Project Grant E4D17890

Summary Northwestern State University of Louisiana received a $714,599 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) awarded on September 30, 2025. The four-year project, concluding September 29, 2029, focuses on expanding the registered nurse workforce in Louisiana through development and implementation of a new Allied Health to Associate of Science in...

Federal Grant Award Summary The George Washington University School of Nursing received a $1.47M project grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration's Bureau of Health Professionals under the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention Grants program (CFDA 93.359) effective September 30, 2025, through September 29, 2029. The award funds the "Registered Nurses Beyond the Beltway" initiative, which expands the Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) and...

Federal Grant Award Summary South Dakota State University's College of Nursing received a $1.0 million 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), awarded September 30, 2025, with a completion date of September 29, 2029. This Workforce Expansion Program, titled "Growing Underserved Communities Through Innovation, Development, and Education for...

Federal Grant Award Summary The University of South Alabama College of Nursing received a $3,986,618 Project Grant award on September 30, 2025, 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). The award funds the LAUNCH (Long-term and Acute Care Training to Promote Undergraduate Nurses' Clinical Practice in Rural and Underserved Community Health Settings)...

Federal Project Grant Summary Luzerne County Community College received $1,521,954 in funding through the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) Grants program (CFDA 93.359) from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Bureau of Health Professionals, effective September 30, 2025 through September 29, 2029. This four-year workforce expansion initiative addresses nursing shortages in Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania by expanding the college's Associate of...

Federal Project Grant Award Summary The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNC-G) received a $979,449 Project Grant award dated September 30, 2025, through 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). The four-year project (through September 29, 2029) establishes a Nursing Workforce Expansion Program designed to increase enrollment and graduation...

Federal Grant Award Summary Loyola University of Chicago's Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing received a $948,097 Project Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Bureau of Health Professionals, under the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) Grants program (CFDA 93.359). The award, effective September 30, 2025, through September 29, 2029, supports the "Nursing – Providing Access to Rural Acute...

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...

Federal Grant Award Summary Samford University's Moffett & Sanders School of Nursing (MSSON) received a $747,718 Project Grant award on September 30, 2025, 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). The four-year project, which concludes September 29, 2029, establishes and enhances academic-clinical partnerships in acute and long-term care settings to improve...

Federal Grant Award Summary The University of North Dakota received a $942,474 Project Grant 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), awarded September 30, 2025, with completion scheduled for September 29, 2029. This four-year grant supports the Workforce Expansion Program track with rural funding preference, addressing North Dakota's critical...