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American Indians Into Nursing

This funding record is inactive. Please see the program website or contact the program sponsor to determine if this program is currently accepting applications or will open again in the future.

 
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.970
Sponsors
Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Deadlines
May 14, 2024
Contact

For programmatic questions:
Eric Pinto
301.443.5086
Eric.Pinto@ihs.gov

For grants management or budgetary questions:
DGM@ihs.gov

Purpose

The Indian Health Service provides grants to develop and maintain nursing education programs designed to recruit, retain, graduate and increase the number of registered nurses, certified nurse midwives, and nurse practitioners who deliver healthcare services to American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities.

Program activities include:

  • Recruit and train AI/AN individuals to be baccalaureate prepared nurses
  • Provide a scholarship program that encourages registered nurses and advanced practice nurses to provide or continue to provide healthcare services to AI/AN communities
  • Provide scholarships to AI/AN people to cover tuition, books, fees, room and board, and living expenses
  • Develop and maintain nursing education programs and recruit people to become registered nurses and advanced practice nurses who will provide services to AI/AN people
  • Provide scholarships to AI/AN individuals that will cover tuition, books, fees, room and board, stipend for living expenses, or other expenses incurred in connection with baccalaureate level nursing or advanced practice nursing programs
  • Provide continuing education to increase the skills of nurses and advanced practice nurses
Eligibility

Eligible applicants include:

  • Accredited public or private schools of nursing
  • Accredited tribally-controlled community colleges and tribally-controlled postsecondary vocational institutions
  • Accredited nurse midwife programs and nurse practitioner programs that are provided by any public or private institution

Funding preference is given to programs that provide a preference to AI/AN students, train nurse midwives or nurse practitioners, and are interdisciplinary, including with medicine, pharmacy, dental, and behavioral health students, and to programs that recruit, retain, and graduate AI/AN veterans and veterans who have medical military experience.

Geographic coverage
Nationwide
Amount of funding

Award ceiling: $400,000
Award floor: $300,000
Number of awards: 5
Project period: 5 years
Total funds available: $1,889,986

Application process

Links to the full announcement, application instructions, and the online application process are available through grants.gov.

Tagged as
American Indian or Alaska Native · Health professions faculty · Health workforce education and training · Nurse practitioners and other advanced practice registered nurses · Nurses · Veterans

Organizations (2)



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