disorder services in Massachusetts.
Geographic coverage: Massachusetts
Application Deadline: Jan 19, 2024
Sponsors: Massachusetts Health Care Workforce Center, Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers
Health Professions Extern Program Inactive
Externship opportunities for Indian Health Service Scholarship recipients and other interested health professions students.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jan 10, 2024
Sponsors: Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services