Certified Nurse Midwifery (CNM)
Forecasted
Certified Nurse Midwifery (CNM) supports organizations training nurse midwifery students, funding direct education and training to prepare practitioners to serve underserved communities across California.
Funder: California Department of Health Care Access and Information
Due Dates: No applications accepted for 2026–27 | August 12, 2025, 3:00 p.m. (2025–26 opening) | September 9, 2025 (Early review) | September 24, 2025, 3:00 p.m. (Final deadline) | January 2027 (Notice of award)
Funding Amounts: Funding requested by student slot; reported annual program expenditures must cover the total request
Summary: Supports organizations training certified nurse midwifery students to work in underserved communities.
Key Information: Applicants must be California accredited/approved Certified Nurse Midwifery or Licensed Midwifery programs.
Description
The California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) administers this opportunity through the Song-Brown Healthcare Workforce Training Programs. It funds organizations that train certified nurse midwifery students for work in underserved communities. Song-Brown funds support the direct education and training of students, rather than individual research projects or faculty research publications.
The program’s statutory priorities include graduating practitioners who serve medically underserved areas, enrolling members of underrepresented groups in medicine, locating main training sites in medically underserved areas, and operating main training sites where most patients are Medi-Cal recipients. These priorities connect workforce education with access to primary care in areas of unmet need throughout California.
