Rural Public Health Workforce Training Network Program – Grant Application Opportunity

Workforce Services Information Notice
WSIN21-27

Issued: January 6, 2022

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Health Resources and Services Administration announces the availability of approximately $48 million for the Rural Public Health Workforce Training Network Program (RPHWTN) to expand public health capacity by supporting health care job development, training and placement in rural and tribal communities. The HHS anticipates awarding 31 grants with a maximum award of approximately $1.5 million for a three year project period. One of the key elements of the RPHWTN Program is to create stronger linkages between training programs and the health care entities that will ultimately employ these public health professionals.

Applicants must select at least one of the following workforce training tracks and establish a network to implement workforce activities that will directly impact the workforce training track(s):

• Track #1 – Community Health Support
• Track #2 – Health IT and/or Telehealth Technical Support
• Track #3 – Community Para-Medicine
• Track #4 – Case Management Staff and/or Respiratory Therapists

Eligible applicants must be public or private, non-profit or for-profit entities, including faith-based, community-based, tribes and tribal organizations with demonstrated experience serving, or the capacity to serve, rural underserved populations. The closing date for receipt of proposals is March 18, 2022.

For more information about the grant opportunity, visit the grants.gov website and reference HRSA-22-117. For a complete description of funds available, the funding entity, eligibility requirements, and links to the grant application, visit the HHS website.

/s/ KIMBERLEE MEYER, Chief
Central Office Workforce Services Division