Workplace Violence Grant Program
House Bill 280 (H.B. 280), 85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2017, added Section 105.011 to include a workplace violence grant program. The Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies administers the grant program to fund innovative approaches for reducing verbal and physical violence against nurses in hospitals, freestanding emergency medical care facilities, nursing facilities, and home health agencies.
Request for Applications
The application cycle for FY 2024-2025 closed on January 9th, 2024.
2022-2023 Grant Recipients
The 2022-2023 Workplace Violence Against Nurses Grant Program Awardees have been announced. Please view the flyer for more information.
2022-2023 Workplace Violence Against Nurses Grant Program Awardees Flyer
For a list of previous awardees, please email us.
Grant Program Reports
- 2023 Update on Implementation of Workplace Violence Against Nurses Prevention Grant Program Legislative Report (PDF, 251KB)
- 2022 Update on Implementation of Workplace Violence Against Nurses Prevention Grant Program Legislative Report (PDF, 772 KB)
- 2021 Update on Implementation of Workplace Violence Against Nurses Prevention Grant Program Legislative Report (PDF, 411 KB)
- 2020 Update on Implementation of Workplace Violence Against Nurses Prevention Grant Program Legislative Report (PDF, 886 KB)
- 2019 Update on Implementation of Workplace Violence Against Nurses Prevention Grant Program Legislative Report (PDF, 203 KB)
- 2018 Update on Implementation of Workplace Violence Against Nurses Prevention Grant Program Legislative Report (PDF, 179 KB)
You can also access data and reports from the workplace violence studies conducted by the TCNWS.