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Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) – Registered Nurses in Primary Care (RNPC) Training Program

Agency: Health Resources and Services Administration

Assistance Listings
  • 93.359 -- Nurse Education, Practice Quality and Retention Grants

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

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Description

This notice solicits applications for the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) – Registered Nurses in Primary Care (RNPC) Training Program.  The purpose of this four-year training program is to recruit and train nursing students and current registered nurses (RNs) to practice to the full scope of their license in community-based primary care teams to increase access to care, with an emphasis on chronic disease prevention and control, including mental health and substance use conditions.  The program aims to achieve a sustainable primary care nursing workforce equipped with the...

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Additional information

In accordance with Sections 831(g) and 831A(f) of PHS Act, eligible applicants include accredited schools of nursing, as defined by section 801(2), health care facilities, or a partnership of such a school and facility. Schools of nursing affiliated with the proposed project must be an accredited public or 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 1.  Individuals are not eligible to apply.   In addition to the 50 states, 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.

Grantor contact information

Description

Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration RNPC@hrsa.gov

Email

Contact Carolyn Nganga-Good at (301)443-0000 or email RNPC@hrsa.gov

RNPC@hrsa.gov

Documents

No documents are currently available.

Link to additional information

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Archived: March 30, 2018

Application process

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Award

$30,100,000

Program Funding

43

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$--

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

HRSA-18-012

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

No

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

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Category of Funding Activity:

Health

Category Explanation:

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History

Version:

1

Posted date:

November 9, 2017

Archive date:

March 30, 2018

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