Project Grant E4AHP17860

This Project Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) Grant Program (CFDA 93.359) aims to increase the supply and distribution of the registered nurse (RN) workforce in Louisiana. The $714,599 award to Northwestern State University of Louisiana will develop and implement a new Allied Health to Associate of Science in Nursing concentration program. Key...

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...

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) awarded a $898,792 project grant under the NIJ Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants program (CFDA 16.560) to The CNA Corporation, a non-profit research organization, to conduct a multi-year study examining the relationship between incarcerated individuals' participation in structured prison activities and outcomes related to health, safety, and quality of life for both incarcerated individuals and prison staff. The study will involve...

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), through the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) Grant Program (CFDA 93.359), awarded Indian River State College (IRSC) a $992,817 Project Grant to expand the Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program and address nursing workforce shortages in rural and underserved areas of Florida. The "Project Nurse" initiative will increase nursing student enrollment, provide specialized training in acute and long-term care...

This federal Project Grant award, valued at $557,504.00, was provided by the National Science Foundation's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program. The award supports research examining why the quality of care delivered in U.S. skilled nursing facilities varies widely, and whether this reflects differences in preferences or capabilities. The research team at the National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. is developing an innovative method using artificial intelligence...

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...

This $3,986,618 Project Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (CFDA 93.359) program aims to design, implement, and evaluate an academic student success program called LAUNCH. The University of South Alabama College of Nursing will use the funding to promote the recruitment and retention of BSN-prepared nursing students, provide specialized clinical training...

The Luzerne County Community College was awarded a $507,318 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) Grants program. The four-year grant, with a project period from September 30, 2025 to September 29, 2029, will be used to: Increase sustainable enrollment capacity in the college's Associate of Applied Science (AAS) Registered Nursing program by at least 10%...

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...

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...