Project Grant E4A21740

Northwestern State University of Louisiana received a $714,599 Project Grant awarded 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, with completion targeted for September 29, 2029, funds the development and implementation of a new Allied Health to Associate of Science in Nursing (AH to ASN) concentration within the...

The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Bureau of Health Professionals awarded Curry College $450,000 under the Nursing Student Loans (NSL) program (CFDA 93.364) on July 1, 2021 for a project completion date of June 6, 2079. The NSL program aims to increase educational opportunities in nursing by providing long-term, low-interest loans to students pursuing approved nursing programs. Under this award, Curry College will deliver $450,000 in...

The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professionals (HRSA) awarded Widener University a $104,000 Project Grant under the Nursing Student Loans (NSL) program (CFDA 93.364). The grant will support nursing education opportunities by providing long-term, low-interest loans to students in need of financial assistance pursuing approved nursing programs at Widener University. The grant period is from July 1, 2022 through June 6, 2079...

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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill was awarded a $218,400 Project Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professionals on July 1, 2022 to complete the project by June 6, 2079. The grant was awarded under the Nursing Student Loans (NSL) federal grant program (CFDA #93.364) to provide long-term, low-interest loans to students pursuing nursing degrees. As the sub-awardee, the University of North Carolina at...

This Project Grant award of $2,278,636.00 from the National Institute on Aging (CFDA 93.866 - Aging Research) will fund research to characterize and evaluate different nursing home clinician care models for residents with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). The project aims to understand the characteristics and outcomes of existing clinician care models, with a focus on the degree of co-management between nurse practitioners and physicians. The research will survey a nationally...

This $272,964 federal Project Grant award, issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (CFDA 93.225 - National Research Service Awards Health Services Research Training), supports a mixed-methods research study to identify performance shaping features that impact nursing workload in intermediate care units. The grantee, The Johns Hopkins University, will conduct qualitative assessments using the Systems Engineering Initiative for Patient Safety (SEIPS) framework to identify...

Federal Grant Award Summary Luzerne County Community College (LCCC) received a $1.52M Project Grant from 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) on September 30, 2025. The four-year award, concluding September 29, 2029, supports the Workforce Expansion Program track, which addresses the shortage of licensed nurses in acute- and long-term care facilities in...

Federal Grant Award Summary The George Washington University School of Nursing received a $1,466,712 Project Grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professionals under the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) Grants program (CFDA 93.359), awarded September 30, 2025, with completion scheduled for September 29, 2029. The award funds the "Registered Nurses Beyond the Beltway" initiative, which expands enrollment in the university's...

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...