Grants support scholarship and loan repayment programs at colleges and universities to meet critical workforce shortages and promote diversity within the health professions.
[9] HRSA provides grants to institutions to expand the knowledge base of health professionals and support their continuing education.
These funds also support students and faculty in programs designed to increase the number of nurses, pediatricians and primary care providers.
Main article: Area Health Education Centers Program HRSA supports a network of more than 200 community-based training sites in 47 states and the District of Columbia that provide educational services to students, faculty and practitioners in underserved areas with the aim of increasing the supply of qualified providers in those communities.
[13] for primary care medical, dental, and mental and behavioral health clinicians;[14] for primary care medical and dental providers-in-training;[15] for registered nurses and RN students;[16] for health professions faculty from disadvantaged backgrounds;[17] Accredited schools of dentistry, optometry, pharmacy, podiatric medicine and veterinary medicine are eligible.
[20] Accredited schools of allopathic and osteopathic medicine are eligible for this program which requires loan recipients to serve in primary care.