Funding Opportunities

There are no funding opportunities at this time.


Past Opportunity:
This RFA is for organizations seeking to expand enrollment in nursing, nurse practitioner and physician assistant programs, or develop student retention programs to increase graduation rates.

Funding is not available for:

»      Establishment of schools for nurses, nurse practitioners or physicians’ assistants.

»      Programs for certified registered nurse anesthetists.

»      Support of an individual's medical care, education or training.

Copy of the May 5, 2010 pre-application  conference presentation.

This and other closed RFAs can be found on the Archive page.


    Links and Resources

    HRSA - Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program for Nurse Faculty

    Human Resource Service Administration (HRSA)
    Missouri Hospital Association
    National Rural Health Association
    View the MFH  Resource Directory

    For More Information

    For more information on the MFH Health Care Workforce funding program, contact:

    Craig Biehle
    Program Officer
    314.345.5544 
    cbiehle@mffh.org

    Health Care Workforce Development
    The United States is in the midst of a shortage of healthcare professionals.  Many states, including Missouri, are reporting vacancies in a number of health care positions including primary care practitioners, nursing, pharmacists, laboratory personnel, and physical/occupational therapists. 

    More than 80 percent of the state has been designated a health professional shortage area, leaving one in five Missourians currently without access to primary care services.

    Following significant research into this issue and an MFH-sponsored gathering of various stakeholders in 2009, MFH has established a new funding program to support efforts to build a strong, accessible and sustainable health care workforce in Missouri. 

    In 2010,  grantmaking will focus in three areas:
    • Increasing the supply of nurse practitioners and physician assistants for rural, underserved and diverse areas. 
    • Increasing the capacity of nursing schools to increase enrollment.  
    • Educating, mentoring and recruiting youth to health care careers.

    Goal 
    The goal of the Health Care Workforce Development funding program is to reduce the current and predicted shortages of health care workers and professionals. Programs funded under this initiative support the recruitment of youth into health careers, the education and training of medical students and the recruitment of medical workers and professionals into college and medical school faculty positions.

    History
    Health care workforce development was the topic of the 2009 MFH Summit. Thirty-six experts from eight states presented 22 sessions on the health care workforce shortage. Sessions focused on defining the problem in Missouri, establishing causes for the shortage and identifying promising solutions to the problem.Common themes included the importance of exposing and attracting youth to health careers, increasing access to physician assistants and nurse practitioners, increasing the diversity of the health care workforce, and increasing the capacity of nursing schools to admit and train students.