Texas Nursing Shortage Reduction Program (NSRP)

Jennifer Wylie
NSRP@highered.texas.gov

The Texas Nursing Shortage Reduction Program (NSRP) is offering funding to build the capacity of nursing education programs in Texas to enroll, retain, and graduate more nursing students with the intent of addressing skilled nursing shortage areas and meeting public health needs.

Funding may be used for:

• Enrolling additional nursing students
• Evidenced-based practices in the recruitment and retention of students
• Identifying, developing, or implementing innovative or evidenced-based practices to make effective and efficient use of professional nursing program faculty, instructional or clinical space, or other necessary resources including:
  • Regional shared services, courses, personnel, facilities, and responsibilities among two or more professional nursing programs
  • Employing or contracting with preceptors or part-time faculty to provide clinical instruction to accommodate increased student enrollment
• Education, recruitment, or retention of professional nursing program faculty

Eligibility requirements:

• Be a Texas public or private institution of higher education as defined by Texas Education Code, §61.003, or an entity that was eligible to receive a grant under the Program prior to September 1, 2009, as authorized by Texas Administrative Code, Title 19, Part 1, Chapter 10, Subchapter E, §10.113
• Have a professional nursing program or new professional nursing program approved by and in good standing with the Texas Board of Nursing (BON)
• Submit required nursing program data in the CBM Reporting System, including CBM001 and CBM009 reports

Project period: 24 months
Estimated number of awards: 80
Estimated total program funding: $22,725,601

A link to the application instructions is available on the program website.

Submit the online letter of intent form by January 5, 2026. Selected applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal, with a deadline of February 27, 2026.