Song-Brown Certified Nurse Midwifery (CNM) Training Programs 2025 Application

The Song-Brown program funds institutions that train primary care health professionals to provide healthcare in California’s medically underserved areas. This grant opportunity will result in funding organizations to train certified nurse midwifery students to work in underserved communities. The program requires eligible applicants to provide graduate medical education training in the state of California and to be located within California. Strategies to be incorporated include establishing procedures to identify, recruit, and admit certified nurse midwifery students who possess characteristics which would suggest a predisposition to practice in areas of unmet need, implementing counseling and placement programs, and providing a preceptorship experience in an area of unmet need. • Eligible applicants include businesses, non-profits, and public agencies. • The grant requires a grant agreement with the Department of Health Care Access and Information. • Funding will be delivered through reimbursements. • The period of performance is 12 months. • A letter of intent is not required, and matched funding is not necessary.