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A partnership that includes Connecticut colleges, hospitals and state agencies is using $30.5 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to try to address the workforce shortages in nursing and social work.
Part of the funding will be used to expand nursing school faculty and provide tuition support for students, while creating strategic workforce partnerships, officials said.
The initiative – called CT Health Horizons – is a partnership between the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU), Office of Workforce Strategy (OWS), UConn, Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges, multiple state agencies and Connecticut Hospital Association.
The $30.5 million will be distributed to the various partners “through a competitive but collaborative process,” officials said, based on the strengths of different colleges and universities.
Funding will allow for:
More than 45 faculty are expected to be hired by the third year of the CT Health Horizons initiative and an additional 1,000 students will be provided with tuition support, officials said.
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