Affordable Care Act: State Health Care Workforce Planning Grants
This program is authorized under Section 5102 of the Affordable Care Act (P.L.
111-148) as enacted in March 201 0. The State Health Care Workforce Development Grant program authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA), to administer planning and implementation grants for the purposes of enabling State partnerships (1) to complete comprehensive health care workforce development planning and (2) to implement those plans or carry out activities as defined by the State application in order to address current and projected workforce demands within the State.
111-148) as enacted in March 201 0. The State Health Care Workforce Development Grant program authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA), to administer planning and implementation grants for the purposes of enabling State partnerships (1) to complete comprehensive health care workforce development planning and (2) to implement those plans or carry out activities as defined by the State application in order to address current and projected workforce demands within the State.
Related Programs
Affordable Care Act (ACA) State Health Care Workforce Development Grants
Department of Health and Human Services
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Office: Health Resources and Services Administration
Estimated Funding: $2,000,000
Office: Health Resources and Services Administration
Estimated Funding: $2,000,000
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/SFO.asp?ID=70332C9D-C405-4199-BFE2-78FBF3C52CD3
Additional Information of Eligibility:
Planning Grant Eligibility. To be eligible to receive a planning grant, an applicant must be an eligible State partnership.
Generally, an eligible partnership will be a State Workforce Investment Board that includes, or modifies the members to include, at least one representative from each of the following: health care employer, labor organization, a public two-year institution of higher education, a public four-year institution of higher education, the recognized State federation of labor, the State public secondary education agency, the State P16 or P20 Council (statewide assemblies of education, business, and community leaders charged with developing strategies to better coordinate, integrate, and improve education for preschool through college students), if such a council exists, and a philanthropic organization that is actively engaged in providing learning, mentoring, and work opportunities to recruit, educate, and train individuals for, and retain individuals in, careers in health care and related industries.
Recognizing that not all State WIBs have these partners in place, the applicant should explain how these partners, required by ACA statute, will be added during the Workforce Investment Act planning cycle for Program Year 2010 (July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011).
However, the State may designate another partnership if it includes the required members.
Planning Grant Eligibility. To be eligible to receive a planning grant, an applicant must be an eligible State partnership.
Generally, an eligible partnership will be a State Workforce Investment Board that includes, or modifies the members to include, at least one representative from each of the following: health care employer, labor organization, a public two-year institution of higher education, a public four-year institution of higher education, the recognized State federation of labor, the State public secondary education agency, the State P16 or P20 Council (statewide assemblies of education, business, and community leaders charged with developing strategies to better coordinate, integrate, and improve education for preschool through college students), if such a council exists, and a philanthropic organization that is actively engaged in providing learning, mentoring, and work opportunities to recruit, educate, and train individuals for, and retain individuals in, careers in health care and related industries.
Recognizing that not all State WIBs have these partners in p.........
Full Opportunity Web Address:
https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/SFO.asp?ID=70332C9D-C405-4199-BFE2-78FBF3C52CD3
Contact:
CallCenter@HRSA.GOVCallCenter@HRSA.GOV
Agency Email Description:
Contact HRSA Call Center at 877-Go4-HRSA/877-464-4772;301-998-7373 or email
Agency Email:
CallCenter@HRSA.GOV
Date Posted:
2010-06-17
Application Due Date:
2010-07-19
Archive Date:
2010-09-17
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