The Nursing Community Coalition
Includes 65 members organizations that are the cross section of education, practice, research, and regulation within the nursing profession. With over four and a half million licensed Registered Nurses (RNs), Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs), and nursing students, the profession embodies the drive and passion to continually improve care for patients, families, and communities. We believe that the healthcare delivery system should be one that promotes wellness, advances research through scientific discovery, and provides timely access to care across the continuum.
NCC Statement on the President's Fiscal Year 2027 Budget
The Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) strongly opposes the steep cuts proposed to key domestic and healthcare programs in the Administration’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 budget, including to the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) and the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs.
NCC Sends FY 2027 Appropriations Requests to House and Senate LHHS-ED Appropriations Subcommittees
Fifty-eight members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) signed onto a letter to the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies requesting at least $610 million for Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs and at least $215 million for the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) in fiscal year (FY) 2027.
102 Representatives Support FY 2027 Funding for Title VIII in House Dear Colleague Letter
A record one hundred and two Representatives signed onto the bipartisan House of Representatives Dear Colleague letter, requesting $610 million for Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs in FY 2027.