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. PlainGrants indexes 412 other opportunities from Employment and Training Administration.
- $1M-$6M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 25
- expected awards
- 17.268
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
DOL Nursing Expansion Grant Program is closed (last close January 20, 2023). The parent program page for CFDA 17.268 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. Employment and Training Administration still indexes 412 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed January 20, 2023
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.
Campus–civic applicant bridge · 5 doors
DOL Nursing Expansion Grant Program bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (5 doors: Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Federally recognized tribal governments; Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); +1 more). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Employment, Labor and Training (ELT). Inside Employment and Training Administration's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.
- Code 06
- Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Code 07
- Federally recognized tribal governments
- Code 12
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
- Code 13
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
- Code 25
- Others (see official listing text)
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Parent Grant Program
Reentry Employment Opportunities
U.S. Department of Labor
Agency Contact
Daniela Petchik petchik.daniela.m@dol.gov
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What to do next
DOL Nursing Expansion Grant Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
- Parent CFDA 17.268 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
- Reentry Employment Opportunities indexes 1 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
- Employment and Training Administration lists 412 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog
Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.
Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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