Grant Project Work
Supporting Career Planning and Workforce Preparation
Since 2023, Get Focused, Stay Focused has expanded its impact by serving as fiscal agent on several collaborative state and federal grants supporting community members who face the most barriers to employment. These programs provide participants with essential career planning skills, then layer on technical training, work-based learning, and job placement support.
California Opportunity Youth Apprenticeship (COYA)
Type: Apprenticeship planning grant
Funder: Department of Industrial Relations’ Division of Apprenticeship Standards
This one-year grant supports the development of new registered apprenticeships in Kern County, focusing on Healthcare and Advanced Manufacturing. The program serves opportunity youth ages 16–24, including young parents, former foster youth, individuals with disabilities, and youth facing educational achievement gaps or disconnection from school and work.
The initiative aims to build sustainable pathways to high-quality careers while addressing
regional workforce needs and advancing equity.
Green Futures LA High Roads Training Partnership (HRTP)
Type: Workforce development grant
Funder: Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity High Road Training Partnership Fund
Green Futures LA HRTP is designed to address the growing workforce gap in green infrastructure by preparing young adults who face barriers to employment — including opportunity youth and justice-involved individuals.
Target occupations include solar PV installers, electricians, landscaping workers, and water plant operators throughout Los Angeles County.
The program serves more than 55 youth with a goal of at least 75% placement into employment or pre-apprenticeship opportunities, creating strong pathways into high-demand, high-road
careers.
High Road Training
Type: Planning grant
Funder: California Workforce Development Board’s High Road Training Partnerships (HRTP) initiative
This one-year planning grant supports the development of a work plan to serve job seekers in Tulare and Visalia. The focus is on building industry partnerships to increase access to good jobs, create pathways for career growth, and meet regional industry needs.
The initiative emphasizes work-based learning and job placement, focusing on two priority sectors across two adult schools.
LA County’s Care First and Community Investment Grant
Type: Workforce development grant
Funder: LA County’s Care First and Community Investment Fund
This three-year grant supports intervention and prevention programs for systems-involved youth, aiming to transform lives through life skills and career readiness training. Participants then transition into specialized training, work-based learning, or direct employment.
The program focuses on Manufacturing and Healthcare sectors, delivered in partnership with Antelope Valley Union High School District, Antelope Valley College, and Antelope Valley Adult Education School.