Nurse Education, Practice Quality and Retention Grants

Objective

Mobile Health Training Program (NEPQR-MHTP): The purpose of this program is to improve and strengthen health in the nursing workforce with education and training to provide quality care in rural and underserved areas. The program will encourage recruitment and training of nursing students improve the health of vulnerable populations in rural and underserved areas through nurse-led mobile health training sites. The NEPQR-MHTP will create and expand experiential learning opportunities for nursing students, including the provision of high-quality care, identification of health issues in local communities, engagement in critical thinking, and clinical practice highlighting a collaborative team approach to care. Nursing Faculty and Preceptor Academies (NEPQR-CFPA) Program: The purpose of this program is to increase the nursing workforce by recruiting, training and producing skilled qualified clinical nursing faculty and nursing preceptors. The program will prepare nurses to serve as nursing clinical faculty and preceptors to newly hired or transitioning licensed nurses in a variety of care settings. The NPA program aims to create academies consisting of academic-clinical partnerships to develop and implement a formal curriculum to train clinical nursing preceptors.  Registered Nurse Training Program (NEPQR-RNTP): The purpose of this program is to enhance nursing education and practice to advance the health of patients, families, and communities and improve health outcomes through innovative interprofessional training programs in acute care settings aimed to improve the health and health literacy of vulnerable populations. Simulation Education Training (NEPQR-SET): The purpose of the NEPQR-SET program is to enhance nurse education and strengthen the nursing workforce by increasing training opportunities for nursing students through the use of simulation-based technology, including equipment, to increase their readiness to practice upon graduation. This training expands the capacity of nurses to advance the health of patients, families, and communities in rural or medically underserved areas experiencing diseases and conditions such as stroke, heart disease, behavioral health, maternal mortality, HIV/AIDS, and obesity. Pathway to Registered Nurse Program (NEPQR-PRNP): The purpose of this program is to create a pathway from academic training to clinical practice through the creation and implementation of Licensed Practical Nurse/Licensed Vocational Nurse (LPN/LVN) to Registered Nurse (RN) Bridge Programs and employment of Clinical Nurse Faculty. Workforce Expansion Program (NEPQR-WEP): The purpose of the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality, and Retention (NEPQR) - Workforce Expansion Program (WEP) is to increase the nursing workforce in rural (non-metro) and underserved areas to address the critical shortage of nurses, specifically in acute and long-term care settings.

Who Can Apply

• U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia)
• Local
• Nonprofit Organization
• U.S. Territory (or Possession) Government (including freely-associated states)
• Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government
• Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government (Other than Federally Recognized)
• Other

Schools of nursing affiliated with the proposed project must be an accredited public or private school. Applicants must provide documentation of current accreditation by a national nurse education accrediting agency or state approval agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education for the purposes of nursing education. Eligible applicants are accredited schools of nursing, health care facilities, or a partnership of such a school and facilities. Individuals are not eligible to apply.

Who Benefits

• Health Professional
• Specific Restrictions Determined at NOFO Level

Specialized group (e.g. health professionals, students, veterans), Private nonprofit institution/organization, Native American Organizations, Health Professional, State, Local, Public nonprofit institution/organization, Other public institution/organization Specialized group (e.g., health professionals, students, veterans), Private nonprofit institution/organization, Native American Organizations, Health Professional, State, Local, Public nonprofit institution/organization, Other public institution/organization NEPQR Project participants (NEPQR-IPCP BHI, NEPQR-SET, NEPQR-CFPA, NEPQR-RNTP, NEPQR-PRNP, NEPQR MHTP, NEPQR-WEP), or students in the eligible accredited nursing program, must be U.S. Citizens, non-citizen nationals, or foreign nationals who possess visas permitting permanent residence in the United States. Individuals on temporary student visas are not eligible. The program requires RNs and APRNs to hold a valid license and be an employee of the accredited school of nursing as defined by section 801(2), health care facility, or partner of such a school and/or facility.

Assistance Types

• Grant
• Grant
• Grant
• Cooperative Agreement
• Cooperative Agreement

Program Contact

kkoyama@hrsa.gov
301-443-4926