The funding for nursing workforce development was reauthorized by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and includes funding for workforce development for all levels of nurses, from entry-level to advance practice, according to an HHS news release.
Specifically, the grants included:
• $23.4 million to assist registered nurses in completing graduate education to become nursing faculty;
• $16.1 million for traineeships for advanced nursing training programs;
• $10.9 million to strengthen nursing education and practice capacity;
• $3.6 million to increase nursing education opportunities for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, including racial and ethnic minorities underrepresented among registered nurses; and
• $1.3 million for nurse anesthetist traineeships.
Read the HHS release on nursing workforce development.
