This department is offering the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) – Registered Nurses in Primary Care (RNPC) Training Program. The grant aims to recruit and train nursing students and registered nurses to practice in community-based primary care teams, focusing on chronic disease prevention and mental health. The program seeks to build a sustainable primary care nursing workforce to enhance access to care, improve population health outcomes, and address national nursing priorities in education, practice, and retention. Funding is available to support initiatives aligned with PHS Act sections 831(a)-(c) and 831A(a)-(c). Application deadline is Jan 29, 2018.
Opportunity ID: 298592
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HRSA-18-012 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) – Registered Nurses in Primary Care (RNPC) Training Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health |
| Category Explanation: | https://grants.hrsa.gov/2010/Web2External/Interface/FundingCycle/ExternalView.aspx?fCycleID=f5ad18f6-eafc-4c72-baf1-5ad606a354c3 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 43 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.359 — Nurse Education, Practice Quality and Retention Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Nov 09, 2017 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 29, 2018 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 29, 2018 |
| Archive Date: | Mar 30, 2018 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $30,100,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $0 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | In accordance with Sections 831(g) and 831A(f) of PHS Act, eligible applicants include accredited schools of nursing, as defined by section 801(2), health care facilities, or a partnership of such a school and facility.
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 as Attachment 1. Individuals are not eligible to apply. In addition to the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau may apply. Tribes and Tribal organizations may apply for these funds, if otherwise eligible. Foreign entities are not eligible for this HRSA award. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Description: | This notice solicits applications for the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) – Registered Nurses in Primary Care (RNPC) Training Program. The purpose of this four-year training program is to recruit and train nursing students and current registered nurses (RNs) to practice to the full scope of their license in community-based primary care teams to increase access to care, with an emphasis on chronic disease prevention and control, including mental health and substance use conditions. The program aims to achieve a sustainable primary care nursing workforce equipped with the competencies necessary to address pressing national public health issues, even the distribution of the nursing workforce, improve access to care and improve population health outcomes by strengthening the capacity for basic nurse education and practice and addressing national nursing needs under three priority areas: education, practice and retention, as authorized by PHS Act sections 831(a)-(c) and 831A(a)-(c). |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
RNPC@hrsa.gov Email:RNPC@hrsa.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
There are no related documents on this grant.
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration RNPC@hrsa.gov Email: RNPC@hrsa.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.359 | HRSA-18-012 | Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) – Registered Nurses in Primary Care (RNPC) Training Program | PKG00236035 | Jan 29, 2018 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
298592 RR_SF424_2_0-2.0.pdf
298592 RRSF424_SF424B-1.1.pdf
298592 PerformanceSite_2_0-2.0.pdf
298592 RR_OtherProjectInfo_1_3-1.3.pdf
298592 RR_Budget_1_3-1.3.pdf
Optional forms
298592 RR_SubawardBudget_1_3-1.3.pdf
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