Project Grant T5839869

The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professionals awarded Northwestern State University of Louisiana $714,599 on September 30, 2025, under the Nurse Education, Practice Quality and Retention Grants program (CFDA 93.359) to develop and implement an Allied Health to Associate of Science in Nursing (AH to ASN) concentration within its established ASN program. The concentration targets students holding associate degrees in...

The Health Resources and Services Administration's Bureau of Health Professionals awarded Samuel Merritt University $1,968,192 on September 30, 2025, under the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention Grants program (CFDA 93.359) to expand nursing education capacity in Oakland, California. The Oakland Nursing Initiative for Community Health (ONICH) expands the university's Bachelor of Science in Nursing program enrollment by 13 percent, increasing from 64 to 72 students per cohort, or...

The National Institute of Nursing Research awarded New York University $535,824 on September 19, 2025, under the Nursing Research program (CFDA 93.361) to establish the Advancing Research Education on the Health of New Americans (AREHNA) initiative. AREHNA will train a minimum of 30 early-career nurse scientists over three years to build research capacity in the social determinants of health specific to New Americans—persons who have immigrated to the United States and comprise 15 percent of the...

The National Institute of Nursing Research awarded the Trustees of Indiana University (Indiana University Indianapolis) $803,850 on September 19, 2025, under the Nursing Research program (CFDA 93.361) to develop and implement the Midwest Leadership in Education, Application, and Dissemination of Research on the Social Determinants of Health (LEADRS) program. The program provides rigorous training to nurse scientists and aligned health professionals in conceptual frameworks, research methods, and...

Federal Grant Award Summary The George Washington University School of Nursing received a $1,466,712 Project Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services 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 "RNs Beyond the Beltway," a Workforce Expansion Program designed to increase enrollment in the university's Accelerated Bachelor of...

The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professionals awarded the Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska, through its University of Nebraska Medical Center division, $1,992,932 on September 30, 2025, under the Nurse Education, Practice Quality and Retention Grants program (CFDA 93.359) to establish and operate the Rural Nebraska Nursing Fellows program. The award funds a fellowship program that prepares Bachelor of Science...

The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professionals awarded Indian River State College $1,985,634 on September 30, 2025, under the Nurse Education, Practice Quality and Retention Grants program (CFDA 93.359) to expand nursing workforce capacity in rural and underserved areas. Project Nurse will expand enrollment in Indian River State College's Associate Degree Nursing program and recruit participants from underrepresented,...

The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professionals awarded Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana $1,420,832 under the Nurse Education, Practice Quality and Retention Grants program (CFDA 93.359) on September 30, 2025. The award funds nursing workforce expansion across Ivy Tech's Bloomington and Muncie campuses, each tailored to local community needs in Indiana's rural and underserved areas. The Bloomington campus will implement...

The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professionals awarded Loyola University of Chicago $1.896 million on September 30, 2025, under the Nurse Education, Practice Quality and Retention Grants program (CFDA 93.359) to support the Nursing – Providing Access to Rural Acute and Long-Term Healthcare (N-PARALTH) project. The project creates a Rural Health Care Nursing Scholar (RHCNS) program integrated throughout baccalaureate nursing...

The Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professionals awarded the Washington State Department of Health $3,490,152 on September 30, 2025, under the Nurse Education, Practice Quality and Retention Grants program (CFDA 93.359) to develop and implement the Rural Nursing Education Program (RNEP) in six rural Washington communities: Othello, Newport, Republic, Ritzville, Davenport, and Grand Coulee. RNEP will graduate and license 20 registered nurses over four years who will...