Office of Health Care Workforce Innovation – Workforce Program Outcomes

Increasing Training Capacity in Statewide Health Care Facilities

The NYS Department of Health's Office of Health Care Workforce Innovation is investing up to $32.5 million annually over five years to expand health care workforce training across New York State. This competitive grant program supports Article 28 not-for-profit health care facilities in building and strengthening their capacity to train current and future health care workers.

Program Goals:

  • Increase the health care workforce by expanding training capacity at facilities statewide
  • Support development of licensed and certified health care professionals across multiple disciplines
  • Address regional and local health care workforce shortages

Funding Details:

  • Award Period: Five years
  • Award Amount: $500,000 to $1,000,000 per year
  • Target: At least three awards per region (based on Empire State Development Region designations)

Health Care Education and Life-Skills Program

The NYS Department of Health's Office of Health Care Workforce Innovation is investing up to $19.5 million annually to support students and trainees pursuing health care careers. This program addresses health care workforce shortages by helping students overcome barriers to completion and increasing graduation rates among those training in health care professions. Funds provide wraparound support services, including assistance with barriers to training completion, student support interventions, and targeted services designed to help health care students successfully complete their education or training programs.

Program Goals:

  • Identify regional health care workforce shortages and support students pursuing careers to meet those needs
  • Increase graduation and completion rates by providing targeted support services
  • Expand recruitment of students from historically marginalized communities and underserved populations

Funding Details:

  • Award Period: Five years
  • Award Amount: $250,000 to $1,000,000 per year
  • Target: At least two awards per region (based on Empire State Development Region designations)

Doctors Across New York Loan Repayment Program (DANY)

Pursuant to Public Health Law § 2807-m, DANY funds can be awarded to: (1) a physician to pay qualified educational debt; (2) a physician to submit the costs of establishing or joining medical practices; or (3) a health care facility to recruit or retain a physician by providing the physician with a sign-on bonus, funds to repay outstanding qualified educational debt, or enhanced compensation.

Program Goals:

  • Address health care professional shortages statewide especially in underserved areas.
  • Recruit and retain physicians to work in medically underserved communities, in a variety of settings and specialties thereby increasing access to comprehensive, quality care consistent with the mission of DOH to eliminate health disparities and promote health equity in the state.
  • Provide funding in exchange for a physician’s commitment to work in an underserved area for a three-year period.

Funding Details:

  • Award Period: Three-year contracts
  • Award Amount: Up to $120,000
  • Target: Per statute, one third of the funds allocated to New York City and two thirds to the rest of state.

Nurses Across New York Loan Repayment Program (NANY)

Pursuant to Public Health Law § 2807-AA, Nurses Across New York funds can be awarded to: (1) registered professional nurses licensed to practice under section sixty-nine hundred five of the education law and licensed practical nurses licensed under section sixty-nine hundred six of the education law; or (2) an eligible health care facility or organization to recruit or retain a nurse by providing the nurse funds to repay outstanding qualifying educational debt.

Program Goals:

  • Address the nursing shortage statewide especially in underserved areas.
  • Recruit and retain registered professional nurses and licensed practical nurses to work in underserved communities, in a variety of health care delivery settings in New York to care for our diverse population thereby increasing access to comprehensive, quality care.
  • Repay nurses for qualified educational debt in exchange for a three-year commitment to work in an underserved area.

Funding Details:

  • Award Period: Three-year contracts
  • Award Amount: Up to $25,000 for registered professional nurses and up to $10,000 for licensed practical nurses
  • Target: Per statute, one third of the funds allocated to New York City and two thirds to the rest of state

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