Advanced Nursing Education Workforce Grant Program (93.247)
Advanced Nursing Education Workforce Grant Program (Assistance Listing 93.247) is run by the Health Resources and Services Administration, part of the Department of Health and Human Services. It awarded $402 million in 231 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $1.7 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $1.7 million. Half of the 231 awards fell between $1.2 million and $2.1 million, and they ranged from $50,000 to $3.3 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$402 million
- Grant awards231
- Typical award$1.7 million
- Awarded in FY 2025$83.6 million
- Size rank421 of 1824
- Type of assistanceProject grants
Key findings
- Annual funding rose from $72.0 million in fiscal 2021 to $83.6 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 421st largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 27% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 47 states and territories.
What the program funds
ANEW: The purpose of the Advanced Nursing Education Workforce (ANEW) Program is to increase the number of primary care nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, and certified nurse midwives trained and prepared to provide primary care services, mental health and substance use disorder care, and/or maternal health care. Grants will support the training and graduation of advanced practice registered nursing (APRN) students/trainees in these disciplines. Awardees will provide tuition and other eligible supports to trainees, build academic-clinical partnerships to facilitate clinical training, and continue to develop and sustain clinical faculty and preceptors as needed. Applicants are strongly encouraged to recruit students/trainees and faculty from various populations. Funding preference will be given to eligible entities that train APRNs students to practice in underserved and rural communities or state and local health departments. ANE-NPRF: The purpose of this program is to prepare new Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) to effectively provide primary care by supporting the establishment, expansion and/or enhancement of existing community-based Nurse Practitioner (NP) residency and fellowship training programs that are accredited or in the accreditation process. The program also focuses on the integration of behavioral health and/or maternal health into primary care by training new primary care providers (adult, family, adult gerontology, pediatric and women’s health NPs), behavioral health providers (psychiatric/mental health NPs) and/or Certified Nurse Midwives (CNMs) to transition from education completion to practice, in community-based settings. The award recipient must train these postgraduate APRNs who will serve in primary care settings with a focus on improving access to quality healthcare for rural, urban, and tribal underserved populations. MatCare: The purpose of the MatCare Program is to support accredited nurse midwifery programs to train nurse midwives through trainee scholarships, stipends, curriculum enhancement, and community-based training. The program seeks to grow and expand the maternal and perinatal health nursing workforce through support for education and training in rural and underserved communities. ANE-SANE: This program addresses the need to increase the number of qualified sexual assault nurse examiners (SANEs). The program expands access to forensic examinations thereby expanding access to services for survivors. The purpose of this program is to increase the supply, distribution, and quality of the sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) workforce. The program aims to provide access to mental and physical care for survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence. ANE-NPR: The purpose of this program is to prepare new nurse practitioners (NPs) in primary care for practice in community-based settings through clinical and academic focused 12-month Nurse Practitioner Residency (NPR) programs, with a preference for those projects that benefit rural or underserved populations. The ANE-NPR Program seeks to increase primary care providers in community-based settings. This program has been structured in a way so that training programs are encouraged to support the placement of participants in rural and underserved settings and also find ways to assist NPR completers to remain in these settings. ANE-NPRIP: The purpose of this grant program is to prepare new NPs for primary care or behavioral health practice in integrated, community-based settings, through expansions and/or enhancements to existing 12-month NPR programs. The ANE-NPRIP seeks to increase the number of new primary care or behavioral health NPs serving in integrated, community-based settings.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
ANEW/MatCare: Eligible applicants are accredited schools of nursing, nursing centers, academic health centers, state, or local governments, and other private or public nonprofit entities determined appropriate by the Secretary, such as HRSA-supported health centers or Rural Health Clinics. ANE SANE: Eligible applicants include accredited schools of nursing, nursing centers, nurse-managed health clinics, academic health centers, State or local health departments, HRSA-supported health centers, Community Health Centers, Rural Health Clinics, public or non-profit Hospitals, other emergency health care service providers, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Clinics receiving funding under Title X and other relevant public or private non-profit entities. ANE-NPRF: Eligible entities are accredited schools of nursing, nursing centers (nurse managed health clinics/centers), academic health centers, state, or local governments and other nonprofit private or public entities determined appropriate by the HHS Secretary, such as Rural Health Clinics, FQHCs, or HRSA-supported health centers. Domestic community-based organizations, tribes, and tribal organizations are also eligible to apply, if otherwise eligible. Individuals and foreign entities are not eligible.
What the money can and cannot pay for
ANEW: Program support and student support through stipends, tuition, and fees are allowable costs. ANE-NPRF: Program support includes NP resident stipends and all allowable project costs including direct and indirect, facilities and administrative costs. MatCare: Funding can be used to support infrastructure funding and project costs to administer training, such as administrative costs, preceptor stipends, faculty salary, and other project costs. Applicants may request a maximum annual budget of $1,000,000 per year. ANE-SANE: Funding supports program development (including personnel, indirect costs, and sub-awards to partners), preceptor costs and participant costs (including training fees, certification/recertification exam fees, travel, lodging, etc.). ANE-NPR: Program support includes NP resident salaries and all allowable project costs including direct and indirect, facilities and administrative costs. ANE-NPRIP: Funds for this program cover NP resident salaries and all allowable project costs including direct and indirect, facilities, and administrative costs for the awardee. Restricted Uses: Indirect costs under training awards will be budgeted and reimbursed at 8 percent of modified total direct costs rather than on the basis of a negotiated rate agreement, and are not subject to upward or downward adjustment.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. This program has MOE requirements, see funding agency for further details. The recipient must agree to maintain non-federal funding for grant activities at a level which is not less than expenditures for such activities during the fiscal year prior to receiving the award.
Deadlines
Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines
Award range and average, in the agency's words
ANEW FY 23: Range -$285,714 -$650,000, Average - $646,746 FY24: Range $284,222 to $646,605, Average $616,347 FY25 est: Range -$284,222 -$646,605 Average - $616,347 ANE-NPRF PY 23: Range - $511,525 - $700,000, Average - $672,664 FY 24: Range - $506,739 - $693,451, Average - $661,489 FY 25 est.: Range-$506,739 - $693,451, Average - $661,489 MatCare FY23: $307,430 - $1,000,000, Average- $800,000 FY24 : $307,016 - $1,000,000, Average - $799,341 FY25 est.: $306,975 - $1,000,000, Average - $792,634 ANE-SANE FY 23: Range - $ 316,391 - $500,000, Average - $ 477,259 FY24: Range - $ 210,574 - $500,000, Average - $467,429 FY25 est.: Range- $174,292 - $500,000 Average - $463,715
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Advanced Nursing Education Workforce Grant Program (93.247) awarded$402 million across 231 grant awards, an average of $1.7 million per award.
Who usually wins
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 231 | $403 million | 100% |
By state
Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California | 17 | $32.8 million |
| Tennessee | 15 | $28.0 million |
| Illinois | 16 | $24.5 million |
| New York | 14 | $21.7 million |
| Alabama | 12 | $18.7 million |
| Kansas | 10 | $17.1 million |
| Michigan | 7 | $17.0 million |
| North Carolina | 7 | $15.0 million |
| Connecticut | 7 | $13.7 million |
| Washington | 10 | $12.9 million |
| Georgia | 6 | $12.2 million |
| New Jersey | 6 | $10.4 million |
| South Carolina | 6 | $10.0 million |
| Texas | 6 | $10.0 million |
| Pennsylvania | 6 | $9.8 million |
| Kentucky | 5 | $9.4 million |
| Arizona | 5 | $9.3 million |
| Oregon | 3 | $8.3 million |
| Indiana | 6 | $8.2 million |
| West Virginia | 4 | $8.1 million |
| Maine | 5 | $7.7 million |
| New Hampshire | 3 | $7.3 million |
| New Mexico | 3 | $7.2 million |
| Florida | 4 | $7.1 million |
| Minnesota | 3 | $7.1 million |
| Arkansas | 3 | $6.8 million |
| Louisiana | 3 | $5.5 million |
| Ohio | 5 | $4.8 million |
| Montana | 2 | $4.3 million |
| Massachusetts | 2 | $3.9 million |
| Maryland | 2 | $3.6 million |
| District of Columbia | 4 | $3.6 million |
| Colorado | 2 | $3.1 million |
| Utah | 1 | $3.0 million |
| Hawaii | 2 | $2.9 million |
| Missouri | 2 | $2.7 million |
| Nebraska | 2 | $2.7 million |
| Mississippi | 3 | $2.7 million |
| Wisconsin | 2 | $2.7 million |
| North Dakota | 2 | $2.4 million |
| Rhode Island | 2 | $2.3 million |
| Oklahoma | 1 | $1.9 million |
| Iowa | 1 | $1.9 million |
| Idaho | 1 | $1.9 million |
| Virginia | 1 | $1.9 million |
| Delaware | 1 | $1.8 million |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | $1.4 million |