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Federal/Private Resources for Grants, Funding and Support
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP): The AANP Foundation scholarship and grant program offers grant funding
opportunities to members — aanp.org/practice/grants-scholarships2
American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN): The AACN provides a current and ongoing listing of available funding and
grant opportunities — aacn.nche.edu/faculty/funding-opportunities#.VaLYua8JYiY.email
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN): AACN offers grants to promote nursing inquiry, sharing and data-driven
practice — aacn.org/WD/practice/content/grant-all.content?menu=Practice
American Association of Heart Failure Nurses (AAHFN): AAHFN is dedicated to supporting HF research. The Research
Collaborative Network involves nurse-scientists, scholars, clinicians and all stakeholders with research interests, with a central
aim to foster a culture of collaboration and engage AAHFN members in EBP that advances HF nursing knowledge — aahfn.org/
index.php/resources/resource_reashgrants
American Nurses Association (ANA): The ANA offers opportunities for research funding — nursingworld.org/
MainMenuCategories/ThePracticeofProfessionalNursing/Improving-Your-Practice/Research-Toolkit/Research-Funding
American Nurses Foundation (ANF): ANF provides nursing research grants to novice and experienced nurse researchers that
contribute to the advancement of nursing science and enhancement of patient care — anfonline.org/Doc-Vault/Programs/
NursingResearchGrant/Nursing-Research-Grants.html
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): As an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
HRSA is the primary federal agency for expanding healthcare access for underserved populations
hrsa.gov/grants/index.html
National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS): The NACNS website offers research resources
nacns.org/html/research.php
National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ): There are several links to
evidence-based practice resources here.
Lippincott's Nursing Center: There is an evidence-based practice network that provides vast resources, including a link to
the Joanna Briggs Institute EBP-related journal articles with continuing education credit and tools providing guidance with
translating evidence into practice. There is also a link to the Virginia Commonwealth University Library that offers tutorials on
initiating research projects
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nursingcenter.com/
National Institutes of Health (NIH): Funding opportunities are listed along with the process overview for grants
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/index.html
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR): The NINR provides resources for grant development and management
ninr.nih.gov/researchandfunding/grant-development-and-management-resources#.VaLWBDoZfCc.email
National League for Nursing (NLN): NLN Research includes nursing education research grants and Sigma Theta Tau
international grants, which promote evidence-based teaching, advance nursing education and provide and interpret data
nln.org/professional-development-programs/research
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI): PCORI is a non-governmental institute, authorized by Congress, which
provides healthcare providers with the best available evidence of the prevention, treatment and care options available
pcori.org
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF): RWJF funds projects for transformative change for vulnerable populations
rwjf.org/en/how-we-work/grants.html#q/maptype/grants/ll/37.91,-92.908/z/4