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Grants to USA public and private nonprofit entities, including government agencies, health centers, and nursing schools, to provide nursing training programs in rural regions to individuals from underserved populations. Required registrations may take up to one month to complete.
Program Purpose
The overall purpose of the NWD program is to increase nursing education opportunities for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (including racial and ethnic minorities underrepresented among registered nurses). The purpose of this NOFO is to strengthen the eldercare workforce in rural communities where there are health care disparities related to access and delivery of care through the expansion of these opportunities for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Program Goals
The Nursing Workforce Diversity- Eldercare Enhancement (NWD-E2) program provides enhanced eldercare education and training opportunities to nursing students from disadvantaged backgrounds, including racial and ethnic minorities underrepresented among registered nurses.
Program Objectives
The objective of the NWD-E2 program is to achieve a sustainable eldercare nursing workforce by providing enhanced educational opportunities to individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. The program seeks to equip the nursing students with the competencies necessary to address health care disparities related to access and delivery of care of elderly populations in rural and underserved areas.
Program Priorities
Applicants are encouraged to select and address one HHS’s and HRSA’s clinical priorities below, as applicable.
For information on program priorities and preferences, see pages 26-28 in the NOFO document in Supporting Documents below.
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Number of Grants:
Estimated Size of Grant:
Period of Performance: September 1, 2020 through August 31, 2022 (2 years)
You may request additional information and/or technical assistance regarding business, administrative, or fiscal issues related to this NOFO by contacting:
G. Sapphire Marc-Harris, M. Ed.
Senior Grants Management Specialist
Division of Grants Management Operations, OFAM
Health Resources and Services Administration
5600 Fishers Lane, 10NWH04
Rockville, MD 20857
Email: SMarc-Harris@hrsa.gov
You may request additional information regarding the overall program issues and/or technical assistance related to this NOFO by contacting:
Aja Williams MS, RN
Project Officer
Attn: Nursing Workforce Diversity Program
Bureau of Health Workforce
Health Resources and Services Administration
5600 Fishers Lane, 11N94B
Rockville, MD 20857
Telephone: (301) 945-9658
Fax: (301) 443-0791
Email: Awilliams4@hrsa.gov