Department Of Labor Nursing Expansion Grant Program
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Daniela Petchik
petchik.daniela.m@dol.gov
The Department Of Labor Nursing Expansion Grant Program will provide funding to address obstacles to training the nursing workforce and to expand and diversify the pipeline of qualified nursing professionals who can fill jobs in healthcare.
There are 2 training tracks.
- Nurse Education Professional Track - Training new or upskilling experienced current or former nurses (including retired nurses) into advanced postsecondary credentialing necessary for nurses to become nursing instructors and educators
- Nursing Career Pathways Track - Training participants as frontline healthcare professionals and paraprofessionals, including direct care workers, to advance along a career pathway and attain postsecondary credentials needed for middle- to high-skilled nursing occupations
Projects should advance racial equity and support for underserved communities, which include:
- Black, Latino, Indigenous/Native American persons, Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and other persons of color
- Members of religious minorities
- Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) persons
- People with disabilities
- Persons who live in rural areas
- Persons adversely affected by persistent poverty or inequality
Eligible applicants include:
- Nonprofit healthcare organizations
- Nonprofit trade, industry, and employer associations
- Labor unions, labor-management organizations, and worker organizations
- Education/training providers
- Workforce development entities
- Native American tribal governments (federally recognized)
Award ceiling: $6,000,000
Award floor: $1,000,000
Project period: 60 months
Estimated number of awards: 25
Estimated total program funding:
$80,000,000
Links to the full announcement and online application process are available through grants.gov. The application instructions will be found on the related documents tab.
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Organizations (2)
- Employment and Training Administration, view details
- U.S. Department of Labor, view details
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