1. 2018

   The NWD Program supported 65 college-level degree programs as well as 164 training programs and activities designed to recruit and retain health professions students. These programs trained 6,549 students, including 2,886 students who graduated or completed their programs. Degree programs had 2,880 enrolled students this academic year, missing the target. This was primarily due to a new cohort of FY 2017 grantees being in a capacity-building year. In addition to providing support to students, NWD grantees partnered with 743 training sites during the academic year to provide 6,888 clinical training experiences to trainees across all programs. Approximately 48 percent of training sites were located in medically underserved communities and 33 percent were in primary care settings.

2. 2020

   In Academic Year 2019-2020, the NWD Program supported 66 college-level degree programs as well as 157 training programs and activities designed to recruit and retain health professions students. These programs trained 11,620 students, including 5,027 students who graduated or completed their programs. Degree programs had 5,888 enrolled students and academic support programs had 5,732 participants this academic year.

   In addition to providing support to students, NWD grantees partnered with 963 training sites during the academic year to provide 10,811 clinical training experiences to trainees across all programs. Approximately 43 percent of training sites were located in medically underserved communities and 35 percent were in primary care settings. NWD-E2: No data available

3. 2021

   In Academic Year 2020-2021, the NWD Program supported 64 college-level degree programs as well as 139 training programs and activities designed to recruit and retain health professions students. These programs trained 10,155 students - 5,953 nursing students enrolled in degree programs and 4,202 participants in academic support programs. A total of 4,653 students graduated or completed their programs. Twenty-nine percent of nursing students in NWD programs identified as Hispanic or Latino (almost five times higher than the national nursing estimates) and 14 percent identified as Black or African American (50 percent higher than the national nursing estimates). The NWD program directly funded 1,603 nursing students, 100 percent of whom were underrepresented minorities and/or from disadvantaged backgrounds.

   In addition to providing support to students, NWD grantees partnered with 778 training sites during the academic year to provide 9,920 clinical training experiences to trainees across all programs. Forty-seven percent of training sites were located in medically underserved communities, 41 percent were in primary care settings, and 16 percent were in rural areas. Seventy-four percent of the sites served elderly populations and 73 percent served the chronically ill.

   NWD-E2: In AY 2020-2021, the NWD-E2 program supported two college-level degree programs and one training program designed to recruit and retain health professions students. These programs trained 63 students—23 nursing students enrolled in degree programs and 40 participants in academic support programs. A total of 12 students graduated or completed their programs. Thirty-nine percent of nursing students in the NWD-E2 Program identified as Black or African American (almost four times higher than the national nursing estimates) and 30 percent identified as Hispanic or Latino (almost five times higher than the national nursing estimates). The NWD-E2 Program directly funded 22 nursing students, 100 percent of whom were underrepresented minorities and/or from disadvantaged backgrounds.

4. 2022

   In FY 2022, HRSA supported 32 NWD non-competing continuation awards and nine new awards. In FY 2023, HRSA will continue to support 41 non-competing continuation NWD awards and one new award. In Academic Year (AY) 2021-2022, the most recent year for which performance data is available, the NWD Program trained 10,981 students. Sixty-seven percent of the NWD trainees were from disadvantaged backgrounds and 56 percent were underrepresented minorities. NWD trainees included 7,809 nursing students enrolled in degree programs and other 3,172 NWD trainees academic support programs. A total of 3,848 students completed their NWD programs.

   The NWD Program provided scholarships and stipends to a subset of 1,210 nursing students. One hundred percent of these nursing students were underrepresented minorities and/or from disadvantaged backgrounds. By the end of the academic year, 626 of these nursing students graduated from their degree programs. Of the 242 prior year graduates with one-year follow-up data, 54 percent currently work in or pursuing further training in medically underserved communities.

5. 2023

   In Academic Year (AY) 2022-2023, the Nursing Workforce Diversity Program trained 2,033 nursing students enrolled in degree programs or academic support programs. A total of 531 nursing students completed their Nursing Workforce Diversity Program, including 453 registered nurses and 42 nurse practitioners, among others. Select Nursing Workforce Diversity Program outcomes include: • 27 percent of Nursing Workforce Diversity degree program graduates earned an associate degree, 57 percent earned a bachelor’s degree, 9 percent earned a master’s degree, and 7 percent earned a doctoral-level degree. • 65 percent of AY 2021-2022 graduates worked or trained in medically underserved communities one year later.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

All administrative and audit requirements and the cost principles that govern Federal monies associated with this activity will be subject to the Uniform Guidance 2 CFR 200 as codified by HHS at 45 CFR 75. HRSA awards are also subject to the requirements of the HHS Grants Policy Statement (HHS GPS) that are applicable based on recipient type and purpose of award. The HHS GPS is available at https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/hhs-grants-policy-statement-october-2024.pdf.

1. Section 821 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 296m).