Research and Evidence-Based Practice Grants

Research Grants Deadline to Submit: February 13, 2026

The purpose of the research grant funding is to provide seed money, pilot funding, or total funding for research with promising contributions to build evidence related to:

Teaching strategies and modalities
Clinical teaching and learning partnerships
Environmental health and emergency response
Cultural competence and awareness
Other topics relevant for community/public health nursing education.

The proposal must address at least one of the current ACHNE Research Priorities:

Research conducted using rigorous, high-level design
Contribute to the evidence on faculty development, support and training
Measure impact of community/public health nursing education on students and/or communities, particularly long-term impact

The applicant must be a member of ACHNE, have a master's or doctoral degree, or be enrolled in a doctoral program.

Up to $5,000 is available for 2026 Research Grants.

For further information and to address any proposal-specific questions, please contact Dr. Janice Hobba-Glose, Chair of Research Grant Award Sub-Committee. For questions related to the proposal collection process, please contact the ACHNE office at info@ACHNE.org or 937-586-3727.

View the 2026 Research Grant Guidelines here.

Click Here to Submit a 2026 Research Grant Application

Review the Research Scoring Rubric here.

Evidenced-Based Practice (EBP) Grants Deadline to Submit: February 13, 2026

The purpose of this small grant funding is to provide support for EBP projects that promote community/public health through effective teaching, mastery of student learning, and/or collaborating to improve health outcomes of individuals, families, across the lifespan or groups, communities or systems across the healthcare continuum.

Eligibility for the ACHNE EBP Grants is limited to active ACHNE membership. The requirement is the EBP Project Lead is an ACHNE member and holds a Master's or Doctoral degree, or be enrolled in a doctoral program.

Up to $5,000 is available for 2026 EBP Grants.

For further information and to address any proposal-specific questions, please contact Dr. Amy Buckenmeyer (buckena@med.umich.edu) or Dr. Patricia Cameron (pcameron@oakland.edu), Co-Chairs of EBP Grant Award Sub-Committee. For questions related to the proposal collection process, please contact the ACHNE office at info@ACHNE.org or 937-586-3727.

View the 2025 Evidence Based Practice EBP Project Grants Guidelines here.

Click Here to Submit a 2026 EBP Project Application

Food for thought...

The ACHNE Research Committee particularly encourages proposals for collaborative scholarship between PhD and Doctorate in Nursing Practice (DNP) scholars. Joint research efforts and innovative practice partnerships could be eligible for a larger award than a single Research or EBP grant. While there are no specific scoring criteria for these joint proposals, they will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Joint Research–EBP proposals may be awarded when research findings are translatable to practice, and/or the EBP project identifies research gaps, informs study design, methods, or tools, and supports hypothesis development. Both projects are expected to share insights with stakeholders to advance interprofessional collaboration. If applying for a Research and an EBP grant, you must submit 2 applications, one for the research study and one for the EBP Project.

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