Department of Health and Human Services Investment in the Nurse Workforce
Program Description
The funding will go toward increasing the number of nursing school faculty, supporting the career ladders for licensed practical nurses to become registered nurses, and training more nurses to become primary care providers who address mental health issues, substance use disorder issues, and maternal health. As part of the $100 million investment, HHS awarded $34.8 million to 56 organizations. Those awards, which average about $250,000, are part of HRSA's Advanced Nursing Education Workforce Program. The agency awarded $30 million to 45 organizations as part of its Nurse Practitioner Residency and Fellowship Program to increase the number of trained advanced practice nurses in primary care.
Program Goals and Impacts
This federal program aims to increase the number of nursing school faculty, increase the number of RNs, and increase access to mental health, substance use, and maternal health healthcare. Impacts include an increase in the number of nursing school faculty, supporting the career ladders for licensed practical nurses and vocational nurses to become registered nurses, and training more nurses to become primary care providers.
Funding Information
This program entails $100 million distributed by The Federal Office of Health and Human Services.
Program Sustainability
To attain sustainability a continued emphasis on increasing the number of nursing school faculty, career ladders for licensed practical nurses to become registered nurses, and training more nurses to become primary care providers is needed.
Sustainability Challenges
Challenges to sustainability may include:
Fiscal resources to support loans.
Partial loans, or other incentives by schools to develop faculty and train specialized primary care providers.
Collaboration with other local and state agencies to maintain career ladders for registered nurses.
Key Contacts
The Federal Office of Health and Human Services.
