Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025
Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 reauthorizes and expands federal nursing workforce development programs under the Public Health Service Act. The bill broadens eligibility for Advanced Nursing Education Grants to include students in authorized advanced practice nursing programs—nurse practitioner, nurse-midwifery, nurse anesthesia, and clinical nurse specialist—along with clarifying terminology and allowing grant funds to cover costs related to clinical education and preceptors. It also strengthens and modernizes capacity-building efforts for nursing education and practice by encouraging the use of technology-enabled training (simulation, augmented reality, telehealth, virtual and physical labs) and by supporting a larger nursing faculty and student body to address shortages. The legislation adds partnerships with health care facilities and community clinics to expand clinical education opportunities and expands support for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault within nursing education programs. Finally, it increases federal funding for Title VIII programs for fiscal years 2026–2030, signaling stronger investment in the nursing workforce.
Key Points
- 1Expands Advanced Nursing Education Grants to cover students in authorized nurse practitioner, nurse-midwifery, nurse anesthesia, and clinical nurse specialist programs; updates program descriptions and terminology accordingly; broadens allowable uses of grants to include costs for clinical education and preceptors.
- 2Updates and broadens the scope of Part D (renamed “Strengthening Capacity for Nurse Education and Practice”) to emphasize modern training tools such as simulation, augmented reality, telehealth technologies, and virtual/physical laboratories; adds a goal to increase the number of faculty and students to address shortages.
- 3Allows partnerships with health care facilities, nurse-managed clinics, community health centers, or other health care providers to support clinical education opportunities.
- 4Expands protections and support to include survivors of sexual assault alongside survivors of domestic violence within the program’s framework.
- 5Adds a conforming amendment removing the word “basic” from a related provision, signaling a programmatic rename or restructuring.
- 6Increases authorized federal funding for Title VIII nursing programs for fiscal years 2026–2030: approximately $184.3 million per year (from $137.8 million) and about $121.1 million per year for related appropriations (from $117.1 million).