Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR)-Pathway to Registered Nurse Program (PRNP)
Who can apply:
In accordance with Section 831(f) of PHS Act, eligible entities are defined in PHS Act section 801(2), and include an accredited school of nursing, such as a baccalaureate nursing program and community college that trains associate degree nurses, a health care facility, including federally qualified health centers or nurse-managed health clinics, or a partnership of such a school and facility.
Schools of nursing affiliated with the proposed project must be accredited at the time of application. Applicants must provide documentation of current accreditation by a national nurse education accrediting agency, or a state agency approved by the U.S. Department of Education as Attachment 8. Individuals and for-profit entities are not eligible to apply.
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In addition to entities in the 50 states, entities in 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.