The Missouri State Board of Nursing announced over $1.2 million in grant funding to seven Missouri colleges and universities through the Nursing Education Incentive Program (NEIP), including several in the KMMO listening area.

This year, the grants focused on enhancing faculty recruitment and retention and integrating technology and innovation into nursing education to prepare students for practice.

This year’s competitive grants include:

-$153,600 to Central Methodist University to purchase labor and delivery and pediatric simulation equipment to enhance nursing students’ clinical skills.
-$165,599 to Missouri Valley College to fund an RN to BSN online program coordinator, aiming to enroll 10-15 students each semester and then increase to 25-30 students per semester within five years.
-And $230,213 to Moberly Area Community College to fund a simulation laboratory coordinator and purchase simulation and virtual reality equipment to increase the number of students.

Since 2011, the Missouri State Board of Nursing has awarded more than $19 million in grants for nursing education programs throughout the state to increase capacity and pilot new education programs. This includes nearly $8 million in funding approved by Governor Michael Parson through appropriations by the Missouri General Assembly in 2022 and 2023.