National Center for Health Workforce Analysis

Objective

To provide for the development of information describing and analyzing the health care workforce and workforce-related issues in order to provide necessary information for decision-making regarding future directions in health professions in response to societal and professional needs. Grants under this assistance listing are Health Workforce Research Centers -- to increase the amount of high quality, impartial, policy-relevant research on the health workforce and to assist decision-makers at the federal, state and local levels to better understand health workforce needs to ensure access to high quality, efficient health care.

Who Can Apply

• U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia)
• Local
• Nonprofit Organization
• Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government
• Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government (Other than Federally Recognized)
• Other

Those eligible to apply are: state or local governments, a state workforce investment board, public health or health professions schools, schools of medicine, schools of nursing, universities, academic health centers, community-based health facilities, and other appropriate public or private nonprofit entities, including faith based and community based organizations. Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Government and Native American Organizations may apply if they are otherwise eligible.

Who Benefits

• U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia)
• Local
• Nonprofit Organization
• Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government
• Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government (Other than Federally Recognized)

Those who will ultimately benefit from these grants are the local, state, and federal legislators, planners, and policy makers, as well as the public, who will receive the information needed to better understand health workforce issues and trends and to make evidenced-based health workforce decisions.

Assistance Types

• Cooperative Agreement

Program Contact

spegula@hrsa.gov
301-443-4159