This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education, under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program, provides $529,250.00 to Juniata College to address Pennsylvania's nursing shortage through the development of a Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at the college's rural campus. The project period runs from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027. The funding will support Juniata College's efforts to...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded a $1,530,000 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) to Blue Mountain Christian University, doing business as Blue Mountain College, to support nursing education. The funding, effective from September 2024 to August 2027, will be used to provide nursing scholarships and purchase equipment for the university's nursing programs. As an educational institution focused on...
This $400,000 Project Grant awarded by the Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program supports Massachusetts Bay Community College (MassBay) in developing an educational Center for Health Sciences, Early Education, and Human Services. The three-year grant, awarded on June 1, 2023, with a completion date of May 31, 2026, will enable MassBay to expand postsecondary opportunities and improve...
This $610,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) supports Wesleyan College, a private nonprofit minority-serving institution in Macon, Georgia, in addressing the state's nursing shortage. The grant, awarded on June 1, 2023 for a 3-year period, will enable Wesleyan College to implement initiatives designed to improve postsecondary nursing education and expand access to nursing programs. Key deliverables...
This Project Grant award of $1,000,000.00 from the Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program supports Providence College in developing a new Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program within its School of Nursing and Health Sciences. The grant funding will be provided from June 1, 2023 through May 31, 2026 to establish this new nursing degree program at the private Catholic university located in...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education awarded Mckendree University a $980,000 Project Grant under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program (CFDA 84.116). The grant will support the university's initiative to "Build a Rural Nurse Educator Workforce through Academic Practice Partnerships" over a three-year period from September 2024 to August 2027. The project aims to develop innovative strategies to enhance the quality and...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) provides $1,000,000.00 to Westfield State University to support its nursing and health sciences programs. The funding will be used over a 3-year period from June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2026 to reform the university's nursing and health science curriculum, enhance campus safety, and provide childcare access to enable student-parents to continue their education....
Illinois College in Jacksonville, Illinois received a $330,000 project grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education to create an online Master of Science in Nursing program and purchase related equipment. The award, made under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education program, will support the development of online instruction and expand postsecondary opportunities in nursing through September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2024. The Fund for the...
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,...
The University of Maine System (UMS) was awarded a $3,057,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program. The grant will support the launch of the University of Maine School of Nursing's first Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Nursing program, which aims to expand Maine's nursing workforce pipeline. The project period runs from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027. As a land-grant and sea-grant institution, UMS has an...