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Nurse Corps Scholarship Program (Nurse Corps SP)
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The Nurse Corps Scholarship Program's objective is to increase the supply and distribution of registered nurses (RN) and nurse practitioners (NPs) in eligible health care facilities across the nation, with a critical shortage of nurses by providing service-obligated scholarships to nursing students.
This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the
administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.
For more information on each of these data sources, please see the
About the data page.
FY 2018, 89.7 percent of NURSE Corps participants were retained in service at a CSF for up to two years beyond the completion of their NURSE Corps service commitment. In addition, in FY 2018, 97 percent of NURSE Corps SP awardees are pursuing their baccalaureate degree or advanced practice degree. In FY 2019, NURSE Corps Scholarship Program made 198 new awards and 6 continuations HRSA directed up to 20 percent of scholarship awards to NPs specializing in Psychiatric-Mental Health with the goal of leveraging HRSA funding to address the opioid crisis.
In FY 2020, Nurse Corps SP allocated up to 20 percent of total funding and made 20 new scholarship awards totaling $1.96 million to Nurse Practitioners (NPs) specializing in Psychiatric-Mental Health with the goal of leveraging HRSA funding to address the opioid crisis. Also, Nurse Corps SP awarded 5 scholarships using $660,000 of women’s health set aside funds for participants specializing in obstetrics and gynecology and certified nurse midwives.
In FY 2021, Nurse Corps SP continued allocating up to 20 percent of total funding to Nurse Practitioners (NPs) specializing in Psychiatric-Mental Health, making22 new awards for $3.2 million. Additionally, Nurse Corps SP awarded 131 scholarships totaling $2.6 million of funds dedicated for participants specializing in obstetrics and gynecology and certified nurse midwives.
In FY 2022, Nurse Corps SP continued allocating up to 20 percent of total funding for NPs to nurses specializing in Psychiatric-Mental Health, making 28 new awards for $3.4 million. Additionally, Nurse Corps SP awarded 42 scholarships totaling $4.7 millions of funds dedicated for participants specializing in obstetrics and gynecology and certified nurse midwives.
In AY 2024, Nurse Corps SP made a total of 188 new awards of which career pathways (students pursuing registered nursing degree with entry level health professional certifications) making 21 new awards for $1.9 million. Nurse Corps SP continued allocating up to 20 percent of total funding for NPs to nurses specializing in Psychiatric-Mental Health and up to 30 percent in the education of other nurse practitioners, making 26 new awards for $3.5 million. Nurse Corps SP allocated up to 50 percent of total funds for all other remaining nursing specialties making 111 new awards for $14 million. Additionally, Nurse Corps SP awarded 30 scholarships totaling $4.9 millions of funds dedicated for students pursing registered nursing degrees to work in women’s health or obstetrics including current doulas and lactation consultants pursing a registered nursing degree; nurse practitioners, and certified nurse midwives specializing in obstetrics and gynecology.
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
