The Employment and Training Administration (ETA), U.S. Department of Labor, announces the availability of approximately $80,000,000 in grant funds authorized by the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 (ACWIA), as amended (codified at 29 USC 3224a) for the DOL Nursing Expansion Grant Program.
Donor Name: Employment and Training Administration
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/06/2023
Size of the Grant: $1,000,000
Grant Duration: 60 months
Details:
The purpose of the DOL Nursing Expansion Grant Program is to address bottlenecks in training the United States (U.S.) nursing workforce and to expand and diversify the pipeline of qualified nursing professionals who can fill quality jobs in healthcare through two training tracks: 1) Nurse Education Professional Track; and 2) Nursing Career Pathways Track.
The first track (Nurse Education Professional Track) will increase the number of nursing instructors and educators (including classroom and vocational/clinical instruction) by 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.
Former nurses are individuals who are not actively working as nurse professionals, but who have the postsecondary credentials, licensure, and years of experience that will support the transition from a healthcare clinician to a nurse education professional. This may include those who have recently retired or left the workforce. Applicants will propose strategies to improve nursing professional, instructor, and educator recruitment; preparation; development; training; and retention.
The second track (Nursing Career Pathways Track) will train 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 during the grant period of performance. For the purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), middle-skilled occupations are generally those that require some significant education and training beyond high school (but less than a Bachelor’s degree) such as a recognized postsecondary credential or Registered Apprenticeship Program. High-skilled occupations are generally those that require a Bachelor’s degree or higher.
Funding Information
- Award Ceiling: $6,000,000
- Award Floor: $1,000,000
- The period of performance is 60 months with an anticipated start date of 02/01/2023.
Eligibility Criteria
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized).
For more information, visit Grants.gov.