March 12, 2026
Coming Soon: New Funding Opportunities
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) plans to release eight new funding opportunities to support the health workforce. Use the links below to access the funding forecast, which includes eligibility and application details.
Please Note: The application window for these opportunities will be shorter than usual.
These are forecasted grant opportunities and may change in the future.
- Dental Faculty Loan Repayment Program (DFLRP) HRSA-26-066
Program Funding: $800,000 Expected Awards: 8
This program aims to increase the number of dental and dental hygiene faculty in the workforce by assisting training programs to attract and retain full-time faculty through loan repayment.
- Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) – Transition to Practice (TPP) HRSA-26-086
Program Funding: $24,262,837 Expected Awards: 33
This program aims to increase the nursing workforce and address the nursing shortage in rural and medically underserved communities by supporting innovative educational and clinical training opportunities.
- Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP) HRSA-26-079
Program Funding: $25,600,00 Expected Awards: 80
This program seeks to increase the number of qualified nursing faculty nationwide by providing low-interest loans for students studying to be nurse faculty, as well as loan cancelation for graduates who go on to work as faculty.
- Nursing Workforce Diversity Program (NWD) HRSA-26-095
Program Funding: $20,000,000 Expected Awards: 36
This program aims to increase nursing education opportunities for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds.
- Primary Care Dental Faculty Development Center Program (PCDFD) HRSA-26-080
Program Funding: $1,000,000 Expected Awards: 1
This program serves as a resource and training hub to support the development of faculty who teach primary care dentistry; advance community and population-level approaches to assess and improve oral health outcomes; prepare dental faculty for leadership roles; and provide other faculty development opportunities.
- Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Institutional Research Training Grant (NRSA) HRSA-26-035
Program Funding: $5,980,000 Expected Awards: 12
This program supports the training of postdoctoral health care professionals who are planning to pursue careers in biomedical and behavioral health research related to primary care.
- Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS) HRSA-26-096
Program Funding: $51,079,900 Expected Awards: 80
This program provides funding for health professions schools to offer scholarships to students from disadvantaged backgrounds.