23A60HG000008

Lead Applicant Organization Name: MGH Institute of Health Professions (MGH IHP)

Lead Applicant Entity Organization Type: Education Training Provider

Lead Applicant Location (City and State): Boston, MA

Names of Required Partners:
Workforce Development: MassHire Workforce Boards (Boston, Metro North, Metro South West)
Training Partner: MGH Institute of Health Professions (MGH IHP)
Employer Partners: Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC), Brigham Women's Hospital (BWH - 4 Clinical Units), Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH - 4 Clinical Units)

Please note: Meeting FOA requirements, BWH and MGH are part of the Mass General Brigham (MGB) system and each have at least four (4) hiring departments or specialties included to meet and surpass the required employer partner threshold. MGH IHP, the lead entity, will leverage additional resources to supplement grant activities by employing participants.

Labor Union: Massachusetts Nursing Association (MNA)

Names of Optional Partners:
Recruitment Partners and Workforce Industry Intermediaries: BHCC, BWH, MGH, MGH IHP, Nantucket Cottage Hospital, National Association of Hispanic Nurses, Massachusetts Chapter (NAHN), New England Regional Black Nurses Association (NERBNA), Salem Hospital.
Workforce Industry Intermediaries: Commonwealth Corporation (CommCorp), Massachusetts Association of Certified Nurses (MACN), Nursing Council of Workforce Sustainability (NCWS)

Geographic Scope:
To identify scope: Local, regional, statewide, or national: Local regional
A description of the area to be served, and identification of the specific location(s) where grant services will be provided: (e.g., cities, counties, or state(s)): Greater Boston region (Boston, Waltham, Lynn, Medford, Cambridge), Salem, Gloucester, Peabody, Lynn, Everett, Chelsea, Revere, Nantucket County

Total Federal Funding Requested: $5,885,354.00
Total Match Proposed: $1,189,305.00

Project Title Name: Nursing Expansion Education (Track 1) in the Greater Boston Region: MGH Institute of Health Professions

Proposed Number of Participants Who Start Training (Outcome Projection 2 from the Submitted Performance Table): 224

Summary of Grant Purpose and Employment and Training Activities Offered: Recruit, train, and employ current nurses to become nurse educators in both the clinical and academic settings. All aspects of the grant activities employ diversity, equity, and inclusion stress career pathways to higher-paying jobs and include education about and employment in high-quality jobs.

Target Population(s) to be Served: The target population is the nurses who will be recruited (especially those from historically underrepresented populations) to become nurse educators. The selected training track (Nurse Education Professional or Nursing Career Pathways): Nurse Education Professional

Targeted Occupations: SOC 25-1072 Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Post-Secondary

Recognized Postsecondary Credentials Offered: MS, Nursing Education Certificate of Completion

New or Existing Program(s):
1) MS in Leadership in Nursing Education (MS-LNE)
2) A Post-Masters Certificate in Nursing Education (PMC-NE which prepares students for certification exam as a CNE)
3) A Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Preparation Course (which prepares students for certification exam as a Certified Nurse Education-Clinical Leader)

Public Contact Information:
MGH Institute of Health Professions
36 First Avenue
Boston, MA 02129

The Mgh Institute Of Health Professions

17.268 - H-1B Job Training Grants

Employment and Training Administration (ETA) [DOL]

Office of Workforce Investment [DOL - ETA]

Nantucket, Massachusetts United States

County-Wide

DOL Nursing Expansion Grant Program (FOA-ETA-22-16)

Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 34% from $7,062,425 to $9,441,035.