AACN's Latest Advocacy, Coalition, and Policy Efforts
May 8: AACN sent a letter to the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to express appreciation for the impactful work that the National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice (NACNEP) is doing to address the challenges facing nursing education and the critical issues impacting the pipeline into nursing.
May 6: AACN signed onto a Coalition for Health Funding letter urging an increase in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 allocation for the Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee and to ensure that non-defense discretionary (NDD) funding is not cut in the FY 2025 appropriations process.
May 6: AACN signed onto a Nursing Community Coalition letter urging Congress to take action on top appropriations and legislative priorities that impact nursing education, workforce, and research.
May 2 and 3: AACN submitted written testimony for the record to the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (LHHS) requesting at least $530 million for the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs and at least $210 million for the National Institute of Nursing Research for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. AACN also signed onto Nursing Community Coalition written testimony for the record to the House and Senate LHHS Subcommittees making the same request.
May 2: AACN signed on to a letter to the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (LHHS) supporting $11.581 billion for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP).