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PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENTS
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR & INDUSTRY
http://www.dli.state.pa.us www.paworkforce.state.pa.us
GRANT/PROGRAM
Education-Award Only AmeriCorps – Participants enroll as
AmeriCorps members on a part-time basis and receive a partial
Education Award at the end of their term. Typically awarded
to colleges for enrollment of students willing to complete 450
hours of service per year. The award can be used to pay for any
legitimate educational expenses at their current undergraduate
institution, to pay back student loans, or to pay for future
educational expenses.
PennSERVE Special Grants – Awarded on rare occasions.
The terms of these special grants are dictated by the funding
source and PennSERVE acts primarily as a pass-thru and oversight
agency.
CONTACT INFO/DEADLINE
Applications will be taken in the fall.
Visit www.state.pa.us keyword PennSERVE
for more information.
For additional information on grant opportunities,
and on the types of programs currently
funded, visit www.pennserve.state.
pa.us.
Pennsylvania Center for Health Careers – The Pennsylvania
Center for Health Careers is a legislatively established
entity within the Pennsylvania Workforce Investment Board
and serves as a catalyst to develop action-oriented strategies
to respond to Pennsylvania’s short and long-term health care
workforce challenges. The initiatives of the Center for Health
Careers focus on four distinct issues currently affecting healthcare:
increasing the capacity of Pennsylvania’s nursing education
system; retaining healthcare workers in healthcare professions;
responding to the demand for critical allied health
professionals; and addressing the needs of direct care workers.
Pennsylvania’s health care workforce is projected to grow by
more than 6,000 positions each year through 2014. In order to
sustain this growth and meet Pennsylvania’s health care needs
in the near future, an estimated 15,000 health care job openings
will need to be filled each year in addition to addressing critical
labor shortages already in existence in such fields as nursing,
pharmacy, medical technology, and direct care. The demand
for health care services and a strong, dependable workforce
has intensified as the leading edge of the baby boom generation
turned 65 in 2011 and the current health care workforce
begins to retire at increasing rates. The Center’s objective is to
address these critical issues affecting the health care setting
and respond with innovative solutions in an effort to ensure the
growth and stability of the future healthcare workforce.
Contact – Veronica Snyder at (717) 525-5593
The Commonwealth’s Workforce Development
agencies are working together to keep Pennsylvania
competitive and create opportunity for our citizens.
For more information about any of these programs,
or other workforce development initiatives, contact
the Workforce Development Office at (717) 705-
5866.
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