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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello All, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I hope that you are well. I am forwarding information about funding for Career Launch Endorsed Programs. If you have questions about the funding opportunity and/or about Career Launch, contact Becky Wood (<u><span style="color:#0563C1"><a href="mailto:bwood@sbctc.edu">bwood@sbctc.edu</a></span></u><u>)
</u>for assistance. Have a great day!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Kind regards, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Jamilyn<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Becky Wood <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 22, 2021 3:38 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:vtc@lists.ctc.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">vtc@lists.ctc.edu</span></a>;
<a href="mailto:deaninstr@lists.ctc.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">deaninstr@lists.ctc.edu</span></a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Workforce Staff <<a href="mailto:workforcestaff@sbctc.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">workforcestaff@sbctc.edu</span></a>>; Scott Copeland <<a href="mailto:scopeland@sbctc.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">scopeland@sbctc.edu</span></a>>; Jamilyn
 Penn <<a href="mailto:jpenn@sbctc.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">jpenn@sbctc.edu</span></a>>; Denise H. Costello <<a href="mailto:dcostello@sbctc.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">dcostello@sbctc.edu</span></a>>; Dylan Jilek <<a href="mailto:djilek@sbctc.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">djilek@sbctc.edu</span></a>>;
 Kari Kauffman <<a href="mailto:kkauffman@sbctc.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">kkauffman@sbctc.edu</span></a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Funding for Career Launch Endorsed Programs | 2 Opportunities<br>
<b>Importance:</b> High<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dear Colleagues: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Does your college offer certificates or degrees that combine meaningful, high-quality on-the-job experience with classroom learning?  If so, have you considered a Career Launch endorsement?</span></b><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">To be designated as a Career Launch program, the program must first be endorsed. This endorsement also unlocks the door for certain types of state funding. </span><a href="https://www.sbctc.edu/career-launch/career-launch-endorsement-review.aspx" title="Learn more about the endorsement and the program review process."><span style="color:#0563C1">Learn
 more about the endorsement and the program review process.</span></a><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Did we get your attention and now you’re ready to learn all you can about this competitive funding opportunity?
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.sbctc.edu/colleges-staff/grants/career-launch-enrollment-ftes-funding.aspx"><b><span style="color:#0563C1">Career Launch Enrollment Growth</span></b></a><span style="color:#1F497D">-- Offered through the State Board
 for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) and exclusively to our system colleges, this funding opportunity is intended to provide for new or expanded enrollments within Career Launch endorsed programs in the Washington Community and Technical College System.
 Eligible Career Launch endorsed programs are credit bearing programs that have received a Career Launch endorsement from the Career Connected Learning Cross-Agency Work Group’s Career Launch Endorsement Review Team. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.sbctc.edu/colleges-staff/grants/career-launch-capital-equipment-funding.aspx"><b><span style="color:#0563C1">Career Launch Equipment</span></b><span style="color:#0563C1">--</span></a><span style="color:#1F497D"> Offered
 through the SBCTC, this funding opportunity is intended to provide for the purchase and installation of capital equipment that supports expanded enrollment capacity within eligible Career Launch endorsed programs exclusively to the colleges in the system.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Learn more about how to apply for funding<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Please register now for the grant application webinar, scheduled for September 30th at 1:00pm. In the grant application webinar, participants will learn about the intent of grant funding, hear an overview about
 application requirements, understand the basics of fiscal guidelines, and have an opportunity to ask questions. Colleges intending to submit applications are strongly encouraged to register for this webinar. Another announcement about the event will be sent
 out later in August in case folks miss it here. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMuf-upqTgiE9VMiQWWTWcYpV487AxHfwRk"><span style="color:#0563C1">Register for the Career Launch Enrollment and Equipment Application Webinar – September 30th, 2021 at 1pm</span></a><u><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F497D">Can’t attend the grant application webinar?
</span></i><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMuf-upqTgiE9VMiQWWTWcYpV487AxHfwRk"><i><span style="color:#0563C1">Register</span></i></a><i><span style="color:#1F497D"> to receive a copy of the recording.</span></i><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">2021-2022 Career Launch Enrollment and Equipment Grants
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#1F497D">Important Dates<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="color:#1F497D"> Milestones<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="color:#1F497D">Key Dates<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="color:#1F497D">Applications available<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#1F497D">September 23, 2021<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#1F497D">Application Webinar - </span><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMuf-upqTgiE9VMiQWWTWcYpV487AxHfwRk"><i><span style="color:#0563C1">register here</span></i></a><i><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<i><span style="color:#1F497D">Register to participate live or to receive a recording</span></i><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#1F497D">September 30, 2021 (1:00pm PDT)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#1F497D">Application deadline<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#1F497D">October 21, 2021<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#1F497D">Colleges notified of grant awards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#1F497D">Late November 2021<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#1F497D">Grant funding to begin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#1F497D">December 2021<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thank you for your interest and for sharing this with your colleagues!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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 Wood<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:10.55pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif;color:#003764">Pronouns: she/her
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:10.55pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif;color:#003764">Program Administrator, Workforce Education</span><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:10.55pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="color:#003764">Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:10.55pt;text-autospace:none"><a href="mailto:bwood@sbctc.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">bwood@sbctc.edu</span></a><span style="color:#003561">
</span><span style="color:#003764">• office: 360-704-1004 • cell: 360-421-0576</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://medium.com/gender-inclusivit/why-i-put-pronouns-on-my-email-signature-and-linkedin-profile-and-you-should-too-d3dc942c8743"><span style="color:blue">Why I put my pronouns in my email signature</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Schedule a meeting with me: <a href="https://calendly.com/bwoodsbctc">
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