Specifications include, but are not limited to: Depending on the region they serve, Regional Networks will select to apply for funding to either • Identify specific barriers to growth of career connected learning programs in rural areas of the state • Identify specific barriers to participation in career connected learning for students in rural areas of the state. • Develop and implement a strategy to address the barriers and pursue growth of career connected learning programs in rural areas of the state OR • Identify specific barriers to growth of career connected learning programs in areas serving a high percentage of the state’s secondary students • Identify specific barriers to participation in career connected learning programs for students in those areas • Develop and implement a strategy to pursue growth of career connected learning programs in areas serving a high percentage of the state’s secondary students