Closed · HRSA-23-120 · CFDA 93.247 · Discretionary
Maternity Care Nursing Workforce Expansion (MatCare) Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by Health Resources and Services Administration, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $1M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- July 14, 2023
- Close date
- 8
- Expected awards
The verdict
Maternity Care Nursing Workforce Expansion (MatCare) Program is a closed discretionary listing from Health Resources and Services Administration that offered Up to $1,000,000 across 8 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 1,731 other opportunities from Health Resources and Services Administration.
- up to $1M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 8
- expected awards
- 93.247
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Maternity Care Nursing Workforce Expansion is closed (last close July 14, 2023). The parent program page for CFDA 93.247 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. Health Resources and Services Administration still indexes 1,731 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 July 14, 2023
Est. Total Funding
$8,000,000
Expected Awards
8
Instrument
Grant
Description
This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the Maternity Care Nursing Workforce Expansion (MatCare) Program. The purpose of the MatCare Program is to support accredited nurse midwifery programs to train nurse midwives through trainee scholarships, stipends, curriculum enhancement, and community-based training. The program seeks to grow and diversify the maternal and perinatal health nursing workforce through support for education and training in rural and underserved communities. Program Goals 1. Increase the number of Certified Nurse Midwives (CNM) and diversify the maternal and perinatal health nursing workforce 2. Enhance maternal health training to better address maternal mental health, maternal mortality, and morbidity risk factors 3. Strengthen community-based training partnerships
Campus–civic applicant bridge · 5 doors
Maternity Care Nursing Workforce Expansion bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (5 doors: Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Federally recognized tribal governments; Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments); Private institutions of higher education; +1 more). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Health (HL). Only 6 other Health Resources and Services Administration listings share this exact eligibility-code string (0% of 1,732).
- Code 06
- Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Code 07
- Federally recognized tribal governments
- Code 11
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Code 20
- Private institutions of higher education
- 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
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Parent Grant Program
Advanced Nursing Education Workforce
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Agency Contact
Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration MatCare@hrsa.gov
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What to do next
Maternity Care Nursing Workforce Expansion is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
- Parent CFDA 93.247 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
- Advanced Nursing Education Workforce indexes 0 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
- Health Resources and Services Administration lists 1,731 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.
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| Sources | the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov |