NELRP 2011

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Hi all!!! Is anyone out there applying for the Nurse Education Loan Repayment for 2011..I came across the thread for 2010 but was just looking for some additional support...ahhhh!!!!!!!! Its so stressful!

Thanks!

It's August! YAY! All our stress will soon be over! To be or not to be! I'm going into deep prayer for everyone :)

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Specializes in Neurology- briefly, Oncology/Hematology.

fyi/update: you all remember i wrote my attn person back? well she was out of the office friday, but responded today. i'll go ahead and repost the entire exchange:

hi suzanne,

thank you for submitting a very neat application package. i’ve reviewed and sent your application forward.

g

g,

thank you so much for the update. i guess the next step is just hoping the secretary of health and human services signs my contract! please let me know if any additional information is required.

suzanne

suzanne,

you are correct. the next, anticipated step is for a representative of the secretary of hhs to sign it.

hope you enjoy a pleasant week,

gloria

hopefully this is again a good sign. does the secretary actually look at/review the application package again? or just give his/her john hancock and be done? i hope they just sign it because that would proabably mean i have it in the bag! right...? lol

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Maybe that's why your week will be pleasant!? They should start signing as early as today!

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We got HUGE news! I emailed my contact at hrsa and asked if he had any news yet for us.... He said congratulations and that our contract starts August 22nd! He even gave us the total of how much we would get deposited. YAY!!!!!! Now we just have to wait to get the letter that makes it official!

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Specializes in Peds, NICU, Nursery, OB, Med/Surg, Cardi.
We got HUGE news! I emailed my contact at hrsa and asked if he had any news yet for us.... He said congratulations and that our contract starts August 22nd! He even gave us the total of how much we would get deposited. YAY!!!!!! Now we just have to wait to get the letter that makes it official!

WOW!!! It must feel amazing. I wish I had a contact. Congrats!!!!:yeah:

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If you reply to the email they sent you it will go to the person who is dealing with your.case. Try it! I would give you his name but I don't want to **** him off.;)

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WOW! Congrats Timnsara! That's amazing! Any idea when the letter will arrive? I'm surprised they told you! So exciting!!!

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I was surprised too! He said he was going on vacation this week and needs to clear off his desk. He did not say when letters would arrive.

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Specializes in Peds, NICU, Nursery, OB, Med/Surg, Cardi.

I wanted to share something interesting that I found today

http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2011pres/07/20110729a.html

http://www.hrsa.gov/about/news/2011tables/nursingbyrecipient.html

money is being dispersed so information is coming very soon!!!

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I'm so excited for you! Even better that you know what to expect to be deposited! Do you know if that's when you'll get your first deposit, or just the start of the contract?

I'm nervous for the rest of us! At least we know it's starting! Congratulations!

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I wanted to share something interesting that I found today

http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2011pres/07/20110729a.html

http://www.hrsa.gov/about/news/2011tables/nursingbyrecipient.html

money is being dispersed so information is coming very soon!!!

Am I missing the part for Nursing Education Loan Repayment??

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Specializes in Peds, NICU, Nursery, OB, Med/Surg, Cardi.

Tess,

This is where all the grant money comes from. I am currently waiting on the NELRP faculty grant myself and that appears to be the first one funded according to the first list of recipients. Below is the breakdown and how many recipients.

  • Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention ($10.9 million – 33 awards) Strengthens nursing education and practice capacity by supporting initiatives that expand the nursing pipeline, promote career mobility for nurses, prepare more nurses at the baccalaureate level, and provide continuing education training to enhance the quality of patient care. The Affordable Care Act modified the program to enhance its focus on activities that help improve nurse retention.

  • Nursing Workforce Diversity ($3.6 million – 11 awards) Increases nursing education opportunities for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, including racial and ethnic minorities underrepresented among registered nurses. Grants support educational opportunities for students to become registered nurses and opportunities for practicing registered nurses to pursue a baccalaureate degree in nursing. The Affordable Care Act amended the program to include support for advanced nursing education preparation, diploma and associate degree nurses entering bridge or degree completion programs and accelerated nursing degree program students.

  • Nurse Faculty Loan Program ($23.4 million – 109 awards) Assists registered nurses in completing their graduate education to become qualified nurse faculty. Through grants to eligible entities, offers partial loan forgiveness for borrowers that graduate and serve as full-time nursing faculty for the prescribed period of time. The Affordable Care Act increased the annual loan limit to $35,500 from $30,000 and established a priority for doctoral nursing students.

  • Advanced Nursing Education Program ($16.1 million – 55 awards) Supports advanced nursing education specialty programs that educate registered nurses to become nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, nurse anesthetists, nurse-midwives, nurse educators, nurse researchers/scientists, public health nurses and other advanced nurse specialists.

  • Advanced Education Nursing Traineeships ($16 million – 349 awards) Funds traineeships at eligible institutions for registered nurses enrolled in advanced education nursing programs. Traineeships prepare nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, nurse-midwives, nurse anesthetists, nurse administrators, nurse educators, public health nurses and nurses in other specialties requiring advanced education. The Affordable Care Act removed the 10 percent cap in this program that limited the amount of support that could go to nursing students pursuing doctoral degrees.

  • Nurse Anesthetist Traineeships ($1.3 million – 76 awards) Supports traineeships at eligible institutions for licensed registered nurses enrolled as full-time students in their second year of a two-year nurse anesthetist master's program.

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