Cooperative Agreement 2V2CMS332096
- The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded the Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence a $62.506 million cooperative agreement on August 1, 2026, under the Nursing Home Staffing Campaign (CFDA 93.693) to recruit and place licensed practical nurses (LPNs), associate degree nurses (ADNs), and bachelor's degree nurses (BSNs) in nursing homes across the nation, with primary focus on the 10-state Region 5 and secondary coverage of Regions 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6. The Center will establish...
- The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration awarded $310,184 to the Long Island State Veterans Home on October 1, 2025, under the Payments to States for Programs to Promote the Hiring and Retention of Nurses at State Veterans Homes program (CFDA 64.053). The award represents the VA's half of a $620,368 total project cost, with the State of New York contributing the matching half. Funding supports tuition assistance for nursing staff pursuing an Licensed Practical Nurse...
- The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration awarded the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs $130,000 under the Payments to States for Programs to Promote the Hiring and Retention of Nurses at State Veterans Homes program (CFDA 64.053) on October 1, 2025. The award funds a nursing staff retention and recruitment program at a State Veterans Home consisting of certified nursing assistant tuition reimbursement, sign-on bonuses to attract new hires, overtime...
- The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration awarded $130,000 to the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs on October 1, 2025, under the Payments to States for Programs to Promote the Hiring and Retention of Nurses at State Veterans Homes program (CFDA 64.053). The funding supports nurse hiring and retention incentive programs at New Jersey state veterans homes through sign-on bonuses to attract new hires, overtime bonuses to encourage weekend staffing...
- The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration awarded $205,082 to the South Carolina Department of Mental Health on October 1, 2025, under the Payments to States for Programs to Promote the Hiring and Retention of Nurses at State Veterans Homes program (CFDA 64.053). The award funds direct recruitment bonuses for new nursing hires, a preceptor program providing coaching and professional development to new hires, preceptor and preceptee bonuses, wound care and infection...
- The National Institute on Aging awarded Emory University $535,656 for a project grant on September 1, 2026, under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866). The project, titled "Understand the Determinants and Quality Implications of Agency Staff Use in Nursing Homes: A Mixed Methods Study," examines how temporary staffing agencies impact resident outcomes and continuity of care across nursing homes. The study links payroll-based journal staffing data with national Medicare and resident...
- The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration awarded the South Carolina Department of Mental Health $167,417 on October 1, 2025, under the Payments to States for Programs to Promote the Hiring and Retention of Nurses at State Veterans Homes program (CFDA 64.053). The total project request was $334,834, with the VA obligating half and the South Carolina Veterans Home (SVH) contributing the matching half. The award funds direct recruitment bonuses for new nursing hires, a...
- The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration awarded the South Carolina Department of Mental Health $260,357 on October 1, 2025, under the Payments to States for Programs to Promote the Hiring and Retention of Nurses at State Veterans Homes program (CFDA 64.053). The funding supports a joint initiative between the VA and a State Veterans Home (SVH) to address nursing shortages through direct recruitment bonuses for new hires, a preceptor program providing coaching and...
- The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration awarded $125,000 to the Texas General Land Office on October 1, 2025, under the Payments to States for Programs to Promote the Hiring and Retention of Nurses at State Veterans Homes program (CFDA 64.053). The award is one of multiple project grants the VA has made to the GLO for nursing workforce recruitment and retention across state veterans homes in Texas. The program funds nursing workforce incentives at state veterans...
- The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professionals awarded St. Catherine University $996,275 on September 30, 2025, under the Nurse Education, Practice Quality and Retention Grants program (CFDA 93.359) to develop a comprehensive nursing workforce expansion initiative addressing critical shortages in long-term and acute care settings across rural Minnesota. The award funds the creation of a traineeship program providing...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services awarded a Cooperative Agreement totaling $1,462,572 obligated to the National League for Nursing on August 1, 2026, under the Nursing Home Staffing Campaign (CFDA 93.693). The National League for Nursing will recruit 1,360 licensed practical nurses and registered nurses and provide them financial incentives up to $50,000 per nurse to work in nursing homes for a minimum of three years following graduation. Project deliverables include a recruitment webpage, two recruitment videos, a project pamphlet, two webinars on resume building and interview skills, and a learning and diffusion network delivering quarterly webinars on best practices for nursing home recruitment and nurse retention. The recipient requested a total five-year budget of $70,538,881 to fund these activities and participant incentives. The award period runs from August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2031. Work is performed throughout the United States. The Nursing Home Staffing Campaign aims to increase the availability of nurses in nursing homes through financial incentives such as tuition reimbursement and stipends, addressing critical staffing shortages that affect care quality and safety in qualifying nursing homes and state inspection agencies.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $1.5m | 7/27/26 |