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ducted recognizes doulas or midwives, as the 
case may be. 
‘‘(5) A demonstration that the applicant has ex-
perience working with low-income populations, or a 
description of the plan of the applicant to work with 
a partner organization that has the experience. 
‘‘(6) A plan for providing post-employment sup-
port and ongoing training as part of a career path-
way under the project. 
‘‘(7) A description of the support services that 
the applicant will provide under the project, includ-
ing a plan for how child care and transportation 
support services will be guaranteed and, if the appli-
cant will provide a cash stipend or wage supplement, 
how the stipend or supplement would be calculated 
and distributed. 
‘‘(8) A certification by the applicant that the 
project development included— 
‘‘(A) consultation with a local workforce 
development board established under section 
107 of the Workforce Innovation and Oppor-
tunity Act; 
‘‘(B) consideration of apprenticeship and 
pre-apprenticeship models registered under the 
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Act of August 16, 1937 (also known as the 
‘National Apprenticeship Act’); 
‘‘(C) consideration of career pathway pro-
grams in the State in which the project is to be 
conducted; and 
‘‘(D) a review of the State plan under sec-
tion 102 or 103 of the Workforce Innovation 
and Opportunity Act. 
‘‘(9) A description of the availability and rel-
evance of recent labor market information and other 
pertinent evidence of in-demand jobs or worker 
shortages. 
‘‘(10) A certification that the applicant will di-
rectly provide or contract for the training services 
described in the application. 
‘‘(11) A commitment by the applicant that, if 
the grant is made to the applicant, the applicant 
will— 
‘‘(A) during the planning period for the 
project, provide the Secretary with any informa-
tion needed by the Secretary to establish ade-
quate data reporting and administrative struc-
ture for the project; 
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‘‘(B) hire a person to direct the project not 
later than the end of the planning period appli-
cable to the project; 
‘‘(C) accept all technical assistance offered 
by the Secretary with respect to the grant; 
‘‘(D) participate in such in-person grantee 
conferences as are regularly scheduled by the 
Secretary; 
‘‘(E) provide all data required by the Sec-
retary under subsection (g); and 
‘‘(F) notify the local disabled veterans’ 
outreach program specialists under section 
4103A of title 38, United States Code, and the 
local 
veterans’ 
employment 
representatives 
under section 4104 of such title, of the grant-
ee’s outreach plan for advertising training op-
portunities to potential participants in the 
project. 
‘‘(b) PREFERENCES
IN
CONSIDERING
APPLICA-
TIONS.—In considering applications for a grant under this 
section, the Secretary shall give preference to— 
‘‘(1) applications submitted by applicants to 
whom a grant was made under this section or any 
predecessor to this section; 
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‘‘(2) applications submitted by applicants who 
have business and community partners in each of 
the following categories: 
‘‘(A) State and local government agencies 
and social service providers, including a State 
or local entity that administers a State program 
funded under part A of this title; 
‘‘(B) institutions of higher education, ap-
prenticeship programs, and local workforce de-
velopment boards established under section 107 
of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity 
Act; and 
‘‘(C) health care employers, health care in-
dustry or sector partnerships, labor unions, and 
labor-management partnerships; 
‘‘(3) applications that include opportunities for 
mentoring or peer support, and make career coach-
ing available, as part of the case management plan; 
‘‘(4) applications which describe a project that 
will serve a rural area in which— 
‘‘(A) the community in which the individ-
uals to be enrolled in the project reside is lo-
cated; 
‘‘(B) the project will be conducted; or 
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‘‘(C) an employer partnership that has 
committed to hiring individuals who successfully 
complete all activities under the project is lo-
cated; 
‘‘(5) applications that include a commitment to 
providing project participants with a cash stipend or 
wage supplement; and 
‘‘(6) applications which have an emergency cash 
fund to assist project participants financially in 
emergency situations. 
‘‘(c) GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) COMPETITIVE GRANTS.— 
‘‘(A) GRANT AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Labor 
and the Secretary of Education, may make 
a grant in accordance with this paragraph 
to an eligible entity whose application for 
the grant is approved by the Secretary, to 
conduct a project designed to train low-in-
come individuals for allied health profes-
sions, health information technology, physi-
cians assistants, nursing assistants, reg-
istered nurse, advanced practice nurse, and 
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other professions considered part of a 
health care career pathway model. 
‘‘(ii) GUARANTEE
OF
GRANTEES
IN 
EACH STATE AND THE DISTRICT OF CO-
LUMBIA.—For each grant cycle, the Sec-
retary shall award a grant under this para-
graph to at least 2 eligible entities in each 
State that is not a territory, to the extent 
there are a sufficient number of applica-
tions submitted by the entities that meet 
the requirements applicable with respect to 
such a grant. If, for a grant cycle, there 
are fewer than 2 such eligible entities in a 
State, the Secretary shall include that in-
formation in the report required by sub-
section (g)(2) that covers the fiscal year. 
‘‘(B) GUARANTEE OF GRANTS FOR INDIAN 
POPULATIONS.—From the amount reserved 
under subsection (i)(2)(B) for each fiscal year, 
the Secretary shall award a grant under this 
paragraph to at least 10 eligible entities that 
are an Indian tribe, a tribal organization, or a 
tribal college or university, to the extent there 
are a sufficient number of applications sub-
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‘‘(i) TYPE
OF
PROJECT.—The dem-
onstration project shall be of 1 of the fol-
lowing types: 
‘‘(I) INDIVIDUALS WITH ARREST 
OR
CONVICTION
RECORDS
DEM-
ONSTRATION.—The 
demonstration 
project shall be of a type designed to 
provide education and training for eli-
gible individuals with arrest or convic-
tion records to enter and follow a ca-
reer pathway in the health professions 
through occupations that pay well and 
are expected to experience a labor 
shortage or be in high demand. 
‘‘(II) PREGNANCY
AND
CHILD-
BIRTH
CAREER
PATHWAY
DEM-
ONSTRATION.—The 
demonstration 
project shall be of a type designed to 
provide education and training for eli-
gible individuals to enter and follow a 
career pathway in the field of preg-
nancy, childbirth, or post-partum, in a 
State that recognizes doulas or mid-
wives and that provides payment for 
services provided by doulas or mid-
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wives, as the case may be, under pri-
vate or public health insurance plans. 
‘‘(ii) DURATION.—The demonstration 
project shall be conducted for not less than 
5 years. 
‘‘(C) MINIMUM
ALLOCATION
OF
FUNDS 
FOR
EACH
TYPE
OF
DEMONSTRATION 
PROJECT.— 
‘‘(i) INDIVIDUALS
WITH
ARREST
OR 
CONVICTION
RECORDS
DEMONSTRA-
TIONS.—Not less than 25 percent of the 
amounts made available for grants under 
this paragraph shall be used to make 
grants for demonstration projects of the 
type described in subparagraph (B)(i)(I). 
‘‘(ii) PREGNANCY
AND
CHILDBIRTH 
CAREER
PATHWAY
DEMONSTRATIONS.— 
Not less than 25 percent of the amounts 
made available for grants under this para-
graph shall be used to make grants for 
demonstration projects of the type de-
scribed in subparagraph (B)(i)(II). 
‘‘(3) GRANT
CYCLE.—The grant cycle under 
this section shall be not less than 5 years, with a 
planning period of not more than the 1st 12 months 
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of the grant cycle. During the planning period, the 
amount of the grant shall be in such lesser amount 
as the Secretary determines appropriate. 
‘‘(d) USE OF GRANT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An entity to which a grant 
is made under this section shall use the grant in ac-
cordance with the approved application for the 
grant. 
‘‘(2) SUPPORT TO BE PROVIDED.— 
‘‘(A) REQUIRED SUPPORT.—A project for 
which a grant is made under this section shall 
include the following: 
‘‘(i) An assessment for adult basic 
skill competency, and provision of adult 
basic skills education if necessary for 
lower-skilled eligible individuals to enroll in 
the project and go on to enter and com-
plete 
post-secondary 
training, 
through 
means including the following: 
‘‘(I) Establishing a network of 
partners that offer pre-training activi-
ties for project participants who need 
to improve basic academic skills or 
English language proficiency before 
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entering a health occupational train-
ing career pathway program. 
‘‘(II) Offering resources to enable 
project participants to continue ad-
vancing adult basic skill proficiency 
while enrolled in a career pathway 
program. 
‘‘(III) Embedding adult basic 
skill maintenance as part of ongoing 
post-graduation career coaching and 
mentoring. 
‘‘(ii) A guarantee that child care is an 
available and affordable support service for 
project participants through means such as 
the following: 
‘‘(I) Referral to, and assistance 
with, enrollment in a subsidized child 
care program. 
‘‘(II) Direct payment to a child 
care provider if a slot in a subsidized 
child care program is not available or 
reasonably accessible. 
‘‘(III) Payment of co-payments 
or associated fees for child care. 
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‘‘(iii) Case management plans that in-
clude career coaching (with the option to 
offer appropriate peer support and men-
toring opportunities to help develop soft 
skills and social capital), which may be of-
fered on an ongoing basis before, during, 
and after initial training as part of a ca-
reer pathway model. 
‘‘(iv) A plan to provide project partici-
pants with transportation through means 
such as the following: 
‘‘(I) Referral to, and assistance 
with enrollment in, a subsidized trans-
portation program. 
‘‘(II) If a subsidized transpor-
tation program is not reasonably 
available, direct payments to subsidize 
transportation costs. 
For purposes of this clause, the term 
‘transportation’ includes public transit, or 
gasoline for a personal vehicle if public 
transit is not reasonably accessible or 
available. 
‘‘(v) In the case of a demonstration 
project of the type described in subsection 
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(c)(2)(B)(i)(I), access to legal assistance 
for project participants for the purpose of 
addressing arrest or conviction records and 
associated workforce barriers. 
‘‘(B) ALLOWED SUPPORT.—The goods and 
services provided under a project for which a 
grant is made under this section may include 
the following: 
‘‘(i) A cash stipend that is at least 
monthly. 
‘‘(ii) A reserve fund for financial as-
sistance to project participants in emer-
gency situations. 
‘‘(iii) Tuition, and training materials 
such as books, software, uniforms, shoes, 
and hair nets. 
‘‘(iv) In-kind resource donations such 
as interview clothing and conference at-
tendance fees. 
‘‘(v) Assistance with accessing and 
completing high school equivalency or adult 
basic education courses as necessary to 
achieve success in the project and make 
progress toward career goals. 
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