(a) The selection process includes an application review
and staff recommendation for funding. Board staff shall review applications
to determine if they adhere to the grant program requirements and
the funding priorities contained in the Request for Application. An
application must meet the requirements of the Request for Application
and be submitted with proper authorization before or on the day specified
by the Board to qualify for further consideration. Board staff shall
notify applicants eliminated through the screening process within
30 days of the submission deadline. Applications for the Emergency
and Trauma Care Education Partnership Program shall be reviewed for
their viability and overall value to the state. Each application shall:
(1) Provide a detailed explanation of the eligible
partnership, including a description of the role and commitment of
the Hospital(s) and graduate nursing program or graduate medical education
fellowship program;
(2) Document how the partnership will serve to increase
training opportunities in emergency and trauma care for registered
nurses or physician fellows at participating partnerships;
(3) Describe the collaborative model of partner participation,
including a detailed budget that demonstrates how additional funding
would provide for training of students, with documented roles and
responsibilities of the partners;
(4) Identify the program director responsible to the
partnership for centralized decision making related to the partnership;
(5) Include a provision to maintain existing clinical
training agreements relating to graduate nursing and graduate medical
education programs not participating in the partnership and to provide
for a specified number of additional registered nurses and/or physician
fellows to participate in clinical training;
(6) Include a provision for tracking employment of
partnership participants during and after completion of participation;
(7) Describe availability of funds and/or in-kind contributions
made available by the partnership to match a portion of the grant
funds;
(8) Describe potential partnership program replication;
and
(9) Describe sustainability of the partnership beyond
the grant period.
(b) The Board staff shall evaluate all responsive applications
submitted by the established deadlines and make a recommendation of
selected partnerships to be funded to the Commissioner. The Commissioner
shall make the final funding decision.
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