Advanced Nursing Education Workforce Grant Program

ANEW: The purpose of the Advanced Nursing Education Workforce (ANEW) Program is to increase the number of primary care nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, and certified nurse midwives trained and prepared to provide primary care services

ANEW: The purpose of the Advanced Nursing Education Workforce (ANEW) Program is to increase the number of primary care nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, and certified nurse midwives trained and prepared to provide primary care services, mental health and substance use disorder care, and/or maternal health care. Grants will support the training and graduation of advanced practice registered nursing (APRN) students/trainees in these disciplines. Awardees will provide tuition and other eligible supports to trainees, build academic-clinical partnerships to facilitate clinical training, and continue to develop and sustain clinical faculty and preceptors as needed. Applicants are strongly encouraged to recruit students/trainees and faculty from various populations. Funding preference will be given to eligible entities that train APRNs students to practice in underserved and rural communities or state and local health departments. ANE-NPRF: The purpose of this program is to prepare new Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) to effectively provide primary care by supporting the establishment, expansion and/or enhancement of existing community-based Nurse Practitioner (NP) residency and fellowship training programs that are accredited or in the accreditation process. The program also focuses on the integration of behavioral health and/or maternal health into primary care by training new primary care providers (adult, family, adult gerontology, pediatric and women's health NPs), behavioral health providers (psychiatric/mental health NPs) and/or Certified Nurse Midwives (CNMs) to transition from education completion to practice, in community-based settings. The award recipient must train these postgraduate APRNs who will serve in primary care settings with a focus on improving access to quality healthcare for rural, urban, and tribal underserved populations. MatCare: The purpose of the MatCare Program is to support accredited nurse midwifery programs to train nurse midwives through trainee scholarships, stipends, curriculum enhancement, and community-based training. The program seeks to grow and expand the maternal and perinatal health nursing workforce through support for education and training in rural and underserved communities. ANE-SANE: This program addresses the need to increase the number of qualified sexual assault nurse examiners (SANEs). The program expands access to forensic examinations thereby expanding access to services for survivors. The purpose of this program is to increase the supply, distribution, and quality of the sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) workforce. The program aims to provide access to mental and physical care for survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence. ANE-NPR: The purpose of this program is to prepare new nurse practitioners (NPs) in primary care for practice in community-based settings through clinical and academic focused 12-month Nurse Practitioner Residency (NPR) programs, with a preference for those projects that benefit rural or underserved populations. The ANE-NPR Program seeks to increase primary care providers in community-based settings. This program has been structured in a way so that training programs are encouraged to support the placement of participants in rural and underserved settings and also find ways to assist NPR completers to remain in these settings. ANE-NPRIP: The purpose of this grant program is to prepare new NPs for primary care or behavioral health practice in integrated, community-based settings, through expansions and/or enhancements to existing 12-month NPR programs. The ANE-NPRIP seeks to increase the number of new primary care or behavioral health NPs serving in integrated, community-based settings.

ANEW/MatCare: Eligible applicants are accredited schools of nursing, nursing centers, academic health centers, state, or local governments, and other private or public nonprofit entities determined appropriate by the Secretary, such as HRSA-supported health centers or Rural Health Clinics. ANE SANE: Eligible applicants include accredited schools of nursing, nursing centers, nurse-managed health clinics, academic health centers, State or local health departments, HRSA-supported health centers, Community Health Centers, Rural Health Clinics, public or non-profit Hospitals, other emergency health care service providers, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Clinics receiving funding under Title X and other relevant public or private non-profit entities. ANE-NPRF: Eligible entities are accredited schools of nursing, nursing centers (nurse managed health clinics/centers), academic health centers, state, or local governments and other nonprofit private or public entities determined appropriate by the HHS Secretary, such as Rural Health Clinics, FQHCs, or HRSA-supported health centers. Domestic community-based organizations, tribes, and tribal organizations are also eligible to apply, if otherwise eligible. Individuals and foreign entities are not eligible.

ANEW: licensed registered nurse (RN); eligible to work in the US; enrolled in an advanced nursing education program to become certified NP, CNS, or CNM; and maintain standards of the recipient institution. ANE-NPRF: have completed an advanced nursing education degree or post-master's certificate program focusing on primary care, behavioral health, or maternal health; have obtained a certification and license to practice no more than 18 months before the start of the program; be accepted into and participate in a NP residency program, be full-time, provide information needed and commit to complete the program with an intent to serve rural, urban, and tribal underserved populations. MatCare: be a licensed registered nurse (RN); be eligible to work in the US; be enrolled full-time in an advanced nursing education program to become certified as a CNM; and maintain the standards of the recipient institution. ANE SANE: be a citizen, national, or permanent resident of the U.S. (individuals on temporary or student visas are not eligible). Also, currently practicing generalist RNs, Advanced Practice RNs or Forensic Nurses; or students in Advanced Nursing Education programs. ANE-NPR: be a licensed RN within 18 months of graduate school completion from a Primary Care NP or NM Program and NP or NM certification; be a citizen of the US, a non-citizen national, or a foreign national who possesses a visa permitting permanent residence in the US (i.e. individuals on temporary or student visas are not eligible); and agree to be full-time. ANE-NPRIP: be a graduate from a Primary Care or Behavioral Health NP Program, have an NP certification and be licensed and certified no longer than 18 months before the start of the residency program; be a citizen of the U.S., a non-citizen national, or a foreign national who possesses a visa permitting permanent residence in the U.S. (individuals on temporary or student visas are not eligible); and agree to be full-time.

ANEW: Program support and student support through stipends, tuition, and fees are allowable costs. ANE-NPRF: Program support includes NP resident stipends and all allowable project costs including direct and indirect, facilities and administrative costs. MatCare: Funding can be used to support infrastructure funding and project costs to administer training, such as administrative costs, preceptor stipends, faculty salary, and other project costs. Applicants may request a maximum annual budget of $1,000,000 per year. ANE-SANE: Funding supports program development (including personnel, indirect costs, and sub-awards to partners), preceptor costs and participant costs (including training fees, certification/recertification exam fees, travel, lodging, etc.). ANE-NPR: Program support includes NP resident salaries and all allowable project costs including direct and indirect, facilities and administrative costs. ANE-NPRIP: Funds for this program cover NP resident salaries and all allowable project costs including direct and indirect, facilities, and administrative costs for the awardee.

Indirect costs under training awards will be budgeted and reimbursed at 8 percent of modified total direct costs rather than on the basis of a negotiated rate agreement and are not subject to upward or downward adjustment. Direct cost amounts for equipment, tuition and fees, and sub-awards and subcontracts in excess of $30,000 are excluded from the direct cost base for purposes of this calculation.

ANEW: This funding opportunity provides support for a 4 -year project period. ANE-NPRF: This funding opportunity provides support for a 4-year project period. MatCare: This funding opportunity provides support for a 4-year project period. ANE SANE: This funding opportunity provides support for a 3-year project period. ANE-NPR: This funding opportunity provides support for a 4-year project period. ANE-NPRIP: This funding opportunity provides support for a 3-year project period.

Procedures for assessing the technical merit of grant applications have been instituted to provide an objective review of applications and to assist the applicant in understanding the standards against which each application will be judged. Critical indicators have been developed for each review criterion to assist the applicant in presenting pertinent information related to that criterion and to provide the reviewer with a standard for evaluation. Competing applications are reviewed by non-Federal expert consultant(s) for technical merit recommendations. Applications will be reviewed and evaluated against the following criteria: (1) Purpose and Need; (2) Response to Program Purpose; (3) Impact; (4) Organizational Information, Resources and Capabilities; and (5) Support Requested. In making grant awards under this Section, preference will be given to any qualified applicant with a project that will substantially benefit rural or underserved populations or help meet public health nursing needs in State or local health departments. This preference will only be applied to applications that rank above the 80th percentile of applications recommended for approval. See the most recent Notice of Funding Opportunity for detailed selection criteria.

Notification of award is made in writing (electronic) through a Notice of Award.

Approximately 120 to 180 days after receipt of applications.

Depending on Agency priorities and availability of funding, during the final budget year of the approved project period competing continuation applications may be solicited from interested applicants.