The Foundation for California Community Colleges (FoundationCCC) administers the Nursing Education Investment Grants Program with funds provided through the Nursing Education Investment Fund.
Donor Name: Foundation for California Community Colleges
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/04/2024
Size of the Grant: $500,000 to $1 million
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
The Nursing Education Investment Grants Program provides funding to support projects that facilitate, coordinate with, or complement efforts to educate and train nurses through California community colleges and that address at least one funding priority.
Funding Information
- It anticipates awarding three or more grants that total up to $522,000.
- The grant term is expected to begin on July 1, 2024 and may be for a duration of up to 24 months.
Criteria
Proposed projects must align with the grant program’s purpose to facilitate, coordinate with, or complement efforts to educate and train nurses through California community colleges. Additionally, proposed projects must address at least one of the following priorities:
- Priority 1: Address systemic racism in nursing education programs, including efforts that aim to diversify education pipelines, reduce harmful bias in learning environments, improve classroom or clinical placement climate for students of color, or enhance curriculum by integrating a focus on eliminating racial discrimination in health care
- Priority 2: Implement strategies that lead to well-prepared and diverse nursing faculty and program directors
- Priority 3: Increase the supply of nurses in specific regions of California with documented shortages
- Priority 4: Create educational and career pathways through new, enhanced, replicated, or expanded programs that may include but are not limited to: remote or virtual learning, increased clinical placement opportunities, or addition of student supports to meet basic needs and promote mental health.
- Priority 5: Promote academic progression for registered nurses to obtain a Bachelor of Science in Nursing or higher degree
- Priority 6: Provide academic, clinical, and/or other work-based learning opportunities that ensure nurses are well-prepared to assume evolving and expanded roles in changing practice environments
In addition to meeting criteria, the most competitive projects will also:
- Provide clear evidence of the need for the project and how the project is designed to meet that need;
- Incorporate or build collaborative partnerships, which may include academic-practice partnerships, as appropriate;
- Demonstrate capacity for successful implementation;
- Leverage additional funding or other resources; and/or
- Offer potential to be replicated or scaled.
Types of projects considered for funding include but are not limited to planning, implementation, capacity-building, systems change, policy and advocacy, communication strategies, partnership development, and/or outreach and education.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for funding, applicants must be a public governmental entity or have valid tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Organizations or projects with a 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor are eligible for funding.
For more information, visit FCCC.
