Opportunity Information: Apply for HRSA 16 071
The Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship (AENT) Program is a discretionary grant opportunity from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) designed to strengthen the primary care workforce by increasing the number of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) who are trained in rural and medically underserved communities. The central idea is practical and workforce-focused: by supporting nurses while they complete advanced education and by emphasizing training experiences in high-need settings, the program aims to produce more nurse practitioners and nurse-midwives who are better prepared, and more likely, to practice in those communities after graduation.
Funding under AENT is provided in the form of traineeships for registered nurses who are pursuing advanced degrees specifically as primary care nurse practitioners (NPs) or nurse-midwives. In other words, the grant is not primarily about funding research or building facilities; it is aimed at helping trainees progress through eligible advanced practice programs and ultimately enter primary care roles. The emphasis on rural and underserved training environments signals that applicants should be able to demonstrate meaningful clinical training opportunities, partnerships, or placement structures that expose trainees to the realities of providing care where access gaps are greatest.
Eligible applicants are organizations that operate education programs preparing registered nurses for nurse practitioner and nurse-midwife roles and that are authorized to confer the relevant degrees. The announcement indicates that eligible entities may include schools of nursing, nursing centers, academic health centers, state or local governments, and other public or private nonprofit organizations that meet the degree-granting authorization requirements described by HRSA. Federally recognized Indian Tribal Governments and Native American Organizations are also eligible to apply as long as they otherwise meet the program eligibility criteria, which reflects HRSA's broader focus on improving access and outcomes in communities with persistent health workforce shortages.
Foreign entities are generally not eligible for HRSA awards under this opportunity. The notice notes a narrow exception that can apply when authorizing legislation explicitly allows foreign awards or when an award is for research; however, it also clarifies that this exception does not apply to research training awards or construction of research facilities. Practically, for AENT, applicants should assume domestic eligibility requirements apply and structure their applications accordingly.
From the opportunity record, the official title is "Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship (AENT) Program" and the funding opportunity number is HRSA-16-071. The instrument type is a grant and the activity category is health, listed under CFDA number 93.358. The opportunity was created on December 8, 2015, and the original closing date was February 16, 2016. The listing indicates an expected 85 awards, and the award ceiling is shown as 0, which typically suggests the maximum award amount was not specified in that particular data extract and would normally need to be confirmed in the full notice of funding opportunity.
Overall, the AENT Program can be summarized as a targeted HRSA traineeship initiative that channels financial support through eligible nurse practitioner and nurse-midwife education programs, with the specific workforce goal of preparing more primary care APRNs to serve rural and underserved areas. Applicants, therefore, are education-focused institutions and nonprofits with degree authority, and the strongest alignment is shown by programs that can document robust pipelines, clinical training infrastructure, and community-based experiences that directly support practice readiness in high-need settings.Apply for HRSA 16 071
- The Health Resources and Services Administration in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship (AENT) Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.358.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2015-12-08.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2016-02-16. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 85 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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