Closed · FOA-ETA-22-16 · CFDA 17.268 · Discretionary
DOL Nursing Expansion Grant Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by Employment and Training Administration, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $1M-$6M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- January 20, 2023
- Close date
- 25
- Expected awards
The verdict
DOL Nursing Expansion Grant Program is a closed discretionary listing from Employment and Training Administration that offered $1,000,000 -- $6,000,000 across 25 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $1M-$6M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 25
- expected awards
- 17.268
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - DOL Nursing Expansion Grant Program - is cataloged under number FOA-ETA-22-16 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 17.268, posted by Employment and Training Administration. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on October 3, 2022 and last updated on December 15, 2022. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is $1,000,000 -- $6,000,000. The agency has projected $80.0 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. It expects to issue 25 awards. If the agency funds the expected 25 awards from the $80.0 million estimated pool, the average award works out to roughly $3.2 million. Cost sharing or matching funds are required, meaning applicants must contribute a portion of the project budget from non-federal sources, factor this into your financial plan before drafting the proposal. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on January 20, 2023. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$1,000,000 -- $6,000,000
Close Date
January 20, 2023
Applications must be submitted electronically no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Time.
Posted
October 3, 2022
Est. Total Funding
$80,000,000
Expected Awards
25
Instrument
Grant
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) solicits applications for the DOL Nursing Expansion Grant Program. This FOA will address bottlenecks in training the United States nursing workforce and expand and diversify the pipeline of qualified nursing professionals through two training tracks. The first track (Nurse Education Professional Track) will increase the number of clinical and vocational nursing instructors and educators by training new or upskilling experienced current or former nurses (including retired nurses) into advanced postsecondary credentialing necessary for nurses to become clinical and vocational nursing instructors and educators. The second track (Nursing Career Pathway Track) will train frontline healthcare professionals and paraprofessionals, including direct care workers, to advance along a career pathway and attain postsecondary credentials needed for middle- to high-skilled nursing occupations during the grant period of performance. Applicants will propose strategies to improve nursing professional, clinical instructor, and educator recruitment, preparation, development, training, and retention. Through the Nursing Career Pathway Track, grantees will develop training partnerships between clinical settings and education and training providers to support accelerated learning and expanded access to clinical residencies and specialty care rotations.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category codes 06, 07, 12, 13, 25. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Reentry Employment Opportunities
U.S. Department of Labor
Agency Contact
Daniela Petchik petchik.daniela.m@dol.gov
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