Nevada awarded $2.5 million federal grant for rural healthcare
CARSON CITY — Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak announced Monday the state was awarded a $2.5 million federal H-1B Rural Healthcare Grant that aims to strengthen efforts in developing the healthcare workforce through job placing programs in northern and rural communities.
“I am glad to see that the Governor’s Office of Workforce Innovation has been awarded a $2.5 million H-1B Rural Healthcare Grant”, said Governor Sisolak in a news release. “This is needed now more than ever and thanks to their efforts in securing this grant, our State will be better equipped to develop and train our healthcare workforce in our northern and rural communities.”
The Governor’s Office of Workforce Innovation will lead the managing the distribution of the $2.5 million federal grant. In partnership with Nevadaworks, key healthcare organizations, and training providers, the grant aims to expand several services including job placement, resume writing, job search assistance, and occupational skill training, the news release states.
The services provided to northern and rural communities will help reduce employment barriers that hinder Nevada’s rural workforce from moving into middle-to-high skilled H-1B healthcare occupations, the release states.
For details and the latest news regarding this grant, see the Governor’s Office of Workforce Innovation website here.