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LEAD APPLICANT ORGANIZATIONS NAME: NATIONAL AHEC ORGANIZATION (NAO)LEAD APPLICANT ENTITY TYPE: 501(C)(3) NATIONAL NON-PROFITLEAD APPLICANT CITY STATE: ALACHUA, FLORIDAPROJECT TITLE: PROJECT PAVE (PATHWAYS BY AHECS USING VR EDUCATION)PROJECT PURPOSE: BRING HEALTHCARE-FOCUSED CAREER EXPLORATION, JOB TRAINING, AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING TO 3,330 RURAL AND DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS ACROSS SEVEN (7) REGIONS, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY BUILDING NEW PARTNERSHIPS FOR AHECS TO ENSURE THAT THESE EFFORTS ARE SUSTAINED LONG-TERM.REQUIRED PARTNERS:WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS:MONTANA STATE WORKFORCE INNOVATION BOARDHAWAII STATE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (VIA THE HEALTHCARE SECTOR PARTNERSHIP)KENTUCKY CAREER CENTER - TENCOBAY AREA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDEMPLOYER INDUSTRY TRADE ASSOCIATION PARTNERS:MONTANA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATIONHILO MEDICAL CENTERTHE HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHST. CLAIRE HEALTHCAREPRIMARY PLUSGREATER GREEN BAY HEALTH CARE ALLIANCEEDUCATION PARTNERS:HOSAMONTANA OFFICE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONHAWAII SECONDARY SCHOOLS (VIA THE HEALTHCARE SECTOR PARTNERSHIP)NORTHEAST KENTUCKY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (VIA MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY)WISCONSIN OFFICE OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION - HOSA STATE ADVISOR COOPERATIVE EDUCATION SERVICE AGENCYCHURCHILL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL CHURCHILL COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTRUTLAND CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (RCPS) RCPS STAFFORD TECHNICAL CENTERSERVICE AREA: MULTI-STATE 7 STATES AND 103 COUNTIES AND 6 US TERRITORIESSERVICE AREAS (COUNTIES) ALABAMA: BIBB, CHOCTAW, DALLAS, FAYETTE, GREENE, HALE, LAMAR, MARENGO, PERRY, PICKENS, SUMTER, TUSCALOOSA AND WILCOX HAWAII: HAWAII, HONOLULU, KALAWAO, KAUAI, MAUI AND THE TERRITORIES OF GUAM, AMERICAN SAMOA, COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA, THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU AND THE REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS KENTUCKY: BATH, BOYD, CARTER, CLARK, ELLIOTT, FLEMING, GREENUP, LAWRENCE, LEWIS, MASON, MENIFEE, MONTGOMERY, MORGAN, NICHOLAS, POWELL, ROBERTSON, ROWAN MONTANA: GLACIER, TOOLE, LIBERTY, HILL, BLAINE, PONDERA, CHOUTEAU, TETON, CASCADE, JUDITH BASIN, MEAGHER, LEWIS AND CLARK, POWELL, GRANITE, DEER LODGE, SILVER BOW, JEFFERSON, BROADWATER, BEAVERHEAD, MADISON, GALLATIN, AND PARK WISCONSIN: CHIPPEWA, CLARK, DUNN, EAU CLAIRE, MARATHON, PEPIN, PIERCE, PORTAGE, TAYLOR, WAUPACA, WOOD, BROWN, CALUMET, DOOR, FOND DU LAC, KEWAUNEE, MANITOWOC, OZAUKEE, OUTAGAMIE, SHEBOYGAN, WASHINGTON, AND WINNEBAGO NEVADA: BROWN, CALUMET, DOOR, FOND DU LAC, KEWAUNEE, MANITOWOC, OZAUKEE, OUTAGAMIE, SHEBOYGAN, WASHINGTON, AND WINNEBAGO VERMONT: ADDISON, BENNINGTON, RUTLAND, WINDHAM, WINDSORINTENDED BENEFICIARIES: NATIONAL AHEC ORGANIZATION (NAO), NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA AHEC, HAWAII PACIFIC BASIN AHEC, NORTHEAST KENTUCKY AHEC, NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN AHEC, HIGH SIERRA AHEC, SOUTHERN VERMONT AHEC, WEST CENTRAL ALABAMA AHEC, SUWANNEE RIVER AHEC, TRANSFRFUNDING LEVEL REQUESTED: 1,999,960TOTAL LEVERAGED FUNDS: 111,343.60NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS TO BE SERVED: 3,300SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: PROJECT COORDINATION OF PATHWAY PROGRAMMING, STUDENT RECRUITMENT, VR SOFTWARE AND HEADSET TRAINING, RECRUITING STUDENTS IN TO OUT OF SCHOOL PATHWAY PROGRAMS, CURRICULUM ENHANCEMENTS, DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT.PUBLIC CONTACT: NAO: 386-462-1551 EXT. 108, INFO NATIONALAHEC.ORGBRIEF SUMMARY: PAVE (PATHWAYS BY AHECS USING VR EDUCATION) WILL ENHANCE AND EXPAND HEALTH CAREER EXPLORATION PROGRAMS, POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION TRAINING, AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH AGES 14 TO 21 FROM RURAL AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. OVER THREE YEARS, AHECS ACROSS SEVEN RURAL REGIONS WILL INCREASE ACCESS TO HANDS-ON AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING BY INTEGRATING VIRTUAL REALITY (VR) SIMULATIONS IN TO THEIR OUT OF SCHOOL TIME PATHWAY PROGRAMS. PAVE WILL ALSO ENABLE AHECS TO ADVANCE PARTNERSHIPS TO CONSTRUCT A MORE ROBUST PATHWAY THAT WILL SUPPORT STUDENTS TOWARD UNSUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.