Nursing Workforce Diversity (NWD) Program

Funding Opportunity Number: HRSA-16-064 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.178Eligible Applicants Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-HRSAClosing Date: Nov 16, 2015Award Ceiling: $0Expected Number of Awards: 12Creation Date: Sep 16, 2015Funding Opportunity Description: This announcement solicits applications for the Nursing Workforce Diversity (NWD) program.  Program Purpose The NWD program increases nursing education opportunities for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, including racial and ethnic minorities that are underrepresented among registered nurses by using social determinants to guide the selection of evidence-based approaches that have been successful in retaining students from disadvantaged backgrounds in schools of nursing.  The program supports projects that provide student stipends or scholarships, stipends for diploma or associate degree nurses to enter a bridge or degree completion program, student scholarships or stipends for accelerated nursing degree programs, pre-entry preparation, advanced education preparation, and retention activities. Program Requirements Eligible institutions must identify and describe th...
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