GEER II-Nursing Innovation Grant Program: Nursing Faculty Pipeline

Introduction:

The GEER II-Nursing Innovation Grant Program: Nursing Faculty Pipeline, was established to support nursing programs approved by the Texas Board of Nursing that prepare Texas students for careers in nursing at Texas public and independent institutions of higher education.

Description:

Specifically, funding is utilized to develop innovative solutions to address the shortage of nursing faculty, which currently inhibits the ability to educate more nurses in the state.  This program is designed to combat the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing challenges related to the state’s nursing pipeline. Funding supports programs by developing or amplifying new activities and projects that promote innovation in the nursing faculty pipeline, including increasing nursing preceptors and simulation coordinators.