Project Grant T1433115

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...

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...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $4,000,000 Project Grant under the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) program to Avera Health, a non-profit healthcare system in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The grant will support the "RETAIN-RNS: Partnering to Expand and Retain South Dakota's Nursing Workforce in Acute and Long-Term Care Settings" program over a four-year performance period from...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $747,718 Project Grant to Samford University's Moffett & Sanders School of Nursing (MSSON) under the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) Grants program (CFDA 93.359). The grant aims to establish and enhance academic-clinical partnerships in acute and long-term care settings to improve training for baccalaureate nursing students. The project will develop and...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $905,928 Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) Program project grant to the Wenatchee Valley College Foundation. The grant, awarded on Sep 30, 2025 and scheduled for completion by Sep 29, 2029, aims to expand nursing education and workforce development in the rural and underserved North Central Washington region served by the college. Key products and services...

This $733,356 Project Grant award 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) will fund the George Washington University (GWU) School of Nursing's "RNs Beyond the Beltway" initiative. The project aims to increase enrollment in GWU's Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) and Veterans to BSN (VBSN) programs by 20% over the 4-year...

This federal Project Grant award, valued at $872,538 and made by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) Grants program (CFDA 93.359), will support the Washington State Department of Health (WA DOH) in implementing the Rural Nursing Education Program (RNEP) in six rural communities in Washington state. The RNEP program aims to graduate and license a total of 20 registered nurses (RNs) over four years to work in...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $996,466 Project Grant through the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) program to the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, specifically its University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) Division. The 4-year award, running from September 30, 2025 to September 29, 2029, will support UNMC's College of Nursing in partnering with rural acute care and...

The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $393,234 Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (CFDA 93.359) Program grant to South Arkansas College to develop and implement the South Arkansas Traditional Registered Nurse Program (SATRN-P). This program aims to address regional nursing shortages by increasing the number of nursing students and faculty, expanding clinical training opportunities, and providing academic and financial support to prepare new graduate...

This federal Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Rural Health Research Centers program (CFDA 93.155) provides $750,000 to Newberry County Memorial Hospital, rebranded as Newberry Health, to establish the Newberry Health Family and Obstetrics Residency Center of Excellence (NH-FORCE). This new ACGME-accredited rural residency program in family medicine with enhanced obstetrical training will serve a medically underserved and maternity care...