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Song Brown Family Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant (FNP & PA) 2026 Application

Grantor:
Department of Health Care Access and Information
Portal ID:
161952
Status:
Active
Open Date:
2/24/26 00:00
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 primary carenurse practitioners and physician assistant trainees to work in underservedcommunities. Such strategies shall incorporate the following elements:

1. Establishing procedures to identify, recruit and admit primary care nursepractitioner and physician assistant trainees who possess characteristicswhich would suggest a predisposition to practice in areas of unmet need, andwho express a commitment to serve in areas of unmet need.

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

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

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible Applicants:

  • Business
  • Nonprofit
  • Public Agency

Each FNP and PA training program must be approved for funding under the Song-Brown Health Care Workforce Training Act.

Eligible Geographies:

All approved FNP and PA programs must be located within 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.
December 2026
The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized.
12 months

Funding Details

The total projected dollar amount of the grant.
$3,931,000
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
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)

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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