To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: Accept a High Road Training Partnership (HRTP2) Grant from the California Workforce Development Board (CWDB) in the amount of $500,000.
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
RATIFY the HRTP2 grant application; and APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to accept funding in the amount of $500,000 and execute a contract agreement with the California Workforce Development Board (CWDB), and any extensions or amendments thereof, pursuant to HRTP2 program guidelines, with the Employment and Human Services Department Director or designee for the term April 1, 2024 through March 31, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$500,000: 100% State, of which $125,000 is budgeted in FY 23/24 and $375,000 is budgeted in FY 24/25. No county match required.
BACKGROUND:
On August 9, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved a HRTP grant award totaling $1,000,000 for the Workforce Development Board (WDB) to develop the EMT/Paramedic Apprenticeship program, with a strong emphasis on prioritizing the inclusion of under-served communities of color. The program partners included Mt. Diablo Adult School, Contra Costa Community College, the Bay Area Health Workforce Partnership, American Medical Response (AMR), and Contra Costa Economic Partnership (CCEP). The WDB has effectively established an Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) Pre-Apprenticeship to Paramedic Apprenticeship program, prioritizing under-served communities of color for participation.
The goal of the HRTP2 initiative is to further collaborate with healthcare providers to enlist them as apprenticeship employers for additional medical career programs. Utilizing the HRTP2 funds, WDB will persist in its efforts to support underserved populations and foster pathways for job advancement in Nursing, Behavioral and Mental Health fields. In addition...
Click here for full text