This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration under CFDA 64.053 "Payments to States for Programs to Promote the Hiring and Retention of Nurses at State Veterans Homes", will deliver $328,451.50 in funding to the Long Island State Veterans Home (SVH) in New York. The grant will provide tuition assistance for the 2022-2023 cohort of baccalaureate nursing students, as well as tuition coverage for associate...
This federal Project Grant award from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Nurse Education, Practice, Quality and Retention (NEPQR) Grant Program (CFDA 93.359) will provide $3,842,300 to Southern Crescent Technical College (SCTC) over a 4-year period starting September 30, 2024. The grant will fund the expansion of SCTC's LPN/Paramedic-RN Fast Track Bridge Program into two rural Georgia counties, Butts and Jasper, to enroll 80 students per year and produce...
This Project Grant award of $490,258 was provided by the Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Dental Reimbursement Program (CFDA 93.924). The award supports North Shore University Hospital, a subsidiary of Northwell Health, Inc., in providing unreimbursed oral health care services to low-income individuals living with HIV/AIDS in the Manhasset, NY area. The funding covers the period from July 1, 2022, through...
This $1,250,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement Program (CFDA 93.912) supports a Community Paramedicine and Health Worker Program in Laconia, New Hampshire. The program aims to increase preventative care access for underserved populations, such as older adults and...
This $124,050 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration (CFDA 64.053 - Payments to States for Programs to Promote the Hiring and Retention of Nurses at State Veterans Homes) will provide funding to the South Carolina Department of Mental Health (SCDMH) to assist Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) in transitioning to Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) through a practical nursing program. The grant will cover tuition, books, and equipment...
The North Shore University Hospital received a $461,046 project grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration under the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Dental Reimbursement and Community Based Dental Partnership Grants program. The grant partially reimburses the hospital's accredited dental school and postdoctoral dental education program for unreimbursed costs incurred in providing oral health services to low-income individuals living with...
The Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $3,000,000 Project Grant under CFDA 93.527 "Grants for New and Expanded Services under the Health Center Program" to Community Healthcare Network (CHN), a non-profit healthcare provider in New York City. The grant will support CHN's efforts to expand programming for justice-involved populations, including engagement and retention in care, care coordination, chronic disease...
This federal Project Grant award of $740,118 was provided by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement program (CFDA 93.912). The funding supports the NSHA Operations Center project, which aims to enhance healthcare delivery in the rural Northern Border region by increasing knowledge sharing, improving collaboration and communication among healthcare...
The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded Careerwise New York, Inc. a $6 million project grant under the Registered Apprenticeship program (CFDA #17.285) to significantly increase enrollment of diverse, high economic need youth in registered apprenticeships. Over the July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2026 performance period, Careerwise New York will enroll 3,200 NYC public school students from over 50 high schools in its youth apprenticeship program, with 400 enrolling in...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Rural Health Care Services Outreach, Rural Health Network Development and Small Health Care Provider Quality Improvement program (CFDA 93.912) to the Fort Drum Regional Health Planning Organization, Inc. (FDRHPO), a 501(c)3 non-profit organization located in Watertown, New York. The 3-year grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, will fund the...
LEAD APPLICANT LOCATION NEW HYDE PARK, NEW YORKREQUIRED PARTNERS EMPLOYER: HOSPITALS AND SUB-ACUTE FACILITIES OF NORTHWELL HEALTH, INCLUDING STERN CENTER FOR REHABILITATION, ORZAC CENTER FOR REHABILITATION, GLEN COVE HOSPITAL, HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL, LONG ISLAND JEWISH FOREST HILLS HOSPITAL, NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, MATHER HOSPITAL, PECONIC BAY MEDICAL CENTER.EDUCATION: NASSAU COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, QUEENSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE, YORK COLLEGE, EMPIRE STATE COLLEGE. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT: LONG ISLAND REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, SUFFOLK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, LICENSING AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, HEMPSTEAD LONG BEACH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD WORKER ORGANIZATION: SHARED GOVERNANCE COUNCIL GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE: NEW YORK METROPOLITAN AREA INCLUDING QUEENS, NASSAU, AND SUFFOLK COUNTIES.TOTAL FEDERAL FUNDING REQUESTED: 2,999,890TOTAL MATCH PROPOSED: 1,763,570PROJECT TITLE: NORTHWELL HEALTH ADVANCING NURSING CAREERS EXPERIENCE (NHANCE) PROGRAMNUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS:100SUMMARY OF GRANT PURPOSE AND EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES OFFERED: THE NORTHWELL HEALTH ADVANCING NURSING CAREERS EXPERIENCE (NHANCE) PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE CAREER PATHWAYS INTO NURSING ROLES FOR INCUMBENT NORTHWELL NURSING SUPPORT TEAM MEMBERS. THROUGH THE PROGRAM, THESE CARING, EXPERIENCED PATIENT CARE TEAM MEMBERS WHO REPRESENT THE DIVERSE REGIONAL COMMUNITY SERVED WILL BE PROVIDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO REALIZE THEIR ASPIRATIONS OF AN RN OR LPN ROLE THROUGH ACADEMIC ADVANCEMENT AT A LOCAL PARTNERING ACADEMIC PROGRAM. EACH COHORT WILL GAIN A PEER SUPPORT COMMUNITY AND BE OFFERED OPPORTUNITIES FOR NORTHWELL SUPPORTED SUPPLEMENTAL CLINICAL SKILL AND SIMULATION PRACTICE, AND NURSE EDUCATOR-LED PROFESSIONAL ROLE DEVELOPMENT COACHING THROUGH OUR INSTITUTE FOR NURSING TO COMPLEMENT THEIR ACADEMIC TRAINING. PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS WILL ALSO BE ASSESSED FOR ANY SOCIAL BARRIERS (TRANSPORTATION, CHILDCARE, ETC.) THAT MAY PREVENT THEIR SUCCESS IN ACADEMIC PROGRAM COMPLETION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE ATTAINMENT. THIS ASSESSMENT WILL BE USED TO MATCH PARTICIPANTS, IN COLLABORATION WITH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND ACADEMIC PARTNERS, WITH WRAPAROUND SUPPORT SERVICES TO ADDRESS SOCIAL SUPPORT NEEDS AND EMPLOYMENT SKILL NEEDS THROUGH EXISTING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BENEFITS AND USE OF PROGRAM FUNDING TO ADDRESS GAPS. UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF ACADEMIC PREPARATION AND LICENSURE, NHANCE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS WILL BE MATCHED WITH AN RN LPN POSITION WITHIN NORTHWELL HEALTH. PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS WHO TRANSITION INTO AN RN ROLE AFTER COMPLETION OF AN AAS DEGREE WILL RECEIVE FULL TUITION SUPPORT TO CONTINUE THEIR ACADEMIC ADVANCEMENT TO COMPLETION OF A BSN DEGREE OVER THE FOLLOWING 1-2 YEARS. TO SUPPORT A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO RN PRACTICE, UPON HIRE, THESE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS WILL TRANSITION INTO THE NORTHWELL HEALTH NURSE RESIDENCY PROGRAM. PRECEPTOR CLINICAL ORIENTATION IS A VITAL COMPONENT OF THIS PROFESSIONAL ROLE TRANSITION AND IS SUPPORTED THROUGH AN EXISTING NETWORK OF EXPERIENCED NORTHWELL HEALTH NURSE PRECEPTORS. THIS NETWORK WILL BE FURTHER STRENGTHENED TO SUPPORT NHANCE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS THROUGH ENHANCED PRECEPTOR RECRUITMENT, LEVERAGING THE NURSE RESIDENCY PROGRAM GRADUATE COMMUNITY, AND EXPANSION OF EXISTING PRECEPTOR SUPPORT STRUCTURES SUCH AS RECOGNITION AND ONGOING EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT.TRAINING TRACK: NURSING CAREER PATHWAYSPOPULATIONS TO BE SERVED: INCUMBENT NORTHWELL HEALTH EMPLOYEES WORKING IN NURSING SUPPORT TEAM ROLES (E.G. PATIENT CARE ASSOCIATES, NURSING ASSISTANTS, TECHNICIANS, TRANSPORTERS)TARGETED OCCUPATIONS: REGISTERED NURSE, LICENSED PRACTICE NURSERECOGNIZED POSTSECONDARY CREDENTIALS OFFERED: PRACTICAL NURSING CERTIFICATE, ASSOCIATE DEGREE, BACHELORS DEGREE