High Road Training Partnerships 2024-25 Healthcare Grant Program – Request for Applications

Workforce Services Information Notice
WSIN24-13

Issued: October 14, 2024

The California Workforce Development Board (CWDB) and the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency are pleased to announce up to $28,500,000 in available grant funding for the High Road Training Partnerships 2024-25 Healthcare Grant Program (HRTP HC), a California Jobs First initiative.

Purpose of the Grant

The HRTP HC grant program will build on the state's previous investments in the healthcare sector by funding training partnerships that increase the number of workers in quality jobs in high-demand healthcare occupations.

Partnership Requirements

In accordance with the California Unemployment Insurance Section 14005(s), High Road Training Partnerships must include the following partners:

  • Employers
  • Training providers
  • Labor representatives and partners

Applicants must provide evidence of each required partner’s commitment to qualify for funding consideration.

Eligible Applicants

Applicants for this funding opportunity may include, but are not limited to, the following entities:

  • Community-based organizations
  • Community colleges
  • County social services agencies
  • K-12 education entities and adult schools
  • Labor-management partnerships
  • Labor organizations
  • Local workforce development boards
  • Native American tribes and tribe-serving non-profit organizations
  • Non-profit organizations
  • Public universities
  • Workforce intermediaries
  • Worker centers and workers' rights organizations

Important Note – For-profit entities are not eligible to serve as lead applicants for this funding opportunity.

Application and Deadline

All applications must be submitted through the Cal-E-Grants portal by 5 p.m. on November 12, 2024. Only applications submitted through the Cal-E-Grants portal will be considered.

For more information about this funding opportunity and its requirements, refer to the HRTP Healthcare Grant Program webpage.

Inquiries

For questions about this funding opportunity, contact the CWDB's Solicitations team at Solicitations@cwdb.ca.gov "HRTP HC" in the subject line.

/s/ KIMBERLEE MEYER, Chief
Central Office Workforce Services Division