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Tennessee opens $50 million competitive grant to expand rural health-care training; NOIs due Dec. 20
Summary
The Tennessee Higher Education Commission outlined a $50 million Rural Health Care Pathways Expansion Grant that will award up to $2 million per collaborative for 48-month contracts, reviewed eligible partners, allowable costs and deadlines (NOI due 12/20/2024; proposals due 01/31/2025).
A Tennessee Higher Education Commission presenter on the Rural Health Care Pathways Expansion Grant said the program will distribute $50,000,000 through a competitive process to build defined health-care career pathways in rural counties across the state, with awards up to $2,000,000 per local collaborative and 48‑month contract periods.
The presenter said collaboratives must include at least one eligible public postsecondary institution (or a TACUA member) identified as a fiscal agent, two or more health-care employers located in eligible rural counties that can employ credentialed graduates and serve as clinical or work-based learning sites, and at least one K–12 local administrator representing health‑care programs, including secondary CTE. "A postsecondary institution may serve as both the lead and fiscal agent," the presenter said.
Applicants may include multiple postsecondary partners and a lead entity may…
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