Lead applicant organization name: junior college district of east central missouriproject title name and purpose: breath: bringing respiratory education and access to theheartland

Its purpose is to use an existing consortium model (missouri health professionsconsortium) to provide students across 70 primarily rural and low-income counties inmissouri the opportunity to obtain first an associate degree in respiratory care and later abachelor s degree for advancement opportunities.total funding requested: $5,525,720TYPE of applicant: consortiumindustry sector(s): healthcaregeographic area served labor market area: missouri counties of howard, franklin, warren, gasconade, osage, maries, phelps, dent, crawford, washington, adair, audrain, boone, chariton, clark, howard, knox, lewis, macon, marion, monroe, ralls, randolph, schuyler, scotland, shelby, atchison, holt, andrew, nodaway, worth, gentry, dekalb, harrison, daviess, caldwell, livingston, grundy, mercer, putnam, sullivan, linn, benton, camden, carroll, cole, cooper, henry, hickory, johnson, miller, moniteau, morgan, pettis, saline, ST. Clair, bollinger, butler, cape girardeau, carter, dunklin, howell, mississippi, new madrid, oregon, pemiscot, reynolds, ripley, scott, stoddard, andwaynetotal estimated number of participants: 200SCC partnershipinstitution consortium partners (required for consortium applicants only)east central college applicant lead two-year community collegemoberly area community college two-year community collegenorth central missouri college two-year community collegestate fair community college two-year community collegethree rivers college two-year community collegesector convener (required for all applicants)missouri healthcare professions consortium community college consortiumemployer partners (at least three employer partners, per sector, who are part of the sectorinitiative, are required for all applicants)missouri baptist sullivan hospital medical centerboone health medical centerbothwell regional health center medical centergolden valley memorial healthcare medical centerhannibal regional healthcare medical centermissouri delta medical center medical centermercy hospital washington medical centermosaic life care medical centerpoplar bluff regional medical center medical centerphelps health medical centerworkforce development system partner(s) (required for all applicants)missouri department of higher education andworkforce developmentstatewide higher education andworkforceregional missouri workforce development in mhpc serviceareaslocal and regional workforcedevelopment boardsworker organization(s), labor-management partnership(s), or labor union(s) (ifprovided)missouri hospital association worker organizationmissouri society for respiratory care worker organizationcommunity-based organization(s)compass health network federally qualified health centerother optional partner(s)central methodist university four-year universityproject informationkey equity GAP(s) to be addressed: the underserved student population of rural, low-income studentshas an equity GAP related to access to this career pathway and degree, and graduation outcomes.occupation(s) targeted for good jobs: respiratory therapistcareer pathways program(s) to be enhanced: respiratory carecontinued in attachment 1 - terms and conditions, attachment d - statement of work, abstract