Purpose Focused Alternative Learning

DESCRIPTION: THIS GRANT PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE PURPOSE FOCUSED ALTERNATIVE LEARNING (PFAL) CORPORATION TO IMPLEMENT ITS OWN PROJECT TO NAVAJO 'GREEN JOB CAREER DEVELOPMENT' TO PROVIDE SOLAR EDUCATION, TRAINING, NABCEP CERTIFICATION, AND EMPLOYMENT PROJECTS ON THE NAVAJO NATION. PROJECT OBJECTIVES ARE DESIGNED TO EMPOWER UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES LIVING IN WESTERN NAVAJO IN THE FORMER 'BENNETT FREEZE' AREA, WITH A FOCUS ON THE BODAWAY GAP (5) COMMUNITIES TO DEVELOP A CERTIFIED GREEN WORKFORCE SPECIALIZING IN SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES. THUS, PROVIDING FOR GREEN-JOB OPPORTUNITIES TO DEPLOY, AND MANAGE OFF-GRID SOLAR FURNACES, AND SOLAR MICROGRID SYSTEMS. THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FULL FEDERAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $75,000. PREAWARD COSTS ARE APPROVED BACK TO 4/1/2022. ACTIVITIES: 1) RED CLOUD RENEWABLE (RCR) WILL SPONSOR (2) NAVAJO NABCEP CERTIFIED SOLAR TRAIN THE TRAINER TECHNICIANS; WHEREAS, THE GRANT WILL FUND ONE OTHER TO BECOME NABCEP CERTIFIED. 2) PURPOSE FOCUSED ALTERNATIVE LEARNING (PFAL) WILL PURCHASE OFF-GRID SOLAR FURNACES; AND TRAIN (6) NAVAJOS IN SOLAR FURNACE ASSEMBLY, INSTALLATION, AND PRELIMINARY MANUFACTURING. 3) PFAL AND HIDDEN SPRINGS MISSION (HSM) WILL CONDUCT QUARTERLY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH EVENTS FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS; CONCURRENTLY PFAL WILL CONDUCT JOB/CAREER MENTORING. 4) RCR AGREES TO ASSESS THE CURRENT HSM FACILITIES TO DETERMINE THE BEST USAGE OF THE EXISTING STRUCTURE(S). OUTCOMES: PURPOSE FOCUSED ALTERNATIVE LEARNING (PFAL) CORPORATION WILL HAVE A TOTAL OF (3) CERTIFIED NABCEP TRAINERS TO BEGIN THE INITIAL DEVELOPMENT OF A NAVAJO GREEN WORKFORCE CAPABLE OF INSTALLING SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES SLATED FOR BODAWAY GAP OF WESTERN NAVAJO. PFAL WILL CONTRACT THE (6) TRAINED TECHNICIANS TO DEPLOY (12) SOLAR FURNACE SYSTEMS ACROSS THE BODAWAY GAP. THE REMAINING (4) SYSTEMS WILL BE UTILIZED FOR CONTINUED TRAINING. AN OUTCOME INCLUDES COMMUNITY-DRIVEN PARTICIPATION THROUGH INCLUSION AND TRANSPARENCY RELATED TO GREEN JOB CREATION AND DEPLOYMENT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES ON NAVAJO. IN ADDITION, THERE WILL BE LOCAL CAPACITY BUILDING BY PROVIDING SOLAR TECHNOLOGY TRAINING AT THE HSM FACILITIES LOCATED IN BODAWAY GAP. SUBRECIPIENT: PROJECT MANAGER, OUTREACH COORDINATOR, LOGISTICS MANAGER ARE PART OF THE PROJECT TEAM ALONG WITH RED CLOUD RENEWABLES TO TRAIN NAVAJO STUDENTS TO INSTALL OFF GRID SOLAR ASSEMBLY.