# Payments to States for Programs to Promote the Hiring and Retention of Nurses at State Veterans Homes (64.053)

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Payments to States for Programs to Promote the Hiring and Retention of Nurses at State Veterans Homes is run by Department of Veterans Affairs. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $9.4 million in 170 grants, about $55,535 per award.

## Objectives

In accordance with the provisions of 38 U.S.C. 1744, this part sets forth the mechanism for a State to obtain payments to assist a State Veterans Home (SVH) in the hiring and retention of nurses for the purpose of reducing nursing shortages at that SVH.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $484,080 | 5 |
| 2022 | $689,114 | 25 |
| 2023 | $1.9 million | 40 |
| 2024 | $4.7 million | 62 |
| 2025 | $1.6 million | 47 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Texas General Land Office | Texas | $1.4 million |
| Utah Department of Veterans & Military Affairs | Utah | $1.3 million |
| Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs | Wisconsin | $1.1 million |
| Veterans Affairs Washington State Department | Washington | $844,889 |
| Veterans Affairs, Alabama Dept of | Alabama | $610,589 |
| Veterans Commission Missouri | Missouri | $567,845 |
| South Carolina Department of Mental Health | South Carolina | $536,575 |
| Veterans Affairs New York Division of | New York | $515,812 |
| New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs | New Jersey | $359,927 |
| TN State Veterans Home | Tennessee | $335,750 |
| Iowa State of Iowa Veterans Home | Iowa | $215,653 |
| Nevada State Veterans Home | Nevada | $169,066 |
| Executive Office State of West Virginia | West Virginia | $160,376 |
| Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs | Kentucky | $146,033 |
| Veterans Affairs Board, Mississippi State | Mississippi | $141,947 |
| NJ Veterans Memorial Home of Vineland | New Jersey | $139,282 |
| Davis & McDaniel Veterans Care Center | Virginia | $123,875 |
| State of Texas Veterans Land Board | Texas | $118,600 |
| SBVCC | Virginia | $112,850 |
| State of Indiana | Indiana | $98,750 |