The School Nurse Professional Development grant, funded through CDC’s COVID-19 Public Health Workforce Supplemental Funding, will support local education providers in their efforts to provide professional development opportunities for school nurses that increase current school nurse capacity and/or retain qualified school nurses. Allowable expenses include:

• School nursing professional development tuition and registration fees.
• Travel expenses to attend school nursing professional development events, including lodging, per diem and mileage reimbursement.
• School nursing professional development speaker and/or facilitator fees.
• School nurse-related publications, such as reference texts.
• School nursing professional dues
• School nursing licensing renewal fees.

Approximately $100,000 is available for the 2023-24 school year. Awards will likely range from $1,000 to $5,000, based on the amount of funding requested and the number of applications received. See the Request for Applications on the program webpage for more details.