ClosedOpportunity HRSA-23-120

Maternity Care Nursing Workforce Expansion (MatCare) Program

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

At a glance

Maternity Care Nursing Workforce Expansion (MatCare) Program is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Health Resources and Services Administration (Department of Health and Human Services). The application deadline was July 14, 2023. Individual awards are listed as up to $1M, with about 8 awards expected and $8M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include public colleges & universities, federally recognized tribal governments, native american tribal organizations, private colleges & universities and others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 93.247 (Advanced Nursing Education Workforce Grant Program).

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

Key facts

Jun 12, 2023Posted
Jul 14, 2023Application deadline

Posted: Jun 12, 2023
Close date: Jul 14, 2023
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: $1,000,000
Est. total funding: $8,000,000
Expected awards: 8
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

Public colleges & universities
Federally recognized tribal governments
Native American tribal organizations
Private colleges & universities
Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Eligible applicants include accredited schools of nursing, nursing centers, academic health centers, state or local governments, and other public or private nonprofit entities determined appropriate by the Secretary, such as HRSA supported health centers or Rural Health Clinics. Eligible applicants located in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau, may apply for these funds. Domestic community-based organizations, tribes and tribal organizations are also eligible to apply, if otherwise eligible. Under an academic-clinical partnership, either partner may apply under this NOFO, provided the applicant is an eligible entity. Only one of the partners may apply and be awarded. Individuals and for-profit entities are not eligible applicants under this NOFO.

Also named in the notice's eligibility text

County governments
City or township governments
501(c)(3) nonprofits
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 Maternity Care Nursing Workforce Expansion (MatCare) Program. The purpose of the MatCare Program is to support accredited nurse midwifery programs to train nurse midwives through trainee scholarships, stipends, curriculum enhancement, and community-based training. The program seeks to grow and diversify the maternal and perinatal health nursing workforce through support for education and training in rural and underserved communities. Program Goals 1. Increase the number of Certified Nurse Midwives (CNM) and diversify the maternal and perinatal health nursing workforce 2. Enhance maternal health training to better address maternal mental health, maternal mortality, and morbidity risk factors 3. Strengthen community-based training partnerships

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?

93.247Advanced Nursing Education Workforce Grant ProgramProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 93.247

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$86.3M

FY25

$85.7M

FY26

— est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 93.247. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

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

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Maternity Care Nursing Workforce Expansion (MatCare) Program”?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: Public colleges & universities, Federally recognized tribal governments, Native American tribal organizations, Private colleges & universities and Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Maternity Care Nursing Workforce Expansion (MatCare) Program”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $1m, total estimated program funding is $8,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 8 awards.

How do I apply for “Maternity Care Nursing Workforce Expansion (MatCare) Program”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity HRSA-23-120), 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 93.688