President’s Budget Proposes $244 Million for Nursing Workforce Programs
ANA has come out in support of the President’s (FY 2011) budget proposal, released February 1st which demonstrates his continued commitment to strengthening the nation’s nursing workforce. The $590 million included for health professions programs includes $244 million for increasing the capacity of the nurse workforce. These funds will go toward the recruitment, education, and retention of 20,000 nursing students and registered nurses and support over 1,370 loan repayments and scholarship awards.
In addition to funding for the Title VIII nursing workforce development programs, the President’s budget includes $169 million, an increase of $27 million above FY 2010, for the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) to improve access to health services. The program brings primary health providers, which includes nurse practitioners, to underserved areas in exchange for payment of a portion of their student loans. In the FY 2011 budget proposal, the requested increase will add 400 NHSC clinicians to the more than 8,100 that will be providing essential primary and preventative care services in health care facilities across the country.
Title VIII
The Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development programs administered by HRSA are the primary source of Federal funding for nursing education. For fiscal year (FY) 2011, the President requested level funding for all Title VIII nursing workforce development programs totaling $244 million. See the chart below on the funding breakdown.
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|
FY 2010 Final |
FY 2011 President’s Budget |
| Advanced Education Nursing |
$64 million |
$64 million |
| Nurse education, practice and retention |
$40 million |
$40 million |
| Workforce diversity |
$16 million |
$16 million |
| Loan Repayment and Scholarship |
$94 million |
$94 million |
| Comprehensive geriatric education |
$5 million |
$5 million |
| Nursing faculty loan program |
$25 million |
$25 million |
| Total, Title VIII Nursing |
$244 million |
$244 million |
Rachel Conant
Tags: February 2010, FY2010, FY2011, National Health Service Corps, nurse practitioners, Nursing Workforce Development Programs, President Barack Obama, Title VIII
