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Career Pathway Advancement Project (CPAP) is a grant from Nebraska Vocational Rehabilitation (Nebraska VR) that funds employment advancement services for individuals with disabilities. Awarded through the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA), CPAP 2. 0 is designed to help Nebraska VR clients explore and access opportunities to advance in their careers.
The project supports vocational assessment, skills training, education pathways, and individualized employment planning. Running from October 2021 through June 2026, CPAP 2. 0 builds on a prior iteration by expanding access to career pathway services for Nebraskans with disabilities seeking sustainable employment.
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Nebraska VR | Career Pathways Advancement Project (CPAP 2. 0) Nebraska VR Where your future begins Career Pathways Advancement Project (CPAP 2. 0) Designed for Nebraska VR clients to explore and access opportunities to advance in their employment.
Nebraska VR was awarded a Career Pathways Advancement Project (CPAP 2. 0) grant through the Rehabilitation Service Administration (RSA). The grant began October 2021 and will continue through June 2026.
CPAP 2.
0 represents the next evolution of Vocational Rehabilitation by proactively improving the likelihood of economic self-sufficiency for individuals with disabilities through an aggressive campaign of outreach, recruitment, and services to support advancement in the high demand jobs/career pathways of: Restaurant & Food/Beverage Service Transportation, Distribution and Logistics (TDL) The project builds off a previous Nebraska Career Pathways Advancement Project grant which promoted upskilling/backfilling and advancing incumbent workers with disabilities which ended June 2021.
A proven Upskill/Backfill business model will be used to create opportunities for former VR eligible individuals to advance in their careers and provide new opportunities for other VR eligible individuals to backfill the vacant positions. Allowing new VR eligible individuals to enter a career pathway of their interest with opportunities for advancement. Assist businesses to develop a well-trained workforce.
Support VR eligible individuals with disabilities to advance in high-demand, high quality careers by developing career pathways focused on career advancement. Build internal/state system capacity providing career advancement services. Increase access to postsecondary education and training opportunities that provide the skills and credentials necessary to secure and advance in employment providing for economic self-sufficiency.
CPAP 2. 0 staff will provide outreach to over 400 businesses to assist in addressing the business workforce needs and providing for a well-trained staff. Businesses who provide employment opportunities in the career pathways of Architecture/Construction, Healthcare, Manufacturing and Transportation, Distribution and Logistics (TDL).
Businesses can refer their incumbent workers with challenges which results in a disability, to assist the employee in upskilling through advancement opportunities. After the employee is trained and advances with the company, CPAP 2. 0 staff assist the business to fill the position vacated due to the advancement.
This allows for additional individuals with a disability to be hired, trained and reduces onboarding and training cost for the business. CPAP 2.
0 staff will be contacting Nebraska VR clients who had cases closed with successful employment in the years 2017 through 2020 in the career pathways of Administrative Support, Construction, Healthcare, Lodging, Manufacturing, Professional Sales, Restaurant & Food Beverage/Service, and Transportation, Distribution and Logistics (TDL) to discuss advancement opportunities. CPAP 2.
0 provides clients with the opportunity to access needed services and supports such as post-secondary education, apprenticeships, short-term industry specific and/or on-the-job training. This provides the skills and credentials necessary to secure and advance in employment for economic self-sufficiency. David Kelley’s Story Sara Stewart’s Story Chris Olson’s Story CPAP 2.
0 Business Pathways Specialist Email: joshua. redfield@nebraska. gov CPAP 2.
0 Business Pathways Specialist Email: denise. lemke@nebraska. gov CPAP 2.
0 Training Development Specialist Email: rita. meier@nebraska. gov Career Pathways Recruiter(CPR) Email: tracy.
middleton@nebraska. gov Career Pathways Recruiter(CPR) Email: annmarie. park@nebraska.
gov Email: ami. stubben-goetsch@nebraska. gov Career Pathways Recruiter (CPR) Email: caroline.
crawford@nebraska. gov Career Pathways Recruiter (CPR) Email: jeremy. ely@nebraska.
gov Associate for the Career Pathways Advancement Project (CPAP 2. 0) Email: leslie. snyder@nebraska.
gov We help people with disabilities, prepare for, obtain, and maintain employment while helping businesses recruit, train, and retain employees with disabilities. Nebraska Department of Education Toll Free: 877-637-3422 or 877-NE-REHAB
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Secondary and postsecondary institutions in Nebraska. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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reVISION Action Grant is a competitive grant from the Nebraska Department of Education that funds efforts to improve, modernize, and expand Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs aligned with Nebraska's economic priorities and workforce needs. The program draws on federal Perkins funding and supports eligible secondary school districts, postsecondary institutions such as community colleges, and Educational Service Units (ESUs) in Nebraska that have completed the reVISION planning process. Award amounts are competitive and vary based on project scope. Priority is given to projects that advance CTE program quality, expand student access to career pathways, and respond to regional labor market demands. Applications were due March 20, 2026.
State Career and Technical Education (CTE) Grant is a grant from the Nebraska Department of Education that funds career and technical education programs strengthening workforce preparation for Nebraska students. The program supports schools, educational institutions, and local education agencies developing or expanding CTE offerings aligned with state workforce needs. Eligible activities include curriculum development, equipment purchases, teacher professional development, and program improvements that prepare students for careers in high-demand fields. Grant amounts vary based on project scope and available state funding. Applicants must align proposed projects with Nebraska's CTE framework and demonstrate clear outcomes for student career readiness.
Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Education & Human Resources (IUSE: EHR) Program is sponsored by National Science Foundation (NSF). This program promotes novel, creative, and transformative approaches to generating and using new knowledge about STEM teaching and learning to improve STEM education for undergraduate students. It supports projects that bring recent advances in STEM knowledge into undergraduate education, adapt, improve, and incorporate evidence-based practices, and lay the groundwork for institutional improvement in STEM education. Professional development for instructors to ensure adoption of new and effective pedagogical techniques is a potential topic of interest.
The National Leadership Grants for Libraries Program (NLG-L) supports projects that address critical needs of the library and archives fields and have the potential to advance practice and strengthen library and archival services for the American public. Successful proposals will generate results such as new models, tools, research findings, services, practices, and/or alliances that can be widely used, adapted, scaled, or replicated to extend and leverage the benefits of federal investment. Applications to IMLS should both advance knowledge and understanding and ensure that the federal investment made generates benefits to society. Specifically, the goals for this program are to generate projects of far-reaching impact that: • Build the workforce and institutional capacity for managing the national information infrastructure and serving the information and education needs of the public. • Build the capacity of libraries and archives to lead and contribute to efforts that improve community well-being and strengthen civic engagement. • Improve the ability of libraries and archives to provide broad access to and use of information and collections with emphasis on collaboration to avoid duplication and maximize reach. • Strengthen the ability of libraries to provide services to affected communities in the event of an emergency or disaster. • Strengthen the ability of libraries, archives, and museums to work collaboratively for the benefit of the communities they serve. Throughout its work, IMLS places importance on diversity, equity, and inclusion. This may be reflected in an IMLS-funded project in a wide range of ways, including efforts to serve individuals of diverse geographic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds; individuals with disabilities; individuals with limited functional literacy or information skills; individuals having difficulty using a library or museum; and underserved urban and rural communities, including children from families with incomes below the poverty line. Application Process: The application process for the NLG-L program has two phases; applicants must begin by applying for Phase I. For Phase I, all applicants must submit Preliminary Proposals by the September 20th deadline listed for this Notice of Funding Opportunity. For Phase II, only selected applicants will be invited to submit Full Proposals, and only those Invited Full Proposals will be considered for funding. Invited Full Proposals will be due March 20, 2024. Funding Opportunity Number: NLG-LIBRARIES-FY24. Assistance Listing: 45.312. Funding Instrument: G. Category: AR,HU. Award Amount: $50K – $1M per award.
The California Department of Education (CDE) Early Education Division is making approximately .7 million available to expand California State Preschool Program (CSPP) services statewide, appropriated under the 2021 Budget Act. Eligible applicants are local educational agencies (LEAs), including school districts, county offices of education, community college districts, and direct-funded charter schools—both current CSPP contractors and new applicants. Funding supports full-day/full-year or part-day/part-year preschool services for income-eligible children beginning in FY 2024–25. Awards are allocated by county based on Local Planning Council priority areas and application scores, with redistribution provisions if county allocations are underutilized.