Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention Veteran’s Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing Program

Funding Opportunity Number: HRSA-13-256 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.359Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-HRSAClosing Date: Jun 07, 2013Award Ceiling: $0Expected Number of Awards: 9Creation Date: Apr 29, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: This announcement solicits applications for the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention - Veterans’ Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program (VBSN).  The VBSN supports HRSA’s strategic plan to improve access to quality health care and services; strengthen, the nation’s healthcare workforce; build healthy communities; and improve health equity.  

Sub-goals include increasing and diversifying the health workforce and ensuring that healthcare providers are trained to provide high quality care that is culturally and linguistically aligned.  The awarded VBSN applications will complement the collaborative efforts of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the Department of Defense (DoD), and the Department of Veteran’s Affairs (VA) to:

                       ·          Reduce barriers that prevent veterans from transitioning into nursing careers;

                       ·          Develop BSN career ladder progr...

Source: Grants.gov - May 2, 2013 Category: Research Tags: Health Source Type: funding