Vocational Nurse Scholarship Program
🏛 Department of Health Care Access and Information (California)
Can you apply?
This grant is for organizations serving seniors and individuals with disabilities through public transportation projects in California.
Private nonprofits can apply for capital, mobility management, and operating assistance projects. Public agencies can only apply for operating assistance and mobility management (or capital if no nonprofits serve the area).
Projects must be located in California's Caltrans-administered regions: Small Urban/Rural areas or 14 Large Urbanized Areas (Antioch, Bakersfield, Concord, Indio-Cathedral, Modesto, Murrieta-Temecula-Menifee, Riverside-San Bernardino, Sacramento, San Francisco-Oakland, San Jose, Santa Rosa, Stockton, Victorville-Hesperia, Visalia).
All funded projects must be included in a locally developed, coordinated transit-human services plan approved through a process including seniors, individuals with disabilities, and transportation/human service providers.
Program description
Persons participating in this program shall be persons who agree in writing prior to completion of vocational nursing school to serve in an eligible county health facility, an eligible state-operated health facility, or a health workforce shortage area, as designated by the director of the office. Persons agreeing to serve in eligible county health facilities, eligible state-operated health facilities, or health workforce shortage areas may apply for scholarship or loan repayment.
Who can apply
Eligible applicants
- 501(c)(3) Public Charity
- Individuals
- Nonprofits
- Public Authority
- Small Business (SBA-defined)
- Tribal Nation
Demographic focus
How to apply
Application links
Program contact
- 📧 michael.andrijich@hcai.ca.gov
- 📞 1-916-326-3656
Funding track record
Past applications & awards under this program (California Grants Portal) — how competitive it is.
By fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Applications | Awarded | Award rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-2022 | 23 | — | 0% |
Source: California Grants Portal
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