# Nurse Anesthetist Traineeship (93.124)

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Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Nurse Anesthetist Traineeship is run by Department of Health and Human Services. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $11.3 million in 87 grants, about $130,038 per award.

## Objectives

The purpose of the Nurse Anesthetist Traineeship (NAT) program is to increase the supply and distribution of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) who are well prepared and well positioned to practice independently and collaboratively within interprofessional teams and to deliver evidence-based, high quality, and safe anesthesia and pain management services. The program aims to expand access to anesthesia services, especially to rural, urban, and tribal underserved communities nationwide. Eligible grant award recipients are accredited institutions that educate registered nurses to become nurse anesthetists; recipient institutions, in turn, disburse funds to students in the form of traineeship support.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $2.2 million | 80 |
| 2022 | $2.2 million | 80 |
| 2023 | $2.5 million | 63 |
| 2024 | $2.2 million | 61 |
| 2025 | $2.2 million | 61 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Virginia | $591,246 |
| Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans | Louisiana | $574,939 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | Alabama | $572,336 |
| Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University | Illinois | $324,082 |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Michigan | $319,154 |
| University of South Florida | Florida | $312,746 |
| Barry University, Inc | Florida | $293,239 |
| Augusta University | Georgia | $263,616 |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore | Maryland | $260,002 |
| National University | California | $241,204 |
| University of Pittsburgh - of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education | Pennsylvania | $238,634 |
| Fairfield University | Connecticut | $227,455 |
| Barnes Jewish Hospital | Missouri | $221,634 |
| Florida Gulf Coast University | Florida | $220,143 |
| Wake Forest University Health Sciences | North Carolina | $212,303 |
| The Johns Hopkins University | Maryland | $205,873 |
| Northern Kentucky University | Kentucky | $192,085 |
| The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York | New York | $183,846 |
| Youngstown State University | Ohio | $176,026 |
| The Corporation of Gonzaga University | Washington | $173,887 |