Well Told Grants

Federal grant programs / Department of Health and Human Services

National Center for Health Workforce Analysis (93.300)

Also known as Health Workforce Research Centers (HWRC)

National Center for Health Workforce Analysis (Assistance Listing 93.300) is run by the Health Resources and Services Administration, part of the Department of Health and Human Services. It awarded $30.4 million in 39 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $780,363 per award on average. 1 funding opportunity is open or forecast now.

The typical award was $449,585. Half of the 39 awards fell between $447,036 and $472,500, and they ranged from $68,405 to $3.4 million.

Key findings

What the program funds

To provide for the development of information describing and analyzing the health care workforce and workforce-related issues in order to provide necessary information for decision-making regarding future directions in health professions in response to societal and professional needs. Grants under this assistance listing are Health Workforce Research Centers -- to increase the amount of high quality, impartial, policy-relevant research on the health workforce and to assist decision-makers at the federal, state and local levels to better understand health workforce needs to ensure access to high quality, efficient health care.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Forecast opportunities

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

Those eligible to apply are: state or local governments, a state workforce investment board, public health or health professions schools, schools of medicine, schools of nursing, universities, academic health centers, community-based health facilities, and other appropriate public or private nonprofit entities, including faith based and community based organizations. Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Government and Native American Organizations may apply if they are otherwise eligible.

What the money can and cannot pay for

Funds can be used to provide for the collecting, analyzing, and reporting of data related to health workforce, including targeted information collection and research on high priority workforce questions, technical assistance to local and regional entities to support the development of a nonfederal analytic and research infrastructure related to health workforce-related issues, and program evaluation and assessment efforts.

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Some cooperative agreements may require a matching requirement for State and local studies; refer to the Notice of Funding Opportunity for specific information.MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Deadlines

Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines

Award range and average, in the agency's words

FY23 $543,300 to $993,300; average award of $643,300 FY24 $460,000 to $1,109,975; average award of $582,219.4 FY25 est. $450,000 to $900,000; average award of $550,000

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Funding history and past recipients

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, National Center for Health Workforce Analysis (93.300) awarded $30.4 million across 39 grant awards, an average of $780,363 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
University of WashingtonWashington4$5.2 million
Regents of the University of MinnesotaMinnesota2$4.3 million
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillNorth Carolina2$4.0 million
The Regents of the University of California, San FranciscoCalifornia3$3.1 million
The Research Foundation for the State University of New YorkNew York1$2.2 million
Health Research, Inc.New York1$2.2 million
Regents of the University of MichiganMichigan2$920,376
Thomas Jefferson UniversityPennsylvania1$450,000
University of the Sciences in PhiladelphiaPennsylvania1$450,000
Western University of Health SciencesCalifornia1$450,000
The Trustees of the University of PennsylvaniaPennsylvania1$449,822
Touro UniversityCalifornia1$449,585
Arizona State UniversityArizona1$449,010
The University of IowaIowa1$448,812
Marshall University Research CorporationWest Virginia1$448,786
University of South CarolinaSouth Carolina1$448,481
Seton Hall UniversityNew Jersey1$448,464
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Inc.New York1$447,321
University of Maryland, BaltimoreMaryland1$446,475
Baylor College of MedicineTexas1$444,739

Top states: Washington ($5.2 million), New York ($4.8 million), North Carolina ($4.7 million), Minnesota ($4.3 million), California ($4.0 million), Michigan ($1.2 million), Pennsylvania ($1.1 million), New Jersey ($869,137), Texas ($802,585), Arizona ($449,010).

Who usually wins

Colleges and universities received 34% of the money, nonprofits 0.8%.

Recipient typeAwardsAmountShare
Other11$19.9 million65%
Colleges and universities27$10.3 million34%
Nonprofits1$233,2330.8%

By state

7 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.

Grants by recipient's state, fiscal 2021 to 2025
StateAwardsAmount
Washington4$5.2 million
New York3$4.8 million
North Carolina4$4.7 million
Minnesota2$4.3 million
California5$4.0 million
Michigan3$1.2 million
Pennsylvania3$1.1 million
New Jersey2$869,137
Texas2$802,585
Arizona1$449,010
Iowa1$448,812
Maryland1$446,475
District of Columbia2$429,910
West Virginia1$416,978
New Mexico1$412,627
Kentucky1$367,171
South Carolina1$359,513
Oklahoma1$323,980
Ohio1$227,672

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.