Please clarify this statement on page 31 related to funds cannot be used for: Subsidies or paid release time for project faculty.

Are associate degree nursing programs eligible to apply for this grant program?

Are graduate degree nursing programs eligible?

I have the same question about faculty release time.

Please clarify whether address of partnering clinical training sites only apply to request for funding preference as benefiting rural populations, but only the address of the applicant applies for benefiting MUA/MUPs. Thank you!

Release Time…The individual may be compensated (fee for service) for working on the curriculum development; BUT may not be paid for release time.--Therefore, Release Time is not an allowable cost for this grant program.--Payment of Release Time is not allowable under the cost principles.

I currently have a BSN completion program and will be enrolling a traditional BSN and accelerated BSN program 8/23. Are we eligible?

How often is the RHTP competition generally held -- every year, every 3 years, or some other.

May we use grant funds to hire new faculty?

Can this be applied to a course that is already in place? I teach NRS 4015 Nursing Care of Communities and Populations. I've attached a syllabus

Is the Project Director's release time allowed?

So educational coordinating bodies are not eligible to apply for this program? Correct?

I have the same question about existing courses. Do we have to develop a new course as an outcome of this project?

How does this grant apply to FQHCs?

Is the expectation for "longitudinal" clinical training linked to a specific number of hours of training as it was with previous NEPQR grants?

Is there a min number of student nurses trained under this grant?

Are New Grad RNs accepted as student nurses who require acute care trainings before they can work on units? If a health care system has multiple sites (separate EINs), is it preferred to have one umbrella application for all sites or separate applications?

Eligible entities for this program includes: Accredited Schools of Nursing, Health Care Facilities including Federally Qualified Health Centers and Nurse Managed Health Clinics, or a partnership of such a school and facility

Would a home health agency be considered eligible to apply with focus on home health nurses?

Budget summary is confusing,

Hello Emma Duer, for the funding preference Substantially Benefiting Rural populations the applicant must use the address for the partnering clinical site. For the funding preference Substantially benefiting underserved populations, the applicant must be located in a geographical area that is serving a MUA/MUP

Do we use DUNS or UEI?

What is the difference between this HRSA 22-168 grant award and the HRSA 22-170 grant award?

Please clarify, you've just stated (slide 13) that the budget is 4 years, however the NOFO states that it's 3 years "September 30, 2022 through September 29, 2025 (3 Years)". Please clarify.

Hello Janis, The RNTP is a new program and has not been funded before. Based on congressional appropriations this program may be one time funding or funded again in the future

Hello Patricia A. Harnois-Church, The two programs are different. Each program has different goals, objectives, funding, and requirements and expectations. Both NOFOs are available on grants.gov.

are the student nurses participating in the grant program considered trainees?

Hello Virginia Allread, NEPQR-RNTP is a 3 year program

Are there any requirement around minimum trainee stipends, i.e., as was done in the BHWET grants?

Hello Sharon Ruthenberg, do you have a specific question to follow up with your statement regarding the budget summary being confusing?

Will funding be awarded to an institution that meets a funding preference, but does NOT meet either of the two priorities (public and in one of the selected states in the NOFO)?

Are trainee salaries during the training period allowed and are those calculated in the direct or indirect cost of budget?

Confusion lies in the description on the second page. I don't have the slide to point to my specific question

The budget is based on $350,000 per year for three years which equals a total of $1, 050,000.00 Correct??

Hello Again Virginia Allread, there is no minimum requirement for trainee stipends

Thank you !

Can we fund scholarships rather than stipends using this grant?

Do to funds support hiring of 1 or 2 personnel 100% dedicated to the grant as a grant team?

Sorry part of my original message got lost. The grant is based on $350,000 per year for three years which equals $1.050.000 Correct??

Hello Michele Davis-funding an application is not dependent in funding preferences and priorities alone. A funding priority is the favorable adjustment of combined review scores of individually approved applications when applications meet specified criteria. HRSA staff adjusts the score by a pre-determined number of points. A funding preference allows an application to be placed in a more competitive position among applications that can be funded.

Will this be recorded so I can review it?

Yes this webinar is being recording, a link to the recording will be posted to the website next week.

Sharon Ruthenberg - this will be recorded and available for review in the next week

Please clarify this statement on page 31 related to funds cannot be used for: Subsidies or paid release time for project faculty.

Hello Phyllis Ann Solari-Twadell. That is correct, applicants may request up to $350,000 per year for 3 years totaling $1,050,000.

When is the grant due?

Is there a planning period anticipated for the program?

It does not seem like we would be able to hire new additional faculty with this grant. Is that a correct interpretation?

If faculty are PD, they cannot be paid release time?

We are enrolling our first ABSN and TBSN cohorts 8/23 and currently have a BSN completion. Are we eligible?

Restating my question for clarification: Is an institution who is neither public nor in one of the required stated to be considered a priority still be awarded funding if all else in the proposal receives high scoring and the university successfully meets a funding preference?

Application Due Date: August 19, 202

Hello Mary Bainbridge-Yes, financial support may be provided in stipends and/or scholarships

Thank you Michelle

If a faculty member is the PD, pgl 31 suggests they cannot have release time. Please clarify this statement on page 31 related to funds cannot be used for: Subsidies or paid release time for project faculty.

Where will we find the recorded session and/or slides for reference?

Third time's a charm … Is an institution who is neither public nor in one of the priority states able to be awarded funding if all else in the proposal receives high scoring and the university successfully meets a funding preference?

Hello Michele Davis-I cannot answer that question as it will be based on the score of all of the applications. All that go to review are considered for funding until scoring is done in objective review and the number of applicants that apply for funding preferences and priorities. There is not a direct answer that can be given based on the different variables included with funding

would you be so kind to describe what you mean by innovative experiential training/sites?

So, being a private non-profit institution in say, Michigan, will not make us ineligible, correct?

Is this only related to nursing services in acute care settings (as opposed to long-term care settings)?

Can the acute care setting be a home health care setting where care is delivered at the patient's home, as opposed to a brick and mortar facility?

how is acute care setting being defined?

Thank you for your questions and your time. I believe more is needed in the community setting to address health disparities and inequities

Page 3 of the NOFO refers to a priority to expand enrollment in baccalaureate programs. Are accredited associate degree programs eligible to apply?

Hello Michele Davis-Funding preference and priorities do not determine eligibility for applying for the program, it just makes you not able to receive the funding priority

How is acute care setting being defined?

@Robin Lockhart, No Release Time for anyone is allowed for this grant program.

Release Time…The individual may be compensated (fee for service) for working on the curriculum development; BUT may not be paid for release time.--Therefore, Release Time is not an allowable cost for this grant program.--Payment of Release Time is not allowable under the cost principles.

Hello gclifford- Yes, this program is specifically focused on acute care settings

@Sapphire Marc-Harris: How can we pay the ProjectDirector then if release time is not allowed?

Are accredited associate degree programs eligible?

Can we hire a Coordinator to work under the PD for implementing the program?

are health systems with a school of nursing allowed to apply

Karen, I have the same question.

Hello Colleen Flewelling- Page 3 are the statutory priorities for overall NEPQR programs, for this program associate degree programs are eligible if they meet the eligibility criteria (accredited school of nursing, health care facility, or a partnership of such a school and facility)

@Sharon Ruthenburg, do you have a question about the Budget Summary section?Those sections appeared how the SF 424 would look like, and it was discussed in detail to help individuals get a better understanding. Please let me know if you have a question, thank you.

The sample budget slide (#16) gives the impression that faculty can be compensated for effort. Please clarify.

Hello Erin Viereck-The health system school of nursing is eligible if they are accredited by a national nurse education accrediting agency or state approval agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education for the purposes of nursing education

Hello Michele Davis-You can hire any staff under the PD that you feel are beneficial in fulfilling the goals of the proposed project and the goals and requirements of the NOFO

@Karen Cassidy, when completing the application it may ask for both the Data Universal Number System and the Unique Entity Identifier, so please have them available, thank you that was a good question.....

@Dr. DeBose, the application is due Application Due Date: August 19, 2022, as stated in the NOFO.

How can PD and key personnel have adequate time devoted to the project without release time to devote to the project?

@Virginia Allread, as noted in the NOFO, this is a three (3) years grant program.

Are you able to provide a link to further information on the release time issue. I've reviewed federal regs on personnel compensation and I can't locate the reference. Thank you. https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-45/subtitle-A/subchapter-A/part-75/subpart-E/subject-group-ECFR5d90ba314caea08/section-75.430

Hello Michael Bautista-The paying of trainee salaries are not allowed under this program. Trainees may receive financial support in the form of stipends and/or scholarships

Could you clarify whether we should include documentation for Funding Preference/Priority in Attachment 9 or 10. Attachment 9 is the request for these preference/priorities to be considered, and attachment 10 is other relevant documents but the priorities reference attachment 10

who is considered a “public entity”?

RNTP is a great opportunity. The requirements and expectations for successful proposals, however, are very extensive. Why is such a short time given between the announcement and the due date?

@Michail Bautista, there is no Trainee salary, Only Stipend and Scholarship.

Can you explain a Public Entity? Does this include a non-profit organization?

@Phyllis Ann, Up to $350,000 per year subject to the availability of appropriated funds.

Release Time…The individual may be compensated (fee for service) for working on the curriculum development; BUT may not be paid for release time.--Therefore, Release Time is not an allowable cost for this grant program.--Payment of Release Time is not allowable under the cost principles.

Can you please define and clarify the difference between "fee for service" and "release time"? I remain confused by the distinction, and it appears from the chat above that many others are confused as well.

Can project directors have released time.

I'm sorry, still unclear. Release time for program director is not allowed? On the powerpoint it shows where to put their salary and mentions salary cap.

if our proposal includes paying student nurses in an employment opportunity to support their ability sustain themselves while in school, is that an allowable cost?

Hello Katie Freeman-Request for funding preference and priority documentation should be included in attachment 9

Thank you!! This was very helpful.

Since the indirect rate is limited to 8%, are we required to submit a copy of our Federal indirect rate agreement under Attachment 10? Thank you.

Hello Rebecca Trotta-The paying of trainee salaries is not an allowable cost. Financial support may be provided in the form of stipends and/or scholarships

If I have a full-time faculty member who is going to become the Project Director, how can I, under MOE, pay this faculty member?

In other words the faculty needs to stay as a faculty member to be paid as a project director.

Your explanation is very confusing.

I.e. course buyout is not allowed, but salary/wage pay above their contract months is allowed. Is how I would interpret it?

Is Attachment 1: Accreditation required for a health facility?

Release time - just a clarification: it's not that we get time off to work on this and get paid for it. The release time decreases our teaching load so that we can spend time on the project. Hence, it allows us to work within a normal work week. But understand that this is not allowed. Thank you.

The Education priority for NEPQR programs is to "expand enrollment in baccalaureate nursing programs." With that in mind, are associate degree nursing programs really eligible to apply?

That was helpful. We can request time and effort. We cannot request payment for release time.

Hello Susan Decker-a public entity would be a public school of nursing or public health care facility that may be non-profit, but not private

Yes, your time from teaching,etc. is reduced.

can we hire personnel and have a team paid by the grants 100% dedicated to the grant? They are temp employees only during the period of the grant only and their salaries are drawn down from the grant?

I'm sorry to belabor the release time question - but perhaps addressing the question posed by @Karen Cassidy above would be helpful in order to provide an example to those of us who remain confused. The question is "If I have a full-time faculty member who is going to become the Project Director, how can I, under MOE, pay this faculty member?"

Can you possibly unmute me so I can ask a question on release time or one of the other people asking. This really should be a discussion not just chat box.

Is there a planning period or expected timeline to begin program activities with the September 30, 2022 program start date?

you mentioned following student participants through to 1 year after graduation to track employment outcomes. for some students engaged later in the grant period, this 1 year follow-up will fall outside the 3-year grant period. should we describe this in the sustainability section? or, should our data collection plan include a section for continued data collection past the grant period?

Can you define "Acute Care"? Are you intending patients who are in rural and underserved areas that have chronic illness that uses both hospital and community services to manage care? Thank you for your assistance.

Is this funding mechanism renewable?

Can you explain a Public Entity?

Is this only looking at training students to work in acute care? or can it be other community agencies?

Is this grant for training RNs only? what about training APRNs?

So preparing nurses to manage acute patients in either the hospital, home or community?

Then FQHC's are not being considered for sites of care?

Does this grant apply to organizations that provide ambulatory/primary care?

Will these slides be available or sent out to participants?

Sorry to belabor the release time issue, but here is my situation. The Assistant Dean of Student Services at the College of Nursing has an administrative role and a teaching role. She is paid at 100%. We are asking her to reduce her teaching load to oversee this grant. How can I pay her under this grant considering the Maintenance of Effort requirement?

If I will dedicate 4 hours per week, or 10% effort to the grant, we are permitted to budget the cost of 10% of my salary and benefits to the grant. If my college releases me an additional 2 hours per week or 5% effort to complete general grant work, that 5% would be considered “release time” and the costs related to additional 5% release time could not be charged to the grant. Is that correct?

thank you, very helpful!

What do you consider innovative experiential training in acute care

Is acute care only considered one episode of care provided on one day?

Can the funding be used to train LPN or CMA?

How do we evidence that we are a public-serving health care institution?

Would it be possible to address the first part of @Tom Kelly's scenario, that is, is the proper way to budget for personnel effort as follows?: "Funding is requested for X personnel to dedicate X hours/week or X% effort to the grant"

Thank you.

Yes, please.

I think the issue lies in the fact that Uniform Guidance and CFR for Title 2 requires that funding cannot allow a person to receive more than 100% of their salary if they are full-time. For them to be paid to work on a grant, they have to show that the equivalent amount of time for which they will be paid to work on a grant is will no longer be part of their regular position during the duration of the grant. It is looking like that is not allowed in this grant?

I don't think this was answered: Is the expectation for "longitudinal" clinical training linked to a specific number of hours of training as it was with previous NEPQR grants?

Hello HD-accreditation is not required for a health facility

Did you anser the question about innovative experiential training in an acute setting and how you would describe that

Did I understand correctly that the grant money could be used to pay nursing student trainees (i.e. fund nursing students to train in an acute care setting)?

As you prepare the FAQs, examples will be helpful so that we don't misinterpret the guidance.

Hello Tom Kelly-You are correct. You do not have to submit a copy of your negotiated rate agreement, since the indirect cost rate is limited to 8%

Will the recording be available online?

Where will we find the FAQs?

Hello Tonie Methany-Yes, grant funds can be used to provide financial support in the form of stipends and scholarships

Thank you!

Thank you

Pages 26-27 of the NOFO speak to trainee /participant costs.

This question may have already been asked and I know you said degree seeking programs are only eligible? What about apprenticeships that there is a partnership between a healthcare industry and a community college?

Is acute care only considered one episode of care provided on one day?

Did you providethe URL for the website?

The recording and FAQs will be available on the NEPQR-RNTP by next week:

Kindly repeat eligibility issue, are LMICs specifically African Institutions eligible?

Link: https://www.hrsa.gov/grants/find-funding/hrsa-22-168

OK. Thank you

Please read NOFO page 8 regarding eligibility.

Dictionary: Acute care is a level of health care in which a patient is treated for a brief but severe episode of illness, for conditions that are the result of disease or trauma, and during recovery from surgery.

What is the difference between this grant and the HRSA 22-170

Thank you!

Thank you!

Thank you!

Karen Cassidy:NOFO Page 26: *Currently, the Grants.gov registration process requires information in three separate systems:• Dun and Bradstreet (https://www.dnb.com/duns-number.html)• System for Award Management (SAM) (https://sam.gov/content/home | SAM.gov Knowledge Base)• Grants.gov (https://www.grants.gov

Thank you for a very informing and spirited presentation.

We appreciate your time, thank you!

Thank you