Rural Health Training Opportunities Act

This bill changes the federal Health Profession Opportunity Grants program under the Social Security Act. When reviewing grant applications, the Secretary would give preference to projects that serve a rural area, based on where participants live, where the project takes place, or where a committed hiring employer is located. Each funded project would have to include a plan to help participants with transportation, such as signing them up for subsidized transit or, if that is not available, paying them directly for transit or gas costs. The Secretary would report to Congress each term on the number of applications received and approved, including rural ones, and on how well the projects address rural health workforce shortages. The changes would take effect on October 1, 2025.

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Sponsors

• Terri A. Sewell Democrat sponsor
• 0 cosponsors