Nursing Workforce Development (NWD)
This program funds nursing education activities that expand opportunities for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, for eligible domestic nursing schools, health centers, nonprofits, and tribal entities.
⚑ Award ceiling $555,000. · Eligible applicants are limited to accredited schools of nursing, nursing centers, academic health centers, and domestic public/private nonprofit entities, including state/local departments of health, faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, tribes, and tribal organizations.
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 40 partial | peripheral portfolio topic: public_health; signature methods: community engaged; social/behavioral work is minor; funds training education, not research (capped); biomedical core — IPPRA health lane is communication/crisis/policy (capped); capped at 40 (non-research funding) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 15 none | deep-tech content; no commercialization signal |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 15 none | technical depth: none; funds training education (capped) |
Description
The purpose of the Nursing Workforce Development (NWD) program is to increase nursing education opportunities for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Eligibility
Eligible organizations include accredited schools of nursing, nursing centers, academic health centers, and domestic public or private non-profit entities entities, such as state and local departments of health, faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, tribes, and tribal organizations.
Apply
View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: Health Resources and Services Administration <BHW-NWD@hrsa.gov>
Proposal brief SEE AN EXAMPLE →
A one-page internal memo: fit assessment, submission requirements, document scaffold, and next steps dated back from the deadline — tailored to your project idea if you add one.
Proposal shell · HHS services agencies (SAMHSA / HRSA / CDC / ACF) conventions SEE AN HHS EXAMPLE →
Funder-faithful document skeletons — HHS services agencies (SAMHSA / HRSA / CDC / ACF)'s document set with section headings, page limits, reviewer guidance, and writing prompts; add a project idea to get [DRAFT] starter bullets. Download as .md for Word or Overleaf.
Legacy IPPRA LLM assessment (v2.0, for comparison)
25/100 · gpt-5.4-mini · 2026-07-06
This is a public health workforce/education grant focused on nursing pipeline development, not a research program. While the topic relates to health systems and disadvantaged populations, there is no substantial research, evaluation, or data-infrastructure component described, so IPPRA would only be a peripheral partner at best. Public universities appear eligible as domestic nonprofit entities, but the fit remains weak for IPPRA’s research mission.
Legacy scoring history
| 2026-07-06 | 25 | gpt-5.4-mini | This is a public health workforce/education grant focused on nursing pipeline development, not a research program. While the topic relates to health systems and disadvantaged populations, there is no substantial research, evaluation, or data-infrastructure component described, so IPPRA would only be a peripheral partner at best. Public universities appear eligible as domestic nonprofit entities, but the fit remains weak for IPPRA’s research mission. |
| 2026-07-06 | 28 | gpt-5.4-mini | This is a public health workforce grant focused on nursing education access for disadvantaged backgrounds, so it has only indirect overlap with IPPRA’s research portfolio. IPPRA could contribute on program evaluation or health equity/behavioral aspects, but the opportunity is not centered on risk communication, crisis response, or a technical-social systems question. Public universities are eligible as domestic nonprofit entities, but the fit remains weak for IPPRA. |