Federal Funding for Nursing

As one of the 27 Institutes and Centers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the NINR funds research that lays the groundwork for evidence-based nursing practice. Nurse-scientists funded by NINR examine ways to improve care models to deliver safe, high-quality, and cost-effective health services to the nation. Moreover, NINR helps to provide needed faculty to support the education of future generations of nurses. Training programs at NINR develop future nurse-researchers, many of whom also serve as faculty in our nation’s nursing schools.

NMHCs are healthcare delivery sites managed by APRNs and are staffed by an interdisciplinary team that may include physicians, social workers, public health nurses, and therapists. These clinics are often associated with a school, college, university, department of nursing, federally qualified health center, or independent nonprofit healthcare agency. NMHCs serve as critical access points to keep patients out of the emergency room, saving the healthcare system millions of dollars annually.