OADN continues our federal advocacy on your behalf as a member of the Nursing Community Coalition, where we work to ensure that nurses are supported and that nursing education is funded.

NCC Statement on the House Passage of the Build Back Better Act
On November 19, the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) issued a statement after the House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better Act. This bill included NCC top priorities that address nursing education, the workforce, and public health.

NCC Sends Letter to Appropriators Updating FY 2022 Funding Requests
On November 19, sixty members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) sent a letter to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees requesting at least $314.472 million for Title VIII Nursing Workforce and Development Programs and at least $200.782 million for the National Institute of Nursing Research for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022.