AARP Hearing Center
UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central MICU (Medical Intensive Care Unit) Moments that Matter Project - Memorial Health System Foundation
In 2025, AARP and the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses awarded more than $355,000 to 20 projects offering innovative and replicable solutions to strengthen the nursing workforce by creating and sustaining healthy work environments to improve recruitment and retention rates of registered nurses. The grant period is July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026.
Awarded Projects
Honoring Excellence: A DAISY-Inspired Nursing Recognition and Support Program - Ozarks New, Inc.
True Colors: Cultivating Team Dynamics and Retention in Critical Care Nursing - American Career College Educational Foundation
OptiNURSE Nursing Unit Resource for Staffing Equity: An AI-Assisted Model for Balanced Nurse-Patient Assignments - Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
CCRN/PCCN Specialty Certification Support Program - Kaweah Health Foundation
Improving Palliative Care Teamwork in the ICU-Interprofessional Education: IMPACT-IPE (Interprofessional Education) - MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Early Career Day - Mayo Clinic – Florida
Saint Joseph Medical Center NursePulse: Empowering Care Through Biometric Rings - University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center Foundation, Inc.
Nurturing Resilience and Transformative Healing: Supporting Trauma Adaptive Recovery (NORTH STAR) - Barnes-Jewish Hospital
You Have to Go Home, and You Can’t Stay Here: ICU Liberation and the Healthy Work Environment - Virtua Health Inc.
AI-Powered Wearables and Peer Support - Kaleida Health d/b/a Buffalo General Medical Center
A charge nurse is not just a leader – They are the heartbeat of every shift - Long Island Jewish Forest Hills Hospital
The THRIVE (Teamwork, Healing, Resilience, Integration, Vitality and Engagement) Program: A Pathway to Nursing Success, Retention, and Resilience in the Surgical ICU and Stepdown - Maimonides Medical Center
Career Continuum: Strategic Pipelining to Strengthen the Nursing Workforce - Northwell Health, Inc.
Project HEART (Helping, Educating, and Advancing Resilient Teams) - St. Francis Hospital
Leading the Charge for Employee Engagement - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Jefferson Health
Addressing the Challenge of Bidirectional Communication in Nursing Units - Memorial Hermann Foundation
Establishing a Healthy Work Environment for Blue Ridge Hospice RNs - Blue Ridge Hospice
ICU Recognition TV – I C the AMAZING in U - Providence Sacred Medical Center
Addressing Moral Distress and Secondary Traumatic Stress Among Hospital nurses who Witness Unexpected Patient Deterioration - Marquette University
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HWEAT-Team Demonstration Key Dates and Deadlines
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Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center Awarded Nursing Innovation Fund Grant to Strengthen Workforce - Daily Nurse
4 Nurse Innovation Projects Inspired by Front-line Staff - Becker's Hospital Review
Virtua Receives Nursing Innovation Fund Award to Support ICU Care - New Jersey Business Magazine