HCAI Improved Health Care Access by Awarding $52.9 Million in Workforce Grants in 2020

February 9, 2021

In 2020 the Department of Health Care Access and Information provided nearly $53 million in grant funding to help expand access to primary and mental health care for Californians most in need.

HCAI IMPROVED HEALTH CARE ACCESS BY AWARDING $52.9 MILLION IN WORKFORCE GRANTS IN 2020

In 2020 the Department of Health Care Access and Information provided nearly $53 million in grant funding to help expand access to primary and mental health care for Californians most in need.

GRANT PROGRAMS
Song-Brown Healthcare Workforce Training Program
This program aims to increase the number of students and residents receiving quality primary care education and training in areas of unmet need throughout California.
Total Grant Awards for 2020 $36.8 MILLION

$35 MILLION For Primary Care Residency Programs
86 AWARDS
$19,375,000 for Existing Residency Programs
$3,988,506 for New Residency Programs
$8,500,000 for Teaching Health Centers
$3,900,000 for Expanding Primary Care Residency Slots at Existing Programs
Funding supports 242 total positions

$1.8 MILLION For Family Nurse Practitioner/ Physician Assistant Programs
17 AWARDS
$1,380,000 for Family Nurse Practitioner Programs
$324,000 for Physician Assistant Programs
$144,000 for Dual Family Nurse Practitioner/ Physician Assistant Program
Funding supports 154 total positions

WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM (WET)
The program is part of the Mental Health Services Act to address the shortage of mental health practitioners in the public mental health system.
Total Grant Awards for 2020 $16.1 MILLION
$11,686,397 for Psychiatry Residency programs
$4,449,679 for Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner programs

Funding supports 372 total positions
Total positions supported by $52.9 million in grants in 2020: 768

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