March 11, 2024

Studying Nursing? Apply for HRSA’s Scholarship!

The Health Resources and Services Administrations’ (HRSAs’) Nurse Corps Scholarship Program application is open!

The program provides scholarships to nursing students in exchange for a minimum two-year, full-time service commitment (or part-time equivalent) at an eligible health care facility with a critical shortage of nurses.

Eligible nursing students can apply to the Nurse Corps Scholarship Program. If accepted HRSA will pay your tuition, fees, and other educational costs, along with a monthly stipend.

In return, after you graduate, you work at an eligible health care facility with a critical shortage of nurses.

You are eligible if you:

• Are a U.S. citizen (born or naturalized), a national, or a lawful permanent resident
• Are an accepted or enrolled student in a nursing degree program at a United States accredited school of nursing
• Begin classes no later than September 30
• Don’t have any federal judgment liens
• Don’t have an existing service commitment
• Aren’t overdue on a federal debt

Questions:

Call: 1 800-221-9333 M-F 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (except federal holidays

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March 11, 2024

Notice of Funding Opportunity RCORP – Impact: HRSA-24-014

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) recently released the Notice of Funding Opportunity for Rural Communities Opioid Response Program-Impact (RCORP-Impact) HRSA-24-014.

The purpose of RCORP Impact is to improve access to integrated and coordinated treatment and recovery services for substance use disorder (SUD), including opioid use disorder (OUD), in rural areas.

Ultimately, RCORP-Impact aims to address the SUD/OUD crisis in rural communities and promote long-term, sustained recovery.

Eligible Applicants:

• State governments
• For profit organizations other than small businesses
• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• Special district governments
• Private institutions of higher education
• Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
• Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• Small business
• City or township governments
• County governments
• All domestic public or private, non-profit, and for-profit entities

Each grantee will receive up to $750,000 per year for a four-year project that meets the following goals:

• Goal 1: Service Delivery
  • Establish and/or expand coordinated and comprehensive SUD treatment and recovery services
• Goal 2: Workforce
  • Develop a responsive SUD workforce, which includes both peers and clinical providers with diverse scopes of practice
• Goal 3: Supportive Services
  • Establish and/or enhance coordination with supportive social services to ensure that rural individuals and families affected by SUD have the greatest opportunity possible for sustained, long-term recovery
• Goal 4: Sustainability
  • Develop innovative, multi-sectoral approaches to ensure the continued availability of services supported by RCORP-Impact in the target rural service area

Have questions or cannot access the full announcement electronically?

Please contact:

Sarah O’Donnell, HRSA, (301) 443-0298, sodonnell@hrsa.gov

Applications Due: May 6, 2024

Learn More

Apply Here

February 20, 2024

Funding Opportunity: Advanced Nursing Education – Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (ANE-SANE) Program

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) released a new Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to increase the number of qualified sexual assault nurse examiners.

The Advanced Nursing Education-Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (ANE-SANE) Program will expand advanced nursing education and training to improve access to sexual assault forensic examination. The ANE-SANE Program aims to provide better access to mental and physical care for survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence.

The purpose of this program is to increase the supply, distribution and quality of the sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) workforce and aims to provide access to mental and physical care for survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence.

HRSA will award approximately $14.2 million to up to 28 grantees over a period of three years through this funding opportunity.

Eligible Applicants:

• Accredited schools of nursing
• Nursing centers
• Academic health centers
• Nurse-managed health clinics
• Rural health clinics
• HRSA-supported health clinics
• Federally Qualified Health Centers
• Public or non-profit hospitals and emergency health care service providers
• State and local health departments
• Non-profit community-based and faith-based
• Federally recognized Tribal Government and Native American organizations

View Grant Opportunity

Applications are due by April 2, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. ET

Questions? Please contact

Michael Clark, ANE-SANE@hrsa.gov, (301) 594-4203

February 2, 2024

HRSA Nurse Corps Loan Repayment Program – Apply by March 7

This program provides funds to repay a portion of their outstanding qualifying educational loans.

Eligible Applicants

• If employed in an eligible public or private Critical Shortage Facility
• Registered Nurses
• Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
• If employed at an eligible school of nursing
• Nurse Faculty

Have Questions?

Join this two-hour webinar, on Tuesday, February 13, 2:30 for answers and assistance in completing the application.

January 31, 2024

Upcoming Webinar: HRSA Loan Guarantee Program

Many health centers face challenges and/or delays in obtaining affordable loans for their capital projects because of credit or collateral shortfalls. A loan guarantee from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Health Center Facility Loan Guarantee Program (LGP) can enhance a health center’s credit profile and cover up to 80% of the principal amount of loans made by non-federal lenders.

Join Capital Link’s webinar on February 6 for an overview of the HRSA LGP and get a preview of an upcoming HRSA Loan Guarantee Program Learning Collaborative, starting at the end of February 2024.

Please contact Chloe Bahnan cbahnan@caplink.org, if you have questions.

When: Tuesday, February 6, 2:00 -3:00 p.m. ET

Register Here

Click Here to Apply

January 25, 2024

HRSA Continuation Contracts for National Health Service Corps Loans – February 27

Clinicians currently serving in the National Health Service Corps can receive additional funds to repay their health professions training loans in exchange for extending their service by one year.

The Health Resource and Services Administration’s (HRSA’s) Bureau of Health Workforce announced FY24 continuous award amounts of:

• $20,000 per year for full-time clinicians
  • Full-time clinical practice:
    • No less than 40 hours per week
    • A minimum of 45 weeks a year
• $10,000 per year for those working part-time
  • Half-time clinical practice:
    • A minimum of 20 hours per week (not to exceed 39 hours per week)
    • A minimum of 45 weeks per year

With a continuation contract, you can extend your service by one year in exchange for an additional loan repayment award.

Prepare to Apply

• Get details on how to receive additional funding for extending your service
  • Read the FY 2024 LRP Continuation Contract Application and Program Guidance
• Gather your documents to complete your application
  • NHSC LRP Continuation Contract Application Checklist

When to Apply

• If your contract end dates are between April 1, 2024 – July 31, 2024
  • Application cycle starts January 23, 2024 and ends February 27, 2024
• If your contract end dates are between August 1, 2024 – September 29, 2024
  • Application cycle starts April 19, 2024 – May 24, 2024

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January 18, 2024

Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP) (HRSA-24-015) Top 5 FAQs

Q1: Who is eligible to apply for the NFLP grant? Are individuals eligible to apply?

1. Applicants must be domestic accredited schools of nursing with advanced nursing education programs. Individuals are not eligible to apply for this grant.

Q2: We are a current NFLP grantee and still have remaining NFLP funds. Can we apply for more funding during the 2024 application cycle?

1. You can apply for additional funding if you anticipate needing more funds to support current or prospective student borrowers for the 2024 academic year.

Note: The NFLP is a formula-based program. NFLP funds will be distributed among applicants as formula-payment based awards according to data provided in the application.

Q3: What are some examples of nurse educator development activities that can be supported by the NFLP fund award?

1. Examples of nurse educator development activities are (not limited to):

• Mentorship teaching practicum
• Teaching assistantships
• Nurse education focused workshop
• Nurse educator certification preparation
• Nurse educator certification fees

Nurse educator development activities should be incorporated as part of the curriculum/courses. NFLP loan funds can be used to cover the cost of student nurse educator development activities within the course of study, as a reasonable educational expense.

Q4: Can part-time advanced nursing education students receive NFLP loan support? How is enrollment status determined?

1. Both part-time and full-time students in advanced nursing education programs can receive NFLP loan support. The determination of part-time or full-time enrollment status is based on institutional policies; the school makes the decision about what constitutes part-time or full-time enrollment status, including semester sequence.

Q5: Can we allocate a part of the NFLP award for personnel, specifically for document processing and managing NFLP program requirements, or is it exclusively for personnel costs related to collections?

1. NFLP funds may only be used for students’ loan support except for covering the costs of collection of loaned principals, accrued interest and/or penalty, and cost of student nurse educator development activities as reasonable expenses.

Applications are due by 11:59 p.m. ET on February 5, 2024

More Questions?

Check out the full list of FAQs and the Technical Assistance Webinar recording

Read more about this funding opportunity HRSA-24-015

January 12, 2024

CMS Accepting Applications for New Physician Residency Slots – Apply by March 31

Federal legislation under Section 126 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, authorizes the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to distribute additional residency positions (also known as slots) for physicians training in underserved areas.

Eligible hospitals must use MEARIS, CMS’s online application system to apply by March 31 for 200 newly available slots.

In a one-hour webinar on Wednesday, January 17, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern, experts will provide background information on Section 126. The session is hosted by RuralGME.org, the FORHP supported organization that helps hospitals plan and develop rural residencies and will focus on considerations for rural hospitals.

Interested in Starting a Rural Residency

• Learn more about funding opportunities

Click Here to register for January 17 webinar