School Nurse Workforce Grant

About the School Nurse Workforce Grant

In collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, the Colorado Department of Education awarded 54 Colorado educational providers a total of approximately $8.1 million in funding through the School Nurse Workforce Grant program to increase the capacity of the School Nurse Workforce through the retention and recruitment of qualified School Nurses during the 2021-22 and 2022-23 school years. Grantees who had not expended their full awards and opted-in had funding extended through the 2023-24 school year.

Important Dates for Grantees

UPCOMING DUE DATES:

June 30, 2024 - Program End Date. All funds must be expended by this date.
July 10, 2024 - FY24 Year End & Final Program Report due. Submit at previous link; view all questions on this worksheet.
August 15, 2024*- Final date for authorized agent to submit a request for funds. Any RFF submitted after this date will not be processed and any remaining funds after this date will be reverted. *Please note this date has changed from previous communications.
September 30, 2024 - FY24 Annual Financial Report (AFR) due. A detailed General Ledger is required with expenditures from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.

Other Reminders:

Budget Workbooks: Submit any budget workbook revisions here for approval.
By the 15th of Each Month, or quarterly at minimum: Grant recipient authorized agent uses the competitive grant Request for Funds Form to request these federally reimbursable funds (Federal Grant Code 7354 - School Nurse Workforce Grant).

Current deliverables: See Exhibit A - Year 3 (only for grantees who extended to Year 3)

Contact the Program Team

For Grant Program & School Nursing Questions:

Anita Brodecky, BSN RN NCSN AE-C
School Nurse Specialist
Brodecky_a@cde.state.co.us

For Budget/Fiscal Questions:

Tricia Miller
Grants Fiscal Analyst
Miller_t@cde.state.co.us

Resources

School Nurse Job Posting Request
post Colorado school nurse jobs on the school nurse listserv
School Nursing & Health Webpages
School Nurse CDE SSP Licensure Information
Cultural Responsiveness Resources
Equity Resources
Learn more about the School Health Services (Medicaid) Program
- Short Presentation Slides and Video
Funding Announcement & Grant Application (applications closed 1/31/22)

Previous deliverables: Exhibit A - Years 1 & 2

July 11, 2023: FY23 End of Year Report due
July 11, 2023: Final Program Report due (for programs ending June 30, 2023)
September 30, 2023: Year 2 (FY23) Annual Financial Report (AFR) due. Submit Annual Financial Report HERE. A detailed General Ledger is required with expenditures from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023.
August 31, 2023: Deadline for requesting reimbursement on expenses through June 30th, 2023.
October 31, 2023: Complete evaluation link to confirm receipt of Year 3 Informational Presentation (emailed 10/20/23).
Ammended Grant Awared Letters were emailed to grantees continuing to year 3 in October 2023

School Nurse Recognition & Recruitment
Communications Toolkit

This marketing toolkit can be used by any Colorado school or district for the purpose of recruiting new school nurses and/or recognizing and retaining current school nurses. Resources include messages and graphics in English and Spanish to help share about the value of school nursing and inspire people to enter this dynamic field.