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Alaska Nursing Expansion Initiative (U.S. Department of Labor Nursing Expansion Grant Program)

Alaska Pacific University Foundation

Funding Amount

$2,999,913 (paid over five years)

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Alaska Nursing Expansion Initiative

Status: Active (awarded May 31, 2023)

Funder: U.S. Department of Labor

Geographic Scope: Alaska, with focus on rural communities and Alaska Native populations

Focus Areas:

  • Nursing workforce diversification and expansion

  • Addressing workforce needs of the Tribal Health system

  • Supporting rural healthcare providers

  • Promoting better health outcomes in underserved communities

  • Culturally safe healthcare education
  • Eligibility:

  • Rural and Alaska Native participants

  • Healthcare industry partners
  • Programs Supported:

  • Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) program (only fully accredited program in Alaska)

  • Planned expansion to: Anchorage, Mat-Su Valley, and Juneau
  • Existing Partnerships:

  • Foundation Health Partners (Anchorage)

  • Denali Center (Fairbanks)

  • Yuut Elitnaurviat (Bethel)

  • Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation (Bethel)
  • Program Goals:

  • Increase number of nurses in Alaska

  • Train nurses to provide culturally safe care

  • Teach evidence-based, patient-centered nursing care

  • Build workforce capacity in rural and Alaska Native communities
  • Background:
    APU received this grant as one of 25 public-private partnerships across the United States. The Department of Labor provided more than $78 million to support workforce training programs in 17 states through this Nursing Expansion Grant Program.

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    healthcareworkforce-developmentnative-americans

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