Tennesseans interested in careers as direct support professionals, caregivers & supervisors, may qualify for new grants covering tuition & expenses

Tennessee residents interested in rewarding careers as direct support professionals – as frontline supervisors, community health workers and caregivers in assisted care facilities, nursing homes, other institutions and home-health settings – may be eligible for up to $3,000 per year to cover tuition, fees and expenses at Tennessee’s community and technical colleges, thanks to a $3 million federal grant.

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency of the US. Department of Health and Human Services, awarded the grant to the College System of Tennessee to support the launch...