Rural Healthcare Initiatives grant program

Rural Healthcare Initiatives grant program is sponsored by Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). This program aims to strengthen the pipeline of healthcare professionals in rural communities by leveraging existing healthcare training structures and expanding apprenticeship and workforce development initiatives.

It provides financial support to sponsoring entities for training, certification, apprenticeships, and addresses ancillary costs like transportation and childcare.

Tennessee Rural Workforce Initiatives Rural Workforce Initiatives Rural communities in Tennessee often struggle to access quality healthcare due to factors like limited facilities, long travel distances, workforce shortages, and high costs. The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) is leading efforts to address workforce shortages across various industries, with healthcare as a priority.

The Rural Healthcare Initiatives grant program aims to leverage existing healthcare training structures and expand apprenticeship and Workforce Development Initiatives to strengthen the pipeline of healthcare professionals in rural communities.

Financial support will be provided to sponsoring entities to offer training, certification, and apprenticeships, while also addressing ancillary costs like transportation, childcare, and examination fees that create barriers for participants. The TDLWD, Rural Workforce Initiatives, is supporting local efforts to increase training and employment through the Rural Healthcare Initiatives grant.

Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Grant Application Guide Rural Healthcare FOA Frequently Asked Questions Rural Health Care Workforce Development Initiatives July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026 Grantee Awards Loudon, Meigs, Morgan, Roane Baptist Memorial Hospital Obion, Carroll, Weakley, Lake, Henry, Dyer, Gibson, Crockett, Benton Cleveland State Community College Bradley, Meigs, Monroe, McMinn, Polk Hamblen, Grainger, Jefferson, Claiborne, Union, Loudon, Anderson Grundy, Fentress, Roane, Greene Free Medical Clinic of Oak Ridge Anderson, Campbell, Cumberland, Loudon, Morgan, Roane, Scott Huntsville Hospital Lincoln Health Robertson, Sumner, Cheatham, Montgomery Macon County Community Hospital Macon, Clay, Jackson, Trousdale Robertson, Sumner, Montgomery Mountain People’s Health Council Nashville State Community College Montgomery, Humphreys, Stewart Northeast State Community College Carter, Greene, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, Washington Northern Middle Tennessee Workforce Board Cheatham, Dickson, Robertson, Stewart South Central Tennessee Workforce Alliance Bedford, Coffee, Franklin, Giles, Grundy, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Marshall, Maury, Moore, Perry, Warren, Wayne, Wiliamson Signature Healthcare, Inc Bradley, Carter, Fentress, Greene, Grundy, Hawkins, Houston, Johnson, Lake, Marion, Montgomery, Pickett, Putnam, Rhea, Roane, Sumner, Washington Southeast Tennessee Development District Bledsoe, Grundy, Meigs, Rhea, Sequatchie, Polk Southern Middle Workforce Board Bedford, Coffee, Franklin, Giles, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Marshall, Maury, Moore, Perry, Wayne Southern Tennessee Medical Center Loudon, McMinn, Meigs, Roane, Monroe Tennessee Board of Regents Stewart, Montgomery, Robertson, Sumner, Houston, Dickson, Cheatham, Trousdale, Humphreys, Williamson, Rutherford, Perry, Hickman, Lewis, Maury, Marshall, Bedford, Coffee, Wayne, Lawrence, Giles, Lincoln, Moore, Franklin, Macon, Clay, Pickett, Smith, Jackson, Overton, Fentress, Putnam, DeKalb, White, Cumberland, Cannon, Warren, Van Buren, Grundy, Sequatchie, Bledsoe, Rhea, Meigs, McMinn, Marion, Bradley, Polk, Tipton, Fayette Tennessee College of Applied Technology Athens Rhea, Sequatchie, Van Buren, Bledsoe, Marion Tennessee College of Applied Technology Dickson Stewart, Houston, Humphreys, Hickman, Dickson, Montgomery, Cheatham, Henry, Benton, Carroll, Weakley, Gibson, Lewis, Maury, Wayne, Perry, Lawrence Tennessee College of Applied Technology Jacksboro Campbell, Claiborne, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Morgan, Roane, Scott Tennessee College of Applied Technology Knoxville Tennessee College of Applied Technology Upper Cumberland Bledsoe, Clay, Pickett, Jackson Tennessee Hospital Association West: Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Lake, Lauderdale, McNairy, Madison, Obion, Tipton, Weakley Middle: Bedford, Cannon, Cheatham, Clay, Coffee, DeKalb, Dickson, Fentress, Franklin, Giles, Grundy, Hickman, Houston, Humphreys, Jackson, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Macon, Marshall, Maury, Montgomery, Moore, Overton, Perry, Pickett, Putnam, Robertson, Rutherford, Sequatchie, Smith, Sumner, Stewart, Trousdale, Van Buren, Warren, Wayne, White, Williamson, Wilson East: Anderson, Bledsoe, Blount, Bradley, Campbell, Claiborne, Carter, Cocke, Cumberland, Grainger, Greene, Hancock, Hamblen, Hawkins, Jefferson, Johnson, Loudon, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Polk, Rhea, Roane, Scott, Sevier, Sullivan, Unicoi, Union, Washington Tennessee Wesleyan University Bradley, Polk, Rhea, Louden, Monroe, Meigs, Roane, McMinn Dickson, Marion, Robertson, Rutherford, Sumner University of Tennessee Health Science Giles, Lake, Lauderdale, Obion, Weakley Upper Cumberland Local Workforce Development Board Macon, Clay, Pickett, Dekalb, Smith, Jackson, Overton, Cannon, Warren, Dekalb, Putnam, Fentress, Cumberland, Van Buren Walters State Community College Hamblen, Cocke, Claiborne, Grainger, Greene, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Sevier, Union West Tennessee Healthcare - Dyersburg Workforce Innovations, Inc Benton, Carroll, Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Henry, Lake, Obion, Weakley, Chester, Decatur, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Madison, McNairy Rural Health Care Workforce Development Initiatives July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027 Grantee Awards Loudon, Morgan, Roane, Meigs Weakley, Henry, Carroll, Gibson, and Obion Blount, Tipton, Maury, Loudon, Macon, Smith, Warren Bradley, Polk, Meigs, McMinn, Monroe Maury, Marshall, Hickman, Giles, Lawrence, Lewis, and Wayne Roane, Morgan, Cumberland, Loudon, Rhea, Meigs Dickson, Hickman, Humphreys, Houston, Cheatham Crockett, Dyer, Haywood, Henry, Lake, Lauderdale, Obion, Tipton, Weakley Bledsoe, Sequatchie, Marion, Van Buren, Grundy, Cumberland, Rhea Carter, Unicoi, Washington, Sullivan, Johnson, Greene, Hancock, Hawkins Carter, Greene, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, Washington Fentress, Roane, Grundy, Rhea, Marion, Hawkins, Loudon, Blount, Warren, Montgomery Anderson, Campbell, Loudon, Morgan, Rhea, Roane, Scott Lincoln, Bedford, Franklin Cheatham, Dickson, Montgomery, Robertson, Sumner Macon, Clay, Jackson, Trousdale Sumner, Montgomery, Tipton, Haywood, Lauderdale, Crockett, Lake, Dyer, Fayette Bedford, Cannon, Coffee, Dekalb, Franklin, Lincoln, Moore, Rutherford, Van Buren, Warren, White Cheatham, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Robertson, Rutherford, Stewart, Sumner, Trousdale, Williamson, Wilson Carter, Greene, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, Washington Tennessee Workforce Board Cheatham, Dickson, Humphreys Montgomery, Robertson, Stewart, Sumner, Williamson, Wilson Fentress, Scott, Morgan, Cumberland, Overton, Pickett Bradley, Carter, Fentress, Greene, Grundy, Hawkins, Houston, Johnson, Lake, Marion, Montgomery, Pickett, Putnam, Rhea, Roane, Sumner, Washington Bedford, Coffee, Franklin, Giles, Grundy, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, Marshall, Murray, Moore, Perry, Warren, Wayne, Williamson Bedford, Coffee, Franklin, Giles, Hickman, Maury, Marshall, Moore, Lawrence, Lincoln, Lewis, Parry, Wayne Bledsoe, Bradley, Grundy, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Polk Sweetwater Hospital Association Monroe, McMinn, Loudon, Meigs, Roane of Applied Technology Dickson Benton, Carroll, Dickson, Henry, Hickman, Humphreys, Houston, Jackson, Maury, Montgomery, Robertson, Stewart, Weakley, Williamson of Applied Technology Jacksboro Campbell, Claiborne, Grainger, Hamblen, Jefferson, Morgan, Roane, Scott of Applied Technology Knoxville of Applied Technology Pulaski Giles, Lawrence, Lincoln, Maury, Marshall of Applied Technology Upper Cumberland Bledsoe, Pickett, Clay, Jackson, Overton, White Anderson, Blount, Cocke, Loudon, Monroe, Morgan, Roane Tennessee Wesleyan University McMinn, Monroe, Bradley, Polk, Rhea, Meigs, Loudon, Blount Tennessee Hospital Association Blount, Campbell, Cumberland, Greene, Giles, Hardemon, Lauderdale, Lincoln, Macon, Marion, Maury, McMinn, Monroe, Obion, Rutherford, Scott, Sumner, Williamson Workforce Development Board Cannon, Clay, Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Smith, Van Buren, Warren, White Health Science Center Nursing Giles, Lauderdale, Lake, Obion, Weakley Health Science Center Pharmacy Haywood, Crockett, Gibson, Lewis, Grundy, Sevier, Cocke, Lewis, Grainger, Jefferson, Monroe, McMinn University of Tennessee Medical Campbell, Claiborne, Cumberland, Roane Walters State Community College Cocke, Claiborne, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Sevier, Union Benton, Carroll, Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Henry, Lake, Obion, Weakley, Chester, Decatur, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Madison, McNairy