# GREAT Health Rural Simulation Mannequin Grant

The GREAT Health Rural Simulation Mannequin Grant provides $90,000 to each selected rural nurse training program in Georgia to support acquisition and implementation of simulation technology in nurse education. Approximately five awards will be made for Year 1 (Federal Fiscal Year 2026) under the Strategy: Nurse Simulation Training Expansion, aiming to grow a highly skilled healthcare workforce in rural Georgia. Eligible applicants are Georgia Board of Nursing-approved nurse training programs with current enrollment, located in a HRSA-designated rural or partial rural county.

## Key facts

- Status: Closing soon
- Type: GRANT
- Issued by: Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) / Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce (Georgia)
- Posted: 2026-10-09
- Application due: 2026-11-13
- Funding: $90,000
- Funding source: Rural Health Transformation Program (CMS)
- Official source: https://greathealth.georgia.gov/document/document/nursing-simulation-mannequins-nofo-yr-1-fy-26-final/download

## Application package and source documents

- [GA - 2026 - GREAT Health Rural Simulation Mannequin Grant (GREAT Health Funding Opportunity Announcement (NOFO))](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/89671a9b-caef-4319-bb36-9e6e5b7829c4/file) (primary) — official: https://greathealth.georgia.gov/document/document/nursing-simulation-mannequins-nofo-yr-1-fy-26-final/download
- [GA - 2024 - GREAT Health Funding Opportunity Announcement Rural Simulation Mannequin Grant Program (Mirror announcement (healthcareworkforce.georgia.gov))](https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/api/documents/55a7fb90-e7a1-460b-8a61-743d855baf71/file) — official: https://healthcareworkforce.georgia.gov/rural-simulation-mannequin-grant-program

More Georgia RHTP activity: https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/states/ga (markdown: https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/states/ga.md)

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Source: Rural Care Journey (RCJ), https://www.ruralcarejourney.com/opportunities/great-health-rural-simulation-mannequin-grant--31ebeeb5c4 — data as of 2026-10-10.
Cite the RCJ page for the summary and the linked official source for authoritative terms, deadlines, and amounts.