American Nurses Foundation Awards HBCU Nursing Program $339,000 Grant to Support Education Programs for Male Nurses of Color

Today, the American Nurses Foundation (the Foundation) is excited to announce that one of its premiere nursing research grants, Diversify Nursing Research through Support of Minority Institutions, focused on both increasing ethnic minority nurse researchers and expanding diversity of topics and perspectives, is already yielding tangible results. The $339,000 grant was bestowed in April to Southern University and A&M College, a historically Black institution of higher learning (HBCU) in Louisiana. And some male student nurses of color within the cohort that received this funding have shared a viral video on social media showcasing the positive impact of this award. Three minority serving institutions of higher learning were solicited for this grant opportunity and a diverse, independent review panel of three nurses selected the proposal from Southern University and A&M College. The proposal& “Workplace Racism, Perceived Stress, and Health Promoting Lifestyle Behaviors Among African American Registered Nurses”& was chosen due to its comprehensive approach to engage both faculty, students, and early advance career nurses. “African American nurses account for 11% of the registered nurse workforce& in the United States and even less than that are African American men.& Southern University School of Nursing (SUSON) is the largest producer of African American...