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The specific purpose of this grant project is to convene a team, led by a pathways team facilitator, to implement high-quality career and education pathways aligned with regional labor market demand. The regional team will work together throughout the grant project to implement grant-funded activities and interventions that meet employers' needs within the targeted industry and provide the support students need to navigate pathways into the targeted industry. Please see Table 1 for a list of priority programs of study for consideration (focusing on one of these priority programs of study will result in priority points being awarded). Grant activities and interventions include, but are not limited to, supporting well-aligned and seamless transitions between secondary and postsecondary education and into the workforce, integrating career-focused learning into academic curriculum, providing students with opportunities to earn credentials and dual credit, planning, and executing quality work-based learning experiences, and providing students with effective advising to support individual career and academic planning. 

Grant Period 

From March 31, 2026, to August 31, 2027.  

Applications and Award 

The following table links to scanned copies of all applications eligible for competitive review and indicates which applicant(s) are preliminarily selected to receive an award, pending successful completion of fiscal and programmatic review and negotiation.