Closed · FOA-ETA-20-12 · CFDA 17.268 · Discretionary

H-1B Rural Healthcare Grant Program

Federal grant opportunity posted by Employment and Training Administration, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$500K-$2.5M
Award range
Closed
Status
November 13, 2020
Close date
40
Expected awards

The verdict

H-1B Rural Healthcare Grant Program is a closed discretionary listing from Employment and Training Administration that offered $500,000 -- $2,500,000 across 40 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 412 other opportunities from Employment and Training Administration.

$500K-$2.5M
award range
Closed
application status
40
expected awards
17.268
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

H-1B Rural Healthcare Grant Program is closed (last close November 13, 2020). The parent program page for CFDA 17.268 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. Employment and Training Administration still indexes 412 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed November 13, 2020

Posted Sep 14 Closes Nov 13

Est. Total Funding

$40,000,000

Expected Awards

40

Instrument

Grant

Description

The intent of this grant program is to alleviate healthcare workforce shortages by creating sustainable employment and training programs in healthcare occupations (including behavioral and mental healthcare) serving rural populations.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · FOA-ETA-20-12

Grants.gov marks H-1B Rural Healthcare Grant Program with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity codes span Employment, Labor and Training · Opportunity Zones (ELT;OZ). This eligibility-code string dominates the Employment and Training Administration book (353 peers, 85% of 413).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 17.268

Reentry Employment Opportunities

U.S. Department of Labor

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Agency Contact

Linda K. Forman Grants Management Specialist Forman.Linda@dol.gov

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What to do next

H-1B Rural Healthcare Grant Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 17.268 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • Reentry Employment Opportunities indexes 1 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • Employment and Training Administration lists 412 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants