Nurse Anesthetist Traineeship

The purpose of the Nurse Anesthetist Traineeship (NAT) program is to increase the supply and distribution of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) who are well prepared and well positioned to practice independently and collaboratively within interprofessional teams and to deliver evidence-based, high quality, and safe anesthesia and pain management services. The program aims to expand access to anesthesia services, especially to rural, urban, and tribal underserved communities nationwide. Eligible grant award recipients are accredited institutions that educate registered nurses to become nurse anesthetists; recipient institutions, in turn, disburse funds to students in the form of traineeship support.

Eligible applicants include accredited schools of nursing, nursing centers, academic health centers, state or local governments, and other public or private nonprofit entities determined appropriate by the Secretary. Domestic community-based organizations, Tribes, and tribal organizations are also eligible to apply, if otherwise eligible. Individuals and foreign entities are not eligible applicants under this NOFO. Applicants must be accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs at the time of application, and for the duration of the award. In addition to the 50 states, eligible applicants from the District of Columbia, Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau may apply.

The NAT Program is a formula-based program. HRSA has procedures for assessing the technical merit of applications and to assist applicants in understanding the standards against which their application will be reviewed. HRSA will review each application for completeness and eligibility, inclusion of all required documents, and compliance with the requirements outlined in this NOFO. The NAT Program funds are distributed among eligible entities as formula-payment based awards according to data supplied in the application on the ANE Program Specific Data Form. HRSA will calculate NAT award amounts based on the following: number of students enrolled in master and doctoral programs, total number of graduates employed in rural, underserved and state/local health department settings (Funding Preference), and total number of graduates employed in HPSAs (Special Consideration).

Statutory Formula: Title Public Health Service Act, Part B, Subpart 811,Public Law 42 USC 296j(a)(2)).Section 811 (a)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (42 USC 296j(a)(2))Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. This program has MOE requirements, see funding agency for further details. The recipient must agree to maintain non-federal funding for award activities at a level which is not less than expenditures for such activities during the fiscal year prior to receiving this award.

Not Applicable.