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Request for Proposals: Streamlining Success in Nursing Training Programs in Texas
Please direct ALL questions to TXhealthcare@aspeninstitute.org
UpSkill America will administer this initiative, including proposal review and grant administration.
Questions directed to program officers at Trellis Foundation will be referred to the team at UpSkill America.
Trellis Foundation and UpSkill America at the Aspen Institute are excited to announce a new opportunity designed to support innovations in nursing education. Working with the support of a learning community, 8-10 partners will be selected to participate in a three-year initiative facilitated by UpSkill America that will work to achieve the following objectives:
- Enable nursing students working in healthcare environments to earn credit toward their clinical requirements through work. The Texas Board of Nursing Education Guideline 3.7.4 enables nursing students to meet clinical hours requirements through employment, based on the development of a partnership arrangement between the education provider and employer partner.
- Identify and address policies and practices that are restricting nursing students’ ability to complete academic and clinical requirements while also holding a job (in healthcare or otherwise). This may include shifting didactic learning online, creating more flexible clinical placement schedules, developing regional clinical placement and faculty recruitment systems, and other approaches.
Eligibility
- Organizations eligible to apply include public and private non-profit institutions of higher education in Texas. Institutions that are based outside of Texas but serve Texas students may also apply, but the proposed work must occur in the state and impact local students. In geographies where work is best coordinated outside of postsecondary institutions, particularly rural communities, workforce boards may apply as the lead.
- Training organizations and non-profit community-based organizations that support nursing students and for-profit businesses and organizations are not eligible to serve as the lead organization, though they may be involved and supported through funded projects.
Timeline
- March 31 – RFP announcement and materials release
- April 7 – Webinar for potential applicants (View Recording)
- May 16 – Application and proposal forms due by 5:00 PM CDT
- June 30 – Applicants notified
- July 31 – Grant agreements signed
- August 15 – Grant payments dispersed
Application Details, FAQ, & More >> https://www.aspeninstitute.org/programs/upskill-america/streamlining-success/