Colleagues,
At the request of our Executive Director and Past President Ernie Houle, we are forwarding this email concerning an important grant opportunity from Bob LePage. We thank Bob for his continued support.
David
Urgent – Nursing Workforce Grant Funds via HHS now open – $42M of resources — due Nov 4th
Good evening!
Please see the email below discussing a funding opportunity for those CTE Schools that offer adult LPN programs. The total funds from EOHHS for Nursing Pathway workforce challenges is $42.5 million dollars allocated.
The turnaround deadline for submission is quick: November 4, 2022
Executive Office of Health and Human Services
Colleagues,
I wanted to reach out based on our past dialogs and your support related to Nursing Pathway workforce challenges. While the Workforce Skills Cabinet continues to work with legislature on dedicated resources for Nursing Pathways this opportunity may provide you with some immediate options for support scaling of your existing nursing programs. As detailed below, funding can be used to expand programs that support the HCBS and human services workforce, such as RN, LPN, or Social Work programs. I wanted to highlight that the RFP is seeking proposals that expand existing educational capacity and, through partnerships with employers, create opportunities for students to enter the workforce post-graduation will be prioritized for funding. Information site Apply for Grant Funding to Support the Home- and Community-Based Services and Human Services Workforce | Mass.gov The Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) will award up to $42.5M in grants to support training, recruiting, and retaining initiatives that support provider home- and community-based services (HCBS) and human services workforce
I attached some Q&A information that is available on the HHS site. I have followed up with HHS as I had a number of additional questions (average grant size, spending length, consortium applicants, etc) and will provide an update. Please note the submission is via a grants management portal that requires pre-registration. This is one of several workforce provider grants that I understand are rolling out from HHS over the next six months, including the forthcoming Respite Innovation Grants and Provider Technology Grants. I will keep you in the loop as I learn more.
Please share the information with your healthcare education networks. As I learn more, I will share it with you.
If you would like to chat about the opportunity or if I can be of any help, please let me know.
Thanks
Bob LePage
PS – Just a reminder that Workforce Skills Capital grants are due in a few weeks and now include Nursing pathways as a priority occupation https://www.mass.gov/upgrading-technology-with-skills-capital-grants
NURSING WORKFORCE GRANT NEW $42.5M in Grant Funding to Support Provider Home and Community Based Service (HCBS) and Human Services Workforce Development
Any Massachusetts provider, education/training institution, community organization, existing workforce program, or private foundation can apply.
Applications are due by 5:00PM on November 4.
For more information and answers to frequently asked questions, please visit the EOHHS website.
Please note consortium grants are available.
Grant proposals must support workers in at least one of the below categories:
· Direct Care Staff
· Nurses
· Behavioral Health Staff
· Community Health Workers
· Long-Term Service and Support (LTSS) Workers
Grant funds can be used for activities to train, recruit, or retain the above categories of workers. Examples of eligible funding proposals include developing internships or fellowships, expanding training programs, converting in-person training to online training, and making IT improvements.
More detailed lists of workers and activities that are eligible for funding can be found in the FAQs here.
David J. Ferreira
MAVA Communications Coordinator