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GRANT-LED INITIATIVES

IHA secures and manages federal, state and private foundation grants to advance healthcare across Upstate and rural New York. Our initiatives deliver education, technical assistance and program development to support healthcare facilities, emergency medical services (EMS) and educational institutions, including high schools and post-secondary healthcare programs.

As the leading voice for hospitals and health systems across Upstate and rural New York, IHA drives solutions that address healthcare workforce shortages and the distinct challenges facing rural communities.

Our work is grounded in collaboration—with hospitals, educational institutions, state and federal partners, and community organizations—to ensure that every New Yorker has access to high-quality, responsive care, no matter where they live.

For a generation, IHA has led regional and statewide workforce initiatives that strengthen the healthcare pipeline, support career mobility, and help providers recruit and retain a diverse, well-trained workforce. As a two-time Workforce Investment Organization (WIO) under New York’s CMS 1115 Health Equity Reform (NYHER) Waiver, IHA and its affiliate, Caring Gene® Healthcare Career Pathways, Inc., are expanding access to healthcare training, tuition assistance, coaching, and job placement across 13 high-need roles.

Leading on Workforce and Rural Health Priorities

 

Our commitment to workforce resiliency and rural health continues to drive innovative, grant-funded initiatives designed to expand provider capacity and strengthen care delivery across Upstate and rural New York. Together, these initiatives deliver direct value to members by expanding recruitment pipelines, reducing pressure on emergency departments, supporting care coordination, and advancing sustainable, community-tailored care models.

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Grant-Led Initiatives Resources

ACTIVE GRANTS

Emergency Preparedness

 

New York’s hospitals and health care systems are a critical element within the disaster response system. 
IHA works to help ensure our member hospitals and health systems are prepared to respond to any potential threats to public health.
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IHA Healthcare Education Consortium (HEC)

 

The Iroquois Healthcare Association (IHA) Healthcare Education Consortium (HEC) is a grant-funded initiative through the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation, designed to address critical healthcare workforce shortages across Upstate New York by building a sustainable, locally driven talent pipeline.
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Collaborative Models of Community Medicine and Paramedicine

 

The Home Care Association of New York State Education and Research E&R (HCA E&R), the Iroquois Healthcare Association (IHA), and IPRO, the state-federal regional quality improvement organization, partnered to develop and pilot Collaborative Models of Community Medicine and Paramedicine.
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ARCHIVED GRANTS

IHA-AHP Recruitment and Retention Strategies for Healthcare Leadership Series

 

For several years, IHA WIO has partnered with hospitals and healthcare systems to address workforce and staffing challenges through a series of webinars. Through these relationships, we identified a critical need to rethink recruitment and retention and convened stakeholders to explore creative solutions to growing healthcare workforce challenges.
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Hospital-Home Care Collaboration

 

Under a grant from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation, the Iroquois Healthcare Association (IHA), the Home Care Association of New York State Education & Research (HCA E&R), and the Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS) developed a Statewide Hospital-Home Care Collaboration program. The purpose of this program was to improve hospital-home care synchronization for front-end/pre-acute hospital care as well as far-end/post-hospital care, recovery, and long term support.
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IHA Workforce Investment Organization (WIO)

 

The IHA Workforce Investment Organization (WIO) was a statewide workforce development initiative led by the Iroquois Healthcare Association (IHA) to address critical workforce shortages in New York State’s long‑term care sector. Designated by the New York State Department of Health as the state’s only statewide Workforce Investment Organization, the program supported training, recruitment, and retention efforts for long‑term care providers across New York State.

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Acute Care Training Program

 

The IHA Acute Care Training Program was a workforce development initiative designed to support entry‑level and frontline employees working in acute care hospital settings across Upstate New York. Funded by the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation and administered by the Iroquois Healthcare Association Workforce Investment Organization (IHAWIO), the program provided free, high‑quality online training to IHA member hospitals and health systems.

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IHA Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Scholarship Program

 

The IHA Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Scholarship Program was a workforce investment initiative administered by the Iroquois Healthcare Association (IHA) and funded by the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation. The program was designed to address critical healthcare workforce shortages across Upstate New York by providing direct financial support to low‑income and/or diverse hospital employees pursuing education leading to healthcare licensure or certification.

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Take A Look Program

 

The Take A Look Program was a physician recruitment and workforce exposure initiative led by the Iroquois Healthcare Association (IHA) to address persistent healthcare workforce shortages in Upstate New York. The program was designed to introduce healthcare professionals in training, particularly medical residents and students, to practice opportunities in rural and underserved Upstate communities.

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