--- title: THE HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION | Award - MatchAwards description: THE HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION. United States Department of Health and Human Services. NAICS 541611 - Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services. HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE EPC HEALTHCARE PROGRAM EXPANSION - MINNESOTA IS FACING A WORKFORCE SHORTAGE IN BOTH... canonical: https://matchawards.com/department_of_health_and_human_services/posts/117358376423073682 og:image: https://matchawards.com/home_logo.png og:image:width: 130 og:image:height: 130 twitter:card: MatchAwards.com twitter:image: https://matchawards.com/home_logo.png og:site_name: MatchAwards og:type: article og:title: THE HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION | Award og:url: https://matchawards.com/department_of_health_and_human_services/posts/117358376423073682 og:description: THE HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION. United States Department of Health and Human Services. NAICS 541611 - Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services. HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE EPC HEALTHCARE PROGRAM EXPANSION - MINNESOTA IS FACING A WORKFORCE SHORTAGE IN BOTH... og:image: https://matchawards.com/system/accounts/avatars/000/000/014/original/f603b752f6b67073.png?1638825323 og:image:width: 120 og:image:height: 120 twitter:card: summary --- # THE HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE FOUNDATION Agency United States Department of Health and Human Services NAICS 541611 - Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services Period start 2026-09-30 Period end 2029-09-29 Budget 2089000.0 Place of performance MINNESOTA, UNITED STATES ## Description HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE EPC HEALTHCARE PROGRAM EXPANSION - MINNESOTA IS FACING A WORKFORCE SHORTAGE IN BOTH DENTAL ASSISTING AND NURSING, AND THESE PROJECTS WILL EXPAND HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE’S (HTC) ABILITY TO DELIVER HIGH-DEMAND, HIGH-WAGE CAREER PROGRAMS. THE REQUESTED FUNDS WILL SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF HTC’S DENTAL ASSISTANT PROGRAM BY RENOVATING THE CURRENT LAB, CLINIC, AND CLASSROOM AT THE EDEN PRAIRIE CAMPUS. ADDITIONALLY, FUNDS WILL BE USED TO UPGRADE EQUIPMENT IN THE LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSING (LPN) PROGRAM TO SIMULATE REAL WORLD CLINICAL SETTINGS, BETTER PREPARING STUDENTS FOR THEIR CAREERS. PROJECT 1 IS THE DENTAL ASSISTANT PROGRAM AT EDEN PRAIRIE. HTC’S DENTAL ASSISTANT PROGRAM IS CONSISTENTLY FULL, REFLECTING ITS STRONG REPUTATION AND THE HIGH DEMAND FOR DENTAL PROFESSIONALS. THE COLLEGE’S LICENSURE EXAM PASSAGE RATES EXCEED THE STATE AVERAGE, MAKING ITS GRADUATES HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER. THE RENOVATION WILL REFLECT CURRENT WORKFORCE TECHNOLOGY AND POSITION THE PROGRAM TO GROW. TO ADDRESS THE WORKFORCE GAP, HTC ALSO LAUNCHED A CERTIFICATE PROGRAM FOR UNLICENSED ASSISTANTS, PROVIDING TRAINING IN INFECTION CONTROL, CLINIC MANAGEMENT, AND ESSENTIAL SKILLS—REDUCING THE BURDEN OF ON-THE-JOB TRAINING FOR DENTAL PRACTICES. FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES IN THE REMODELED CLINIC WILL INCLUDE TRAINING FOR RADIOLOGY AND LOCAL ANESTHESIOLOGY. PROJECT 2 IS THE ENHANCEMENT OF THE LPN PROGRAM AT THE EDEN PRAIRIE CAMPUS OF HTC. THE ABILITY TO EXPAND PROGRAM ACCESS IS DIRECTLY LINKED TO EQUIPMENT AND LAB AVAILABILITY. REALISTIC SIMULATION TRAINING IS DIRECTLY LINKED TO CLINICAL READINESS AND LICENSURE EXAM SUCCESS RATES. WITH UPGRADED EQUIPMENT, STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO STREAM SCENARIO PLAYBACK WITH THEIR INSTRUCTORS TO REVIEW AND ADDRESS CHALLENGES IN REAL TIME. THE PROJECT WILL MOVE THE LAB SPACE INTO A MORE SUITABLE LOCATION TO ADDRESS NEEDED LAB SIZE AND SIM CAPACITY. THE REQUESTED FUNDING WILL NOT ONLY SUPPORT STUDENTS BY EXPANDING ACCESS TO IN-DEMAND PROGRAMS BUT ALSO ADDRESS THE WORKFORCE SHORTAGE BY PRODUCING MORE HIGHLY SKILLED PROFESSIONALS READY TO MEET INDUSTRY NEEDS. [Source notice](https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST%5FNON%5FCE160075%5F075)