Overview
The HCBS and Human Services Workforce Grant totals $42.5M in grant funding for training, recruiting, or retaining the HCBS and human service workforce in Massachusetts. Applicants’ proposals must support workers in one of the following 5 categories:
- Direct Care Staff
- Nurses
- Behavioral Health Staff
- Community Health Workers (CHWs)
- Home and Community-Based Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Workers
You can find a more detailed list of which workers and services are eligible for grant funding in the FAQs in the Helpful Resources section below.
Who can apply?
- Massachusetts provider, or a collaboration of multiple providers
- Massachusetts education/training institution
- Massachusetts community-based organization
- Massachusetts private foundation
- Owner of an existing workforce program that benefits Massachusetts
- Regional workforce or training partnership that can develop and run a program focused on employers in Massachusetts
You can apply alone or as part of a partnership. All partnerships must submit a letter of intent signed by all parties.
You can submit your application without being registered on SAM.gov, but you will need an active SAM.gov account to receive program funds. Registering with SAM.gov is free.
Eligible Activities
Applications can focus on creating a new program or expanding an existing one. In either case, grant funds must be used for one or more of the following purposes:
- Pipeline Development and Recruitment
- Professional Development and Retention
- Workforce-Impacting IT Improvements
You can find a more detailed description of the eligible activities in the FAQs in the Helpful Resources section below.
Funds cannot be used for:
- MassHealth-funded Personal Care Attendants
- Loan repayment
- Retention bonuses, referral bonuses, recruitment bonuses, or temporary wage increases
- State and municipal employees
- Durable and/or specialized medical equipment providers
- Capital expenditures
Priority Criteria:
Priority will be given to applications that do one or more of the following:
- Diversify the workforce, with a focus on Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) and individuals with disabilities
- Create or expand a regional workforce partnership to recruit, train, or advance existing workers
- Support the existing workforce with enhanced training/education for career growth
- Expand existing educational capacity and, through partnerships with employers, create opportunities for students to enter the workforce post-graduation.
HCBS Workforce Grant Summit Materials
The following links may be helpful as you complete your application:
- Guide to Using the MassGRANTS Application Portal
- Register with SAM.gov
- View the Grant Application
- RFA for HCBS and Human Services Workforce Development Grant Program
- HCBS Workforce Grant Final Evaluation (PDF) | (DOCX)
- Career Ladders and Career Maps for the Human Services Sector (PDF) | (DOCX)
- Supporting Organizational Culture Change (PDF) | (DOCX)
- Apprenticeship for the HCBS Sector (PDF) | (DOCX)
- Internships that Work for the Organization AND the Student (PDF) | (DOCX)
- Engaging a Workforce that Reflects the Communities We Serve (PDF) | (DOCX)
- HR Enhancements that Deliver Results (PDF) | (DOCX)
Grant Awardees
| AWARDEES |
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| ADVOCATES INC |
| AGING SERVICES OF N CENTRAL MASS INC |
| AIDS PROJECT WORCESTER INC |
| ALL BOSTON ELDER CARE LLC |
| AMIRAH, INC |
| ANEW HEALTH LLC |
| BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE INC |
| BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NETWORK INC |
| BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER |
| BRAIN INJURY ASSOC OF MASSACHUSETTS |
| CARE DIMENSIONS INC |
| CENTRAL BOSTON ELDER SERVICES INC |
| CHARLES RIVER ASSOCIATION FOR |
| CHILDREN'S SERVICES OF ROXBURY, INC. |
| CHOICES INC |
| CLINICAL & SUPPORT OPTIONS INC |
| CONNECTED HOME CARE |
| COOPERATIVE ELDER SERVICES INC |
| DOUGLAS A THOM CLINIC INC |
| EMH RECOVERY INC |
| EXCEL NURSING SERVICES INC |
| FALL RIVER DEACONESS HOME |
| FAMILY & COMMUNITY RESOURCES, INC. |
| FAMILY SERVICE ASSOCIATION OF |
| FATHERS' UPLIFT INC |
| FCP INC |
| FOUNDATION FOR HOME HEALTH INC |
| FRAMINGHAM STATE UNIVERSITY |
| GANDARA MENTAL HEALTH CENTER INC |
| GR NEW BEDFORD WKFC INV BD INC |
| GUARDIAN ANGEL SENIOR SERVICES, INC |
| GUARDIAN HEALTHCARE LLC |
| GUIDEWIRE, INC. |
| HEADING HOME INC |
| HIGH POINT TREATMENT CTR INC |
| HOLYOKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRUST |
| HORACE MANN EDUCATIONAL |
| IMPROVING HEALTHCARE CULTURE, INC |
| ITALIAN HOME FOR CHILDREN |
| L U K CRISIS CENTER INC |
| LATHAM CENTERS INC |
| LIFESTREAM INCORPORATED |
| LIFEWORKS INC |
| LORENZI HEALTH, LLC |
| LOWELL HOUSE INC |
| LYNN COMMUNITY HEALTH INC |
| MARTHAS VINEYARD COMMUNITY |
| MASS COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS TRUST |
| MASS SOCIETY FOR PREVENTION |
| MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION INC |
| MULTICULTURAL HOME CARE INC |
| MYSTIC VALLEY ELDER SERVICES INC |
| NEW ENGLAND HOMES FOR THE DEAF |
| NFI MASSACHUSETTS, INC. |
| NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRUST |
| NORTH SUFFOLK MENTAL |
| OPEN SKY COMMUNITY SERVICES INC |
| OUTER CAPE HEALTH SERVICES, INC |
| OUTLETS FOR HOPE |
| PERSPECTIVES HEALTH SERVICES, LLC |
| QUINCY COLLEGE |
| QUINSIGAMOND COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRUST |
| REGIS COLLEGE |
| REUNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES |
| RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY CARE INC |
| RIVERSIDE INDUSTRIES INC |
| RIZE MASSACHUSETTS FOUNDATION, INC. |
| RMG HOME CARE INC |
| ROAD TO RESPONSIBILITY INC |
| SAINT FRANCIS HOUSE INC |
| SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY |
| SHRIVER NURSING SERVICES INC |
| STANLEY STREET TREATMENT & RESOURCES INC |
| THE DEVEREUX FOUNDATION |
| THE EDINBURG CENTER INC |
| TRANSITIONS CENTERS INC |
| TRIANGLE INC |
| TRI-VALLEY INC |
| TURNING POINT INC |
| UNIVERSITY OF MASS |
| VENTURE COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC |
| VETERANS INC |
| WALKER INC |
| WAYSIDE YOUTH & FAMILY |
| YOUTH VILLAGES |