The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices has assisted 23 states and territories in their efforts to scale high-quality work-based learning programs since 2016. Rhode Island has been engaged with the Policy Academy on Scaling Work-Based Learning since 2017 -- the same year that state policymakers launched an initiative aimed at improving youth career readiness called PrepareRI. The Office of the Governor and key state agencies such as the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) lead PrepareRI's operations, which include collaboration with businesses and non-governmental organizations. This report presents Rhode Island's Equity Grant Program, RIDE, which is part of Rhode Island's intentional approach to closing access and attainment gaps in its work-based learning programs.