Deadline: 18 March 2025
The United States Department of Health and Human Services is excited to announce its Nursing Workforce Diversity Program for the year 2025.
The purpose of the Nursing Workforce Diversity (NWD) program is to increase nursing education opportunities for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds
Goals
- Increase the number of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, including ethnic and racial minorities underrepresented among registered nurses, who are enrolled in nursing degree programs, using evidence-based strategies such as holistic admissions as a best practice.
- Increase the number of nursing students from disadvantaged backgrounds who are retained and graduate from nursing degree programs.
- Increase the number of nursing students from disadvantaged backgrounds who receive academic and social support for educational success in nursing degree programs.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $ 22,200,000.
- Funding range per award: Up to $555,000 per annual award.
Eligibility Criteria
- These types of domestic organizations may apply:
- Public institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) IRS status
- Nonprofits with an IRS status other than 501(c)(3)
- State and local governments, including the District of Columbia, domestic territories, and freely associated states
- County governments
- City, local, or township governments
- Special district governments
- Independent school districts
- Native American tribal governments
- Native American tribal organizations’
- To receive support under this program, a trainee must be enrolled in an accredited nursing program and be one of the following:
- A U.S. citizen or non-citizen national.
- An individual lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United States.
- Any other person defined as a “qualified alien” under section 431(b) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, Pub. L. 104–193, as amended.
Selection Criteria
- When making funding decisions, they consider:
- Merit review results. These are key in making decisions but are not the only factor.
- The amount of available funds.
- Assessed risk.
- The larger portfolio of HRSA-funded projects, including the diversity of project types and geographic distribution.
- The funding preferences.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
