RENEW Grant
Application

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RENEW Grant Application

We appreciate your interest in submitting your project proposal for funding under the RENEW Initiative. This grant opportunity is made possible through House Bill 3396 funding distributed through the Oregon Health Authority (OHA). Please review the RENEW Application Guidance before beginning this application. A PDF version of the application questions are available here. You will have an opportunity to save your application before submission. If you click "save and resume later" you will be emailed a link to resume from any device but the application will expire in 30 days.

Applications must be submitted by 11:59 PDT on May 2, 2025. Only one application per project will be permitted.

1. Organization Name: (Full legal name as registered with the IRS.):

2. Organization Address (Primary address for your institution.):

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3. Primary Contact Person (Person responsible for communication-related to this grant. This person will be the designated Grant Administrator on the contract):

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4. Secondary Contact Person (if applicable):

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5. Fiscal Contact: (Person responsible for financial matters related to the grant)

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6. Provide the name of the payee for disbursing the grant funds.

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Provide the mailing address of the payee above for disbursing the grant funds.

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7. Tax Identification Number:

8. Authorized Signatory: (Person who will be responsible for signing the grant agreement)

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9. Additional Contacts (if applicable): If selected, please list any other individuals who should be copied on the grant contract communication.

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PROJECT PROPOSAL

16. Project Abstract

Limit to 500 words: describe the identified challenges your project will address, the proposed solution, expected outcomes, and how you will measure success.) Please type/paste your abstract here

17. Purpose of Project

Limit to 200 words or less: What specific faculty retention or recruitment challenges does this project aim to address? Why is this issue critical for your institution?

18. Target Location and Audience

Limit to 200 words or less: Be specific about where your project will be implemented. Who will the project impact (e.g., faculty, clinical instructors)?

19. Project Alignment:

How does your project align with the aims of the RENEW Initiative (enhancing faculty retention or recruitment, addressing challenges, ensuring long-term outcomes)?

20. Background and Evidence:

a. Feedback: How did you engage your faculty and incorporate feedback from OCN in identifying the challenges or solutions proposed by your project?

21. Description of the Change/Implementation Plan:

a. Proposed Intervention: Describe the proposed intervention/project in detail. Highlight any innovative aspects.

Limit to 300 words or less.

b. Implementation Strategy: What specific strategy will you use to implement the project?

Limit to 300 words or less.

c. Success Indicators: How will you know if your plan is successful?

Limit to 100 words or less.

Outcomes and Evaluation:

22. Measurable Outcomes: Response must be quantifiable and time-bound.

Example: “Increase retention of clinical faculty by 10% within two years by implementing a faculty mentoring program.”

23. Tracking and Measurement: How will you track and measure your outcomes? Include data collection procedures, analysis methods, and any specific tools or surveys you will use to evaluate success. If exact baseline data is unavailable at this time, please describe how you will collect or estimate baseline data once the project is initiated, and explain how you will use it to measure progress.

a. Sustainability: How will you sustain your outcomes beyond the grant period? Include any institutional commitments or strategies for ensuring long-term feasibility.

Limit to 200 words or less.

24. Project Timeline:

Provide a clear timeline with specific dates and major activities for your project, ensuring all activities align with the RENEW Initiative's goals of faculty retention and recruitment. Projects must start no sooner than July 1, 2025 and be completed by October 29, 2027.

Use provided example: Project Timeline

Project Timeline File Upload:

Click or drag a file to this area to upload.

Note: Please refer to the provided timeline guidance document for a detailed example of a project timeline.

Use provided example: RENEW Project Proposal Budget

25. Budget Table: use the upload button to submit the RENEW Project Proposal Budget.

Click or drag a file to this area to upload.

Please use the template linked below for submission and ensure that the total requested funding indicated in question 11 aligns with the itemized budget you are about to upload. Each section in the budget narrative must correspond directly to the line items in the budget table.

26. Budget Justification Narrative: Please provide a justification for each expenditure you are requesting in your budget. For each line item, explain how the requested funds are essential to the success of your project. Clearly connect each expenditure to specific project activities, objectives, or outcomes. This justification should demonstrate how the funds will contribute to achieving your project’s goals and ensuring measurable impact.

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FINAL STEPS

The final page of the application is where applicants will upload the other four components required for this grant application. Applications received without the required components will not be considered eligible for review.

27. Upload Letters of Support: Provide letters demonstrating organizational commitment to the project. Letters should highlight long-term support and how the project aligns with institutional priorities.

Click or drag files to this area to upload. You can upload up to 3 files.

Limit: Only one letter is required. Please include no more than three.

28. Upload Project Team Demographics

Use provided example: Project Team Demographics

Upload Project Team Demographics Here:

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Upload Appendices (Optional)

Click or drag a file to this area to upload.

Use this upload for additional attachments in the form of appendices (surveys, tools, design maps, etc.)

IRB approval is not required unless the proposal focuses on human subject research, in which case determination of IRB involvement must be sought from the applicant's Ethics Review Board.

Submission Instructions:

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Authorization: By submitting this application, I/we agree to participate in applicable publications or presentations such as OCN-supported conferences, abstracts on OCN’s Website, or other dissemination strategies as deemed appropriate by the Oregon Center for Nursing. I/we further agree to include in all publications or other materials produced in relation to this work the following text and link: “This project is/was supported by funds received from the Oregon Center for Nursing RENEW Initiative."

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Participation: I/we attest that I/we are authorized representatives to submit this application on behalf of the eligible public nursing education program listed above.

Note: Proposals that do not adhere to word limits or omit key information may require revisions before final approval.