American Indians Into Nursing
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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
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.
Award ceiling: $400,000
Award floor: $300,000
Number of awards: 5
Project period: 5 years
Total funds available: $1,889,986
Links to the full announcement, application instructions, and the online application process are available through grants.gov.
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Organizations (2)
- Indian Health Service, view details
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, view details
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