In partnership with the Schultz Family Foundation and the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) is launching a Policy Academy to support states and territories in developing service-to- career pathways as a pathway of economic opportunity in key sectors for young people, especially from historically underrepresented or marginalized communities. States and territories are invited to assemble an interagency state team led by their Governor’s office to apply for a grant award of up to $50,000 and technical assistance over a 12- month period. State teams will receive support to execute their proposed scope of work; participate in a technical assistance curriculum designed to meet the needs of the Policy Academy cohort; and engage in multiple virtual and in-person peer learning opportunities. In addition to the Policy Academy, the NGA Center will also support a voluntary Service-to-Career Pathways Community of Practice for states and territories interested in participating in bimonthly virtual programming; being invited to the project’s culminating convening; and having access to ad-hoc technical assistance and structured peer-to-peer engagement.
Policy Academy Period: January 2025 – December 2025
Eligibility: All U.S. states, commonwealths, and territories in good standing with NGA were eligible to apply.
Application Due Date and Materials: Completed applications were due by Friday, November 22, 2024.
For more information about this project please contact: Sophia Yager, Senior Policy Analyst, syager@nga.org;
Informational Webinar
The NGA Center and the Schultz Family Foundation held an informational webinar on Thursday, November 14, 2024 for interested parties. Video from the webinar will be available shortly, download slides from the webinar here.
