Nursing Home Staffing Campaign
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- CMS-2V2-25-001
- Agency
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Department of Health and Human Services
- Applications due
- Award size
- $5,000,000 to $20,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Health
- Eligible applicants
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- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- Small Businesses
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Points of contact
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- Monica B. Anderson nhsc@cms.hhs.gov
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is offering cooperative agreements through the Nursing Home Staffing Campaign (NHSC) to increase the availability of Registered Nurses (RNs) working in nursing homes and state survey agencies. Eligible applicants include non-501(c)(3) nonprofits, private and public higher education institutions, small businesses, and 501(c)(3) nonprofits. Recipients will administer financial incentives such as tuition reimbursement of up to $40,000 and $10,000 stipends over three years to RNs who commit to work in qualifying nursing homes or state survey agencies. Applicants must demonstrate experience working with nursing schools and administering similar incentive programs. An optional letter of intent is due January 24, 2025, and an informational webinar will be held on January 29, 2025, with applications due March 7, 2025.
CMS will award approximately $80 million in total funding over 5 years (May 2025-May 2030) to 5-10 recipients, with individual funding ranging from $5-20 million per budget period. Recipients will be assigned to one of six geographic regions and will be required to set up the necessary infrastructure within 6 months, conduct an 18-month recruitment period, verify RN eligibility and employment, and track fulfillment of work commitments.
Synopsis
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is committed to improving safety and quality of care in the nation's nursing homes. Nursing home staffing is a critical factor for improving care for nursing home residents.
However, nursing homes sometimes struggle to hire enough nursing staff to meet residents' needs. Additionally, state survey agencies, who are responsible for inspecting nursing homes for compliance with federal regulations, also struggle to hire nurses to conduct these inspections. The Nursing Home Staffing Campaign (NHSC) is aimed at increasing the availability of nurses to work in the nursing home environment, such as in qualifying nursing homes or in an oversight capacity for a state inspection agency.
This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is focused on helping to recruit Registered Nurses (RNs) to work in nursing homes by offering financial incentives. Through this NOFO, CMS is accepting applications for cooperative agreements to entities who will administer financial incentives, such as tuition reimbursement and stipends, to RNs to work for three years in a qualifying nursing home or in an oversight role with a state agency
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| CMS-2V2-25-001_rev2.pdf |
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