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Key Points Question How do administrators and faculty perceive the impact of National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding requirements for Medical Scientist Training Programs (MSTPs) on the racial and ethnic diversity of matriculants? Findings In this qualitative study including 69 administrators and faculty at 12 MSTPs, NIH funding requirements for diversity fostered urgency among MSTP leadership to bolster matriculant diversity, enabled program administrators to secure additional investments in diversity, promoted holistic review, and encouraged rigorous evaluation of the effectiveness of recruitment efforts. Meaning Findings suggest that funding requirements, such as those instituted by the NIH, may encourage impactful institutional practices to increase recruitment efforts and improve the representation of diverse candidates in training programs and, ultimately, the biomedical science workforce.