Grant Initiative

Recipients

Spring 2025:

Meredith Keisler, Buncombe County

The Mental Health Toolkit for School Nurses

Spring 2024:

Jessica Chewning, Pender County

Mock Drill Supplies for Project Adam - Supplies for Cardiac Emergency Response Team Practice Drills 

Fall 2023:

Jill Fagala, Union County
Project Title: Bobcats with Hearts (Kindness Club)

Spring 2023:

Lisa Saladin, Buncombe County
Project Title: Sudden Cardiac Arrest Emergency Response and CPR/AED Staff Empowerment Training for Project ADAM Heart Safe School Designation 

Fall 2022:
          No applicants

Spring 2022:

Laura Plantenburg, Jackson County
Project Title:Examining School Staff Knowledge and Self-Efficacy in Supporting Gender Diverse Students in the SchoolSetting

Spring 2021: 

Carrie Bramlett, Union County
Project Title:  Emergency and Disaster Preparedness for the School Nurse

Fall 2021: No applicants

Fall 2020:

Recipient:Abraya Johnson, Cabarrus County
Project Title: Get Fit and Stay Fit

Spring 2020:

Recipient: Kristen Davis, Watauga County
Project Title: Stop the Bleed

Fall 2019:

Recipient: Elizabeth Thomasson, BSN, RN
Project Title: Health Emergency AED Response Training

Spring 2019:

Recipient: Nicki Allison, BSN, RN-BC, NCSN, Buncombe County
Project Title: Johnston Elementary Labyrinth
Project Goal: Create a 20 x 20 foot labyrinth at Johnston Elementary School.

Fall 2018:

Recipient: Dallas Picard, Cabarrus County
Project Title: Boys Run Club 

Spring 2018:

Recipient: Kim Spaulding, Catawba County
Project Title: Active Participants in Mental Health

Grant Initiative Description

The School Nurse Association of NC encourages School Nurses throughout NC to improve the practice of School Nursing through an annual grant award. Projects with focused outcomes related to health promotion/ education, disease prevention, or school nurse professional research are considered priority to school nurse practice in North Carolina. Current members of the School Nurse Association of North Carolina are eligible to submit project proposals and are due by March 15th.The requirements for the grant are described below in the rubric and grant application

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