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Nursing Home Staffing Campaign: Grants for RN & LPN Recruitment

CMS is accepting applications for cooperative agreements to fund organizations that administer financial incentives (loan repayment and stipends) to recruit RNs and LPNs to work three years in qualifying nursing homes or in state inspection/oversight roles. The goal is to increase nurse availability to improve resident care quality and strengthen inspection capacity.

Source

Agency: Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Award

Total Funding: $80M

Award Ceiling: $20M

Award Floor: $1.8M

Dates

Open Date: February 9, 2026

Close Date: March 27, 2026

Eligibility

industry:environment

nonprofit

university

Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education

Public and State controlled institutions of higher education

Keywords

nursing home staffing

loan repayment

registered nurses

licensed practical nurses

financial incentives

workforce recruitment

state survey agencies

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