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HHS AWARDS $27.4 MILLION TO ADDRESS EMERGING NURSING SHORTAGE
Grants Awarded to 82 Colleges, Universities, Other Organizations
HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson today announced a series
of grants and contracts totaling more than $27.4 million to
increase the number of qualified nurses and the quality of
nursing services across the country. The awards will help
to ease the emerging shortage of qualified nurses available
to provide essential health care services in many communities
nationwide.
"Nurses combine professionalism with compassion to provide
good, quality patient care. As the demand for health care
grows, it’s absolutely critical that we encourage more of
our nation’s top students to choose careers in nursing,"
Secretary Thompson said.
HHS’ Health Resources and Services Administration will award
94 grants totaling more than $20.1 million to 82 colleges,
universities and other organizations to increase the number
of nurses with bachelor’s and advanced degrees, help diversify
the nurse workforce, and prepare more nurses to serve in public
health leadership roles.
"The grants recognize the fact that increasing opportunities
to pursue nursing degrees will pay off in the long term with
a nurse workforce able to meet the diverse health care needs
of America’s families and individuals," said HRSA Acting
Administrator Elizabeth M. Duke.
In addition, another $7.3 million will go to repay educational
loans of clinical care nurses who agree to work for two years
in designated public or nonprofit health facilities facing
a critical shortage of nurses. This funding for HRSA’s Nursing
Education Loan Repayment Plan includes an extra $5 million
that Secretary Thompson transferred to HRSA this summer in
order to address the emerging nursing shortage.
The additional funds will allow HRSA to more than double
the number of repayment contracts available to nurses practicing
in designated shortage facilities. More information is available
by calling 1-800-435-6464 and at http://www.bphc.hrsa.gov/programs/NELRProgramInfo.HTM.
The $20.1 million in other grants include:
- 53 Advanced Education Nursing grants, totaling more than
$13 million, which fund education for students who graduate
as nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, nurse-midwives,
nurse anesthetists, nurse educators, nurse administrators
and public health nurses.
- 29 Basic Nurse Education and Practice grants, totaling
$4.9 million, which strengthen the basic nurse workforce
by increasing the enrollment of students in bachelor’s-degree
nursing programs. The grants also are used to operate nurse-managed
centers that improve access to primary care and serve as
clinical training sites in medically underserved areas.
- 10 Nursing Workforce Diversity grants, totaling $1.8 million,
which support activities that help nursing candidates and
students from disadvantaged backgrounds complete their nursing
education.
- Two Public Health Nursing Leadership grants, totaling
nearly $400,000, which help schools of nursing and schools
of public health develop master's-degree nursing education
programs that prepare nurses to serve in leadership roles
in state and local public health agencies.
The lists of grant recipients are attached below:
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Advanced Education Nursing Grants
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Institution
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City
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State
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Award
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Jacksonville State University
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Jacksonville
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Ala.
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$155,630
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University of South Alabama (4 grants)
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Mobile
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Ala.
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1,042,956
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University of Alabama
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Tuscaloosa
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Ala.
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267,881
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Arizona State University
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Tempe
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Ariz.
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244,147
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Charles R. Drew University of Medicine
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Los Angeles
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Calif.
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234,435
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Sonoma State University
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Rohnert Park
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Calif.
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254,732
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University of San Diego
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San Diego
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Calif.
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205,931
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University of California (2 grants)
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San Francisco
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Calif.
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570,283
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Yale University (2 grants)
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New Haven
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Conn.
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519,234
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Catholic University of America
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Washington
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D.C.
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146,916
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Georgetown University (2 grants)
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Washington
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D.C.
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595,470
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Florida Atlantic University
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Boca Raton
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Fla.
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302,643
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University of Florida
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Gainesville
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Fla.
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278,543
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University of Miami
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Miami
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Fla.
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282,213
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University of South Florida
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Tampa
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Fla.
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315,240
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Emory University
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Atlanta
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Ga.
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216,908
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Idaho State University
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Pocatello
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Idaho
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104,941
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Loyola University of Chicago
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Chicago
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Ill.
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375,519
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University of Illinois
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Chicago
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Ill.
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246,521
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University of Kansas Medical Center
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Kansas City
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Kan.
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112,449
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Louisiana State Univ. Health Science Center
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New Orleans
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La.
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334,169
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University of Maryland (2 grants)
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Baltimore
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Md.
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461,323
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Coppin State College
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Baltimore
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Md.
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288,274
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University of Michigan
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Ann Arbor
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Mich.
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148,868
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Webster University
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St. Louis
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Mo.
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256,450
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University of North Carolina
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Charlotte
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N.C.
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186,850
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Duke University
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Durham
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N.C.
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274,642
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Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
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Piscataway
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N.J.
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156,244
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Seton Hall University
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South Orange
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N.J.
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213,762
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Research Foundation of State Univ. of N.Y.
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Amherst
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N.Y.
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427,232
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Research Foundation of State Univ. of N.Y.
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Brockport
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N.Y.
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181,427
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New York University
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New York
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N.Y.
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136,271
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Columbia University
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New York
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N.Y.
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279,709
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Creighton University
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Omaha
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Neb.
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210,882
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Case Western Reserve University
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Cleveland
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Ohio
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171,114
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Oregon Health Sciences University (2 grants)
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Portland
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Ore.
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573,097
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Thomas Jefferson University
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Philadelphia
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Pa.
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96,528
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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Nashville
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Tenn.
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213,114
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University of Texas
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El Paso
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Texas
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343,871
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U. of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
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Houston
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Texas
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209,506
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Texas Tech. University Health Science Center
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Lubbock
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Texas
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142,464
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U. of Texas Health Sci. Ctr. at San Antonio
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San Antonio
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Texas
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335,524
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Hampton University
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Hampton
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Va.
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378,752
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University of Washington (2 grants)
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Seattle
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Wash.
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552,956
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Total:
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$13,045,621
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Basic Nurse Education and Practice Grants
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Institution
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City
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State
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Award
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Arizona State University
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Tempe
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Ariz.
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$343,652
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University of Arizona
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Tucson
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Ariz.
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23,977
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San Diego State University Foundation
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San Diego
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Calif.
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226,096
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University of Colorado Health Science Center (2 grants)
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Denver
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Colo.
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515,800
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University of Delaware
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Newark
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Del.
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171,656
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University of Central Florida
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Orlando
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Fla.
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178,051
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Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center
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Chicago
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Ill.
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25,000
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University of Southern Indiana
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Evansville
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Ind.
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24,929
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Indiana University
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Bloomington
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Ind.
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25,000
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Purdue University
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W. Lafayette
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Ind.
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25,000
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Southern University and A&M College
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Baton Rouge
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La.
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24,994
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Husson College
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Bangor
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Maine
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177,367
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College of St. Scholastica
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Duluth
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Minn.
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221,444
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Winona State University
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Rochester
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Minn.
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307,152
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Minnesota State Department of Health
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St. Paul
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Minn.
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232,738
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University of Missouri—Kansas City School of Nursing
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Kansas City
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Mo.
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300,304
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Pace University
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Pleasantville
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N.Y.
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320,072
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Research Foundation of State University of New York
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Binghamton
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N.Y.
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25,000
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University of Akron
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Akron
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Ohio
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25,000
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Case Western Reserve University
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Cleveland
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Ohio
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24,969
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Carlow College
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Pittsburgh
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Pa.
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110,832
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Medical University of South Carolina (2 grants)
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Charleston
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S.C.
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246,421
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East Tennessee State University (2 grants)
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Johnson City
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Tenn.
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443,483
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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Nashville
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Tenn.
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267,416
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Texas Tech University Health Science Center
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Lubbock
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Texas
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405,770
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University of Washington
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Seattle
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Wash.
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241,906
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Total:
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$4,934,029
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Nursing Workforce Diversity Grants
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Institution
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City
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State
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Award
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Florida International University
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Miami
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Fla.
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$290,373
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Medical College of Georgia
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Augusta
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Ga.
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191,752
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Clayton College and State University
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Morrow
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Ga.
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250,324
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University of Hawaii
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Honolulu
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Hawaii
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97,248
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University of Maryland
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Baltimore
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Md.
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178,966
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Greater Lawrence Family Health Center
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Lawrence
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Mass.
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122,215
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Saginaw Valley State University
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University Center
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Mich.
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164,390
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Salish Kootenai Tribal College
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Pablo
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Mont.
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184,697
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Case Western Reserve University
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Cleveland
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Ohio
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147,248
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Washington State University
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Pullman
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Wash.
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174,699
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Total:
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$1,801,912
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Partnerships for Developing Public Health
Nursing Leadership
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Institution
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City
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State
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Award
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University of Massachusetts
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Amherst
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Mass.
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$200,000
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Oregon Health Sciences University
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Portland
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Ore.
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189,962
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Total:
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$389,962
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