Song Brown Primary Care Residency (PCR) 2026 Application

Department of Health Care Access and Information · State of California

At a glance

Song Brown Primary Care Residency (PCR) 2026 Application is a closed California state grant opportunity from the Department of Health Care Access and Information (State of California). The application deadline was August 3, 2026. Total estimated funding is $31M. Applicant types listed as eligible include business, nonprofit and public agency. It is listed on the California Grants Portal. Cost sharing is not required.

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Feb 24, 2026Posted
Aug 3, 2026Application deadline

Opened: Feb 24, 2026
Close date: Aug 3, 2026
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: Not specified
Est. total funding: $31,000,000
Expected awards: Not specified
Matching funds: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant

Program details (as published on the California Grants Portal)

Type: Grant
Funding source: State
Matching funds: Not Required
Funding method: Reimbursement(s) — Awardees will enter into a grant agreement with the Department of Health Care Access and Information.
Estimated number of awards: Dependant on number of submissions received, application process, etc.
Estimated award amounts: Dependant on number of submissions received, application process, etc.
Award period: Up to 3 years
Expected award announcement: December 2026
Letter of intent: Not required
Geography: Programs must be within California.
How to submit: Online: https://funding.hcai.ca.gov/
Latest change note: Period of Performance.

Who can apply

Applicant categories as listed on the California Grants Portal. GrantsJunction maps them to detailed applicant types for search and matching.

Business
Nonprofit
Public Agency

Additional information on eligibility (from the listing)

Eligible applicants provide graduate medical education training in the state of California. See the Eligibility criteria for more information...

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Purpose and description as published on the California Grants Portal.

Purpose

The Song-Brown Program funds institutions that train primary care doctors to provide health care in California’s medically underserved areas.

Description

This grant opportunity will result in funding organizations to educate and train primary care (family medicine, internal medicine, OB/GYN, and pediatric) residents to work in underserved communities. All residency programs shall incorporate the following strategies into their programs: 1. Providing training sites in medically underserved multi-cultural communities, lower socioeconomic neighborhoods, or rural communities, and preparing primary care physicians for service in such neighborhoods and communities. 2. Establishing procedures to identify, recruit, and match primary care residents who possess characteristics which would suggest a predisposition to practice in areas of unmet need, and who express a commitment to serve in areas of unmet need. 3. Implementing counseling and placement programs to encourage training program graduates to enter practice in areas of unmet need. 4. Providing preceptorship experiences in an area of unmet need to enhance the potential of training program graduates to practice in such an area.

Program page on the agency site ↗

Program contact (as published)

Song Brown
SongBrown@hcai.ca.gov
1-916-326-3700

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Song Brown Primary Care Residency (PCR) 2026 Application”?

The official listing names these applicant types as eligible: Business, Nonprofit and Public Agency. It adds: “Eligible applicants provide graduate medical education training in the state of California. See the Eligibility criteria for more information...” Additional restrictions may apply; review the full guidelines.

How much funding is available through “Song Brown Primary Care Residency (PCR) 2026 Application”?

Per the notice, total estimated program funding is $31,000,000.

How do I apply for “Song Brown Primary Care Residency (PCR) 2026 Application”?

Applications go directly to Department of Health Care Access and Information, not through GrantsJunction. Submission: online at https://funding.hcai.ca.gov/. Read the program guidelines on the agency's site first; state programs set their own forms and registration requirements.

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