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AACN is a nonpartisan organization that serves to educate and advocate for nursing education, research, and practice. AACN is 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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AACN Applauds Senate Appropriations Committee for Advancing Spending Bills that Would Sustain Funding for Nursing Education and Research

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) 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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March 28: AACN signed onto a Friends of NCHS letter urging Congress to provide $220 million for NCHS in FY 2025, which will strengthen the agency’s ability to provide unbiased, timely health data to policymakers and reinforce the Center’s role as the world’s gold-standard producer of health statistics.

March 26: AACN signed onto a CDC Coalition letter urging Congress to provide at least $11.581 billion for the CDC in FY 2025.

March 13: AACN signed onto an Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research letter to Congress requesting at least $51.303 billion for the NIH’s foundational work in FY 2025, a $3.579 billion increase over the comparable FY 2024 program level.

February 26: AACN signed onto a Friends of AHRQ letter to the leadership of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (LHHS) in both the House and Senate. The letter urged Congress to provide at least $500 million in funding for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) in their fiscal year (FY) 2025 appropriations package. 


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