Nursing Workforce Development (NWD)
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- HRSA-26-095
- Agency
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Health Resources and Services Administration
Department of Health and Human Services
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $555,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Health
- Eligible applicants
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- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- State Governments
- County Governments
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Independent School Districts
- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- City/Township Governments
- Special District Governments
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- Other
- Points of contact
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- Jasmine Price bhw-nwd@hrsa.gov (301) 443-7151
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Health Resources and Services Administration is soliciting applications for the Nursing Workforce Development program to increase nursing education opportunities for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, with applications due July 8, 2026. The program will award approximately 36 grants totaling $20,000,000 in fiscal year 2026, with individual awards ranging from $1 to $555,000 over a four-year period (September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2030); years 2–4 funding requests cannot exceed the year 1 request amount.
Eligible applicants include accredited schools of nursing, nursing centers, academic health centers, state and local health departments, faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, and federally recognized tribal governments and tribal organizations. For-profit entities and individuals are not eligible. The proposed Project Director must be a licensed Registered Nurse. Trainees must be U.S. citizens, non-citizen nationals, lawfully admitted permanent residents, or qualified aliens as defined by federal law.
Recipients must allocate a minimum of 30 percent of the total annual budget to participant and trainee support and implement a comprehensive systems approach addressing student recruitment, enrollment, retention, and graduation; academic, social, and financial support services; recruitment and retention of diverse faculty and preceptors; and establishment or enhancement of clinical, academic, and community partnerships. Indirect costs for training awards cannot exceed 8 percent of modified total direct costs.
Merit review criteria are Need (15 points), Response (30 points), Performance Management (10 points), Impact (20 points), Resources and Capabilities (15 points), and Support Requested (10 points). Funding preferences (adding 2 points each) apply to applicants not currently or previously funded by NWD and to projects substantially benefiting rural or medically vulnerable populations or addressing public health nursing needs in state or local health departments.
CFDA 93.178. Expected award date is September 1, 2026.
Synopsis
The purpose of the Nursing Workforce Development (NWD) program is to increase nursing education opportunities for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| HRSA-26-095 FINAL FULL.pdf | ||
| HRSA-26-095_FINAL_FULL.pdf |
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