Expanding Registered Apprenticeships and the Role of Community Colleges
This grant supports the Association of Community College Trustees in developing new Registered Apprenticeship (RA) programs at community colleges in occupational sectors that have not traditionally used apprenticeship as a training pathway. Twenty community colleges will engage in designing and implementing new RA programs, demonstrating the potential for community colleges to serve as RA intermediaries in addition to instructional providers.
RCT Evaluation of VIDA
This grant supports the Valley Initiative for Development and Advancement in strengthening their sectoral training program and partnering with an external evaluator to assess its impact on low-income learners' education and employment outcomes.
Scaling Up Proven Postsecondary Education & Workforce Training Programs: The Maryland Evidence Fund
This grant supports the Coalition for Evidence-Based Policy in expanding evidence-based postsecondary education and workforce training programs in Maryland. By leveraging matched philanthropic and public funding, the Coalition will support state and local agencies in expanding proven programs and incorporating requirements for rigorous evidence into future government funding criteria.
NISS Support for Georgia Colleges
This grant supports Georgia State University's National Institute for Student Success (NISS) in working with a cohort of institutions to implement a comprehensive set of reforms. Six institutions, comprising both two and four-year colleges and universities, will complete extensive diagnostics, identify high-impact practices, and receive coaching and implementation support from NISS.
From Training to Employment: A Multi-Inquiry Study of Noncredit Workforce Training Programs
This grant supports the University of California at Irvine in partnering with the Virginia Community College System to assess impacts of noncredit workforce training programs on learners’ labor market outcomes and to examine effectiveness of an innovative state-wide policy designed to incentivize student enrollment in and completion of noncredit programs in high-demand fields.
Building Pathways to Rural and Tribal Employment
This grant supports the American Indian College Fund in supporting tribal colleges and universities to implement intentional career development programming that will prepare American Indian and Alaska Native learners from low-income backgrounds for, and connect them with, good jobs in their regions.
Oregon Statewide PEP Degree Program
This grant supports Portland State University Foundation in developing transfer pathways for incarcerated learners in Oregon in partnership with two community colleges. In addition to offering a clear path to a bachelor’s degree, Portland State University and its partners will provide learners with wrap-around supports during incarceration and post-release.
Ohio Strong Start in Science (OhioSSS)
This grant supports the Ohio Department of Higher Education in designing and implementing a corequisite model for entry-level science courses at 17 colleges and universities. Redesign efforts will focus on courses with disproportionately high failure rates for learners from low-income backgrounds, women, and learners of color who are underrepresented in high-demand STEM career fields.
Launching the Pittsburgh Regional Upskilling Alliance
This grant supports the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning in creating the Pittsburgh Regional Upskilling Alliance Council to improve training opportunities and career outcomes for low-income learners in the Pittsburgh region.
Expanding Rural Guided Pathways
This grant supports the National Center for Inquiry and Improvement in expanding comprehensive “guided pathways” student success reforms at rural community colleges. The expansion will support the existing cohort of 16 colleges in strengthening their reform efforts and add a cohort of 16 additional rural colleges.