Catalyst Grant Award Announcement: Expanding Rural EMS Training in the Sierra

2025-07-17T19:12:27+00:00

Beyond Limits Education (BLE) is honored to be a Catalyst Grant recipient through Sierra Jobs First. This award follows the March vote by the 21-member Governing Council of Sierra Jobs First—a regional collaborative representing seven counties in the eastern and central Sierra as part of the statewide California Jobs First initiative. In total, $9 million was awarded to the Hybrid EMS Training Program and 39 other projects that met pre-implementation, planning-phase criteria for Catalyst funding under California Jobs First. Funding was awarded to projects with the greatest potential to align with regional strategies for growing climate-resilient, equitable jobs in the Sierra [...]