Sec. 31008. Funding for schools of nursing in underserved areas
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In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $500,000,000, to remain available until expended, for purposes of making awards to schools of nursing (as defined in section 801 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 296 )) to enhance and modernize nursing education programs and increase the number of faculty and students at such schools. The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, taking into consideration equitable distribution of awards among the geographical regions of the United States and the capacity of a school of nursing to provide care in underserved areas, shall use amounts appropriated by subsection
(a)to award grants for purposes of— recruiting, enrolling, and retaining students at such school, with a priority for students from disadvantaged backgrounds (including racial or ethnic groups underrepresented in the nursing workforce), individuals from rural and underserved areas, low-income individuals, and first generation college students (as defined in section 402A(h)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1070a–11(h)(3) )); creating, supporting, or modernizing educational programs and curricula at such school; retaining current faculty, and hiring new faculty, with an emphasis on faculty from racial or ethnic groups that are underrepresented in the nursing workforce; modernizing infrastructure at such school, including audiovisual or other equipment, personal protective equipment, simulation and augmented reality resources, telehealth technologies, and virtual and physical laboratories; partnering with a health care facility, nurse-managed health clinic, or community health center, in order to provide educational opportunities for the purpose of establishing or expanding clinical education; enhancing and expanding nursing programs that prepare nurse researchers and scientists; establishing nurse-led intradisciplinary and interprofessional educational partnerships; or other activities that the Secretary determines will further the development, improvement, and expansion of schools of nursing.
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- 20 USC 1070a–11(h)(3)
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