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Song Brown Registered Nurse Education Programs (RN) 2026 Application

Grantor:
Department of Health Care Access and Information
Portal ID:
161958
Status:
Active
Opportunity Type:
  • Grant
Last Updated:
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Categories:

Details

Purpose:

The Song-Brown program funds institutions that train primary care health professionals to provide healthcare in California’s medically underserved areas.

 

Description:

This grant opportunity will result in funding organizations to train Registered Nurse trainees to work in underserved communities. Such strategies shall incorporate the following elements:

1.Establishing procedures to identify, recruit, and admit registered nurse trainees who possess characteristics which would suggest a predisposition to practice in areas of unmet need, and who express a commitment to serve in areas of unmet need.

2. Implementing counseling and placement programs to encourage training program graduates to enter practice in areas of unmet need.

3.Providing preceptorship experience in an area of unmet need to enhance the potential of training program graduates to practice in such an area.

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible Applicants:

  • Business
  • Nonprofit
  • Public Agency

Eligible applicants provide graduate medical education training in the state of California. See the Eligibility criteria for more information...

Eligible Geographies:

Registered nursing programs must be located in California.

Important Dates

The date (and time, where applicable) by which all applications must be submitted to the grantmaker. Time listed as “00:00” equates to midnight.
The date on which the grantor expects to announce the recipient(s) of the grant.
January 2027
The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized.
2 years

Funding Details

The total projected dollar amount of the grant.
$2,725,000
A single grant opportunity may represent one or many awards. Some grantors may know in advance the exact number of awards to be given. Others may indicate a range. Some may wish to and wait until the application period closes before determining how many awards to offer; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
Dependent
Grant opportunities representing multiple awards may offer awards in the same amount or in varied amounts. Some may wish to wait until the application period closes before determining per-award amounts; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
Dependent
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) provide a letter of intent.
No
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) be able to fully or partially match the grant award amount with another funding source.
No
The funding source allocated to fund the grant. It may be either State or Federal (or a combination of both), and be tied to a specific piece of legislation, a proposition, or a bond number.
  • State

Funding Source Notes:

Grant awards are limited to the funds specified in the State Budget Act. This is a one-time grant opportunity with no implied or expressed guarantee of subsequent funding after the initial contract award resulting from this application.

The manner in which the grant funding will be delivered to the awardee. Funding methods include reimbursements (where the recipient spends out-of-pocket and is reimbursed by the grantor) and advances (where the recipient spends received grant funds directly).
  • Reimbursement(s)

Funding Method Notes:

Awardees will enter into a grant agreement with the Department of Health Care Access and Information.

How to Apply

State agencies/departments recommend you read the full grant guidelines before applying.

Resources

For questions about this grant, contact:
Song Brown, 1-916-326-3700, SongBrown@hcai.ca.gov

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