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Home Welcome Funding Opportunities Registration Already Registered? Forgot Username? Not Registered? Login	Funding Opportunities home | contact us | more instructions | glossary | help | questions/comments Applications cannot be submitted for this opportunity because the deadline date has passed. Electronic submission is not available at this time. However, we encourage you to register now in case you wish to apply electronically in the future or for other available opportunities. Note that registration with HRSA is needed only once. ADVANCED EDUCATION NURSING GRANTS   Details of the changes posted in this announcement: No changes posted. Announcement Information Announcement Number HRSA-08-020 Announcement Code AENP CFDA Number 93.247 Provisional No Activity Code D09 Competitive Yes Fiscal Year 2008 Purpose Grants are awarded to eligible institutions for projects that support the enhancement of advanced nursing education and practice.  For the purpose of this section, advanced education nurses means individuals trained in advanced degree programs including individuals in combined RN to Master's degree programs, post-nursing Master's certificate programs, or in the case of nurse-midwives, in certificate programs in existence on November 12, 1998, to serve as nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, nurse midwives, nurse anesthetists, nurse educators, nurse administrators or public health nurses.   Legislative Information Public Health Service Act, Title VIII, Section 811 Application Information Application Available Sep 10, 2007 Application Deadline Dec 14, 2007 8:00 PM ET Explanation for Deadline Not Available Archive Date Feb 12, 2008 Letter of Intent Deadline Not Available. Letter of Intent is not required. Application Package SF424 R&R Guidance Availability Yes Allow Electronic Submission Yes Electronic Submission Instruction Electronic submission is not available for this funding opportunity. General Information Projected Award Date Jul 01, 2008 Estimated Project Period 3 years  Estimated Project Start Date Jul 01, 2008 Estimated Project End Date Jun 30, 2011 Estimated Amount of this Competition $12,012,680.00 Estimated Number of Awards 48 Estimated Average size of Awards $250,000 Cost Sharing No Cooperative Agreement No Funding Preference As provided in section 805 of the Public Health Service Act, preference will be given to applicants with projects that will substantially benefit rural or underserved populations, or help meet public health nursing needs in State or local health departments. This preference will only be applied to applications that rank above the 20th percentile of applications recommended for approval. Contact Information Irene Sandvold (301) 443-6333 isandvold@hrsa.gov Eligible Applicants Others. See text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification   Additional Information on Eligibility:   Eligible applicants are collegiate schools of nursing, academic health centers, and other private or public nonprofit entities accredited by a recognized body or bodies or State agency, approved for the purpose of nursing education by the Secretary of Education. A new program of nursing that is not accredited at the time of submission of a grant application, by reason of an insufficient period of operation, but eligible for accreditation by a recognized body or bodies or State agency, is eligible to apply for funding if the Secretary of Education finds, after consultation with the appropriate accrediting body or bodies, that there is reasonable assurance that the program will meet the accreditation standards of such body or bodies prior to the beginning of the academic year following the normal graduation date of students of the first entering class. Applicants that are “new programs” just beginning the accreditation process and wish to establish eligibility based on the provisions above should contact the Department of Education, Accreditation and State Liaison Unit at 202-219-7011 for further guidance on securing the required determination from the Secretary of Education.   Eligible applicants are collegiate schools of nursing, academic health centers, and other private or public nonprofit entities accredited by a recognized body or bodies or State agency, approved for the purpose of nursing education by the Secretary of Education. A new program of nursing that is not accredited at the time of submission of a grant application, by reason of an insufficient period of operation, but eligible for accreditation by a recognized body or bodies or State agency, is eligible to apply for funding if the Secretary of Education finds, after consultation with the appropriate accrediting body or bodies, that there is reasonable assurance that the program will meet the accreditation standards of such body or bodies prior to the beginning of the academic year following the normal graduation date of students of the first entering class. Applicants that are "new programs" just beginning the accreditation process and wish to establish eligibility based on the provisions above should contact the Department of Education, Accreditation and State Liaison Unit at 202-219-7011 for further guidance on securing the required determination from the Secretary of Education. 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