Deadline: March 18, 2025
Award Amount: $555,000 per year for 4 years
Match: None
Eligible Entities: State, City, Township, County or Tribal Governments, Higher Education Entities, and Nonprofits
Description: The purpose of the Nursing Workforce Diversity (NWD) program is to increase nursing education opportunities for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (including racial and ethnic minorities underrepresented among registered nurses). The program uses comprehensive, evidence-based strategies to provide more inclusive and culturally aligned nursing education environments that will support students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Program goals include:
• 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.