93.515: Affordable Care Act (ACA) Nurse-Managed Health Clinics

93.515

Inactive

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) [HHS]

Sept. 4, 2015

Oct. 30, 2014

To provide federal funding to support the development and operation of Nurse-Managed Health Clinics (NMHC) to: 1) improve access to primary health care, disease prevention, and health promotion in medically underserved areas (including enhancements of outreach strategies); 2) enhance nursing practice by increasing the number of structured clinical teaching sites for undergraduate and graduate nursing students; and 3) enhance electronic processes for establishing effective patient and workforce data collection systems. Under this program, the focus supports the training and practice development sites for nurse practitioners to build the capacity of the primary care provider workforce.

B - Project Grants

Eligible applicants must be nurse-practice arrangements managed by advanced practice nurses who provide primary care or wellness services to underserved or vulnerable populations and are associated with a school, college, university or department of nursing, federally qualified health center or independent nonprofit health or social services agency or Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Government and Native American Organization.

Beneficiaries include the following: individual/family; specialized group; health professionals; education profession; student/trainee; graduate student.