Herzing University Awarded More Than $7 Million in Federal Grants to Support Student Success and the Healthcare Workforce

MILWAUKEE – Herzing University, an accredited, private nonprofit institution, has been awarded three multiyear federal grant projects totaling more than $7 million. The grants will expand scholarships for nursing students, strengthen academic and student support services and broaden mental health resources for students on campus and online.

The largest award is a five-year, $3.25 million Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS) grant* from the Health Resources and Services Administration. The grant will fund scholarships of up to $11,010 per year for 59 eligible full-time students in Herzing’s Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) and ASN Bridge programs. Scholarships will be available to students at the Akron, Birmingham, Clarksville, Nashville, Orlando and Tampa campuses and to online students.

“Talent usually isn’t what keeps a student from finishing a degree. It’s the cost, the support around them and whether someone notices when they’re struggling,” said Renee Herzing, President of Herzing University. “These grants help with all of that. For our nursing students, it means more of them graduate and go to work in the hospitals and clinics that are counting on them.”

A five-year Title III grant** from the U.S. Department of Education will expand academic services and student support programs at Herzing’s Atlanta campus, and it will establish an endowment fund. The award builds on what Herzing learned from its Title V grants. The five-year, $2.77M grant project** has been fully funded.

A four-year, $1.03 million Garrett Lee Smith Campus Suicide Prevention project from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration*** will strengthen suicide prevention, behavioral health promotion, early intervention, screening, referral and recovery support services. These services will be available to students at all Herzing locations and online.

For more information, visit herzing.edu.

* This press release was developed in part under a grant number 1 T08HP56488‐01‐00 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The views, policies, and opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of HHS.

** This project is funded in whole or in part with Federal funds. The total cost of the project is $2,769,357. Federal funding provided for this project totals $2,373,734, which represents 86% of the total project cost. Non-governmental sources are providing $395,662, representing 14% of the total project cost.

Federal funding for this project is provided by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education, and is administered by the U.S. Department of Labor, under Federal Award Number 26D60SI000123-01-00.

*** This press release was developed in part under a grant number 1H79SM091831-01 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The views, policies, and opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of SAMHSA or HHS.

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