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Application due June 1, 2026; grant period September 1, 2026 – August 31, 2028
"Nursing Innovation Grant Program (NIGP)" is currently closed and not accepting applications.
Nursing Innovation Grant Program (NIGP) is sponsored by Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB). This competitive grant program funds innovative projects in pre-licensure nursing programs that aim to increase clinical sites or preceptors, develop stackable credentials, or replicate successful projects designed to increase clinical nursing faculty or preceptors, or clinical …
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Nursing Innovation Grant Program - Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Intent Eligibility How to Apply Important Dates Rules and Regulations Impact Grant Cycle Contact The Nursing Innovation Grant Program (NIGP) is established to fund grant projects that support innovation in nursing education programs.
Funding will be used to support the development of innovative projects in nursing education that either develop competency-based nursing curricula for pre- licensure programs, increase clinical sites and preceptors, especially in rural areas, or develop pathways in nursing education with stackable credentials from certified nurse aid to a baccalaureate degree in nursing.
Texas institution s of higher education (IHEs) , or Texas independent higher education institution s as defined in Texas Education Code 61. 003, that offer a prelicensure nursing education program and are approved by the Texas Board of Nursing (BON) . Only programs with full approval from the BON , as designated in Texas Administrative Code, Title 22, Section 215.
4 are eligible applicants. To apply for the Nursing Innovation Grant Program (NIGP), click on the link below and follow the instructions outlined in the Request for Application/Application. Incomplete and late submittals will not be considered for award.
THECB Online Grants Portal The NIGP is a competitive grant program. Applications submitted must develop innovative projects in prelicensure nursing programs that increase clinical sites or preceptors, develop stackable credentials in nursing education programs, or replicate a previously funded NIGP project designed to increase clinical nursing faculty or preceptors, or clinical sites.
Eligible projects: May create new projects or replicate and expand an existing project, Must be in alignment with BON professional Nursing Education regulations, Chapter 215, Part II of Title 22 to the Texas Administrative Code , and Shall name one project director with administrative and practical experience who will be responsible for implementing and overseeing the NIGP-funded project and who is a full-time educator, including tenure and non-tenure.
THECB Announces Grant Awards This program is authorized and appropriated by the 89th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, through the General Appropriations Act, Article III, Strategy D. 1. 11, THECB Rider 52.
The NIGP is administered by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s (THECB) general provisions for agency grant programs: Texas Administrative Code, Title 19, Part 1, Chapter 10, Subchapter A. The NIGP is a new grant program per eighty-eighth Texas Legislature Regular Session. The initial grant program is designed to support the goal of innovation in nursing education programs to increase the state’s nursing workforce pipeline.
Grant Cycle 2025 - 2027 Applications are closed as of December 16, 2024. NIGP Grant Cycle 2025 – 2027 RFA and Application Forms used for application: Certification of Final Budget Form
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Texas higher education institutions or independent institutions offering prelicensure nursing programs with full approval from the Texas Board of Nursing; project directors must be full-time educators. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The published deadline was June 1, 2026, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
Nursing Innovation Grant Program (NIGP) is funded by Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in Texas. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
Applications go through the funder's official portal — the Apply Now link on this page goes there directly.
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