The University of Alabama’s Capstone College of Nursing will use $3.5 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Labor to support UA’s goal of growing and diversifying Alabama’s nursing workforce.
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell helped secure the money through the department’s Employment and Training Administration’s Nursing Expansion Grant Program. The grant will be used to increase the number of nursing instructors and educators throughout Alabama.
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Sewell on announced the grant in a Thursday news conference held at the Capstone College of Nursing.
Sewell said the grant will address the nursing faculty shortage. With the money, UA expects to make progress on its goal to increase Alabama’s nursing workforce by hiring more instructors and educators, she said.
“This funding comes at a critical time. During the (COVID-19) pandemic, we witnessed the immense strain on our health-care profession,” said Sewell, who has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2011.