March 2023 Work Force Newsletter

Health Care

Workforce Updates

March 2023

NYSDOH announces funding to increase training capacity in healthcare facilities

New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) recently published a solicitation of interest for Increasing Training Capacity in Statewide Healthcare Facilities.

Up to $22.5 million, per year over 2 years, is available under this Solicitation of Interest (SOI). Awards will provide up to $1,000,000 per year for two years to eligible healthcare facilities.

The application deadline is April 19, 2023 but NYSDOH staff will review responses to this solicitation in the order in which they are received. Eligible awardees will be selected on a first-come first-served basis if their response meets the requirements of the SOI.

Eligible entities include: 

• General Hospital certified or licensed under Article 28 of the Public Health Law
• OR Diagnostic and Treatment Centers certified or licensed under Article 28 of the Public Health Law
• Residential Health Care Facility (Nursing Home) certified or licensed under Article 28 of the Public Health Law

The purpose of this solicitation is to identify and provide funding to eligible organizations to increase the training capacity of healthcare facilities with the goal of supporting healthcare facilities to prepare, mentor, and train a steady pipeline of high-quality healthcare professionals.

The project application must contain the following:
• A copy of applicant’s New York State Operating Certificate for an Article 28 provider organization- Proof of Eligibility (Attachment 1)
• The completed Application Form (Attachment 2) Please Note: This should be signed by an individual authorized to bind the Eligible Applicant to any Master Grant Contract in the NYS Grants Gateway
• The completed Project Proposal (Attachment 3) to support the goal to increasing training capacity in statewide healthcare facilities
• The completed Project Budget (Attachment 4) to support the goal to increasing training capacity in statewide healthcare facilities

Click here for the full Solicitation of Interest.

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