The purpose of the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention Clinical Faculty and Preceptor Academies (NEPQR-CFPA) is to support the creation of academies, consisting of academic-clinical-community partnerships, that develop and implement formal nurse education training curriculum used to train clinical nursing faculty and preceptors

In accordance with 42 U.S.C § 296p(f) (section 831(f) of the PHS Act), eligible entities include, accredited schools of nursing, as defined by 42 U.S.C § 296(2) (PHS Act section 801(2)), a health care facility, including federally qualified health centers or nurse-managed health clinics, or a partnership of such a school and facility. Schools of nursing affiliated with the proposed project must be an accredited public or non-profit private school. Applicants must provide documentation of current accreditation by a national nurse education accrediting agency or state approval agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education for the purposes of nursing education as Attachment 9. Individuals and for-profit entities are not eligible to apply. In addition to the 50 states, entities located in the District of Columbia, Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau may apply. Tribes and Tribal organizations may apply for these funds, if otherwise eligible. Foreign entities are not eligible for this HRSA award.

Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration JPrice@Hrsa.gov