The High Road
Training
Partnership Fund
The Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) launched the $17.8M High Road Training Partnership (HRTP) Fund in April 2025. Supported by the American Rescue Plan Act and Care First Community Investment, the HRTP Fund offers $500K to $1M grants for cross-sector partnerships to design and deliver industry and worker-centered workforce training models that yield quality jobs and careers as well as equity and sustainability in the region.
In April 2025, Dalberg Consulting U.S., LLC, on behalf of the Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO), issued a Request for Applications (RFA) to fund High Road Training Partnerships (HRTPs) aligned with regional workforce and equity priorities, with funding from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and Care First Community Investment (CFCI).
In August 2025, we reissued the RFA to solicit proposals for a Digital Navigators focused HRTP, with up to $1 million in available funding for one selected program. The application window for this Digital Navigators RFP closed on August 29th, 2025.
We thank all applicants who took the time to apply to the RFA. The applications are currently under review, and the selected grantee will be announced in October 2025.
Please refer to the DEO HRTP website for information on their programs and updates on future funding opportunities: https://opportunity.lacounty.gov/hrtp/
Press Conference
Applicant Resources & Events
Guiding Documents
| Request for Applications (RFA) | View |
| HRTP Fund FAQ | View |
| Understanding HRTPs 101 | View |
| Application Questions (English) | View |
| Application Questions (Spanish) | View |
| Information Session Slides | View |
| Application Guide and Checklist | View |
| Application Portal FAQs (published July 31st) | View |
| HRTP Framework and Fund Overview | English: View Spanish: View |
Information Sessions
Information sessions were held in each Supervisorial District and virtually during the week of April 14 to provide applicants additional opportunities to learn about the HRTP Fund, eligibility, and the application process.
Slides and recordings from information sessions are now available on this site. All recordings have closed captioning and transcription options available on the video player. All information sessions cover the same content and are not specific to Digital Navigators programs.
| Monday, April 14 | 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM | DEO Headquarters, 510 S Vermont Ave (Supervisorial District 2) | Watch recording |
| Tuesday, April 15 | 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Rio Hondo Comprehensive AJCC (Supervisorial District 4) | Watch recording |
| Tuesday, April 15 | 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Pomona Valley Comprehensive AJCC (Supervisorial District 1) | Watch recording |
| Wednesday, April 16 | 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM | Palmdale AJCC (Supervisorial District 5) | Watch recording |
| Wednesday, April 16 | 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM | Rancho Dominguez AJCC (Supervisorial District 2) | Watch recording |
| Thursday, April 17 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Northeast San Fernando Valley WorkSource Center/AJCC (Supervisorial District 3) | Watch recording |
| Friday, April 18 | 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM | Virtual – only on Zoom | Watch recording |
Virtual Office Hours
The UCLA Labor Center hosted virtual office hours to provide general guidance on the HRTP framework and its key components and goals. Questions raised in the virtual office hours were included in the weekly FAQs (versions April 30th and May 7th) uploaded to this site.
Recordings of the office hours can be viewed below.
| Tuesday, April 22 | 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Systems Change, Theory of Change, and Logic Model | Watch recording Slides: View |
| Thursday, April 24 | 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM | HRTP Core Components: Strong Partnerships, Worker-Centered, Industry-Driven, Training Solutions | Watch recording Slides: View |
| Monday, April 28 | 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Training Model and Supportive Services | Watch recording Slides: View |
| Friday, May 2 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Goals—Equity, Economic Resilience, Climate Resilience, Job Quality | Watch recording Slides: View |