ARRA - Nursing Workforce Diversity

The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration funded the ARRA Nursing Workforce Diversity program (CFDA 93.417) under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, with the most recent grant award issued on September 1, 2009.

This program is no longer active. All three recorded grant awards were disbursed in September 2009, with project completion dates between August 2012 and January 2013. No grant opportunities have been posted since that initial 2009 funding cycle. The program was a one-time recovery-act initiative and has generated no awards in the 17 years since its final disbursement.

When active, the program funded student stipends, scholarships, pre-entry preparation, and retention activities designed to increase nursing education opportunities for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, particularly racial and ethnic minorities underrepresented among registered nurses. All three awards were Project Grants ranging from approximately $510 thousand to $1.0 million, with combined federal dollars obligated of $2.3 million across the portfolio.

Representative funded projects included Project Grant D1NHP15411 ($1.0 million, completed January 2013), D1NHP15412 ($823,804, completed August 2012), and D1NHP15413 ($509,919, completed August 2012).

Organizations seeking current nursing workforce development funding from HHS HRSA should pursue active programs outside this ARRA-funded vehicle, as this line has not accepted applications since 2009.