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Allied Health Program (AHP) Program Year 2024-25 (PY 24-25)

Employment Development Department · 84941

Eligibility details

Organizations that are ineligible to apply as the lead agency include for-profit businesses, individuals, and organizations headquartered outside of the US. Organizations headquartered outside of the State of California must have an office in California where the proposed program services will be offered. State grant funding may not go to program participants outside of California.

Matching funds & resources

Source matching-funds field: Not Required.

Matching funds and leveraged resources are different requirements. Read the description and reviewed rules below before determining resource commitments.

About this opportunity

The AHP PY 24-25 grant will fund projects that support and increase access to allied health occupations by providing training and certification and leading to participants’ employment and career advancement opportunities within the allied health sector. The grantee will utilize their existing infrastructure and demonstrated program success to identify and facilitate programs that serve participants throughout the grant’s period of performance. The program intends to establish an accessible healthcare pipeline for individuals interested in pursuing a healthcare-related advanced training program, with the goal of achieving sustained employment and advancement within the Allied Health sector. As a result, applicants must demonstrate their ability and capacity to establish and/or expand apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs that are sustainable beyond this funding opportunity. Successful applicants will develop a team composed of at minimum two of the following required partners: • Employers within the Allied Health sector • Labor Representatives • Community colleges Applicants must demonstrate the ability to leverage resources from other sources to support the goals and objectives of this grant. This grant requires that leveraged resources are the equivalent of 20% of the grant award amount. Applicants are encouraged to braid funds, leverage human capital, and utilize other resources to maximize the success of the project. Leveraged resources can come from a variety of sources. Proposals must be received by 3 p.m. PT on February 3, 2025. An informational webinar will be held on December 17, 2024, at 10 a.m PT. Pre-registration is required for all attendees. Please register through the following link by 9 a.m. PT on December 17, 2024: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ctEc8rdkRFGcsHyyVllOKg The EDD encourages applicants to submit a Notice of Intent to apply by December 30, 2024, at noon PT to WSBSFP3@edd.ca.gov. To view the SFP, visit the EDD Workforce Development Solicitation for Proposals webpage.

Funding geography: Applicants should target counties where there is a concentrated population of the targeted demographic. This could include communities with high crime, incarceration rates, poverty rates, underemployed or unemployment rates, and/or communities of color within each county. Suggested counties include Alameda, Contra Costa, Fresno, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Joaquin, Solano, and Stanislaus.

Funding instrument: Grant. Issuing jurisdiction: California. This is not a geographic eligibility determination.