Nursing Home Staffing Campaign
- Posted
- February 9, 2026
- Closed
- March 27, 2026
- Award ceiling
- $20,000,000
- Award floor
- $1,760,000
- Program funding
- $80,000,000
- Expected awards
- 15
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Assistance listing
- 93.693
- Category
- Health
- Archives
- April 26, 2026
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, some nursing homes struggle to hire enough nursing staff to meet each resident’s needs. Additionally, state survey agencies, which are responsible for inspecting nursing homes for compliance with federal regulations, have also had challenges hiring 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) and licensed practical nurses or licensed vocational nurses (LPNs) to work in nursing homes by offering financial incentives. Through this NOFO, CMS is accepting applications for cooperative agreements to entities that will administer financial incentives, such as loan repayment and stipends to RNs and LPNs, to work for three years in a qualifying nursing home or in an oversight role with a state agency.
Who can apply
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
Small nonprofit businesses Faith-based organizations that meet the eligibility requirements National associations for nursing schools National associations for nurses National associations for nursing students
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