Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) - Workforce Expansion Program (WEP)
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- HRSA-24-098
- Agency
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Health Resources and Services Administration
Department of Health and Human Services
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $1,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Health
- Eligible applicants
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- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) - Workforce Expansion Program (WEP) is a grant opportunity from the Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). The goal of the program is to expand, enhance, and modernize nursing education programs by increasing the number of faculty to expand enrollment of students in schools of nursing, particularly in rural and underserved areas facing critical nursing shortages. Eligible applicants include accredited schools of nursing, healthcare facilities, and partnerships between the two. The application deadline is July 26, 2024, and the expected award date is by September 30, 2024.
Up to $4.75 million in total FY 2024 funding is available, with approximately 5 grants of up to $1 million each expected to be awarded. The program aims to increase the nursing workforce, provide specialized training for nursing students in acute and long-term care, increase the number of nursing faculty and preceptors, and establish partnerships to enhance nursing curricula. The NEPQR-WEP is authorized under the Public Health Service Act.
Synopsis
The purpose of the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality, and Retention (NEPQR) - Workforce Expansion Program (WEP) is to increase the nursing workforce in rural (non-metro) and underserved areas to address the critical shortage of nurses, specifically in acute and long-term care settings.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| HRSA-Crosswalks-App-Guides-and-NOFO content guide.pdf | ||
| HRSA-24-098 NEPQR WEP Final.pdf |
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