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Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR)

Purpose

The Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) program has a broad legislative authority to address development and advancement of the nursing workforce. The NEPQR program provides grant support for academic, service and continuing education projects designed to enhance nursing education, improve the quality of patient care, increase nurse retention and strengthen the nursing workforce.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants are accredited schools of nursing, health care facilities, or a partnership of such a school and facility.

NEPQR funds are awarded to institutions.

More Information

Program details (Opportunity Closing Date: 2/5/2013)
Active Grants and Abstracts
Technical assistance

Program details (Opportunity Closing Date: 5/4/2011)
Active Grants and Abstracts

Helping Veterans Become Nurses

Annual Report on the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality, and Retention Grant Program, FY 2011 (PDF - 231 KB)

Contact

Janice Young, PhD, MPH, RN
jyoung2@hrsa.gov

Kirk Koyama, MSN, RN, PHN, CNS
kkoyama@hrsa.gov

Marian Smithey, MS, BSN, RN, NCSN
msmithey@hrsa.gov

Josepha Burnley, DNP, RN, FNP-C
jburnley@hrsa.gov

(301) 443-5688