1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Grants for Resources in Occupational and Workforce Training for Healthcare Act of 2023 or the GROWTH Act of 2023 . 2. Participation of community colleges in the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality, and Retention–Pathway to Registered Nurse Program (a) Eligibility To participate Section 831(f) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 296p(f) ) is amended to read as follows: (f) Definitions For purposes of this section: (1) The term eligible entity includes— (A) a school of nursing; (B) a junior or community college; (C) a health care facility, such as a Federally qualified health center or nurse-managed health clinic; and (D) a partnership of such a school or college and such a facility. (2) The term junior or community college means— (A) a public institution of higher education, including additional locations, at which the highest awarded degree, or the predominantly awarded degree, is an associate degree; or (B) any Tribal College or University (as defined in section 316 of the Higher Education Act of 1965). . (b) Allocation of funds Section 831 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 296p ), as amended, is further amended by adding at the end the following: (g) Allocation of funds Of the total amount awarded to eligible entities under this section for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall, with respect to a portion of such total amount to be determined by the Secretary, not to exceed 50 percent of such total amount, give priority to eligible entities that are— (1) a junior or community college with an existing nursing program; or (2) a partnership referred to in subsection (f)(1)(D). .