Advanced Nursing Education Workforce (ANEW) Program

Background
The Advanced Nursing Education Workforce (ANEW) Program is authorized by 42 U.S.C § 296j (Section 811 of the Public Health Service Act). The purpose of the program is to increase the number of primary care nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, and certified nurse midwives trained and prepared to provide primary care services, mental health and substance use disorder care, and/or maternal health care. The demand for primary care services has increased largely due to both a growing and aging population. There is also a projected shortage of primary care physicians, adult psychiatrists, and obstetricians-gynecologists. APRNs are anticipated to help meet this growing need for primary care, behavioral health, and maternal health services.

Grant Details
The ANEW Program will support the training and graduation of advanced practice registered nursing (APRN) students/trainees in these disciplines. Awardees will provide tuition and other eligible supports to trainees, build academic-clinical partnerships to facilitate clinical training, and continue to develop and sustain clinical faculty and preceptors as needed. Applicants are strongly encouraged to recruit students/trainees and faculty from diverse populations. Funding preference will be given to eligible entities that train APRNs students to practice in underserved and rural communities or state and local health departments.

Eligibility Requirements
Eligible applicants include accredited schools of nursing, nursing centers, academic health centers, state or local governments, other public or private nonprofit entities determined appropriate by the Secretary, such as HRSA-supported health centers or Rural Health Clinics.

Domestic community-based organizations, tribes, tribal organizations are also eligible if otherwise eligible. Under an academic-clinical partnership, either partner can apply under this NOFO provided they meet all other eligibility requirements. Individuals and for-profit entities are not eligible applicants under this NOFO.

Period of Performance
The period of performance is July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2027 (4 years). Funding beyond the first year is subject to the availability of appropriated funds for the ANEW Program in subsequent fiscal years, satisfactory progress, and a decision that continued funding is in the best interest of the Federal Government.

Grant Value
$34,828,907 is available annually to fund approximately 53 recipients. Applicants may apply for a ceiling amount of up to $650,000 annually per year subject to availability of appropriated funds.

Indirect costs under training awards will be budgeted at 8 percent of modified total direct costs rather than on the basis of a negotiated rate agreement.

Place of Performance
Eligible applicants located in the 50 states of the U.S., the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, U.S. Virgin Islands may apply for these funds.