Song Brown Primary Care Residency (PCR) 2026 Application
🏛 Department of Health Care Access and Information (California)
Can you apply?
This grant is for organizations that train certified nurse midwives. Applicants must establish recruitment, training, and placement programs for CNM students committed to serving underserved communities.
Eligible organizations typically include accredited midwifery training programs, academic institutions, and healthcare providers. They must demonstrate capacity to recruit students with a commitment to underserved practice.
Geographic scope is limited to California. Training programs must incorporate preceptorship experiences in areas of unmet need and provide counseling for graduate placement in underserved communities.
Funding supports curriculum development, student recruitment, counseling programs, and preceptorship coordination for CNM training.
This grant is for organizations that train certified nurse midwives. Applicants must establish recruitment, training, and placement programs for CNM students committed to serving underserved communities.
Eligible organizations typically include accredited midwifery training programs, academic institutions, and healthcare providers. They must demonstrate capacity to recruit students with a commitment to underserved practice.
Geographic scope is limited to California. Training programs must incorporate preceptorship experiences in areas of unmet need and provide counseling for graduate placement in underserved communities.
Funding supports curriculum development, student recruitment, counseling programs, and preceptorship coordination for CNM training.
Program description
This grant opportunity will result in funding organizations to educate and train primary care (family medicine, internal medicine, OB/GYN, and pediatric) residents to work in underserved communities. All residency programs shall incorporate the following strategies into their programs: 1. Providing training sites in medically underserved multi-cultural communities, lower socioeconomic neighborhoods, or rural communities, and preparing primary care physicians for service in such neighborhoods and communities. 2. Establishing procedures to identify, recruit, and match primary care residents who possess characteristics which would suggest a predisposition to practice in areas of unmet need, and who express a commitment to serve in areas of unmet need. 3. Implementing counseling and placement programs to encourage training program graduates to enter practice in areas of unmet need. 4. Providing preceptorship experiences in an area of unmet need to enhance the potential of training program graduates to practice in such an area.
Who can apply
Eligible applicants
- Colleges (all higher ed)
- Community Health Center
- Nonprofits
- Public Authority
- Small Business (SBA-defined)
Demographic focus
Details
This grant is for organizations that train certified nurse midwives. Applicants must establish recruitment, training, and placement programs for CNM students committed to serving underserved communities.
Eligible organizations typically include accredited midwifery training programs, academic institutions, and healthcare providers. They must demonstrate capacity to recruit students with a commitment to underserved practice.
Geographic scope is limited to California. Training programs must incorporate preceptorship experiences in areas of unmet need and provide counseling for graduate placement in underserved communities.
Funding supports curriculum development, student recruitment, counseling programs, and preceptorship coordination for CNM training.
How to apply
Application links
Key dates & requirements
Required documents
- Completed application form (state-specific)
- Organizational background and accreditation documentation
- CNM program curriculum and standards compliance
- Recruitment and admission procedures
- Preceptorship site agreements
- Budget and budget narrative
- Placement and counseling program plan
- Evaluation plan with outcome metrics
Program contact
- 📧 SongBrown@hcai.ca.gov
- 📞 1-916-326-3700
FAQ
Who can apply for this grant?
Organizations operating certified nurse midwifery training programs can apply. Academic institutions and healthcare providers with CNM education capacity are eligible.
What geographic areas are covered?
This grant is specific to California. Training programs must serve underserved communities within the state.
What activities does the grant support?
Funding supports recruitment of CNM students committed to underserved practice, counseling and placement programs, and preceptorship experiences in underserved areas.
How competitive is this grant?
Competitiveness depends on demonstrated commitment to underserved recruitment and ability to track graduate placement outcomes in high-need areas.
What is the typical funding amount?
Specific award amounts are not publicly available. Contact the California Department of Health Care Access and Information for funding range details.
💡 Tips for applicants
- Emphasize your track record recruiting and retaining CNM students in underserved communities. Include specific placement data and graduate outcomes.
- Develop detailed recruitment strategies that identify students with demonstrated commitment to serving underserved populations. Document screening criteria and selection processes.
- Design robust preceptorship partnerships with healthcare providers in medically underserved areas. Secure letters of commitment from preceptor sites.
- Create quantifiable placement and retention goals for graduates in underserved communities. Propose measurable outcomes and evaluation methods.
- Align your proposal with California's health workforce shortage priorities. Reference state health assessments and workforce needs in your target areas.
⚠️ Common mistakes
Failing to demonstrate concrete strategies for identifying and recruiting students committed to underserved practice. Weak or absent preceptorship agreements with providers in high-need areas. Lack of specific placement goals, outcome metrics, and plans to track graduate practice locations post-graduation.
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