# Graduate Medical Education (GME) Grant Program, Round VIII (SFY26) The Nevada Graduate Medical Education (GME) Grant Program, Round VIII (SFY26), funds the creation, expansion, or retention of ACGME-accredited medical residency and postdoctoral fellowship programs within Nevada. The goal is to address physician shortages in critical geographic and specialty areas identified through the state's 2025 health workforce analysis. Supported by state general funds and federal RHTP funds (CMS/HHS), the program aims to increase the number of locally trained physicians who are likely to remain in Nevada to practice. Grants are awarded to institutions for residency or fellowship expansion, new programs, or to prevent loss of accredited positions. Funded projects must directly address provider shortages and align with strategic state needs. RFA for Nevada Department of Corrections to modernize rural correctional healthcare under RHTP Budget Period 1. ## Key facts - Status: Closed - Type: RFA - Issued by: Nevada Hospital Association (NVHA) (Nevada) - Posted: 2026-03-01 - Application due: 2026-04-24 - Funding: $100,000 – $15.8M - Eligible applicants: Academic Institution, Hospital - How to apply: Online submission through the GME Program RFA portal (linked on the Nevada Hospital Association website). Application instructions and required documentation are found on the GME Program Website. Application submission per NVHA RFA announcement. - Funding source: Rural Health Transformation Program (CMS) - Official source: https://www.nvha.nv.gov/siteassets/content/community/rhtp/rht_nofos/nvha-healthcare-workforce-programs-remediated-doc-2-1.pdf ## Eligibility Eligible applicants are entities in Nevada operating ACGME-accredited medical residency or postdoctoral fellowship programs, including hospitals and academic institutions. Programs must be physically located within Nevada and address provider shortages in designated geographic or specialty shortage areas as identified in the 2025 Nevada Health Workforce Research Center analysis. ## Requirements 1. Submit a complete application via the GME Program RFA portal. 2. Provide documentation of ACGME accreditation for proposed residency/fellowship program. 3. Clearly identify how the proposal addresses workforce shortages prioritized in the most recent Nevada workforce analysis. 4. Provide detailed budget and project narrative outlining expansion, retention, or creation of positions. 5. Additional required attachments as specified in the RFA instructions posted on the GME Program Website. ## Application package and source documents - [NV - 2026 - RHTP, Workforce Recruitment & Rural Access Program (WRRAP), Graduate Medical Education (GME) Program, Statewide Healthcare Access and Recruitment Program (SHARP)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/024f7640-aa65-4bf4-ae25-3fe69dd3f035/file) (primary) — official: https://www.nvha.nv.gov/siteassets/content/community/rhtp/rht_nofos/nvha-healthcare-workforce-programs-remediated-doc-2-1.pdf - [NV - 2026 - Nevada RHTP – Rural Corrections Health Transformation (Consolidated support doc)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/3f2395e6-533c-4eae-9a26-bdce1026a6ad/file) — official: https://www.nvha.nv.gov/siteassets/content/community/rhtp/rht_nofos/march-2026/corrections/final-nv-rht-corrections-fund-rfa-announcement--1.pdf - [NV - 2026 - Nevada Invests Nearly $16 Million to Train the Next Generation of Physicians](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/a0bf90e7-2a97-43d4-8bc0-ccd567ae04ac/file) - [Nevada Home Working Together RHTP 2026 Award Announcement (GME Grant Program award announcement)](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/8e77743a-e92d-44ed-a474-c1eded561caa/file) — official: https://www.nvha.nv.gov/working-together/graduate-medical-education-gme-program/gme-grant-program/ More Nevada RHTP activity: https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/states/nv (markdown: https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/states/nv.md) --- Source: Rural Care Journey (RCJ), https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/graduate-medical-education-gme-grant-program-round-viii-sfy26--4438784484 — data as of 2026-06-21. Cite the RCJ page for the summary and the linked official source for authoritative terms, deadlines, and amounts.