State Policy Resources
AACN created this new online resource to assist academic nursing institutions in their efforts to secure funding at the state and local levels. Nurse educators are encouraged to use these materials to develop their own state legislation, identify possible faculty shortage strategies, explore potential partnerships and grant-funding opportunities, and make contact with legislators and key decision-makers. This content complements AACN's October 2006 Issue Bulletin on State Legislative Initiatives to Address the Nursing Shortage.
Nursing Faculty Shortage Legislation
- Colorado Nurse Teacher Loan Forgiveness Pilot Program, June 2006
- Colorado Nursing Faculty Fellowship Program, April 2006
- Illinois Nurse Educator Assistance Act (Public Act 094-1020)
- Maryland: Nurse Support Program Assistance Fund
- Nebraska Nurse Faculty Student Loan Act
State Loan Forgiveness Programs for Faculty
- California State Nursing Assumption Program of Loans for Education for Nursing Faculty
- Colorado Nursing Teacher Loan Forgiveness Program Application
- Georgia Nurse Faculty Service Cancelable Loans
- Illinois Nurse Educator Fellowship Program
- Maryland Higher Education Commission Loan Assistance Repayment Program
- Minnesota Nurse Faculty Loan Forgiveness Program
- Missouri Hospital Association Graduate Nursing Faculty Assistance Program
- Nebraska Loan Repayment Program for Rural Health Professionals NPs only
- New York’s Nurse Faculty Loan Forgiveness Incentive Program
- North Dakota Board of Nursing Education Loan Program
- Ohio Board of Regents Nursing Education Assistance Loan Program
- Rhode Island Student Loan Authority Nursing Rewards Program
- Tennessee Graduate Nursing Loan Forgiveness Program
- Vermont Educational Loan Repayment Program for Nurse Educators/Faculty
- Virginia Doctoral Nursing Student Loan Assistance Repayment Program
Statewide Nursing Shortage Initiatives
- Maryland Higher Education Commission Nurse Support II Program
- Pennsylvania Higher Education Foundation Responds to the Nursing Shortage
- University System of Georgia Nursing Education Initiative
State Nursing Workforce Reports
Other State-Focused Resources
- Partnerships and Grant-Funded Initiatives Compiled from AACN News Watch
- State Grassroots Liaisons at AACN Member Institutions
- AACN Nursing Shortage Resource
- NCSBN Updates on the Nursing Shortage by State
- ANA State Legislative Roundup
- AHRQ's State Snapshots from the National Healthcare Quality Report
