Regional Foundations Collaborate To Close Gap On Nationwide Nursing Shortage
18 local foundations tapped for latest phase of $10 million collaborative led by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Northwest Health Foundation.
August 12, 2008
Princeton, N.J. and Portland, O.R. – The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the Northwest Health Foundation (NWHF) today announced ten new grants to kick off the third phase of Partners Investing in Nursing’s Future, a unique national initiative to help close the shortage gap in the nursing workforce across the country. The program energizes local foundations to act as catalysts in their communities to develop strategies for creating and sustaining a viable nursing workforce. The 10 grants awarded this year support the involvement of 18 local foundations and diverse other funding sources in nine states and the western Pacific Islands.
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