Mother Cabrini Health Foundation: Healthcare Workforce Grant Program

Mother Cabrini Health Foundation: Healthcare Workforce Grant Program

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Mother Cabrini Health Foundation
Last Updated: March 13, 2026

Summary

The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation's Healthcare Workforce Grant Program aims to enhance the healthcare workforce in New York State by addressing critical needs exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic. The program supports diverse initiatives focused on recruitment, education, career progression, and equity within healthcare. Grants of $75,000 or more are available to eligible organizations committed to serving vulnerable populations and promoting health equity, ultimately improving access to quality care across the state.

Overview

Our Grants & Programs Building upon the legacy of Mother Cabrini and the Catholic tradition of healing for the sick and caring for the poor, our Foundation supports programs that meet the unmet healthcare and healthcare related needs of individuals, families, and communities throughout New York State. Healthcare Workforce Grant Program Mother Cabrini Health Foundation is committed to improving the health of vulnerable New Yorkers by supporting the development of a skilled and diverse healthcare workforce. The Covid-19 pandemic exacerbated healthcare workforce shortages and exposed health inequities across the continuum of care. We seek to support the development and implementation of innovative and effective healthcare workforce initiatives to improve access to care, health equity, quality of care, and cultural and linguistic competency in the healthcare delivery system. MCHF recognizes the variety of stakeholders that are working to strengthen the healthcare workforce, including but not limited to, healthcare organizations, educational institutions, professional associations, and community-based organizations, and will support individual and collaborative organizational efforts that address challenges across the workforce spectrum, including: Pipeline and Recruitment: Ensuring a pipeline of qualified and diverse healthcare workers is available to meet the healthcare needs of all New Yorkers. Education: Improving quality of and access to education and training programs and internships for high-demand healthcare positions and ensuring completion of programs by addressing social and economic barriers.Career Progression and Retention: Improving career pathways and providing support to pursue opportunities within healthcare careers. Improving employee retention strategies, addressing worker burnout and social barriers to work.Equity and Diversity: Strengthening the diversity and equity of the healthcare workforce at all levels, including board and leadership positions, to promote high quality and culturally and linguistically appropriate care.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. What We Fund:MCHF funds domestic section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization in good standing with the Internal Revenue Service and the State of New York. Specifically, grants may only be made to a domestic public charity as described in Internal Revenue Code section 509(a)(1) or (2) or an exempt operating foundation as described in Internal Revenue Code section 4940(d)(2). All grants must adhere to and comply with the ethical principles, tenets, and teachings of the Roman Catholic Faith, including but not limited to the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services published by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Applicant organizations are not required, however, to be affiliated with the Catholic Church to be eligible for grants. Applicant organizations generally should reside in New York State, and primarily serve New York State residents. Grants must benefit poor, disadvantaged, or underserved New York State residents. Applicants should have an annual budget of $750,000 or more.Grants must be used exclusively for the specific program, activity or project approved by the MCHF, which, in all cases, must be in furtherance of the MCHF’s charitable purposes. Applicant organizations must demonstrate that they exhibit sound financial management and governance practices and are capable of effectively carrying out the programs, activities or projects proposed to be funded. Applicants must demonstrate their capacity to work with the populations to be served by the project.MCHF primarily funds direct service programs/projects. In certain circumstances, the foundation may consider capital, capacity building, and other types of requests.

Ineligibility

What We Do Not Fund:MCHF will not make grants to individuals. MCHF will not make grants for any activities that involve carrying on propaganda or otherwise attempting to influence legislation (within the meaning of Section 4945(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code). MCHF will not make grants in support of any activities that involve participating in, or intervening in (including the publishing or distributing of statements), any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office, influencing the outcome of any specific public election, or carrying on, directly or indirectly, any voter registration drive (within the meaning of Section 4945(d)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code). MCHF will not make grants to support events, conferences, or fundraising activities. MCHF does not plan to support capital grant programs, but may choose to do so on a limited, case-by-case basis. MCHF will not award grant funds to supplant current government funding but grant funds may be used to augment services funded using government sources.MCHF will not support any programs whose nature, purpose, and/or mission conflicts with or are contrary to the ethical principles, tenets, and teachings of the Roman Catholic Faith, including, but not limited to the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services published by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.