Grant Application Opportunity FIPSE – Career Pathways Program Grant

Workforce Services Information Notice
WSIN20-29

Issued: November 30, 2020

The Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education, announces the availability of approximately $9.9 million for the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) Career and Educational Pathways Exploration System (Career Pathways) Program.

The Career Pathways Program grant seeks the following:

  • To create technology-based career exploration systems for high school students that will facilitate the exploration of career opportunities in areas of interest.
  • To align students with subject matter experts who will educate students about the nature of their work and the opportunities available in their fields.
  • To inform students of education and training options that create career pathways in those fields, including non-college programs (e.g., work-based learning opportunities, military training, apprenticeships, and employer-sponsored training).

The grant program has one absolute priority: providing career and education pathways exploration systems. Applicants must submit a plan of the technology-based exploration system, an evaluation plan to assess the efficiency of the system, and a logic model for creating and executing the project.

Eligible applicants are public or private non-profit organizations with expertise in workforce development or career counseling. Eligible applicants may partner with institutions of higher education or other public and private non-profit agencies and organizations, trade associations, employers, state workforce development boards, and labor unions. The closing date for receipt of proposals is December 9, 2020.

For more information about the grant opportunity, visit the grants.gov website and reference ED-GRANTS-110920-001. For a complete description of the funding organization, available funds, eligibility requirements, and links to the grant application, visit the US Department of Education website.

/s/ JAIME L. GUTIERREZ, Chief
Central Office Workforce Services Division