Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce (DCH) · Posted September 15, 2026
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Application Due
October 15, 2026
the state's 126 HRSA-designated rural or partially rural counties; eligibility extends to programs based outside these counties if residents spend at least 50% of clinical training in qualifying sites. Funding may support establishing new training sites, specialty tracks, minor GME-related renovations, accreditation, and expanding GME infrastructure. All expenses must be necessary, reasonable, and directly connected to GME development or expansion, and comply with federal and state grant requirements. Permitted costs include personnel dedicated to GME, program accreditation-related expenditures, minor renovations for GME spaces, non-capital equipment and supplies, technical assistance, consultant and contractual costs specifically for GME, and certain leasing expenses. Grant funds cannot be used for operational expenses of residency/fellowship positions, indirect costs, capital equipment, land or building acquisition, new construction, major renovations or upgrades, food, or duplicative funding. Applications must be submitted via the official Georgia DCH portal and must include a project narrative, implementation plan, detailed budget, evidence of readiness and sustainability, and a letter of intent (10-page maximum, inclusive of all supplements) signed by the hospital's Board Chair, CEO, and medical staff leadership. All grant-funded work must be completed by September 1, 2027. The number and size of awards are subject to the final budget and project scopes.
Eligible applicants are ACGME-accredited or soon-to-be accredited Graduate Medical Education (GME) programs in Georgia that serve one or more of the state's 126 rural or partially rural counties, as defined under the Georgia Rural Enhancement and Transformation of Health Program (GREAT Health Program). Programs qualify by meeting at least one of these criteria: (1) physically located in an eligible rural county; (2) based in facilities that serve eligible rural counties and have rural-specific CMS designations (e.g., Critical Access Hospital, Rural Referral Center); or (3) located outside designated counties if residents perform 50% or more of their required clinical training in eligible rural counties or appropriate facilities. The full list of eligible counties is available via the DCH.
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Submit application via https://forms.dch.georgia.gov/Forms/Rural_Dev_Grant Application Portal: https://forms.dch.georgia.gov/Forms/Rural_Dev_Grant
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Key Dates: Application Due: October 15, 2026
Portal: https://healthcareworkforce.georgia.gov/funding-opportunities
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Patrick Long
GBHCW.apps.RHTP@dch.ga.gov
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