FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Feb. 15, 2019
KBOR accepting grant applications from nursing programs
(Topeka, Kan.) - The Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR) is now accepting applications from accredited nursing programs for funding available through the Kansas Nursing Initiative. The initiative was developed in 2006 to address a growing nursing shortage in the state, providing needed resources to nursing education programs.
KBOR makes available a $1.7 million appropriation from the Kansas Legislature to both public and privately-funded educational institutions with accredited nursing programs for nursing faculty and consumable laboratory supplies. The focus of the grants will be on faculty and student success. Grants must be matched on a dollar for dollar basis by the postsecondary educational institution receiving the grant.
To view the request for proposal and application materials, please visit www.kansasregents.org/workforce_development/the_kansas_nursing_initiative.
For more information, please contact Matt Keith at (785) 430-4237 or
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About the Kansas Board of Regents:
The nine-member Kansas Board of Regents is the governing board of the state’s six universities and the statewide coordinating board for the state’s 32 public higher education institutions (six state universities, one municipal university, nineteen community colleges, and six technical colleges). In addition, the Board administers the state’s student financial aid, adult education, high school equivalency, and career and technical education programs. Private proprietary schools and out-of-state institutions are authorized by the Kansas Board of Regents to operate in Kansas.