Active — opened September 1, 2026 and closes December 15, 2026; the current GBHCW page does not publish an exact closing clock time or deadline time zone.Atlas Opportunity Score 96/100
Georgia FY 2027 Nursing Schools Grant
Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce opens the FY 2027 Nursing Schools Grant on September 1, 2026, offering up to $500,000 per eligible Georgia RN or LVN program to expand enrollment capacity and graduate more nurses. Equipment is now an expressly allowable use, and applications are due December 15, 2026.
FundingUp to $500,000 per eligible Georgia RN or LVN nursing program.
DeadlineDecember 15, 2026. The current GBHCW program page publishes the date but does not publish an exact closing clock time or deadline time zone.
Last verifiedSeptember 27, 2026
Required next actionEligible Georgia RN or LVN nursing programs with waitlists should review the current GBHCW requirements, document how the proposed project will expand enrollment capacity and increase nursing graduates, prepare a compliant budget including equipment only where justified, and complete the official application by December 15, 2026. GBHCW strongly encourages early submissions.
Broad Eligibility
Georgia nursing programs offering RN or LVN degrees that have waitlists and can expand enrollment capacity and graduate more nurses into Georgia's health workforce.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score 96/100. High-value Georgia nursing-workforce capacity opportunity offering up to $500,000 per eligible program. The current program expressly allows equipment funding and is targeted to nursing programs with waitlists that can expand enrollment capacity and graduate more nurses into Georgia's workforce. Strong applications should tie requested costs to measurable added student capacity and workforce output.
Opportunity Overview
The Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce (GBHCW) is accepting applications for the Georgia FY 2027 Nursing Schools Grant. The program is designed to help Georgia nursing programs with waitlists expand enrollment capacity and graduate more nurses into Georgia’s health workforce.
Funding and Deadline
Eligible programs may request up to $500,000 per program. Applications opened September 1, 2026 and are due December 15, 2026. As of September 22, 2026, the official GBHCW program page publishes the date but does not publish an exact closing clock time or deadline time zone. GBHCW encourages early submission.
Eligibility
The opportunity is targeted to Georgia nursing programs offering RN or LVN degrees. The official program page states that the grants are specifically intended for nursing programs with waitlists that can expand enrollment capacity and increase the number of nursing graduates entering Georgia’s workforce. Applicant-specific work should therefore document both the qualifying nursing program and its current waitlist/capacity constraint.
Allowable Equipment
GBHCW’s current program page expressly states that equipment is an allowable use of funds. Applicant budgets must still be tied to a credible enrollment-capacity expansion plan and the controlling application requirements.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 96/100. This is a high-value Georgia healthcare-workforce opportunity with a clear capacity-expansion purpose, a substantial per-program award ceiling, and express equipment allowability.
N9+ Fit: 72/100, conditional. A remote physical-examination platform may be relevant for nursing skills, physical-assessment, and telehealth-enabled clinical training only where an eligible RN/LVN program has a verified waitlist, the equipment directly supports measurable enrollment or training-capacity expansion, and the controlling application and procurement rules permit the cost. Dr. Miltie is not the direct applicant.
Application Readiness
Before applicant-specific outreach or package work, verify the program’s current waitlist, RN/LVN degree status, planned enrollment increase, equipment rationale, budget, required institutional approvals, and current application fields. Do not infer a waitlist from selective admissions or general capacity constraints.
Official source: Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce Nursing Schools Grant.
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Source verificationOfficial government source · healthcareworkforce.georgia.govAtlas last verified this record September 27, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
