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
Verified September 27, 2026
Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce (GBHCW)
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.
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.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 94/100
Verified September 29, 2026
Arkansas Department of Education, Division of Career and Technical Education
Opportunity Overview The Arkansas Department of Education, Division of Career and Technical Education, is accepting applications for the 2027–28 State Modernization Grant under Commissioner’s Memo CTE-27-002. The program supports High-Wage and High-Demand Career and Technical Education pathways by modernizing equipment in an already established pathway. Funding and Match Awards cover up to 85% of the […]
Required next actionVerify 2026-2027 enrollment in at least two pathway levels for priority Nursing Services candidates. Rogers High and Jacksonville High remain pending on current enrollment proof; next verify Mountain Home HS Career Academies and Waldron High School. The issuer publishes November 3, 2026 but no exact submission time or time zone, so do not invent one.
Open — applications due November 3, 2026
Atlas Opportunity Score 93/100
Verified September 29, 2026
Arkansas Department of Education, Division of Career and Technical Education
Opportunity Overview The Arkansas Department of Education, Division of Career and Technical Education, is accepting applications for the 2027–28 State Start-Up Grant under Commissioner’s Memo CTE-27-002. The program supports High-Wage and High-Demand Career and Technical Education pathways by purchasing equipment for a pathway a district plans to start in the 2027–28 school year. Funding and […]
Required next actionReview the current State Start-Up application and DCTE equipment guidance, confirm district and program eligibility, verify that every proposed cost is allowable, complete the required budget and supporting materials, and submit by November 3, 2026. Because ADE does not publish an exact closing time or time zone in the controlling memo, submit in advance and verify successful portal receipt.
Closed - October 2026 Board-cycle submission window passed
Atlas Opportunity Score 93/100
Verified October 4, 2026
M.G. and Lillie A. Johnson Foundation
The M.G. and Lillie A. Johnson Foundation is accepting grant requests for its October 2026 Board cycle from qualifying nonprofit organizations and political subdivisions in 15 Texas Gulf Coast counties. The Foundation gives primary emphasis to medical or allied health purposes and higher education. Atlas uses September 30, 2026 as the conservative planning deadline because the Foundation's application-process page and FAQ describe the cutoff differently; no clock time or time zone is published.
Required next actionThe October 2026 submission window has passed. Monitor the Foundation's official application process and FAQ for the next grant cycle. Confirm the controlling receipt cutoff directly because the current official pages use inconsistent deadline wording.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 92/100
Verified September 1, 2026
Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services (DDS)
Massachusetts DDS is accepting eligible direct-support employees into a 30-slot statewide LPN certificate pathway on a rolling basis, with DDS paying tuition and fees going forward for accepted participants in approved programs.
Required next actionConfirm you are an eligible DDS employee in good standing, verify the required service history, apply to and gain acceptance from an approved participating LPN certificate program, then submit the DDS program application with the required acceptance verification. Because only 30 slots are available statewide, confirm remaining capacity with DDS before relying on funding.
Open — applications accepted through January 7, 2027; first-come, first-served while funds remain
Atlas Opportunity Score 90/100
Verified September 28, 2026
Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA)
Pennsylvania’s 2026-27 Grow PA Grant is open through January 7, 2027 for eligible Pennsylvania students in approved in-demand associate and bachelor’s programs, including nursing and allied health. Awards are made first come, first served and can reach $5,000 per academic year.
Required next actionApply as soon as possible rather than waiting for January 7. Confirm Pennsylvania residency, FAFSA completion, participating institution, eligible associate or bachelor’s program and approved CIP code; complete the 2026-27 Grow PA application and required Master Promissory Note; upload the complete package through PHEAA Account Access. Healthcare employers and schools should proactively refer eligible nursing and allied-health students to the program as a workforce recruitment and retention resource.
Open — application cycle active; early-submission review October 8, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.; final deadline October 22, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.; HCAI does not state a time zone on the current program page
Atlas Opportunity Score 89/100
Verified September 27, 2026
California Department of Health Care Access and Information
California will make up to $2.725 million available for existing, expanding and new pre-licensure RN education programs, with individual pathways supporting awards up to $1 million.
Required next actionReview current official HCAI Song-Brown RN materials; the 2026-27 application cycle is open.
Closed
Atlas Opportunity Score 88/100
Verified September 19, 2026
Illinois Board of Higher Education
Illinois competitive grants for eligible nursing schools to expand or improve nursing programs, faculty capacity, clinical partnerships, classrooms, labs, equipment, student supports, and evidence-based instructional strategies.
Required next actionEligible Illinois nursing schools should confirm program/accreditation eligibility, GATA/Grantee Portal readiness, proposal priority, institutional performance measures, budget alignment, and any required ADN articulation agreement, then submit the complete application through AmpliFund by October 2, 2026 at 4:00 PM. IBHE's current public page does not state a deadline time zone, so applicants should verify the portal clock before final submission. AmpliFund marks matching as required but does not publish a numeric cash, in-kind, or other-funding percentage on the public opportunity page; do not assume zero match.
Open
Atlas Opportunity Score 87/100
Verified October 1, 2026
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission STaR Division
West Virginia HEPC STaR is accepting FY '27 Innovation Grant proposals from eligible primarily undergraduate West Virginia colleges and universities for up to $40,000 to improve undergraduate STEM instruction through modern instruments, equipment, supplies, minor laboratory renovations, and curriculum innovation. Proposals are due October 1, 2026 and require a 50% institutional cost share.
Required next actionEligible WV primarily undergraduate institutions should confirm PI eligibility, institutional one-proposal availability, the mandatory 50% cost share, GO! access, and whether the proposed healthcare-education equipment qualifies as scientific instrumentation before finalizing a vendor quote and application.
Active
Atlas Opportunity Score 84/100
Verified October 4, 2026
Tennessee Center for Health Workforce Development
Tennessee Hospital Association and the Tennessee Center for Health Workforce Development are administering a state-funded Fall 2026 nurse preceptor incentive that pays $1,500 to eligible Tennessee nurse preceptors who complete at least 70 approved preceptorship hours and all program requirements.
Required next actionEligible Tennessee nurse preceptors should verify licensure, qualifying student placement and clinical affiliation, complete accepted training if needed, document at least 70 qualifying preceptorship hours in Whitecoat by December 1, obtain required approval, and submit all required documentation by December 10, 2026.
Open — applications due October 30, 2026
Atlas Opportunity Score 76/100
22 days leftVerified September 29, 2026
Illinois Board of Higher Education
Illinois fellowship funding to retain well-qualified nursing faculty through salary supplements at eligible institutions with approved and accredited nursing programs.
Required next actionIdentify an eligible full-time nursing faculty nominee, confirm the institution's IDFPR-approved and CCNE- or ACEN-accredited pre-licensure RN program, verify the nominee's current residency, nursing degree, full-time faculty status, 12-month qualifying RN teaching period, significant contributions, prior-year fellowship exclusion, and chief nursing administrator nomination, and resolve the current GATA-versus-Euna matching-requirement discrepancy with IBHE before final budget or package work. Submit under the current FY27 instructions by October 30, 2026; the public FY27 materials do not state an exact submission clock time or time zone.
Closed — the 2026 HCAI Vocational Nurse Scholarship Program application cycle ended October 2, 2026 at 3:00 PM. HCAI directs applicants to check for next-cycle information in September 2027.
Atlas Opportunity Score 35/100
Verified September 28, 2026
California Department of Health Care Access and Information
California HCAI scholarship of up to $4,000 for eligible vocational nursing students who commit to a one-year direct-patient-care service obligation in an underserved area or qualifying California facility.
Required next actionThe 2026 application window closed October 2, 2026 at 3:00 PM. Do not submit a late application for this cycle. HCAI advises checking its program page for next-cycle information in September 2027; review the new grant guide, applicant eligibility, qualifying worksite, and service obligation when released.
Closed — the 2026 HCAI Bachelor of Science Nursing Scholarship Program application cycle ended October 2, 2026 at 3:00 PM. HCAI directs applicants to check for next-cycle information in September 2027.
Atlas Opportunity Score 35/100
Verified September 28, 2026
California Department of Health Care Access and Information
California HCAI scholarship of up to $10,000 for eligible BSN students who commit to a one-year direct-patient-care service obligation in an underserved area or qualifying California facility.
Required next actionThe 2026 application window closed October 2, 2026 at 3:00 PM. Do not submit a late application for this cycle. HCAI advises checking its program page for next-cycle information in September 2027; review the new grant guide, applicant eligibility, qualifying worksite, and service obligation when released.
Closed — the 2026 HCAI Associate Degree Nursing Scholarship Program application cycle ended October 2, 2026 at 3:00 PM. HCAI directs applicants to check for next-cycle information in September 2027.
Atlas Opportunity Score 35/100
Verified September 29, 2026
California Department of Health Care Access and Information
California HCAI scholarship of up to $8,000 for eligible ADN students who commit to a one-year direct-patient-care service obligation in an underserved area or qualifying California facility.
Required next actionThe 2026-27 HCAI Associate Degree Nursing Scholarship Program application period closed October 2, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. Do not submit a late application for that cycle. HCAI advises prospective applicants to check its official ADNSP program page for the next application cycle in September 2027 and review eligibility, the Grant Guide, and service-obligation requirements when new instructions are published.
Closed — the 2026 HCAI Licensed Vocational Nurse to Associate Degree Nursing Scholarship Program application cycle ended October 2, 2026 at 3:00 PM. HCAI directs applicants to check for next-cycle information in September 2027.
Atlas Opportunity Score 35/100
Verified September 29, 2026
California Department of Health Care Access and Information
California HCAI scholarship of up to $8,000 for eligible LVN-to-ADN bridge students who commit to a one-year direct-patient-care service obligation in an underserved area or qualifying California facility.
Required next actionThe 2026-27 HCAI LVN-to-ADN Scholarship application cycle closed October 2, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. Do not submit a late application for this cycle. Check the official HCAI program page for the next cycle, with information expected in September 2027; review future eligibility and Grant Guide requirements when announced.
