1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Future Advancement of Academic Nursing Act or the FAAN Act . 2. Support for nursing education and the future nursing workforce Part D of title VIII of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 296p et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 832. Nursing education enhancement and modernization grants in underserved areas (a) In general The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, may award grants to schools of nursing for— (1) increasing the number of faculty and students at such schools in order to address nursing workforce shortages; (2) expanding the capacity of such schools to enhance the preparedness of the United States for, and the ability of the United States to address and quickly respond to, public health emergencies declared under section 319 and pandemics that are not otherwise declared as such emergencies; or (3) the enhancement and modernization of nursing education programs. (b) Priority In selecting grant recipients under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to schools of nursing that— (1) are located in, or prepare students to practice in, a medically underserved area (as defined in section 330I(a)); (2) are located in, or prepare students to practice in, a health professional shortage area as defined under section 332(a); (3) are institutions of higher education listed under section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965