Maryland Center For Construction Education & Innovation Inc

PROGRAM PURPOSE AWARDFUNDING FOR THIS PROPOSAL WILL ENABLE MAC TO MAXIMIZE ITS EXISTING STATEWIDE INFRASTRUCTUREAND EXPERIENCE AS STATEWIDE APPRENTICESHIP INTERMEDIARIES TO EXPAND WOMEN PARTICIPATION INQUALITY RA PROGRAMS THROUGH EQUITY-FOCUSED PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS. OUR LONG TERM GOALIS TO ACHIEVE WOMENS RA PARTICIPATION RATES EQUAL TO WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION RATES. OUR GOALFOR THIS PROJECT IS TO ACHIEVE A MEANINGFUL INCREASE IN WOMENS PARTICIPATION IN APPRENTICESHIPSIN THE 2-YEAR GRANT PERIOD.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED(1) EXPAND MACS OUTREACH NETWORK OF COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS VESTED IN CONNECTINGWOMEN IN THEIR COMMUNITIES WITH WORKFORCE OPPORTUNITIES (2) CENTRALIZE AND DISTRIBUTEEXPERTISE FROM MACS DEIA NETWORK OF ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING WORKFORCE PROGRAMMING TOUNDERREPRESENTED AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES (3) HOST TRAININGS AND PARTICIPATE IN EVENTSFOR STAKEHOLDER EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER, AND NETWORKING AND (4) SERVE AS AND SUPPORTOTHER STATEWIDE INTERMEDIARIES TO ENABLE EMPLOYERS, UNIONS, AND PUBLIC ENTITIES TO DEVELOPPRE-APPRENTICESHIP AND RA PROGRAMSDELIVERABLES EXPECTED OUTCOMEMAC WILL COLLABORATE WITH PARTNERS TO ENROLL 75 WOMEN INTO PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMSAND THEN TO GRADUATE INTO RA PROGRAMS DURING EACH YEAR OF THE GRANT PROGRAM, FOR A TOTAL OF150 PARTICIPANTS. WE EXPECT AN AVERAGE PROGRAM COMPLETION RATE OF 90%, MEANING THAT WEANTICIPATE AT LEAST 135 WOMEN WILL COMPLETE THEIR PRE-APPRENTICESHIPS. OUR GOAL IS TO ACHIEVE AFULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT RATE OF 90% IN THE FORM OF A RA, WHICH TRANSLATES TO 121 WOMENENTERING RA AFTER PRE-APPRENTICESHIP COMPLETION. WE EXPECT AT LEAST 90 PARTICIPANTS, OR 75% OFTHOSE ENROLLED, TO RECEIVE HIGHER WAGES UPON ENTERING RA.WE EXPECT THAT AT LEAST 50%, OR 75, OF OUR PARTICIPANTS WILL BE FROM UNDERREPRESENTED ANDUNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. SPECIFICALLY, WE AIM TO ACHIEVE PARTICIPATION RATES FOR THE FOLLOWINGCOMMUNITIES GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO THEIR SHARE OF THE MD WORKFORCE: AT LEAST 45% WOMEN OFCOLOR, 8% VETERAN WOMEN, 7% WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES, 5% FORMERLY INCARCERATED WOMEN, 5%IMMIGRANT WOMEN, 3% TRANSGENDER WOMEN, 20% WOMEN FROM RURAL AREAS, AND AT LEAST 10%WOMEN AT OR BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY LINE.OTHER OUTPUTS AND OUTCOMES INCLUDE: CREATING AT LEAST 5 NEW APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITIES ANDAT LEAST 4 NEW GROUP NON-JOINT SPONSORS IN TARGET INDUSTRIES LEADING 20 TRAININGS FOR PROGRAMPROVIDERS TO IMPROVE SUPPORT FOR FEMALE PARTICIPANTS 50 ORGANIZATIONS IN THE OUTREACHNETWORK SHARING PROGRAM OPPORTUNITIES 25 ORGANIZATIONS IN THE DEIA NETWORK PROVIDING RESOURCES AND SUPPORTS AND PLACING WOMEN APPRENTICES ON AT LEAST 3 FEDERALLY FUNDED PROJECTS.THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF OUR GRANT PROJECT WILL BE FOR WOMENS TOTAL SHARE OF APPRENTICESHIPS TOINCREASE OVER THE GRANT PERIOD, DUE NOT ONLY TO OUR SUPPORTED PROGRAMS, BUT ALSO TO OUROUTREACH EFFORTS, DEIA RESOURCES, AND BROAD SUPPORT FOR THE A NTO ECOSYSTEM. WE WILLTHEREFORE AIM TO ACHIEVE A 10% PARTICIPATION RATE FOR WOMEN IN RA PROGRAMS.INTENDED BENEFICIARY(IES)WOMEN FROM ACROSS MARYLAND, INCLUDING HISTORICALLY UNDERREPRESENTED AND UNDERSERVEDPOPULATIONS SUCH AS WOMEN OF COLOR, WOMEN VETERANS, YOUNG WOMEN AND OPPORTUNITY YOUTH,WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES, JUSTICE-INVOLVED WOMEN, TRANSGENDER WOMEN, RURAL WOMEN, ANDWOMEN AT OR BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY LINE.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIESBDCBT WILL IMPLEMENT OUTREACH THAT ASSISTS WOMEN IN ACCESSING UNION CONSTRUCTION CAREERS CREATE OUTREACH MARKETING MATERIALS TO ATTRACT WOMEN TO CONSTRUCTION CAREERS COORDINATEQUARTERLY ENTRY TO PRE-APPRENTICESHIP AND APPRENTICESHIP WORKSHOPS FOR WOMEN FACILITATEEDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS ON HOW TO ENTER UNION CONSTRUCTION APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS ENROLLWOMEN IN MC3 PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS AND ADVOCATE FOR HIRING POLICIES THAT EXPEDITEPRE-APPRENTICESHIP GRADUATES INTO UNION CONSTRUCTION CAREERS. (SEE LETTER OF COMMITMENT.)