Who can apply:
Who can apply
You can apply if you are an accredited school of nursing with advanced nursing education programs. Any school(s) of nursing affiliated with this application must be accredited at the time of application – and for the duration of the award – by a recognized body or bodies, or a state agency, approved by the Secretary of Education for nurse education accreditation. Applicants must submit official documentation of accreditation in Attachment 1 for all affiliated nursing programs.
Tribes and tribal organizations may be eligible if they own and operate accredited schools of nursing with an advanced nursing program.
Types of eligible organizations
If otherwise eligible, these types of domestic* organizations may apply.
•Public institutions of higher education
•Private institutions of higher education
•Non-profits with or without a 501(c)(3) IRS status
•For-profit organizations
•State, county, city, township, and special district governments, including the District of Columbia, domestic territories, and freely associated states
•Native American tribal governments
•Native American tribal organizations
*“Domestic” means the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.
Individuals are not eligible applicants under this NOFO.