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NCSBN Center for Regulatory Excellence Research Program Announces Second Funding Cycle
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CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwire - October 16, 2007) - The National Council of State Boards of Nursing
(NCSBN®) (www.ncsbn.org) Center for Regulatory Excellence Grant Program
announces a deadline of Jan. 2, 2008, for application submissions for its
second funding cycle. The Center awarded grants totaling almost $2.4
million to eight U.S. organizations and one international organization in
2007.
The Center for Regulatory Excellence Grant Program funds innovative
projects that can have measurable impact on nursing regulation and can
create meaningful change. These include, but are not limited to, projects
such as: policy analysis, outcomes research/identification of best
practices, program evaluations and surveys. The Center's research
priorities include: continuing competence, patient safety, licensure,
discipline, regulation of nursing education, integration of the
internationally educated nurse into the U.S. workforce and nursing
regulation issues outside the U.S. NCSBN believes that the knowledge
gained from these evidence-based research studies will aid boards of
nursing in setting regulatory standards that will continue to safeguard the
public welfare in the 21st century.
To be eligible for funding grants, applicants must be either a member board
of NCSBN, or a professional organization, state agency or individual
interested in the advancement of nursing regulation that applies in
partnership with a state board of nursing in the U.S., District of
Columbia, or U.S. territory that is a member of NCSBN. Grant awards have a
$300,000 per project limit.
For more information on the Center or the application process, visit the
NCSBN Web site at https://www.ncsbn.org/389.htm or contact Maryann
Alexander, PhD, RN, NCSBN chief officer, nursing regulation, at
+1.312.525.3695 or malexander@ncsbn.org.
The National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. (NCSBN) is a
not-for-profit organization whose membership comprises the boards of
nursing in the 50 states, the District of Columbia and four U.S.
territories.
Mission: The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN), composed
of Member Boards, provides leadership to advance regulatory excellence for
public protection.