Bureau of Health Workforce

What Bureau of Health Workforce does

The Bureau of Health Workforce is a federal bureau within the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services established in 1980. It administers a portfolio of scholarship, loan repayment, and grant programs designed to strengthen the U.S. health workforce and connect skilled professionals to rural, urban, and tribal underserved communities nationwide. Core program offerings include the National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program, Nurse Corps Loan Repayment and Scholarship Programs, Faculty Loan Repayment Program, Native Hawaiian Health Scholarship, Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students, the Medical Student Education Program, and Health Workforce Loan Programs for Schools.

The Bureau's program portfolio targets three primary beneficiary groups: health professional students and clinicians receiving loan repayment or scholarship support in exchange for service commitments; accredited health professions schools (particularly public, osteopathic, and allopathic medical schools in shortage states) receiving grant funding; and disadvantaged students receiving financial assistance. Demand drivers are documented, including National Center for Health Workforce Analysis projections of primary care physician shortages in 41 states through 2038.

The Bureau's funding flows entirely through federal appropriations; HRSA's FY 2026 enacted level is $14.8 billion including mandatory funding. The Bureau does not charge for its services and operates as a non-commercial entity. Grant administration is handled through the HRSA Electronic Handbooks platform and a transition to GrantSolutions, while program outreach is conducted via HRSA.gov, monthly eNews, social media, technical assistance webinars, and Grants.gov listings. Leadership reports through HRSA Administrator Thomas J. Engels and Principal Deputy Administrator Ann M. Sheehy, M.D., M.S., to the HHS Secretary.

Name

Bureau of Health Workforce

Legal name

Health Resources and Services Administration

Website

https://hrsa.gov

Company type

Public

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Bureau of Health Workforce is a federal bureau within HRSA that administers scholarship, loan repayment, and grant programs — including the National Health Service Corps and Nurse Corps — to recruit, train, and retain health professionals serving rural, urban, and tribal underserved communities across the United States.

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Product category

Federal Health Workforce Programs

NAICS

Administration of Public Health Programs (923120), Administration of Human Resource Programs (except Education, Public Health, and Veterans' Affairs Programs) (92313)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Health Workforce Development & Capacity-Building (HLAJAKAM)

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Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

Keywords

• Health workforce programs
• Loan repayment programs
• Scholarship programs
• Health professions training
• Workforce data tools

Headquarters

HQ city

Rockville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Federal Appropriations: HRSA receives federal funding through congressional appropriations. The FY 2026 enacted level is $14.8 billion, including mandatory funding. The Bureau of Health Workforce administers programs designed to strengthen the health workforce.

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Core offering

The Bureau of Health Workforce (BHW), housed within the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, administers federal programs, scholarships, and loan repayment funding to train, recruit, and retain the U.S. health workforce. It also operates workforce data systems and a connector platform that links health professionals to service opportunities and underserved communities.

Product overview

The Bureau of Health Workforce administers a comprehensive portfolio of scholarship, loan repayment, and grant programs designed to strengthen the health workforce and connect skilled professionals to underserved communities nationwide. The portfolio includes loan repayment programs (NHSC, Nurse Corps, Faculty Loan Repayment), scholarship programs (Nurse Corps Scholarship, Native Hawaiian Health Scholarship, Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students), and grant programs (Medical Student Education Program, Health Workforce Loan Programs for Schools). These programs work together to address health workforce shortages by recruiting, training, and retaining health professionals in rural, urban, and tribal underserved communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• National Health Service Corps (NHSC)

Quantifiable outcome

• 41 states with projected shortage of primary care physicians as of 2026

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

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Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/HRSAgov
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/HRSAtube
• Facebookfacebook.com/HRSAgov
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/us-government-department-of-health-&-human-services-hrsa
• Instagraminstagram.com/hrsagov

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