This $3,000,000 Project Grant awarded by the Healthcare Systems Bureau, under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493), will support the renovation of Niagara University's Marian House to transform underutilized spaces and create new facilities for the university's College of Nursing. The project includes planning, design, building renovation, and the purchase of furniture, fixtures, and equipment to accommodate the nursing program's science-based curriculum. Specifically, the...
This Project Grant award of $2,400,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Healthcare Systems Bureau (CFDA 93.493 Congressional Directives) will support the Lander University School of Nursing in South Carolina. The funding will be used to comprehensively upgrade the nursing program's simulation facilities, equipment, and instructional technology. This will enable the university to address gaps in competencies across five domains identified in the recent curriculum review,...
This $8,784,000 federal Project Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services' Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will enable Western Nevada College to renovate and expand its Douglas Campus facility to establish a nursing program and other allied health educational offerings. The grant will fund the construction of an addition to an existing building on the Douglas Campus, as well as the purchase of necessary equipment and technology. Once completed, the expanded...
This $15,000,000 Project Grant awarded by the Healthcare Systems Bureau, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493), will fund the construction of a new state-of-the-art nursing education facility at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB), a Historically Black College and University (HBCU). The facility will include technologically advanced classrooms, simulation labs, clinical practice settings, and...
This $3,563,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will support the construction of the Claflin University Public Health Center in Orangeburg, South Carolina. The new facility will address the critical nursing shortage in the state, especially in rural areas, by enhancing Claflin's nursing and public health education programs. The project aims to increase the pipeline of baccalaureate-prepared...
The Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant to St. Francis College to establish a nursing simulation lab for hands-on clinical training. This grant is funded through the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program, which aims to support institutional reforms and innovative strategies to improve postsecondary instruction and expand educational opportunities. Through this 5-year grant,...
This federal Project Grant award of $2,300,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) will support the College of Southern Nevada in upgrading its nursing simulation lab at the Henderson campus. The project aims to enhance the quality and effectiveness of nursing education through the development of innovative instructional strategies and technologies. As an open enrollment institution serving over 31,000 students, the College...
This Project Grant award of $9,177,000 from the Department of Health and Human Services (CFDA 93.493 - Congressional Directives program) will enable Fairmont State University in West Virginia to relocate and expand its nursing simulation center. The funding will be used to move the simulation center from its current location in Colebank Hall to the Education Building, where the nursing program is housed, in order to improve accessibility for students. Additionally, the first floor of the...
This $4,100,000 Project Grant award from the Healthcare Systems Bureau, part of the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493), will support the renovation of a floor in the health science building at Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) to create a healthcare simulation center. The funding will enable SMCC to expand its capacity to offer clinical simulation, testing, and patient care training for students pursuing careers in healthcare in Maine. The simulation center will feature...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Clinical Simulation Center. The grant funding will be used to provide direct support for the education and practice of core healthcare competencies for over 1,000 nursing students annually. Specifically, the grant will fund the acquisition of additional simulation mannequins, medical training equipment, and task...