The Ohio Department of Education, in collaboration with the Ohio Department of Health, is announcing it will offer funding to nonprofit health care organizations through a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention grant titled National Initiative to address COVID-19 Health Disparities Among Populations at High-Risk and Underserved, Including Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations and Rural Communities.
The High School Health Care Preceptor Pilot will provide paid internships in health care fields to high school students. These internships will provide mentors in the health care industry and create a career pathway for students to obtain CPR certification and industry-recognized credentials, as well as prepare students for health care education at the postsecondary level. The grant application will be available from March 7 to 21, 2022.
The application portal is now open available on the Ohio Department of Education's webpage. Targeted school districts include the following:
The $380,760 in grant funding will be awarded to multiple entities to fund in-demand internship opportunities for high-risk, underserved ethnic minority and rural high school students in identified targeted districts. Each entity may be awarded between $10,000 and $80,000 maximum. Please be advised that providers do not need an IRN number to submit the completed application, letter of support, budget documents and appendices.
Eligible applicants include nonprofit health care organizations, health care providers (including community health centers - for example, federally qualified health centers), health care industry sector partnerships and career-technical planning districts. Applicants must identify and be willing to match students from a targeted school district with a preceptor.
Please follow instructions on the webpage to obtain a Unique Entity Identifier and to register as a supplier for the State of Ohio. This will be needed for reimbursement.
Interested applicants must be prepared to:
Applicants may need to be prepared to:
For questions, please reach out to LeadingAge Ohio Director of Strategic Communications Patrick Schwartz at pschwartz@leadingageohio.org or contact healthcarepreceptor@education.ohio.gov.