MNRS Kevin & Mary Anthony Family Grant for Transforming Long-Term Care
MNRS Kevin & Mary Anthony Family Grant for Transforming Long-Term Care supports nurse researchers studying nursing-home work environments to improve long-term care and resident- and family-centered outcomes.
Funder: Midwest Nursing Research Society
Due Dates: September 23, 2026 (Applications open) | November 6, 2026 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Up to $2,500, with a potential increase for a pilot intervention
Summary: Supports quantitative or mixed-methods research that transforms nursing-home work environments and improves long-term care.
Key Information: Applicants must be active MNRS members and maintain membership throughout the grant process.
Description
The Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS) offers this grant through the generosity of donors to its Foundation Council. It supports nurse researchers pursuing bold quantitative or mixed-methods projects that drive meaningful, transformative improvements in the nursing-home work environment and contribute to sustainable, evidence-based improvements in long-term care.
Projects must address either of two priorities: strengthening leadership, teamwork, and/or communication within and across disciplines to improve resident- and family-centered care and outcomes; or advancing meaningful engagement among nursing assistants, empowering them to share their perspectives and shape care practices and workplace decisions. Funding may also support a pilot intervention.
