1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gateway to Careers Act of 2018 . 2. Career Pathways Grant Program Title VIII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1161a et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: BB Career Pathway Grant Program 899. Career Pathway Grant Program (a) Definitions In this section: (1) WIOA Definitions The terms area career and technical education school , career pathway , individual with a barrier to employment , industry or sector partnership , integrated education and training , local board , and recognized postsecondary credential have the meanings given such terms in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3102 ). (2) Career pathway partnership (A) In General The term career pathway partnership means a partnership— (i) between an eligible institution, a workforce development partner described in subparagraph (B), and a secondary and adult education partner described in subparagraph (C); (ii) evidenced by a formal agreement between partners