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

Posted Jun 12 Closes Jul 14

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

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Agency Contact

Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration MatCare@hrsa.gov

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.

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