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California Song-Brown Healthcare Workforce Training Program: Certified Nurse Midwifery (CNM) and Licensed Midwifery (LM) Training Programs

This funding record is inactive. Please see the program website or contact the program sponsor to determine if this program is currently accepting applications or will open again in the future.

Sponsor
California Department of Health Care Access and Information
Deadlines
Nov 9, 2023
Purpose

The California Song-Brown Healthcare Workforce Training Program provides grants to support certified nurse midwifery (CNM) and licensed midwifery (LM) training programs in California.

Priority will be given to programs with demonstrated success in:

  • Graduating individuals who practice in medically underserved areas
  • Enrolling members of underrepresented groups in medicine to the program
  • Locating the program's main training site in a medically underserved area
  • Operating a main training site at which the majority of the patients are Medi-Cal recipients
Eligibility

Eligible applicants must be an accredited California school of nursing and approved by the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education, or must be authorized by the Regents of the University of California, by the Trustees of the California State University, or must be approved by the Board of Registered Nursing.

Geographic coverage
California
Amount of funding

Up to $712,000 in funding is available for one year from the General Fund to support CNM and LM training program grants.

Eligible programs may receive $13,000 per first-year student, with a maximum number of 14 students supported, for a maximum award amount of $182,000.

Tagged as
Health workforce education and training · Maternal health and prenatal care · Nurse practitioners and other advanced practice registered nurses · Racial and ethnic groups · California

Organizations (1)

  • California Department of Health Care Access and Information, view details



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