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Nursing Home Staffing Campaign

ID: CMS-2V2-26-001 • Type: Forecasted
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Description

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.

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Overview

Agency
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) [HHS]
Category of Funding
Health
Funding Instruments
Cooperative Agreement
Grant Program (CFDA)
93.693 - Nursing Home Staffing Campaign
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
False
Source
Grants.gov
On 12/16/25 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services forecasted grant opportunity CMS-2V2-26-001 for Nursing Home Staffing Campaign with funding of $80.0 million. The grant will be issued under grant program 93.693 Nursing Home Staffing Campaign. It is expected that 5 total grants will be made.

Timing

Posted Date
Dec. 16, 2025, 12:00 a.m. EST
Last Updated
Dec. 16, 2025, 1:58 p.m. EST
Version
1

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education

Award Sizing

Ceiling
Not Listed
Floor
Not Listed
Estimated Program Funding
$80,000,000
Estimated Number of Grants
5

Contacts

Contact
NHSC@cms.hhs.gov
Contact Email
nhsc@cms.hhs.gov

Documents

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