Several HRSA programs are specifically designed to support nurses and the nursing profession:
1. Nurse Education, Practice, Quality, and Retention (NEPQR): This program aims to improve the quality of nursing education and practice, as well as to increase retention rates in the nursing workforce.
2. Advanced Nursing Education (ANE): The ANE program provides funding for advanced nursing education programs to prepare nurses for leadership roles and advanced practice positions.
3. Nurse Faculty Loan Program (NFLP): The NFLP offers loans to nursing students who are pursuing graduate degrees in nursing education. Loan recipients who serve as full-time nursing faculty after graduation may have up to 85% of their loans forgiven.
