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AACNis a nonpartisan organization that serves to educate and advocate for nursing education, research, and practice. AACNis a leader in securing sustained federal support for nursing education and research; shaping legislative and regulatory policy affecting nursing schools; and ensuring continuing financial assistance for nursing students.

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AACNApplauds Senate Appropriations Committee for Advancing Spending Bills that Would Sustain Funding for Nursing Education and Research

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (91制片厂) applauds the Senate Appropriations Committee for advancing the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (LHHS-ED) spending bill by a vote of 26-2. This bipartisan effort proposes a two million dollar increase in Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs, or $302.472 million, in FY 2024.

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April 29: AACNsigned onto a Friends of Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant letter urging Congress to include at least $1 billion for this program in any final FY 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services (LHHS) appropriations package.

April 22: AACNsigned onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter to the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies outlining the funding requests of at least $530 million for Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs and at least $210 million for the National Institute of Nursing Research for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025.

April 22: AACNsigned onto an American Council on Education comment letter to the Department of Education requesting an extension to the comment period in order to provide the higher education community with sufficient time to analyze and respond to new financial value transparency (FVT) and gainful employment (GE) reporting requirements.

April 15: AACNsigned onto a letter urging Congress to provide $420.85 million to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Environmental Health in the FY 2025.

April 1: AACNsigned onto a letter urging Congress to maintain the House and Senate set-asides for midwifery and nurse-midwifery education in any final FY 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services (LHHS) appropriations package.


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