§ 57.2503 - Eligibility.

(a) Eligible applicants. To be eligible for a grant under this subpart the applicant shall:

(1) Be a public or private nonprofit collegiate school of nursing.

(2) Be located in a State.

(b) Eligible projects. A grant under this subpart may be made to an eligible applicant to meet the cost of:

(1) A project to plan, develop, and operate an advanced nurse education program. The planning period of this project is limited to 1 year. The project must enroll students before the end of the project period;

(2) A project to significantly expand an advanced nurse education program through one or more of the following activities:

(i) The addition to the masters’ or doctoral program of a new clinical, research, or functional (administration or teaching) specialty area,

(ii) A planned increase in student enrollment during the project period, or

(iii) The addition of a new educational site for the program; or