"Schlossberg's Next-Gen Nursing Initiative would quadruple funding for the federal Nurse Corps program, increasing it from about $92 million to more than $370 million annually, according to the campaign, which says the plan could help more than 15,000 nurses nationwide, including about 3,800 in New York City. The existing Nurse Corps program operates on a much smaller scale."
"The proposal would steer federal scholarship and loan repayment assistance toward nurses who work in nursing homes, assisted living facilities and rehabilitation centers settings Schlossberg says are being squeezed by a growing nursing shortage and an aging population. This is my shot in the arm for both, Schlossberg said in an interview with amNewYork. We don't do enough to help seniors and nurses."
"The plan would designate long-term care facilities as priority service sites under Nurse Corps, create a paid residency track for long-term care nursing and build a pipeline between federally supported nurses and high-need elder care facilities. A March report from the Center for Health Workforce Studies at the University at Albany found that New York's RN education pipeline has remained relatively flat in recent years, with 10,286 new RN graduates statewide in 2024, including 3,840 in New York City."
"Federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) budget documents say the $92.6 million program would fund an estimated 243 scholarship awards and 775 loan repayment awards in fiscal year 2027, and supported 2,450 nurses and nurse faculty as of September 2025."
A proposal would expand federal support for nurses by quadrupling funding for the Nurse Corps program from about $92 million to more than $370 million annually. The plan would increase scholarship and loan repayment assistance and target nurses working in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and rehabilitation centers. Long-term care facilities would become priority service sites, and a paid residency track would be created for long-term care nursing. The proposal aims to build a pipeline connecting federally supported nurses with high-need elder care facilities. New York’s RN education pipeline has remained relatively flat, with 10,286 new RN graduates statewide in 2024, including 3,840 in New York City.
Read at www.amny.com
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