HHS Awards Nearly $3.5 Million
To Promote Diversity in the Nursing Workforce
June 6, 2003 - Secretary of Health and Human Service
Tommy Thompson June 2 announced the release
of 16 grants totaling nearly $3.5 million to support nursing
education opportunities for individuals from disadvantaged
backgrounds.
The grants will fund scholarships or stipends and pre-entry
preparation and retention activities for disadvantaged students,
including students from racial and ethnic minority groups
that are underrepresented among registered nurses. Minority
enrollment in the nursing schools receiving grants averages
38 percent, about double the national average of 19 percent.
Members of minority groups account for about 30 percent of
the total U.S. population, but they represent just over 12
percent of the nursing workforce.
Nursing Workforce Diversity grants are funded through HHS'
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and its
Bureau of Health Professions. This year's grantees are all
nursing schools or non-profit organizations. Nursing centers,
academic health centers, state and local governments and faith-based
organizations are also eligible to apply for the grants.
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