HRSA Announces Funding to Grow Nursing Workforce

Programs and Resources; Workforce
 

​​On August 10, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announced more than $100 million in awards to train more nurses and grow the nursing workforce.

 
The awards focus areas include:  
  • Helping Licensed Practical Nurses to become Registered Nurses 
  • Training nurses who will deliver primary care, mental health care, and maternal health care 
  • Addressing the bottlenecks in nurse training by supporting more nurse faculty 

A full list of the awards can be found on the HRSA site.