HRSA awards $19 million to grow nursing workforce

The Health Resources and Services Administration awarded $19 million over four years to five schools to increase the number of nurses practicing in rural and underserved acute care settings and long-term care facilities. The awardees are Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, University of the Pacific in Stockton, Calif., Regents of the University of Michigan in Flint, Technical System College of Georgia in Macon, and Southern Crescent Technical College in Griffin, Ga. The awards are part of $100 million HRSA announced in funding to enhance and expand the number of nurses and primary care physicians and increase behavioral health support by growing the community-based workforce. (HHS news release, 9/17/24)