Health Tech Alley

HTA co-founded a consortium of non-profits, under a new initiative labeled the Maryland Apprenticeship Connector. This consortium was awarded a sizable grant from the Maryland State Department of Education to advance Youth Apprenticeship Programming in a variety of industries across the state of Maryland. This $3M initiative began in 2023 with funding continuing through 2024 and reporting continue to spring 2025. This statewide initiative is building infrastructure to assist the state in scaling apprenticeships through 2030 with a goal of 45% of graduating high school seniors connecting to a registered apprenticeship program and attaining an industry recognized credential. We have created partnerships with 30+ employer trade organizations and workforce agencies; confirmed outreach to 150+ employers and all Public School Systems. This initiative is in partnership with the MD State Department of Education and MD Department of Labor.

In partnership with the University of Maryland Medical Center, we launched a 'Clean & Green' initiative to create opportunity for returning citizens to find access to employment opportunity. This unique program connects reentry citizens with paid community projects, supportive services and career placement services. This program continues through 2024. We intended 6-8 cohorts, 50+ citizens served.

Were were awarded several other grants, including DCWI, Data Science and SRTE.