# Community Health Worker Training Program (CHWTP)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/hrsa-22-124-community-health-worker-training-program-chwtp/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/336498

> Health Resources and Services Administration offered grants to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes. It expected to make about 75 awards worth $227 million in total. Applications closed on June 14, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | HRSA-22-124 |
| Agency | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 14, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | not stated |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 75 |
| Total funding | $227 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 93.516 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- County governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Eligible applicants include: (A) health professions schools, including an accredited school or program of public health, health administration, preventive medicine, or dental public health or a school providing health management programs; (B) academic health centers; (C) State or local governments, including state, local and territorial public health departments; or (D) any other appropriate public or private non-profit entity such as but not limited to: community colleges, community health centers, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), and community-based organizations, and tribal entities that train public health workers. In addition to the 50 states, eligible applicants include the District of Columbia, Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. Tribes and Tribal organizations may apply for these funds, if otherwise eligible. Foreign entities and individuals are not eligible for this HRSA award.

## What the grant funds

This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the Community Health Worker and Health Support Worker Training Program (CHWTP). The purpose of the CHWTP is to support projects that will increase the number of Community Health Workers (CHWs) and Health Support Workers and equip them with the skillsets needed to provide effective community outreach build trust with communities, support connections to and retention in care and support services, and other strategies to increase access to care and to assist individuals in prevention services, and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and other public health emergencies in underserved communities. These combined efforts are intended to advance public health, strengthen the public health workforce, reduce health disparities, and help underserved populations achieve health equity.

## Questions people ask

### Is HRSA-22-124 still open?

No. It closed on June 14, 2022.

### Who can apply for Community Health Worker Training Program (CHWTP)?

Health Resources and Services Administration accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Community Health Worker Training Program (CHWTP)?

Closed June 14, 2022. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

About $227 million in total across about 75 awards.

### Who has won Public Health Training Centers Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were University of Illinois, Loma Linda University, Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska. The program made 113 awards worth $265 million in that time.