Health Workforce Innovation Act

This bill would create a federal grant program called the Health Care Workforce Innovation Program to train allied health professionals, such as medical assistants, dental hygienists, pharmacy technicians, and community health workers. Federally qualified health centers, certified rural health clinics, groups representing those centers, and accredited nonprofit vocational programs could apply. Grantees could use the money for partnerships with schools and colleges, apprenticeships, internships, training equipment, and limited renovation of training space, but not for construction or to replace existing funding. Priority would go to applicants that increase workers from underserved backgrounds or improve care in underserved and rural areas. Each grant would be capped at $2.5 million per grant period, with funding authorized for fiscal years 2027 through 2029.

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Sponsors

• Ron Wyden Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors