SAMHSA Minority Fellowship Program, ANA

What SAMHSA Minority Fellowship Program, ANA does

The SAMHSA Minority Fellowship Program at the American Nurses Association (ANA MFP) is a federally funded graduate fellowship that trains racial and ethnic minority registered nurses to become leaders in psychiatric mental health and substance misuse care. Established in 1970 and operated as a grant-funded initiative within the nonprofit American Nurses Association, the program supports fellows enrolled full-time in accredited master's or doctoral (PhD/DNP) programs in behavioral health nursing. It serves a narrow but strategically critical pipeline: U.S. nurse practitioners certified in psychiatric mental health represent only 6.5% of the total NP workforce, and behavioral health workforce shortages exist in 43 of 44 states.

The program's core offering is delivered through two tracks—a Master's fellowship with up to $15,000 in annual stipend and a Doctoral fellowship with up to $22,000—combined with structured individual mentoring from distinguished nurse leaders, group coaching, statistical and research support, a mandatory three-day Summer Intensive Training Institute (ITI), and the Mental Health Trailblazers podcast (Season 5 launched in 2025 under the theme "Nurse the Future"). Supporting infrastructure includes an online application portal (apply.emfp.org), an e-Newsletter, a mobile app community, and active social channels. A National Advisory Committee of 12 volunteer experts in psychiatric and mental health care oversees selection and program governance. The program does not develop proprietary technology; its primary digital assets are the application portal and content/community platforms used to manage recruitment, mentorship, and alumni engagement.

Revenue is entirely grant-based. SAMHSA provides $15.3 million annually distributed across eight MFP grantees, equating to approximately $1.9 million per grantee per year and $67.4 million over a five-year cycle. The ANA MFP's distribution channel operates through partnerships with accredited nursing schools and universities, with fellows recruited via the application portal and selected through committee review and virtual interviews. There is no commercial product line, no fee-for-service revenue, and no enterprise sales motion; the program's economics are a direct function of federal appropriations and SAMHSA's strategic priorities (addiction treatment, suicide prevention, youth mental health, crisis response).

Name

SAMHSA Minority Fellowship Program, ANA

Legal name

American Nurses Association, Inc.

Website

https://emfp.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The SAMHSA Minority Fellowship Program at the American Nurses Association is a federally funded graduate fellowship that trains racial and ethnic minority registered nurses in psychiatric mental health and substance misuse care, offering master's and doctoral tracks with stipends, mentorship, and leadership development.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Behavioral Health Nursing Education Fellowship

NAICS

Other Grantmaking and Giving Services (813219), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Behavioral Health & Substance Use Program Funding (Public Health) (HLAJALAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Workforce Development & Training Grants (Public Health) (HLAJALAM), Psychiatry & Medication Management (EDALAFAC)

Keywords

• Nursing fellowship program
• Behavioral health workforce
• Psychiatric mental health nursing
• Graduate nursing education
• Minority nurse leadership

Headquarters

HQ city

Silver Spring

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. SAMHSA Federal Grant Funding: The program is entirely funded through a federal grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The grant provides $15.3M annually with $67.4M over five years across eight grantees. Approximately $1.9M per grantee annually.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The SAMHSA Minority Fellowship Program at ANA funds and supports racial and ethnic minority registered nurses pursuing full-time graduate (Master's and Doctoral) education in psychiatric mental health and substance misuse care. Fellows receive annual stipends ($15,000 Master's, $22,000 Doctoral), intensive mentorship, leadership development, statistical and research support, and attendance at the Summer Intensive Training Institute, in exchange for commitments to behavioral health careers addressing workforce shortages across the United States.

Product overview

The SAMHSA ANA Minority Fellowship Program is a single unified fellowship offering with two tracks—Master's and Doctoral—that provides financial support, intensive mentorship, leadership development, and professional training for nurses pursuing careers in psychiatric mental health and substance misuse care. The program is administered by the American Nurses Association and funded by SAMHSA. Core components include a structured mentorship program, the Summer Intensive Training Institute (ITI), the Mental Health Trailblazers Podcast, and an online application portal. Fellows receive annual stipends ($15,000 for Master's, $22,000 for Doctoral), individual mentoring, group coaching, statistical and research support, and access to a mobile app community platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Minority Fellowship Program - Master's

Named customers5 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• American Psychiatric Association MFPminorOthersRelated SAMHSA Minority Fellowship Program grantee serving psychiatry professionals. Listed as part of the SAMHSA Fellowship Grantees network.
• American Psychological Association MFPminorOthersRelated SAMHSA Minority Fellowship Program grantee serving psychology professionals. Listed as part of the SAMHSA Fellowship Grantees network.
• Council on Social Work Education MFPminorOthersRelated SAMHSA Minority Fellowship Program grantee serving social work professionals. Listed as part of the SAMHSA Fellowship Grantees network.
• National Board for Certified CounselorsminorOthersSAMHSA Minority Fellowship Program partner providing scholarships for certified counselors. Listed as part of the SAMHSA Fellowship Grantees network.
• NAADAC, the Association for Addiction ProfessionalsminorOthersSAMHSA Minority Fellowship Program partner serving addiction professionals. Listed as part of the SAMHSA Fellowship Grantees network.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Foundation for the Advancement of Human Systems: SAMHSA MFP grantee within the eight-grantee network supporting marriage and family therapy behavioral health trainees. Comparable federal funding model and minority-focused mission.
• American Psychiatric Association Minority Fellowship Program: Fellow SAMHSA-funded MFP grantee serving psychiatry residents and early-career psychiatrists. Operates under the same federal grant structure, competitive cohort model, and SAMHSA strategic plan alignment, making it the closest structural peer to the ANA MFP.
• National Board for Certified Counselors Foundation MFP: SAMHSA MFP grantee providing scholarships and fellowships to certified counselors entering behavioral health practice. Direct structural peer under the same federal cohort model.
• Council on Social Work Education Minority Fellowship Program: SAMHSA MFP grantee supporting social work doctoral students in behavioral health. Competes for the same federal training dollars and recruits from an overlapping candidate pool of minority graduate students.
• NAADAC Minority Fellowship Program: SAMHSA MFP grantee serving addiction professionals pursuing advanced credentials. Operates the same stipend-plus-mentorship model and shares federal accountability structures with the ANA MFP.
• American Psychological Association Minority Fellowship Program: SAMHSA MFP grantee serving doctoral-level psychology trainees pursuing behavioral health careers. Shares the same federal funding mechanism, minority-focused eligibility criteria, and leadership-development mission as the ANA MFP.

Broad incumbents

• National Health Service Corps: Federal loan repayment and scholarship program placing clinicians in underserved areas. Competes for the same minority candidates the ANA MFP recruits and is funded through parallel federal health workforce appropriations.
• Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Workforce Programs: Federal agency within HHS administering the National Health Service Corps and other health workforce training grants. A broader incumbent that funds overlapping behavioral health workforce pipelines and sets the federal grant landscape the ANA MFP operates within.
• Indian Health Service Scholarship Program: Federal scholarship and loan repayment program preparing health professionals for service in American Indian/Alaska Native communities. Overlapping minority-focused workforce development mission with comparable federal funding structures.
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Future of Nursing Scholars Program: Major private philanthropic nursing PhD fellowship program. A broader incumbent in the same nurse-leader development space, with comparable cohort-based funding, mentorship, and leadership development model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/anamfp
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCgcGr6c0Dhdf68iP-h3ORvQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/samhsamfp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/samhsamfp
• Instagraminstagram.com/samhsamfp

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

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