White Paper: Funding Strategies for Sustainable Career Connected Learning Initiatives

How can communities fund Career Connected Learning for long-term sustainability and scale?

Sustainable Career-Connected Learning rarely depends on a single funding source. Strong programs braid recurring public funds, one-time investments, and philanthropic support to launch new pathways and sustain them as needs and funding conditions change. 

This white paper explores how education, industry, government, and philanthropy can align resources around shared workforce priorities. 

What You’ll Learn 

• How recurring public funding, one-time investments, and philanthropy can play different roles 

• Why identifying funding early can strengthen partner confidence and employer participation 

• How districts can align resources such as CTE, Perkins, apprenticeship, grants, and private contributions 

• How Arizona combined public and private resources to support a statewide semiconductor talent pipeline
   

Designed For: 

Superintendents | Chief Financial Officers | CTE & Career Readiness Leaders | Grants & Development Leaders | Employer Partnership Leaders | Funders