PA ARRA Health Care Funding

Governor Rendell Announces Application for $5 Million Federal Recovery Act Grant to Train, Place Health Care Workers

Oct. 19, 2009 -- Harrisburg – Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Rendell today said the commonwealth’s application for a $5 million American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant will help provide training and placement services for approximately 1,430 Pennsylvanians seeking careers in health care.

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“To help ensure that Pennsylvanians have access to the high-quality care they deserve, our workforce must have a greater number of highly skilled health care workers,” Governor Rendell said. “Health care is among our most important industries and it is adding jobs – even during this recession.”

If awarded, the Pennsylvania Workforce Investment Board, or PA WIB, will use the grant to enhance statewide training and placement efforts for allied health workers. The Pennsylvania Center for Health Careers, an arm of the PA WIB, will develop a pipeline of allied health workers that is diverse and representative of Pennsylvania. The project will focus on traditionally underserved populations including dislocated, unemployed, low-wage workers such as those on public assistance, high school dropouts, individuals with disabilities, veterans and individuals with limited English proficiency.

For more information about how Recovery Act funds are benefitting Pennsylvania, visit www.recovery.pa.gov.

Source: Pennsylvania Governor