Project Grant A22HP27142

South Arkansas College received a $786,468 Project Grant awarded on September 30, 2025, under the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) Grants program (CFDA 93.359), administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professionals. The grant supports the development and implementation of the South Arkansas Traditional Registered Nurse Program (SATRN-P), designed to expand nursing education capacity and prepare new graduate nurses for practice...

Federal Grant Award Summary Western University of Health Sciences received a $996,571 Project Grant award effective September 30, 2025, through the Department of Health and Human Services Bureau of Health Professionals under the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) Grants program (CFDA 93.359). The four-year award, concluding September 29, 2029, funds implementation of the Training for Underrepresented Nurses (WU-TURN) Program, which expands the College of Graduate...

Indian River State College (IRSC) received a $1,985,634 Project Grant awarded September 30, 2025, through the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professionals under the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) Grants program (CFDA 93.359). Through Project NURSE (Nursing Workforce Expansion), IRSC will expand enrollment capacity in its Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program and deliver specialized training services...

Western University of Health Sciences received a $216,731 Project Grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research (CFDA 93.361 - Nursing Research) awarded on September 22, 2025, with completion targeted for June 30, 2028. The award funds the Training Community-Engaged Research Teams (T-CERT) program, which will deliver direct one-year educational research training experiences to 80 nurse-scientists across two cohorts. The program aims to equip nurses with comprehensive knowledge and skills...

Federal Grant Award Summary The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Nursing received a $268,612 Project Grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) under the Nursing Research program (CFDA 93.361), awarded September 25, 2025, with completion targeted for June 30, 2030. This T32 Training Grant establishes the inaugural IHEAL (Improving Health Across the Lifespan) nurse scientist training program, designed to prepare pre- and postdoctoral trainees to conduct...

SARI Program: Training Nurse Scientists in Systemic and Institutional Factors Research The National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) awarded Villanova University a $274,000 Project Grant on September 17, 2025, under the Nursing Research program (CFDA 93.361) to establish and deliver the Scholars for Applied Research and Impact (SARI) Program through June 30, 2028. This training initiative equips PhD students through mid-career nurse scientists with advanced competencies in researching...

Federal Grant Award Summary Award: Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention—Workforce Expansion Program (CFDA 93.359) Awardee: Avera Health Funding Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Health Professionals Award Date: September 30, 2025 Project Period: Four years (through September 29, 2029) Total Obligated Funding: $2,841,189 Avera Health, in partnership with South Dakota State University (SDSU), delivers...

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Graduate Education awarded the University of Massachusetts Amherst a $2,998,747 Project Grant under the STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2030, to establish a National Research Traineeship (NRT) program titled "Strengthening Healthcare Innovation Through Nurse-Engineer Education." The program delivers convergence research training that integrates nursing's...

Samuel Merritt University's College of Nursing received a $1.97 million Project Grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration's Bureau of Health Professionals under the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) Grants program (CFDA 93.359) on September 30, 2025. The award funds the Oakland Nursing Initiative for Community Health (ONICH), a four-year initiative (through September 2029) designed to address critical nursing shortages in Oakland, a designated Medically...

The University of South Alabama College of Nursing received a $3.99M Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Bureau of Health Professionals under the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) Grants program (CFDA 93.359), effective September 30, 2025, through September 29, 2029. The award funds the LAUNCH (Long-Term and Acute Care Training to Promote Undergraduate Nurses' Clinical Practice in Rural and Underserved Community Health Settings)...