FY 2017 Nursing Workforce Diversity (NWD) Program Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Pre-Review Call January 17, 2016 Tara D. Spencer, MS, RN Project Officer Division of Nursing and Public Health Bureau of Health Workforce (BHW) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
NWD Program Purpose To increase nursing education opportunities for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, including racial and ethnic minorities, who are underrepresented among registered nurses
NWD Program Goals Increase access to high quality, culturally-aligned registered nurse providers that reflect the diversity of the communities in which they serve Support innovative projects that recruit, enroll, retain and graduate students from disadvantaged backgrounds in registered nursing programs Facilitate diploma or associates degree RNs to become baccalaureate-prepared RNs via bridge or degree completion programs Prepare practicing RNs for advanced nursing education
Where We Are: Nursing Demographics White (Non-Hispanic) Black/ African-American (Non Hispanic) Asian, Native Hawaiian, and other Pacific Islander American Indian and Alaska Native Multiple/ Other Race (Non-Hispanic) Hispanic or Latino Ethnicity (any race) U.S. Working- Age Population1 77.6 13.6 6.2 0.7 2.0 17.6 BSN Students2 68.4 9.9 8.1 0.5 2.7 10.4 Master’s Degree Students2 67.6 14.3 8.0 0.6 2.2 7.2 Doctoral Degree Students2 69.1 16.2 6.4 1.2 1.5 5.6 Registered Nurses2 78.6 10.7 8.9 0.4 1.4 3.6 1National Center for Health Workforce Analysis. (2015). Sex, Race, and Ethnic Diversity of U.S. Health Occupations. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Health Workforce. 2American Association of Colleges of Nursing [AACN]. (2016). Race/Ethnicity of Students Enrolled in Generic (Entry-Level) Baccalaureate, Master’s and Doctoral (Research Focused) Programs in Nursing. Washington, District of Columbia.
Purpose of This FOA To strengthen and expand the comprehensive use of evidence-based approaches shown to increase the recruitment, enrollment, retention and graduation of students from disadvantaged backgrounds, including racial and ethnic minorities, underrepresented among registered nurses, in schools of nursing
Program Updates 2013 2014 2016 2017 Nursing in 3D concepts Introduction to the Social Determinants Framework 2014 Social Determinants Framework Multi-level partnership models, approaches, strategies 2016 Four evidence-based approaches Retention Focused Social Determinants Framework Five evidence-based approaches Comprehensive systems approach 2017
What’s new in this FOA? Length of funding cycle Increased ceiling amount Evidence-based strategies Budget Allocations
Comprehensive Systems Approach Recruitment Social Determinants Mentoring Holistic Review Academic and Peer Support Institutional and Community Partnerships Financial Support Graduation Enrollment Retention
Review Criteria Criterion 1: Purpose and Need (15 points) Criterion 2: Response to Program Purpose (35 total points) Methodology/Approach (15) Work plan (10) Resolution of Challenges (10) Criterion 3: Impact (25 total points) Evaluation and Technical Support Capacity (10) Project Sustainability (15) Criterion 4: Organization Information, Resources and Capabilities (15 points) Criterion 5: Support Requested (10 points)
Other Key Items to Note Competitiveness Completeness and Eligibility Strengths and Weaknesses Funding Preferences Budget Considerations Funding Restrictions Resources
NWD Program FOA Resources Logic Models http://www.cdc.gov/eval/resources/index.html http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/evaluation/pdf/brief5.pdf. Holistic Review UUHEALTH: http://urbanuniversitiesforhealth.org/media/documents/holisticadmissionsinthehealthprofessions.pdf AACN: http://www.aacn.nche.edu/education-resources/holistic-review AAMC: https://www.aamc.org/download/358700/data/hrp2-pager.pdf HRSA DNPH We CAN: Changing Admissions in Nursing Webinar Series: http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/nursing/nph_resources.html
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