(Des Moines) Governor Kim Reynolds announced new grant awards for healthcare employers that will help boost the industry’s workforce across Iowa, particularly in high-demand jobs.
The Iowa Healthcare Credentialing Grant, announced by Gov. Reynolds during her 2025 Condition of the State, will support this workforce by funding work-based learning (WBL) programs that include an earn-and-learn component (a combination of education and on-the-job learning or training). Today’s awards, totaling $2.94 million, will provide financial support for 14 projects focused on supporting workers in a high-demand healthcare occupation.
Here in southwest Iowa, Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic was awarded $250,000. Cass Health is expanding their successful career pathways program to include laboratory, radiology, surgical technicians, and others. The Iowa Healthcare Credentialing Grant will support this expansion, funding the development of a healthcare education center and extending apprenticeship opportunities beyond nursing, with financial support for instruction, tuition, and onthejob (OTJ) training.
Other awardees include:
Allen Memorial Hospital, Waterloo – $250,000
Care Initiatives, West Des Moines – $199,547
Cedar Falls Lutheran Home dba NewAldaya Lifescapes, Cedar Falls – $167,894
Decatur County Hospital, Leon – $250,000
Handicap Village dba One Vision, Clear Lake – $250,000
Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical Foundation dba UnityPoint Clinic, West Des Moines – $250,000
Mary Greeley Medical Center, Ames – $250,000
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center, Des Moines – $246,791
Monroe County Hospital, Albia – $69,410
Sioux Valley Memorial Hospital Association, Cherokee – $174,750
St. Luke’s Hospital, Cedar Rapids – $200,593
Stewart Memorial Community Hospital, Lake City – $131,055
Wesley Retirement Services, Inc., Johnston – $249,960
