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Song-Brown Healthcare Workforce Training Programs

Song-Brown Program 50th Anniversary

This year, the California Department of Health Care Access and Information celebrates the historic 50th anniversary of investing in California's Health Workforce Training.

Celebration Video

The Song-Brown program aims to increase the number of students and residents receiving quality primary care education and training in areas of unmet need throughout California.

Primary Care Residency (PCR)

Eligibility

Accredited primary care residency training programs (Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, or Pediatrics), either traditional or Teaching Health Center (THC).

Application Dates

  • Opens July 11, 2024, at 3:00 p.m.
  • Early Submission Review August 13, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. 
  • Closes August 27, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. 

Eligible programs may apply for Existing, Expansion, THC, or New Program funding.

Webinars

HCAI will host two informational webinar sessions in July 2024. Check back for more details.

Resources

Notice of Award

  • December 2024

Funding Awards

Testimonials

Outcomes

Family Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant (FNP/PA) 

Eligibility

California accredited/approved Family Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant programs are eligible to apply.

Application Dates

  • Opens September 26, 2024, at 3:00 p.m.
  • Early Submission Review October 29, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. 
  • Closes November 12, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. 

Webinars

HCAI will host two informational webinar sessions on October 3, 2024. Check back for more details.

Resources

Notice of Award

  • February 2025

Funding Awards

Outcomes

Family Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant (FNP/PA) Postgraduate Fellowship

Eligibility

Programs that provide postgraduate family nurse practitioner/physician assistant (FNP/PA) fellowships for clinical training in primary care. Programs shall be affiliated with an ambulatory care setting within underserved communities. Ambulatory settings include but are not limited to primary care clinics, federally qualified health centers, and rural health clinics.

Application Dates

  • Opens September 26, 2024, at 3:00 p.m.
  • Early Submission Review October 29, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. 
  • Closes November 12, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. 

Webinars

HCAI will host two informational webinar sessions on October 3, 2024. Check back for more details.

Resources

Notice of Award

  • February 2025

Funding Awards

Registered Nurses (RN)

Application Dates

  • Opens October 10, 2024, at 3:00 p.m.
  • Early Submission Review November 5, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. 
  • Closes November 19, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. 

Webinars

HCAI will host two informational webinar sessions on October 17, 2024. Check back for more details.

Eligibility

Board of Registered Nurse approved pre-licensure (ADN, BSN, MSN) programs are eligible to apply.

Resources

Notice of Award

  • February 2025

Funding Awards

Outcomes

Midwifery

Eligibility

California accredited/approved Certified Nurse Midwifery and Licensed Midwifery programs are eligible to apply.

Application Dates

Certified nurse Midwifery (CNM)

  • Opens September 26, 2024, at 3:00 p.m.
  • Early Submission Review October 29, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. 
  • Closes November 12, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. 

Licensed Midwifery (LM)

  • Opens October 10, 2024, at 3:00 p.m.
  • Early Submission Review November 5, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. 
  • Closes November 19, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. 

Webinars

HCAI will host two informational webinar sessions in October 2024. Check back for more details.

Resources

Notice of Award

  • February 2025

Funding Awards

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is eligible to apply for Song-Brown Health Care Workforce Training Act funding?

Accredited family practice residency programs, physician assistant/family nurse practitioner programs and registered nurse programs can apply for funding.

Can students apply for Song-Brown Health Care Workforce Training Act funding?

No, funding is not available to individual students. However, students do benefit from this program if the training program they are participating in has been awarded Song-Brown funding.

When do training programs apply for Song-Brown Health Care Workforce Training Act funding?

HWDD releases applications on an annual basis for each funding program. See the sections above for more information.

Contact Us

Email: SongBrown@hcai.ca.gov

Phone: (916) 326-3700

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