Twenty-five organizations across the U.S. will receive a share of $78 million in grant funds that the Department of Labor has set aside to inject more resources and support into nursing programs, according to a May 11 press release.
All 25 grant recipients will get at least $1 million. The amounts per institution vary. Each amount and institution were chosen by the department using "a peer review process to assist in the review and selection of competitive grant applications," a spokesperson for the Department of Labor shared with Becker's.
"These grants will increase the number of nursing instructors and educators," the release states. "They will also support the creation of equitable opportunities for frontline healthcare professionals to advance on a career pathway, and better meet our nation’s need for critical care today and for years to come."
The 25 programs receiving the grants are at both private and public institutions across 17 states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin.
A breakdown of the total funding these organizations will receive in order of most to least is below:
- The Regents of the University of California in Davis will receive $5,999,908.
- Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions in Charlestown will receive $5,885,354.
- Arizona State University in Tempe will receive $5,475,660.
- The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa will receive $3,543,416.
- Employ Milwaukee Inc.in Wisconsin will receive $3,000,000.
- Valley Initiative for Development and Advancement in Mercedes, Texas, will receive $3,000,000.
- The University of South Dakota in Vermillion will receive $3,000,000.
- Healthcare Industry Grant Corp. in New York City will receive $3,000,000.
- Elliot Hospital in Manchester, N.H., will receive $3,000,000.
- Community Health Care Center Inc. in Great Falls, Mont., will receive $3,000,000.
- Broward College in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., will receive $3,000,000.
- The Asian American Drug Abuse Program Inc. in Los Angeles will receive $3,000,000.
- Alaska Pacific University in Anchorage will receive $2,999,913.
- Northwell Health Inc. in New Hyde Park, N.Y., will receive $2,999,890.
- Cuyahoga Community College District in Cleveland will receive $2,999,813.
- The WorkPlace in Bridgeport, Conn., will receive $2,997,368.
- Sanford Health in Sioux Falls, S.D., will receive $2,954,400.
- Atlantic Health System Inc. in Morristown, N.J., will receive $2,785,263.
- Thomas Edison State University in Trenton, N.J., will receive $2,761,271.
- Riverside Community College District and the Riverside City College in California will receive $2,681,768.
- Forward Careers Inc. in Waukesha, Wis., will receive $2,482,195.
- Spalding University Inc. in Louisville, Ky., will receive $2,371,023.
- University of Jamestown in North Dakota will receive $2,329,543.
- Montana State University Billings will receive $1,948,894.
- Yavapai County Community College District in Prescott, Ariz., will receive $1,124,821.
Editor's note: This article was updated at 11:12 a.m. CDT May 12 to include additional information on the selection of these institutions from the Department of Labor.