Opportunity Information: Apply for HRSA 14 070
Apply for HRSA 14 070
- The Health Resources and Services Administration in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) Program Interprofessional Collaborative Practice" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.359 Nurse Education, Practice Quality and Retention Grants.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 11, 2013 and posted on Dec 3, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 3, 2014. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $7,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 14 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments).
- Eligible applicants include accredited schools of nursing as defined in section 801 (2) of the Public Health Service Act (PHSA), a health care facility as defined in section 801 (11) of the PHSA, or a partnership of such a school and facility.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) Program Interprofessional Collaborative Practice (IPCP) grant opportunity (HRSA-14-070) is a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) discretionary funding announcement that, for FY 2014, offered three-year cooperative agreements to support new or expanded interprofessional collaborative practice environments. The central idea behind the program is that better outcomes and better access to care are more likely when nurses and other health professionals operate as a coordinated, high-functioning team with a shared purpose, strong communication habits, and a clear focus on patient- and population-centered results. In practical terms, the program is designed to help health care organizations and nursing education partners build the infrastructure, training experiences, and day-to-day workflows that make team-based care actually work across real clinical settings.
The overarching goal of the NEPQR IPCP program is to strengthen collaborative practice environments that deliver quality care that is safe, efficient, effective, and equitable. A major emphasis is building a nursing workforce that is genuinely prepared for team-based models of care, not just familiar with them in theory. The announcement frames IPCP broadly: it includes clinical and non-clinical health-related work such as diagnosis and treatment, but also activities like public health surveillance, health communication, and disease management. IPCP is also described as extending beyond professionals alone, explicitly involving patients, families, caregivers, and communities as part of delivering comprehensive care across settings.
HRSA signaled that the most competitive proposals would do three things well. First, they would cultivate practice environments where emerging nurse leaders can step into meaningful leadership roles, especially around interprofessional team-building, collaborative problem-solving, and care coordination. Second, they would provide practice-based interprofessional training opportunities for nursing students and trainees as well as learners from other health professions, meaning applicants needed to show that the project would function as a real-world training platform rather than a stand-alone classroom exercise. Third, they would demonstrate genuine innovation in how interprofessional collaborative practice is designed, implemented, or scaled. The announcement also stresses that projects should use well-integrated strategies grounded in interprofessional research, education, and practice, and that these strategies should equip professionals with the tools, processes, and support needed to succeed in collaborative environments.
The FOA highlights core characteristics it expects strong IPCP settings to demonstrate. These include applying interprofessional education (IPE) principles in the workplace, such as better communication and shared decision-making; fostering mutual respect and effective dialogue among all team members during care coordination, planning, and problem-solving; and creating more integrated and efficient practices that translate into measurable improvements in patient and population outcomes. An additional expectation is that successful practice innovations can feed back into education, informing or improving future IPE models based on what was learned in operational care environments.
From an administrative standpoint, this funding opportunity was offered as a cooperative agreement, which typically means HRSA anticipated substantial involvement in guiding or partnering on elements of the project during the performance period, beyond what is common in a standard grant. The total estimated funding available was $7,000,000, with an expected 14 awards. There was no cost-sharing or matching requirement listed. While the award ceiling and floor were both shown as $0 in the summary data, that generally reflects how some postings handled award ranges rather than indicating no funding; applicants would rely on the full FOA for budget parameters and expectations.
Eligibility was limited to specific entity types: accredited schools of nursing (as defined in Section 801(2) of the Public Health Service Act), health care facilities (as defined in Section 801(11) of the same statute), or partnerships between an eligible school of nursing and an eligible health care facility. The listing also noted Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments) and referenced an additional eligibility clarification field, which indicates that HRSA may have provided more nuanced guidance in the full announcement about who could apply and under what partnership structures.
Key dates for the competition show it was posted on December 3, 2013, with an application closing date of February 3, 2014, and an archive date of April 4, 2014. The CFDA number associated with the program was 93.359 (Nurse Education, Practice Quality and Retention Grants). For applicants needing help accessing the full announcement, HRSA directed inquiries to the HRSA Grants Application Center and the HRSA Call Center (877-464-4772) or CallCenter@HRSA.GOV.
NEPQR Program Interprofessional Collaborative Practice (IPCP) Grant (HRSA-14-070) FAQs
1) What is the NEPQR IPCP grant opportunity (HRSA-14-070)?
The Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) Program Interprofessional Collaborative Practice (IPCP) opportunity (HRSA-14-070) is a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) discretionary funding announcement that offered three-year cooperative agreements (FY 2014) to support new or expanded interprofessional collaborative practice environments.
2) What is the main purpose behind the IPCP program?
The central idea is that better outcomes and improved access to care are more likely when nurses and other health professionals operate as a coordinated, high-functioning team with shared purpose, strong communication habits, and a clear focus on patient- and population-centered results.
3) What types of projects does the program aim to support?
The program is designed to help health care organizations and nursing education partners build infrastructure, training experiences, and day-to-day workflows that make team-based care work in real clinical settings. It supports efforts to create or expand collaborative practice environments, rather than purely classroom-based activities.
4) What is the overarching goal of the NEPQR IPCP program?
The overarching goal is to strengthen collaborative practice environments that deliver quality care that is safe, efficient, effective, and equitable, with a major emphasis on preparing a nursing workforce that can succeed in team-based models of care.
5) How does the funding announcement define “interprofessional collaborative practice” (IPCP)?
The announcement frames IPCP broadly. It includes clinical and non-clinical health-related work such as diagnosis and treatment, as well as activities like public health surveillance, health communication, and disease management.
6) Does IPCP include patients and communities, or only licensed professionals?
IPCP is described as extending beyond professionals alone and explicitly involves patients, families, caregivers, and communities as part of delivering comprehensive care across settings.
7) What features were expected in the most competitive proposals?
HRSA indicated that the strongest applications would typically do three things well:
- Cultivate environments where emerging nurse leaders can take meaningful leadership roles, especially around team-building, collaborative problem-solving, and care coordination.
- Provide practice-based interprofessional training opportunities for nursing students/trainees and learners from other health professions (a real-world training platform, not a stand-alone classroom exercise).
- Demonstrate genuine innovation in how IPCP is designed, implemented, or scaled.
8) What kinds of leadership development does the FOA emphasize for nurses?
The FOA emphasizes helping emerging nurse leaders step into meaningful leadership roles related to interprofessional team-building, collaborative problem-solving, and care coordination within operational practice environments.
9) What does “practice-based interprofessional training” mean in this context?
It means training opportunities embedded in real clinical or operational practice settings where nursing students/trainees and other health profession learners participate in team-based care workflows, rather than learning teamwork only through classroom simulations or isolated educational activities.
10) What does HRSA mean by “innovation” for IPCP projects?
The opportunity emphasizes innovation in how interprofessional collaborative practice is designed, implemented, or scaled. The information provided does not define specific innovation models, but it indicates HRSA expected applicants to move beyond routine or minimal teamwork changes and instead propose approaches that meaningfully advance IPCP in practice.
11) What strategies were projects expected to use?
Projects were expected to use well-integrated strategies grounded in interprofessional research, education, and practice, and to equip professionals with the tools, processes, and support needed to succeed in collaborative environments.
12) What are the core characteristics of a strong IPCP setting, according to the FOA?
The FOA highlights several core characteristics expected in strong IPCP environments, including:
- Applying interprofessional education (IPE) principles in the workplace (for example, improved communication and shared decision-making).
- Fostering mutual respect and effective dialogue among team members during care coordination, planning, and problem-solving.
- Creating more integrated and efficient practices that translate into measurable improvements in patient and population outcomes.
13) How does the FOA connect interprofessional practice with interprofessional education (IPE)?
The FOA expects IPCP settings to apply IPE principles in day-to-day work, and it also notes that successful practice innovations should feed back into education by informing or improving future IPE models based on what was learned in real operational care environments.
14) What type of award mechanism was used?
This opportunity was offered as a cooperative agreement.
15) What is a cooperative agreement in this context?
A cooperative agreement typically means HRSA anticipated substantial involvement in guiding or partnering on elements of the project during the performance period, beyond what is common in a standard grant.
16) How long was the project period?
For FY 2014, the opportunity offered three-year cooperative agreements.
17) How much total funding was estimated to be available?
The total estimated funding available was $7,000,000.
18) How many awards were expected?
The announcement indicated an expectation of 14 awards.
19) Was cost-sharing or matching required?
No cost-sharing or matching requirement was listed in the information provided.
20) Why would the award ceiling and floor be shown as $0?
The summary data listed an award ceiling and floor of $0, which the description indicates can reflect how some postings handled award ranges rather than indicating no funding. Applicants were expected to rely on the full FOA for budget parameters and expectations.
21) Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was limited to specific entity types:
- Accredited schools of nursing (as defined in Section 801(2) of the Public Health Service Act)
- Health care facilities (as defined in Section 801(11) of the same statute)
- Partnerships between an eligible school of nursing and an eligible health care facility
22) Were partnerships allowed or encouraged?
Partnerships were explicitly included as an eligible applicant structure (an eligible school of nursing partnered with an eligible health care facility), and the program description emphasizes building projects across health care organizations and nursing education partners.
23) Were Native American tribal organizations mentioned in eligibility?
Yes. The listing noted Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments).
24) Could there be additional eligibility details not shown in the summary?
Yes. The listing referenced an additional eligibility clarification field, suggesting HRSA may have provided more nuanced guidance in the full announcement about who could apply and under what partnership structures.
25) What is the CFDA number associated with this program?
The CFDA number associated with the program was 93.359 (Nurse Education, Practice Quality and Retention Grants).
26) When was the opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on December 3, 2013.
27) What was the application closing date?
The application closing date was February 3, 2014.
28) When was the opportunity archived?
The archive date was April 4, 2014.
29) What kinds of outcomes were IPCP projects expected to influence?
The FOA emphasizes measurable improvements in patient and population outcomes through more integrated and efficient practice, along with delivery of care that is safe, efficient, effective, and equitable.
30) Where could applicants get help or request the full announcement?
HRSA directed applicants to the HRSA Grants Application Center and the HRSA Call Center at 877-464-4772 or CallCenter@HRSA.GOV.
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