Nine Maryland nursing programs will receive $5.8 million to address state nursing shortage
BALTIMORE -- Nine Maryland nursing programs will receive $5.8 million in funding, which will go toward addressing the state's nursing shortage, according to state officials.
Gov. Wes Moore announced the funding awards for the programs on Thursday.
The FY24 Competitive Institutional Grant funding consists of one-year resource grants, multi-year implementation grants, and planning grants to get more students out of the classroom and into the workforce, state officials said.
The application process considered innovative opportunities to integrate statewide programs and develop strategic partnerships, according to state officials.
"This funding will create positive and lasting change in the way we educate both our nursing students and faculty, while also addressing the nursing shortage in Maryland," Moore said. "The grants allow for new and innovative ideas that will continue to develop and expand health care opportunities in Maryland, which will positively impact our workforce and the state's economy."
The awards go toward:
- Planning for a PhD in Nursing Education Program at the oldest HBCU in Maryland to increase the number of PhD-prepared nursing faculty teaching in Maryland;
- Building a sustainable nurse-managed health center to increase quality clinical opportunities for registered nurses and nurse practitioner students in the state;
- Increasing enrollment in existing nursing programs and establishing new nursing programs to produce 364 additional nursing graduates;
- Developing a certificate program in Real-World Data & Pragmatic Research, as well as enhance an existing Nurse Educator Certificate program;
- Assisting a university nursing program with resources (e.g., exam software, testing) to prepare pre-licensure and nurse practitioner program students; and
- Continuing to support the successful Lead Nursing Forward program with resources for website expansion.
Additionally, the nine-member review panel recommended funding for six universities and three community colleges:
- Bowie State University
- Cecil College
- Community College of Baltimore County
- Frostburg State University
- Johns Hopkins University
- Notre Dame of Maryland University
- Prince George's Community College
- Salisbury University
- University of Maryland, Baltimore