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Song Brown Registered Nurse Education Programs (RN) 2026 Application Grant

This opportunity is for organizations training Registered Nurse trainees to work in underserved communities, using strategies that include targeted trainee recruitment and admission, counseling and placement for graduates, and preceptorship experience in areas of unmet need. A California-located RN program may align well if it can deliver all of those elements, but eligibility evidence is internally unclear because it also refers to graduate medical education training. Award amounts, cost share, review criteria, and full eligibility details are not supplied and should be confirmed before investing in an application.

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Potential award

Not specified

Time remaining

61 days

Application load

Effort unclear

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Verified against the source on 8/22/2026

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Eligibility requirementsQuestion 1 of 5
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Nonprofit status

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Geography

Registered nursing programs must be located in California.

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Organization size

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Program area

Education, Health & Human Services

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Population served

No specific population was captured.

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Matching funds

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Registrations

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Exclusions

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Plain-English explanation

Plain-English explanation

This opportunity is for organizations training Registered Nurse trainees to work in underserved communities, using strategies that include targeted trainee recruitment and admission, counseling and placement for graduates, and preceptorship experience in areas of unmet need. A California-located RN program may align well if it can deliver all of those elements, but eligibility evidence is internally unclear because it also refers to graduate medical education training. Award amounts, cost share, review criteria, and full eligibility details are not supplied and should be confirmed before investing in an application.

Editorial analysis

What the funder is trying to accomplish

The funder intends to support organizations that train Registered Nurse trainees for work in underserved communities. Supported strategies must include identifying, recruiting, and admitting trainees predisposed and committed to practice in areas of unmet need; counseling and placement to encourage graduates to enter such practice; and preceptorship experience in an area of unmet need.

Editorial analysis

Strong-fit project signals

The applicant operates a registered nursing program located in California. The applicant can identify, recruit, and admit RN trainees based on characteristics suggesting predisposition to practice in areas of unmet need and an expressed commitment to serve there. The applicant has counseling and placement programs intended to encourage graduates to enter practice in areas of unmet need. The applicant can provide RN trainees with preceptorship experience in an area of unmet need. The applicant is a business, nonprofit, or public agency, while recognizing that additional eligibility criteria are referenced but not included in the packet.

Editorial analysis

What reviewers may prioritize

No formal review criteria or scoring rubric are supplied. Based on the required program elements, reviewers may reasonably focus on whether the proposed approach credibly addresses all three components: recruiting and admitting committed trainees, counseling and placing graduates into areas of unmet need, and providing preceptorship experience in those areas. California location and applicant type appear to be threshold eligibility considerations, subject to clarification of the graduate-medical-education language.

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Source-backed synopsis

What this grant funds

This grant opportunity will result in funding organizations to train Registered Nurse trainees to work in underserved communities. Such strategies shall incorporate the following elements: 1.Establishing procedures to identify, recruit, and admit registered nurse trainees 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. 2. Implementing counseling and placement programs to encourage training program graduates to enter practice in areas of unmet need. 3.Providing preceptorship experience in an area of unmet need to enhance the potential of training program graduates to practice in such an area.

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Decision economics

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Award range
Not specified
Total program funding
Not specified
Expected awards
Not specified
Geography
Registered nursing programs must be located in California.
Cost share
Not specified
Assistance listing
Not specified

Mission alignment

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Geographic fit

Registered nursing programs must be located in California.

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Working plan

Build the application

The generated milestones are planning aids. Only the official notice establishes required dates.

Requirements captured

Other requirements
Eligible applicants provide graduate medical education training in the state of California. See the Eligibility criteria for more information...

Official deadline

October 22, 2026

Effort unclear based on requirements currently captured.

  1. Confirm eligibility, registrations, partners, and internal approval.

  2. Finalize project design, outcomes, and supporting evidence.

  3. Draft the narrative and detailed budget.

  4. Complete compliance review and collect attachments.

  5. Submit early and preserve the confirmation receipt.

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Source record

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Verification
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Source
state CA
Last checked
8/22/2026, 8:51:23 AM
Content updated
8/13/2026, 9:36:57 AM
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Material changes

  1. Updated url.

Verify before applying. Official funder documents control. Derived analysis and preparation dates should not replace the notice.
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Quick answersFrequently asked questionsGet concise answers about Song Brown Registered Nurse Education Programs (RN) 2026 Application Grant.
Is Song Brown Registered Nurse Education Programs (RN) 2026 Application Grant currently open?

Yes, based on the latest source record. The deadline is October 22, 2026, with 61 days remaining. Because funders can amend or extend notices, confirm the date and submission instructions on the official application page. The source was last checked 8/22/2026.

How much funding does Song Brown Registered Nurse Education Programs (RN) 2026 Application Grant provide?

Song Brown Registered Nurse Education Programs (RN) 2026 Application Grant lists Not specified per award. The expected number of awards has not been captured, so the award range alone should not be treated as an estimate of competitiveness.

Who can apply to Song Brown Registered Nurse Education Programs (RN) 2026 Application Grant?

Business; Nonprofit; Public Agency. Eligible applicants provide graduate medical education training in the state of California. See the Eligibility criteria for more information... Applicants should still complete the eligibility quiz and verify every condition in the official notice; a general fit does not override exclusions or registration requirements.

Does Song Brown Registered Nurse Education Programs (RN) 2026 Application Grant require matching funds?

The captured source facts do not clearly establish a matching-funds requirement. Do not assume that means no match is required: review the budget and cost-sharing sections of the official notice before approving the project budget.

What should I prepare before applying to Song Brown Registered Nurse Education Programs (RN) 2026 Application Grant?

Effort unclear is expected. The captured requirements include other requirements. Start by confirming eligibility and registrations, then work backward from October 22, 2026 using the preparation plan above.