CPE awards $4.3 million in Healthcare Workforce Investment Fund dollars to support student scholarships

July 24, 2025

The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) has awarded $4.3 million to 28 postsecondary healthcare programs across Kentucky. The awards will provide training scholarships to over 200 Kentucky resident students studying fields with workforce shortages.

Monies were made possible through the Kentucky Healthcare Workforce Investment Fund (HWIF), a public-private partnership enacted during the 2023 legislative session.

Donations from healthcare providers are matched dollar for dollar by the HWIF. The HWIF aims to cultivate a robust healthcare workforce in Kentucky, targeting critical needs among Kentucky’s healthcare professional education and training programs.

The healthcare programs awarded include but are not limited to:

Radiology
Radiography
Nursing
Paramedicine
Health sciences
Physician Assistants, certified (PA-C)

“I am grateful the General Assembly took this meaningful step to address Kentucky’s critical healthcare workforce needs and expand access to training across the state,” said Leslie Sizemore, vice president of workforce and economic development at CPE. “I’m confident these awards will attract more students into healthcare professions and strengthen communities across the Commonwealth.”

Award recipients and their designated healthcare partners are listed below.

Ashland Community and Technical College, RN ($144,000)

With King’s Daughters Medical Center

Ashland Community and Technical College, Radiography AAS ($72,000)

With King’s Daughters Medical Center

Bellarmine University, ABSN ($314,940)

With Baptist Health Louisville

Bellarmine University, CRNA ($202,000)

With Baptist Health Louisville

Bellarmine University, MSRT ($78,400)

With Baptist Health Louisville

Campbellsville University, ADN ($30,000)

With Taylor Regional Hospital

Campbellsville University, Paramedicine ($40,000)

With Monroe County Medical Center

Hopkinsville-Christian Co, Paramedicine Program ($30,000)

With Franklin-Simpson Co. EMS

Hopkinsville Christian Co, Paramedicine Program ($10,000)

With Jackson County Ambulance Service

Hopkinsville-Christian Co, Paramedicine Program ($30,000)

With Nelson County EMS

Hopkinsville Christian Co, Paramedicine Program ($10,000)

With Wayne Co. EMS

Kentucky Christian University, BSN ($318,000)

With King’s Daughter’s Medical Center

Lindsey Wilson College, BSN ($57,000)

With Taylor Regional Hospital

Midway University, ADN ($60,000)

With Bluegrass Care Navigators

Morehead State University, ADN ( $190,000)

With King’s Daughter’s Medical Center

Morehead State University, BSIS ($300,000)

With University of Kentucky Saint Claire

Morehead State University, BSN ($190,000)

With King’s Daughters Medical Center

Morehead State University, Radiography, AAS ($152,000)

With King’s Daughter’s Medical Center

Murray State University, BSN ($500,00)

With Baptist Health Paducah

Murray State University, BSN ($40,000)

With Bon Secours Mercy Health

Murray State University, BSN ($100,000)

With Jackson Purchase Medical Center

Northern Kentucky University, MSW ($100,000)

With Children's Home of Northern Kentucky

Northern Kentucky University, MSW ($25,000)

With Holly Hill Child & Family Solutions

Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College, ADN ($1000,00)

With Med Center Health

Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College Radiography, AAS ($20,000)

With Med Center Health

University of Kentucky, BSN ($721,070)

With University of Kentucky Healthcare

University of Kentucky, PA-C ($320,000)

With University of Kentucky Saint Claire

Western Kentucky University, BSN ($200,000)

With Med Center Health

Last Updated: 7/24/2025