ClosedOpportunity HRSA-22-122

Public Health Scholarship Program

Health Resources and Services Administration · Department of Health and Human Services

At a glance

Public Health Scholarship Program is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Health Resources and Services Administration (Department of Health and Human Services). The application deadline was June 1, 2022. Total estimated funding is $39M across about 26 awards. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, independent school districts and 4 more. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 93.516 (Public Health Training Centers Program).

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

Key facts

Mar 29, 2022Posted
Jun 1, 2022Application deadline

Posted: Mar 29, 2022
Close date: Jun 1, 2022
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: Not specified
Est. total funding: $39,000,000
Implied average award: $1,500,000 calculated
Expected awards: 26
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Typical awards for this program (SAM.gov listing for ALN 93.516, not this notice): Regional PHTCs FY 23 Range: $768,804 to $1,089,138 Average: $891,881 FY 24 Range: $768,804 to $1,089,138 Average: $891,881 FY 25 est Range: $768,804 to $1,089,138 Average: $891,881 Public Health Scholarship Program FY 23 Range Actual: $3,518 to $231,395; Average Award: $11,376 FY 24: $0 FY 25: $0

Implied average = estimated total funding ÷ expected number of awards, calculated by GrantsJunction. Actual awards vary.

Who can apply

State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Independent school districts
Federally recognized tribal governments
Native American tribal organizations
501(c)(3) nonprofits
Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Eligible entities for the PHSP are:(A) a health professions school, including an accredited school or program of public health, health administration, preventive medicine, or dental public health or a school providing health management programs;(B) an academic health center;(C) a State or local government; or(D) any other appropriate public or private nonprofit entity.Eligible applicants include domestic public or private nonprofit entities. Domestic faith-based and community-based organizations, tribes, and tribal organizations are also eligible to apply, if otherwise eligible.Applicants must provide a statement as Attachment 9, documenting justification of their eligibility and ability to carry out the scope of work of this NOFO.

Also named in the notice's eligibility text

Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status

Matched from the wording above by GrantsJunction — confirm in the full announcement.

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

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the Public Health Scholarship Program (PHSP). The purpose of the PHSP is to strengthen the public health workforce by providing support to organizations to develop scholarship programs that incentivize individuals to pursue training and careers in public health. Through the PHSP, scholarship recipients will gain the requisite knowledge and skills necessary to prevent, prepare for, and respond to recovery activities related to COVID–19, as well as other public health emergencies. Awarded recipients will provide scholarships to individuals, for the purpose of public health training in professional, graduate, degree, and/or certificate programs. For example, health professions schools would provide scholarships to students seeking a graduate degree in public health. A community college offering an associate degree in public health would provide scholarships to students to train as health educators. A public health department/entity/site would provide scholarships to employees who are training for advanced public health certifications. These examples are not an exhaustive list of training opportunities. Applicants will be required to have an existing public health training program as well as public health partnerships in place, along with a system for scholarship recipients to maintain or be transitioned into employment in public health upon completion of their training. This program will enhance the public health system to meet the core public health functions and the Ten Essential Public Health Services.2 Training participants will include individuals currently working in state or local governments, including state, local, territorial or tribal public health departments, and individuals in public health-related training programs. Scholarship recipients will be trained to work as case investigators, contact tracers, social support specialists, public health nurses, disease intervention specialists, epidemiologists, program managers, laboratory personnel, informaticians, communication and policy experts, and any other positions as may be required to prevent, prepare for, and respond to recovery activities related to COVID-19, as well as other public health emergencies.

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

93.516Public Health Training Centers ProgramProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 93.516

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$8M

FY25

$10M

FY26

— est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 93.516. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Health Resources and Services Administration
kkerr@hrsa.gov
301-443-7432

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Public Health Scholarship Program”?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Federally recognized tribal governments, Native American tribal organizations, 501(c)(3) nonprofits and Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Public Health Scholarship Program”?

Per the notice, total estimated program funding is $39,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 26 awards.

How do I apply for “Public Health Scholarship Program”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity HRSA-22-122), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

ForecastedALN 93.912