National Center for Health Workforce Analysis
Active
- Assistance listing
- 93.300
- Agency
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Health Resources and Services Administration
Department of Health and Human Services
- Grant awards
- 60 $83,768,886 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Also known as
- Health Workforce Research Centers (HWRC); NCHWA HWRC
- Assistance types
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- Project Grant
- Cooperative Agreement
- Treasury account
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- 75-0350-0-1-550
- More information
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration is funding health workforce research through the National Center for Health Workforce Analysis (CFDA 93.300), with the most recent grant awards made in September 2022 and a new solicitation posted in July 2026.
The program supports Health Workforce Research Centers that conduct policy-oriented research on the composition, recruitment, retention, and supply-and-demand dynamics of the health workforce. Recent awards have funded two distinct tracks: regional centers conducting broad health workforce research across multiple disciplines and professions, and focused training programs addressing specific workforce gaps. The University of Minnesota's Consortium for Public Health Workforce Research (C-WORPH) exemplifies the first category, conducting eight workforce research projects per year across six schools of public health with annual funding of $900 thousand. The second track comprises training initiatives; for instance, UCSF developed an interprofessional curriculum to train future nurse practitioners and physicians in medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder, while similar programs at Yale, the University of Pittsburgh, and North Carolina's four medical schools trained medical, nursing, and physician assistant students in DATA waiver requirements to expand MAT provider capacity.
The program has obligated $92 million in combined federal and non-federal dollars across 60 awards since 2002. The portfolio is dominated by the Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professionals, which has funded 10 awards totaling $57.4 million, followed by HRSA's main office with 22 awards worth $26.2 million and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration with 28 awards of $8.5 million. Award activity spiked dramatically in 2018, with 31 grants disbursed that year; prior and subsequent years saw lower volumes (four awards in 2014, three in 2022). The assistance-type mix is predominantly Project Grants (70 percent of awards), with smaller shares of Cooperative Agreements (17 percent) and Block Grants (13 percent). Individual award magnitudes vary widely, from under $100 thousand to over $10 million; the largest recent awards were multi-year regional center agreements: $10.6 million (5-year term) and $6.5 million (5-year term), both made in September 2022.
Recent opportunities include a Health Workforce Research Center solicitation posted July 8, 2026 (Solicitation HRSA-27-058) seeking Cooperative Agreement applications from state governments, public health and health professions schools, academic health centers, and nonprofit entities. The program is open to state workforce investment boards, public health or health professions schools, universities, academic health centers, community-based health facilities, and other public or private nonprofit entities, including faith-based and community-based organizations and Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments and Native American Organizations when otherwise eligible. Applicants undergo peer review on Purpose and Need, Response to Program Purpose, Impact, Organizational Resources and Capabilities, and Support Requested. Award notification occurs 120 to 180 days after receipt of applications.
Objective and description
- Objective
To provide for the development of information describing and analyzing the health care workforce and workforce-related issues in order to provide necessary information for decision-making regarding future directions in health professions in response
- Description
To provide for the development of information describing and analyzing the health care workforce and workforce-related issues in order to provide necessary information for decision-making regarding future directions in health professions in response to societal and professional needs. Grants under this assistance listing are Health Workforce Research Centers -- to increase the amount of high quality, impartial, policy-relevant research on the health workforce and to assist decision-makers at the federal, state and local levels to better understand health workforce needs to ensure access to high quality, efficient health care.
Eligibility
- Applicant eligibility
Those eligible to apply are: state or local governments, a state workforce investment board, public health or health professions schools, schools of medicine, schools of nursing, universities, academic health centers, community-based health facilities, and other appropriate public or private nonprofit entities, including faith based and community based organizations. Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Government and Native American Organizations may apply if they are otherwise eligible.
- Beneficiary eligibility
Those who will ultimately benefit from these grants are the local, state, and federal legislators, planners, and policy makers, as well as the public, who will receive the information needed to better understand health workforce issues and trends and to make evidenced-based health workforce decisions.
- Uses of assistance
Funds can be used to provide for the collecting, analyzing, and reporting of data related to health workforce, including targeted information collection and research on high priority workforce questions, technical assistance to local and regional entities to support the development of a nonfederal analytic and research infrastructure related to health workforce-related issues, and program evaluation and assessment efforts.
- Use restrictions
Funds can be used to provide for the collecting, analyzing, and reporting of data related to health workforce, including targeted information collection and research on high priority workforce questions, technical assistance to local and regional entities to support the development of a nonfederal analytic and research infrastructure related to health workforce-related issues, and program evaluation and assessment efforts.
- Length and time phasing of assistance
Assistance is available for between 3 and 5 years.
How to apply
- Criteria for selecting proposals
Procedures for assessing the technical merit of grant applications have been instituted to provide an objective review of applications and to assist the applicant in understanding the standards against which each application will be judged. Critical indicators have been developed for each review criterion to assist the applicant in presenting pertinent information related to that criterion and to provide the reviewer with a standard for evaluation. Competing applications are reviewed by nonfederal reviewers for technical merit recommendations using the following review criteria. (1) Purpose and Need; (2) Response to Program Purpose; (3) Impact; (4) Organizational Information, Resources and Capabilities; and (5) Support Requested. See the most recent Notice of Funding Opportunity for detailed selection criteria.
- Award procedure
Notification of award is made in writing (electronic) through a Notice of Award.
- Time to approval or disapproval
Approximately 120 - 180 days after receipt of applications.
- Renewals
Depending on Agency priorities and availability of funding, during the final budget year of the approved project period competing continuation applications may be solicited from interested applicants.
Grant opportunities
| Opportunity | Status | Posted | Applications due |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Workforce Research Center (HWRC) | Forecasted | — | |
| Health Workforce Research Center Cooperative Agreement Program | Closed | ||
| Health Workforce Research Center Cooperative Agreement Program | Closed | ||
| Health Workforce Research Center (HWRC) Program | Closed | ||
| Health Workforce Research Center (HWRC) Program | Closed |
Grant awards
Latest 10 of 60 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill | $15,126,176 | 18% |
| 2 | University Of Washington | $12,013,804 | 14% |
| 3 | George Washington University (The) | $10,388,709 | 12% |
| 4 | Health Research, Inc. | $8,718,017 | 10% |
| 5 | The Regents Of The University Of California. San Francisco | $8,630,390 | 10% |
| 6 | Regents Of The University Of Minnesota | $6,271,460 | 7% |
| 7 | The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York | $5,635,226 | 7% |
| 8 | Regents Of The University Of Michigan | $4,463,922 | 5% |
| 9 | University Of North Dakota | $3,249,968 | 4% |
| 10 | University Of Pittsburgh - Of The Commonwealth System Of Higher Education | $868,976 | 1% |
10 of 36 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | $3,037,122 |
| FY2025 | $3,099,954 |
| FY2024 | $3,889,929 |
| FY2023 | $11,704,757 |
| FY2022 | $9,901,648 |
| FY2021 | $7,151,318 |
| FY2020 | $5,217,088 |
| FY2019 | $5,762,010 |
| FY2018 | $5,283,004 |
| FY2017 | $4,169,756 |
| FY2016 | $4,086,101 |
| FY2015 | $3,795,300 |
| FY2014 | $3,583,831 |
| FY2013 | $1,504,861 |
| FY2012 | $500,000 |
| FY2011 | $500,000 |
| FY2010 | $750,000 |
| FY2009 | $750,000 |
| FY2008 | $749,507 |
| FY2007 | -$20,904 |
| FY2005 | $689,946 |
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Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 93.300?
Assistance Listing 93.300 is National Center for Health Workforce Analysis, a federal grant program run by Health Resources and Services Administration (Department of Health and Human Services).
What is the CFDA number for National Center for Health Workforce Analysis?
Its CFDA number is 93.300: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 93.300 awarded?
60 grant awards under 93.300 have obligated $83,768,886 in federal funds to 36 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 93.300?
The recipients obligated the most under National Center for Health Workforce Analysis are University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill ($15,126,176), University Of Washington ($12,013,804) and George Washington University (The) ($10,388,709).
How much did 93.300 obligate in fiscal year 2025?
Grants under 93.300 obligated $3,099,954 in federal funds in fiscal year 2025.
Are there open grant opportunities under 93.300?
1 listed opportunity under 93.300 is open or forecasted. The latest, Health Workforce Research Center (HWRC), was posted on July 8, 2026.
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