The New Jersey Nursing Initiative and Faculty Preparation Program: A Summative Report

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has funded and developed several programs in response to the nursing shortage in the United States. One of these programs is the New Jersey Nursing Initiative (NJNI). RWJF launched NJNI in fall 2007 to address the nurse faculty shortage in New Jersey. NJNI is a multiyear, $30 million program that includes (1) statewide strategic stakeholder engagement, (2) support for a state program office at the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce Foundation (NJCCF), and (3) the Faculty Preparation Program (FPP). NJNI was developed as part of RWJF’s broader goal and set of programs to address the nursing shortage in the United States. It is one of several programs that RWJF has funded and developed in response to the nursing shortage.