Key Findings from the Final Annual Report of the Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) Program, 2015-2021

Across two rounds of grants, the Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) Program aimed to provide education and training to TANF recipients and other adults with low incomes for occupations in the healthcare field that pay well and are expected to either experience labor shortages or be in high demand. This brief highlights key findings from the Final Annual Report of the Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) Program, 2015-2021, and presents information describing HPOG 2.0 including the training and services received and outcomes obtained by those who participated. The report includes all 32 grantees’ and participants’ experiences from HPOG 2.0’s start on September 30, 2015, to its end on September 29, 2021.