The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a Project Grant of $116,583 to Florida State University (FSU) on July 1, 2024 under the Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP) (CFDA 93.264). The NFLP grant supports FSU's strategic initiative to address the nationwide shortage of qualified nurse faculty by providing financial assistance and incentives for nurses, particularly Registered Nurses (RNs) and Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs), to pursue...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded East Carolina University a $123,498 Project Grant under the Nurse Faculty Loan Program (CFDA 93.264). The grant aims to increase the number of qualified nursing faculty in North Carolina by providing financial support to graduate nursing students who commit to becoming nurse educators upon graduation. Consistent with the program's doctoral priority, the majority of the funding will...
The federal Project Grant award of $240,918 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Nurse Faculty Loan Program (CFDA 93.264) supports the Research Foundation of the City University of New York (RFCUNY) in providing low-interest loans to graduate nursing students at CUNY institutions who commit to becoming nurse educators after graduation. The primary objective of this grant is to increase the number of qualified...
The William Carey University (WCU) School of Nursing was awarded a $169,401 Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP) grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to address the nationwide shortage of nursing faculty. The NFLP grant, authorized under CFDA 93.264, will provide low-interest loans to WCU master's and doctoral nursing students who commit to becoming nurse educators after graduation. The funding will allow WCU to attract a diverse population of students and address...
The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professionals awarded Fayetteville State University a $2,410,486 project grant under the Nursing Student Loans program (CFDA 93.364). The grant will support Fayetteville State University in providing long-term, low-interest loans to students pursuing nursing degrees from July 1, 2022 through June 6, 2079. The Nursing Student Loans program aims to increase educational opportunities in nursing...
This $107,513 federal Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Nurse Faculty Loan Program (CFDA 93.264) aims to increase the number of qualified and diverse nursing faculty in Arkansas and the surrounding region. The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will use the funding to provide low-interest loans to 13 doctoral and master's-level nursing students who commit to becoming nurse educators after graduation. The project will also...
This $231,510 Project Grant was awarded by the Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Nurse Faculty Loan Program (CFDA 93.264). The funding supports the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program at California State University, Fresno, a minority-serving institution. The project aims to address healthcare disparities in the medically underserved Central San Joaquin Valley by increasing the diversity of the nursing faculty pipeline....
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will receive $457,600 in Project Grant funding from the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professionals through June 2079 to support graduate nursing education under the Nursing Student Loans program (CFDA 93.364). The award will provide long-term, low-interest loans to students pursuing nursing degrees to increase their educational opportunities. As the awardee, the University's...
The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professionals awarded Widener University a $1,581,810 Project Grant under the Nursing Student Loans program (CFDA 93.364). The grant will support Widener University in providing long-term, low-interest loans to students pursuing nursing degrees from July 1, 2022 through June 6, 2079. The Nursing Student Loans program aims to increase educational opportunities for students needing financial...
The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration awarded Bethel College Inc. a $100,000 Project Grant under the Nursing Student Loans program (CFDA 93.364). The grant will support nursing education opportunities through long-term, low-interest loans to students in need of financial assistance pursuing approved nursing programs from July 1, 2022 to June 6, 2079 at locations in Indiana. The Nursing Student Loans program aims to increase access to nursing...
The University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne received a $216,076 Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP) Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The purpose of the grant is to increase the number of qualified nursing faculty by providing low-interest loans to graduate nursing students who commit to becoming nurse educators after graduation.
The university plans to use the funds to provide loans to 8 doctoral nursing (DNP) students who will then work as nursing faculty upon completion of their degrees. This aligns with the NFLP program's objective of addressing the nationwide shortage of nursing faculty by incentivizing advanced nursing education and careers in nursing education through loan cancellation benefits. The grant award will run from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2099.