4723-25-09 Grant proposal form.

(A) Grant proposals shall be submitted for the nurse education grant program on a form prescribed by the board.

(B) Information to be provided in the proposal shall be consistent with the request for proposal issued by the board and shall include, but is not limited to, the following:

(1) Specifics as to the manner in which the requested grant funds will allow the nurse education program to increase its enrollment capacity and the specific role to be played by the health care facility, community health agency, or other education program with which it has entered a partnership;

(2) The name of the administrator employed by, or under contract with, the nurse education program who will be principally responsible for the grant and his or her academic and professional credentials;

(3) A projection of the amount by which the nurse education program’s enrollment capacity will be increased as a result of the grant;

(4) A detailed description of the manner in which the proposal is consistent with the standards for nurse education programs as defined in Chapter 4723-5 of the Administrative Code;

(5) Any faculty or instructional personnel positions to be supported with funds from the grant and the manner in which they will directly contribute to increasing the enrollment capacity of the nurse education program;

(6) Type and uses of any equipment requested to be leased or purchased with funds from the grant and the manner in which it will directly contribute to increasing the enrollment capacity of the nurse education program;

(7) If an applicant is a postlicensure nursing education program, the manner in which it will increase the number of faculty and instructional personnel to serve as educators in nurse education programs;

(8) The manner in which the program will maintain the increased enrollment capacity in a nurse education program following conclusion of the grant funding cycle;

(9) Other sources of funding, if any, that will be used to support efforts by the nurse education program and its partnership to increase the enrollment capacity of the program; and

(10) The manner in which grant funds will be accounted for separately from other sources of funding received by the nurse education program.

(C) Following issuance of a request for proposal, the board or its designee may make such technical assistance available to potential applicants as the board deems necessary.

(D) Grant proposals that are received by the board after the proposal deadline date will not be considered for funding during the grant cycle for which they were submitted. If the nurse education program submitting the late proposal desires that the proposal be considered in a subsequent grant cycle, the proposal must be resubmitted at such time as a request for proposals is issued for the subsequent grant cycle and in accordance with standards set forth in the subsequent request for proposals.

HISTORY: Eff 2-1-05

Rule promulgated under: RC 119.03

Statutory Authority: 4723.063

Rule Amplifies: 4723.063

R.C. 119.032 review dates: 02/01/2010