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Summarize findings from OPRE’s HPOG 2.0 Systems Study to identify the extent to which systems activities, as implemented by HPOG program operators and their partners, may have influenced the local system.

Drawing on in-depth interviews with healthcare occupational training participants, this brief reviews their considerations when balancing caregiving responsibilities with their training.

Drawing on in-depth interviews with healthcare occupational training participants, this brief reviews their considerations when making occupational choices.

A large experimental evaluation of the second round of HPOG found significant short-term impacts (15 months after randomization) on educational progress for the low-income adults served in 27 local programs across the country.

This brief presents insights from in-depth, in-person interviews with HPOG 2.0 participants in career pathways programs, describes their experiences navigating career pathways, and suggests implications for career pathways program practice and for evaluations of career pathways programs.

Explore the analysis plan for the six-year follow-up study for the Pathways for Advancing Careers and Education (PACE) project.

This brief summarizes the implementation and early impacts of the Washington State Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (I-BEST) program at three colleges: Bellingham Technical College, Everett Community College, and Whatcom Community College. I-BEST is a nationally known program that...

In 2010, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded the first round of five-year grants from the Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG 1.0) Program to 32 organizations in 23 states; five were tribal organizations. The purpose of the HPOG Program...

In 2015, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded the second round of Health Profession Opportunity Grants (“HPOG 2.0”) to 32 grantees in 21 states, including five tribal organizations. The purpose of the...

The Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) Program awards grants to organizations that provide education and training to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients and other low-income individuals for healthcare occupations that pay well and are in high demand. A National Evaluation of 27 grants awarded in 2015...