Project Grant T2946673

Affiliated Service Providers of Indiana, Inc. (Aspin) received a $6 million project grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professionals under the Public Health Training Centers Program (CFDA 93.516) to deliver community health worker training and apprenticeship programs. Over three years, Aspin will train 210 new community health workers and upskill 23 existing workers annually through expanded curricula on chronic care, substance use, domestic violence, emergency response, and health equity topics. The funding will also support placement of 18 community health worker students per year in apprenticeships with Aspin's network of 22 partner organizations, prioritizing placements in underserved minority communities. At least 25% of student placements will address critical public health needs in communities disproportionately impacted by health inequities. The overall goal is to strengthen Indiana's community health workforce through increased recruitment, training and employment of community health workers, especially among Latino/a/x and African American populations.