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Health Career Opportunities Grants
Submitted: 8/6/2009
Greater Washington Workforce Development Collaborative – Health Career Opportunities Grants (District of Columbia Metro area)
The Greater Washington Workforce Development Collaborative’s Health Career Opportunities Grants aim to benefit employers and workers alike by helping low income
adults enter and/or advance in health careers. The goals of the program are to 1) help low-income adults achieve family economic self-sufficiency through careers in health, 2) address the skill needs of health employers; and 3) improve the overall quality of healthcare available throughout the national capital region.
Four grants of up to $50,000 will be awarded. Eligible applicants include nonprofit and community-based organizations, health industry employers, community colleges or other not-for-profit educational institutions/training providers, local workforce investment boards, and labor unions. Preference will be given to partnerships that include at least one employer and at least one other entity. Applicants must be located in the Greater Washington area, including the District of Columbia, Northern Virginia, and neighboring counties in Maryland.
Deadline: September 1, 2009
Please Note: The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools (CHHCS) does not administer this funding opportunity.
Please contact the Greater Washington Workforce Development Collaborative for more specific information and to apply for this funding opportunity: http://www.cfncr.org/atf/cf/%7b8C61F1DB-3FE6-435F-9B32-2D0D51A3C2EF%7d/FY10%20Health%20Career%20GWWDC%20RFP.pdf
Deadline: 9/1/2009
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