HEALTH CAREER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
The District supports healthcare education and training for the benefit of future generations. Each year, a portion of the District’s grants and sponsorships overall budget is allocated to local post-secondary students and trainees, and graduating high school seniors pursuing healthcare careers.
The scholarship application period for FY 25-26 is December 1, 2025 through February 6, 2026.
POST-SECONDARY SCHOLARSHIPS If you currently live, work, or previously graduated from a high school within the District boundaries (see District map here), you may be eligible to apply for one of our post-secondary scholarships. Post-secondary applicants may only apply for one scholarship in a given year and can only be awarded that scholarship once. Please read our full policy here to learn more: FY 25-26 Scholarships Policy.
- Richard J. Bea Community Service Scholarship: Grossmont Healthcare District awards TWO non-renewable scholarships to Registered Nursing (RN) candidates based on their community involvement in the amount of $8,000 (1st place) and $5,250 (2nd place).
- Health Tech Scholarship: The District awards TEN scholarships to students who are currently enrolled in a healthcare-related technical program or who have graduated from a healthcare-related technical program within the past 6 months (as a form of tuition reimbursement), 5 in the amount of $5,250 (1st place) and 5 in the amount of $3,250 (2nd place).
- Behavioral Health Scholarship: The District awards FIVE behavioral health students pursuing higher education in a post-baccalaureate program (including MSW, MA, MS, PsyD, PhD, PMHNP) in the amount of $15,750.
- Advanced Practice Clinician Scholarship: The District awards FIVE scholarships to Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) students looking to advance to a higher level of clinical practice in the amount of $15,7500.
- Certified/Clinical Nurse Scholarship: The District awards TWO scholarships to students in an accredited graduate or postgraduate degree program to become a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Nurse Midwife, or Clinical Nurse Specialist, in the amount of $10,500 each.
HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS
Each eligible high school (see page 6 of the Scholarship Policy) selects two seniors who plan to pursue healthcare careers at the college level or an accredited health occupations training program First Place $3,500, Second Place $1,750.
CHARITABLE SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM
The Grossmont Healthcare District has awarded more than $36M in grants, sponsorships, and scholarships since the Community Grants Program began in 1996. Those public monies have benefited community-based service providers, educational institutions, and the Grossmont Hospital (operated by Sharp HealthCare). The sole source of funding the District receives is through property tax dollars from district residents in East San Diego County. As such, District grants and sponsorships are a reinvestment of those tax dollars back into the community.
The FY25-26 community grants application is now closed, and will reopen on July 1, 2026. However, requests for District sponsorship of fundraising and one-time programs or events may be submitted year-round through the Submittable portal, until such time that the annual budget has been committed.
The FY25-26 Grants and Sponsorships Policy document provides a detailed overview of organization and program requirements, funding priorities, the application process, the scoring and review process, and post-award procedures. Once logged into Submittable, you may review the application in its entirety before beginning the application process. The program will automatically save your work, so that you may revisit a draft in progress at any time. Once submitted, you will be able to check back on the status of your application as it moves through the process of staff review, committee recommendation, and Board vote.
The Grossmont Healthcare District will consider requests to sponsor charitable events that benefit nonprofit organizations providing health-related services within district boundaries.
Sponsorship requests require the completion of an application for Board review and consideration, and may be made simultaneously or separately from a grant application. Please review the Grossmont Healthcare District's FY25-26 Community Grants & Sponsorships Policy in its entirety before submitting your request.
You will be able to scroll through the application in its entirety before you begin completing the application, so please review in advance, for familiarity with the requirements. Drafts of your submission will be automatically saved until you provide a digital signature and click "Submit," so you may return to your application in progress at any time.
Sponsorship requests may be submitted at any time during the fiscal year, but requests will only be considered by the Board of Directors provided budgeted funds remain available. An explanation of the Board's grants review schedule is available in Appendix B (page 12) of the policy; sponsorship requests follow the same review schedule.
The Grossmont Healthcare District will consider requests to sponsor programs and events that benefit the health and well-being of district residents (e.g., conferences, workshops).
Sponsorship requests require the completion of an application for Board review and consideration, and may be made simultaneously or separately from a grant application. Please review the Grossmont Healthcare District's FY25-26 Community Grants & Sponsorships Policy in its entirety before submitting your request.
You will be able to scroll through the application in its entirety before you begin completing the application, so please review in advance, for familiarity with the requirements. Drafts of your submission will be automatically saved until you provide a digital signature and click "Submit," so you may return to your application in progress at any time.
Sponsorship requests may be submitted at any time during the fiscal year, but requests will only be considered by the Board of Directors provided budgeted funds remain available. An explanation of the Board's grants review schedule is available in Appendix B (page 12) of the policy; sponsorship requests follow the same review schedule.