Project Grant T5949659

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' 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...

This $1,000,000 federal Project Grant awarded on September 30, 2025 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) Grants program (CFDA 93.359) will be used by Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) to expand nursing workforce capacity in rural and long-term care settings. The key objectives are to: 1) Collaborate with community colleges, universities, and...

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 Western University of Health Sciences (WesterNU) was awarded a $216,731 Project Grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) under the Nursing Research program (CFDA 93.361). The grant, titled "Training Interprofessional Community-Engaged Research Teams (TICERT)," will provide direct 1-year educational research training experiences to 80 nurse-scientists across two cohorts. The goal is to empower nurses to become leaders in community-engaged research, ultimately...

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...

This Project Grant award of $984,096 was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) Grant Program (CFDA 93.359). The grant funds the "Oakland Nursing Initiative for Community Health" (ONICH) program led by Samuel Merritt University's College of Nursing (SMU CON) to address nursing shortages in medically underserved areas of Oakland, California. The...

This $996,275 Project Grant awarded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) Grants program aims to address the critical shortage of nurses in long-term and acute care settings across rural Minnesota. The grant will fund the development of a comprehensive nursing traineeship program that provides essential training, support, scholarships, and stipends to nursing students, particularly those facing economic...

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...