1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Support Faculty and Expand Access to Nursing School Act of 2023 . 2. Grant program To increase and support nurse faculty and clinical preceptors (a) In general Title VIII of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 296 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after part F ( 42 U.S.C. 297t ) the following new part: G Nurse faculty and clinical preceptors 861. Increasing and supporting nurse faculty and clinical preceptors (a) In general The Secretary shall award grants to schools of nursing to support the recruitment and retention of nurse faculty and clinical preceptors who supervise nursing students to help educate the future nursing workforce. (b) Eligibility In order to be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a school of nursing shall submit an application to the Secretary that includes— (1) documentation that such school is experiencing a shortage of faculty or clinical preceptors; and (2) a description of how such school will utilize funds received through the grant to recruit and retain faculty or clinical preceptors, as applicable. (c) Priority In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall give priority to any school of nursing that— (1) demonstrates that the school’s shortage of teaching faculty or clinical preceptors is a reason that the school has not accepted all qualified applicants into the respective school’s programs; (2) demonstrates that the school is located in a State or city whose schools of nursing experience above-average shortages of teaching faculty or clinical preceptors; (3) prioritizes the recruitment and retention of nurse faculty from disadvantaged backgrounds (including racial or ethnic groups underrepresented in the nursing workforce), low-income individuals, and first-generation college students; (4) prioritizes the recruitment and retention of full-time nurse faculty and clinical preceptors