To all interested
parties:
It is proposed that the P.L. 93-638 health care contractors on the Navajo Nation collaborate with the regional Community Colleges and Universities and the Coconino County Career Center and/or Coconino County Arizona Workforce Connection, Navajo County Arizona Workforce Connection and San Juan County, UT Department of Workforce Services in submitting a grant application to the U.S. Department of Labor American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; For the Health Care Sector and Other High Growth and Emerging Industries Federal Register: July 22, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 139) Attached please find the full guidance with pertinent points highlighted and underlined (disregard colored areas).
The DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is interested in projects that provide training and support career progression along the nursing career pathway, as well as short-term skills certification or credentialing that enables incumbent workers to advance along a career ladder/lattice in health care. These include licenses, certificates, and degrees from accredited nursing programs that lead to the Associate Degree of Nursing (ADN) or vocational licensure for LPNs, and positions as CNAs. ETA is also interested in academic strategies that help incumbent workers advance from an ADN to the bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN) since many RNs with an ADN find it beneficial to enter bachelor's programs to prepare for a broader scope of nursing practice. Applicants that focus on nursing could foster transitions along articulated career pathways for graduates of education and training programs at a community college, vocational training program, or a Registered Apprenticeship program that help them qualify for entry-level and mid-level nursing positions such as a CNA, LPN, or RN. Successful training programs funded through this SGA will prepare participants for employment within the health care sector or other high growth and emerging industries, and will: (1) Target skills and competencies demanded by the industries described in part B of the Background section of this SGA; (2) support career pathways, such as an articulated career ladder or lattice; (3) result in an employer- or industry-recognized certificate or degree (which can include a license, as well as a Registered Apprenticeship certificate or degree); (4) combine supportive services with training services to help participants overcome barriers to employment, as necessary; and (5) provide training services at times and locations that are easily accessible to targeted populations. To ensure quality training within a limited timeframe, applicants are strongly encouraged to use existing curricula and strategies to deliver training.
Strategic Partnerships To be eligible for funding under this SGA, applicants must demonstrate that the proposed project will be implemented by a robust strategic partnership. Required PartnersThe strategic partnership must include at least one entity from each of the following three categories: 1) The public workforce investment system, such as local Workforce Investment Boards and their One Stop systems; 2) Public and private employers, such as health care providers when appropriate, and industry-related organizations; and 3) The education and training community, which includes the continuum of education from secondary schools to community and technical colleges, four-year colleges and universities, apprenticeship programs, technical and vocational training institutions, and other education and training entities.
Award Amount ETA intends to fund 45-65 grants ranging from approximately $2 to $5 million. The period of grant performance will be up to 36 months from the date of execution of the grant documents.
The due date for the application is
October 4, 2009, hence it is critical that we start to meet and form the
collaboration as soon as possible. We are proposing to have a
teleconference to address preliminaries on Tuesday August 11, 2009 at 10:00
a.m. We will send materials and the call
in information for the teleconference prior to that date. We are also
proposing a meeting in
Please email Veronica and let her
know if you will be available for the teleconference. We will email call in
information to you when we receive your confirmation
email.
Thank you and we look forward to a
productive working relationship.
Veronica Hardy-Becenti for
Joe Engelken, CEO & Walter Phelps, Grants
Administrator
Tuba City Regional Health Care
Corporation
Veronica
Hardy-Becenti, Admin Assistant
Tuba City
Regional Healthcare Corporation
Ph:
928-283-2797 Fax: 928-283-2828