Community Health Worker Training Program (CHWTP)

Background
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Bureau of Health Workforce and Division of Nursing and Public Health, is offering funding for the Community Health Worker Training Program (CHWTP) under Funding Opportunity Number HRSA-22-124. The purpose of this program is to expand the public health workforce by training new and existing Community Health Workers (CHWs) and health support workers with specialized training and financial support to offset expenses that would impede success in training.

The program aims to provide training so that 75% of participants become newly credentialed CHWs and health support workers. It also seeks to extend and upskill the public health workforce by developing new or enhancing existing curriculums to increase the skills and competencies of existing CHWs and health support workers.

Grant Details
The CHWTP aims to increase access to care, improve public health emergency response, and address the public health needs of underserved communities. The program objectives include expansion, extension/upskilling, employment, and health equity. It also emphasizes the importance of addressing social determinants of health (SDOH) and promoting equity.

The program will train individuals to respond to public health needs and emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic in underserved communities through a network of partnerships. The grant will fund approximately 75 recipients with an estimated total amount available of $226,500,000. Each grant award can be up to $3,000,000 for use over a three-year period from September 15, 2022, through September 14, 2025.

Eligibility Requirements
Eligible applicants include health professions schools, academic health centers, state or local governments including public health departments, community colleges, community health centers, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), tribal entities that train public and allied health workers, among others.

Trainees receiving support from grant funds must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States with a minimum of a high school diploma or GED certificate.

Period of Performance
The period of performance for the grant is from September 15, 2022, through September 14, 2025 (3 years).

Grant Value
The total amount available for funding is approximately $226,500,000 with individual grant awards of up to $3,000,000 for use over the three-year period.