Workforce
(Fuerza laboral)

Summaries of funding programs are provided by the USA-Mexico Border Health for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.

2010 Minority Nurse Scholarship Program
Annual scholarship program to help outstanding students complete their studies leading to a BSN degree.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Feb 1, 2010
    Sponsor: MinorityNurses.Com

Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship (AENT)
Grants to eligible institutions to provide financial support through traineeships for registered nurses.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Dec 7, 2009
    Sponsor: Bureau of Health Professions

AmeriCorps State and National Grants
Funding is available to support multi-state programs addressing critical community needs through service of professionals, paraprofessionals, and pre-professionals in communities with shortages of these professionals.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Jan 26, 2010
    Sponsor: Corporation for National and Community Service: For Faith-Based and Other Community Organizations

California Endowment Grant Programs
Grants to expand access to affordable, quality health care for the underserved and to improve the health status of all Californians.
    Geographic Coverage: California
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: California Endowment

California Wellness Foundation Grants
Funds for direct preventive health services, core operating support, community action and public education and public policy.
    Geographic Coverage: California
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis

Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation Grants
Supports domestic health professional education.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation

National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment funding to ensure an adequate supply of health professionals to provide primary health services in selected health professional shortage areas.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Sep 30, 2010
    Sponsor: Bureau of Health Professions

Nurse Anesthetist Traineeships (NATP)
Grants to eligible institutions for projects that support traineeships for licensed registered nurses enrolled as full-time students beyond the twelfth month of study in a Master's nurse anesthesia program.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Dec 7, 2009
    Sponsor: Bureau of Health Professions

Nurse Education, Practice and Retention (NEPR)
Grants to strengthen the capacity for basic nurse education and practice and address the shortage of nurses in the health care workforce.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Dec 22, 2009
    Sponsor: Bureau of Health Professions

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation New Careers in Nursing
A scholarship program to help alleviate the nursing shortage and increase the diversity of nursing professionals.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Dec 15, 2009
    Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholars Program
Funding to develop the next generation of national leaders in academic nursing through career development awards for outstanding junior nursing faculty.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Feb 2, 2010
    Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Unsolicited Grants
Grants to address health care workforce, innovative health care solutions, and health care to vulnerable populations.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Wal-Mart National Giving Program
Funding to support the replication of a particularly innovative local or regional initiative at other sites around the country.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Wal-Mart Foundation

Wal-Mart State Giving Program
The Wal-Mart Foundation will award grants at the state and regional level to support unmet needs that are not directly addressed by any of their current programs.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Wal-Mart Foundation

Wal-Mart Store and Sam's Club Giving Programs
Funding to local nonprofit organizations in four main areas of focus: Education, Workforce Development / Economic Opportunity, Health & Wellness and Environmental Sustainability.
    Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
    Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
    Sponsor: Wal-Mart Foundation