Nurse Anesthetist Traineeship

Objective

The purpose of the Nurse Anesthetist Traineeship (NAT) program is to increase the supply and distribution of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) who are well prepared and well positioned to practice independently and collaboratively within interprofessional teams and to deliver evidence-based, high quality, and safe anesthesia and pain management services. The program aims to expand access to anesthesia services, especially to rural, urban, and tribal underserved communities nationwide. Eligible grant award recipients are accredited institutions that educate registered nurses to become nurse anesthetists; recipient institutions, in turn, disburse funds to students in the form of traineeship support.

Who Can Apply

• State
• Nonprofit Organization
• U.S. Territory (or Possession) Government (including freely-associated states)
• Not-for-Profit Organization

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. Domestic community-based organizations, Tribes, and tribal organizations are also eligible to apply, if otherwise eligible. Individuals and foreign entities are not eligible applicants under this NOFO. Applicants must be accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs at the time of application, and for the duration of the award. In addition to the 50 states, eligible applicants from 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.

Who Benefits

• Veteran (including dependents)
• Health Professional

A trainee receiving support from grant funds under this program must be a citizen, non-citizen national of the United States, an individual lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States, or any other “qualified alien” under section 431(b) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104-193, as amended. Individuals on temporary or student visas are not eligible to participate. To be eligible for NAT traineeship support, the student/trainee must meet all of the following: be a licensed registered nurse (RN), be eligible to work in the United States, be enrolled full-time in an accredited course of study leading to a graduate degree in nurse anesthesia and be eligible to sit for the national certification examination to become a CRNA upon program completion, and maintain the predetermined academic standards of the recipient institution.

Assistance Types

• Cooperative Agreement

Program Contact

oerondu@HRSA.gov
(301) 594-4457