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

New York Primary Care Service Corps Loan Repayment Program Inactive
Loan repayment assistance for healthcare professionals who agree to practice in a Health Professional Shortage Area of New York.

California Song-Brown Healthcare Workforce Training Program: Family Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant (FNP/PA) Postgraduate Fellowship Inactive
Grants to support postgraduate family nurse practitioner/physician assistant (FNP/PA) fellowships for clinical training in primary care.

Aya Locums Future Leaders in Medicine Scholarship Inactive
Scholarships for students underrepresented in the healthcare professions who are pursuing specific professional and graduate level degree programs.

Minnesota Health Professional Training Scholarship Grant Program Inactive
Grants for eligible health professional training programs in Minnesota to administer scholarships to students enrolled during the 2023-24 school year. Grantees should provide both academic and professional counseling and prioritize rural clinical placements for all scholarship recipients.

Maternity Care Nursing Workforce Expansion (MatCare) Program Inactive
Grants to provide support to accredited nurse midwifery programs to train nurse midwives through trainee scholarships, stipends, curriculum enhancement, and community-based training. The program is designed to grow and diversify the maternal and perinatal health nursing workforce that are prepared to address and reduce maternal mortality and morbidity in rural, tribal, and underserved urban communities.

North Carolina State Loan Repayment Program Inactive
Loan repayment assistance for behavioral health workers who provide primary and behavioral/mental healthcare and agree to practice in rural and other underserved areas of North Carolina.

Arkansas Rural Health Scholarship Inactive
Scholarship program designed to assist healthcare students in Arkansas with education costs while encouraging them to serve and practice in underserved rural areas of the state.

South Carolina Behavioral Health Loan Repayment Program Inactive
Educational loan repayment program for qualified behavioral health professionals who contract to practice in rural and/or underserved areas of South Carolina.

Advanced Nursing Education Nurse Practitioner Residency and Fellowship Program (ANE-NPRF) Inactive
Funding to support transition to practice through the establishment, expansion and/or enhancement of existing community-based nurse practitioner residency and fellowship training programs that are accredited or in the accreditation process. Awardees must train postgraduate APRNs who will serve in primary care settings with a focus on improving access to quality healthcare for rural, urban, and tribal underserved populations.

Advanced Nursing Education Workforce (ANEW) Program Inactive
Grants to support innovative academic-practice partnerships to prepare primary care advanced practice registered nursing students to practice in rural and underserved settings through academic and clinical training.