Grant Opportunity: The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Announces its Nursing Initiative

Through a request for proposals (RFP) the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation (MCHF) seeks hospitals that substantially serve high-need populations and that are interested in pursuing American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) accreditation through either the Magnet Recognition Program® (Magnet) or Pathway to Excellence Program® (PTE). These accreditations are evidence-based frameworks that address multiple drivers of the nursing workforce challenges hospitals face.  See the attached flyer for more information on these designations.

Very few hospitals that serve a high percentage of Medicaid-eligible patient populations have Magnet or PTE recognition, given their lack of resources to undertake the journey towards accreditation. This Initiative seeks to bring these industry standards of excellence in nursing care to more hospitals that serve high-need populations.

The MCHF Nursing Initiative will support grantee hospitals on their path towards recognition in either program with the following supports:

• Multi-year funding customized to support the variety of activities, processes, and fees associated with pursuing accreditation
• Participation in a learning community of peer hospitals pursuing accreditation

MCHF encourages proposals from hospitals that are not currently designated Magnet and are at any stage in the journey toward accreditation – from initial interest/exploration to those that have already begun pursuit of accreditation.

Ultimately, the MCHF Nursing Initiative seeks to support hospitals on their journey to meet standards of excellence in nursing care established by Magnet and PTE so that nurses might deliver high quality of care to patients who need it the most.

Additional information and the RFP are available at this link: https://initiatives.cabrinihealth.org/