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Nursing Innovations Fund is sponsored by AARP (in collaboration with the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses and the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action). The Nursing Innovations Fund provides grants for innovative solutions aimed at strengthening the nursing workforce by improving recruitment and retention rates of registered nurses through creating and sustaining healthy work environments.
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The Nursing Innovations Fund The Nursing Innovations Fund program provides grants for innovative solutions aimed at strengthening the nursing workforce. These solutions focus on improving recruitment and retention rates of registered nurses through creating and sustaining healthy work environments. AARP recognizes the vital role nurses play in caring for older adults and their families.
In collaboration with other organizations, AARP supports and administers the Nursing Innovations Fund as a strategic initiative to bolster the nursing workforce. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses and AARP Since 2024, AARP has teamed up with the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses to strengthen nursing retention through creating and sustaining healthy work environments.
As the world’s largest specialty nursing organization, with more than 130,000 members and nearly 200 chapters in the United States, the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is guided by a vision of a health care system driven by the needs of patients and families, where nurses make their optimal contribution.
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses’ priority is to establish and sustain healthy work environments that support nursing excellence. In alignment with this vision, the AACN Healthy Work Environment Assessment Tool (HWEAT-Team) enables every hospital unit and clinical team to systematically evaluate and monitor its advancement to cultivate and maintain a healthy work environment.
2024 Nursing Innovations Fund 2024 Nursing Innovations Fund AARP, the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, and the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action , an initiative of AARP Foundation, AARP, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, awarded nearly $275,000 to 12 projects offering promising solutions to strengthen and diversify the nursing workforce through innovative nurse recruitment and retention strategies that establish and sustain healthy, equitable work environments.
2025 Nursing Innovations Fund 2025 Nursing Innovations Fund AARP and the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses have awarded more than $355,000 to 20 projects offering innovative and replicable solutions to strengthen the nursing workforce by creating and sustaining healthy work environments to improve recruitment and retention rates of registered nurses.
History of the Nursing Innovations Fund The Nursing Innovations Fund was established in 2018 by the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action and managed by the Center to Champion Nursing in America—both initiatives of AARP Foundation, AARP, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. These initiatives concluded in May 2025.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Projects offering innovative and replicable solutions to strengthen the nursing workforce. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows not specified (past awards of $10,000 - $20,000 mentioned). Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Nursing Innovations Fund is funded by AARP (in collaboration with the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses and the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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