Health Professions Recruitment Program for Indians (93.970)
Health Professions Recruitment Program for Indians (Assistance Listing 93.970) is run by the Indian Health Service, part of the Department of Health and Human Services. It awarded $9.9 million in 11 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $900,049 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $929,078. Half of the 11 awards fell between $613,654 and $1.0 million, and they ranged from $585,000 to $2.3 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$9.9 million
- Grant awards11
- Typical award$929,078
- Awarded in FY 2025-$1,731
- Size rank1498 of 1824
- Type of assistanceCooperative agreements, project grants
Key findings
- It is the 1498th largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 8 largest recipients received 105% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 7 states and territories.
What the program funds
(1) To identify American Indians and Alaska Natives with a potential for education or training in the health professions, and to encourage and assist them to enroll in health or allied health professional schools; (2) to increase the number of nurses, nurse midwives, nurse practitioners and nurse anesthetists who deliver health care services to American Indians and Alaska Natives; (3) to place health professional residents for short-term assignments at Indian Health Service (IHS) facilities as a recruitment aid; and (4) to remove the multiple barriers to their entrance into IHS and private practice among Indians.
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
Public or private nonprofit health or educational entities or Indian tribes or tribal organizations as specifically provided in legislative authority. For Indians into Psychology, public or private nonprofit colleges and universities that offer a Ph.D. in clinical programs accredited by the American Psychological Association will be eligible to apply for a grant under this program. However, only one grant will be awarded and funded to a college or university per funding cycle. For Indians into Nursing, schools of nursing providing nursing education and conferring degrees are eligible for this award: A. Accredited Public or Private schools of nursing, B. Accredited Tribally controlled community colleges and Tribally controlled postsecondary vocational institutions (as defined in section 390(2) of the Tribally Controlled Vocational Institutions Support Act of 1990 (20 U.S.C. 2397h(2)), or C. Nurse midwife programs and nurse practitioner programs that are provided by any public or private institution.
What the money can and cannot pay for
Establishing and operating programs designed to recruit American Indians and Alaska Natives into health and allied health professional schools.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Deadlines
Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Health Professions Recruitment Program for Indians (93.970) awarded$9.9 million across 11 grant awards, an average of $900,049 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of North Dakota | North Dakota | 3 | $3.9 million |
| University of Arizona | Arizona | 2 | $1.6 million |
| South Dakota State University | South Dakota | 1 | $1.0 million |
| Montana State University | Montana | 1 | $1.0 million |
| Salish Kootenai College, Inc. | Montana | 1 | $1.0 million |
| Oklahoma State University | Oklahoma | 1 | $722,373 |
| University of Wisconsin System | Wisconsin | 1 | $585,000 |
| Oregon Health & Science University | Oregon | 1 | $585,000 |
Who usually wins
Colleges and universities received 53% of the money, tribes 47%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colleges and universities | 7 | $5.4 million | 53% |
| Tribal governments and organizations | 4 | $4.9 million | 47% |
By state
3 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards. They are North Dakota, Montana and Arizona.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | 3 | $3.9 million |
| Montana | 2 | $1.8 million |
| Arizona | 2 | $1.6 million |
| Oklahoma | 1 | $722,373 |
| South Dakota | 1 | $675,682 |
| Oregon | 1 | $585,000 |
| Wisconsin | 1 | $585,000 |