Thingamajigs

1.PURPOSE: THE AWARD RECIPIENT WOULD HELP TO DEVELOP THE NEXT GENERATION OF THE MANUFACTURING WORKFORCE BY EXPANDING PROGRAMMING AND EVALUATING IMPACT ON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, THEREFORE INCREASING THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY'S KNOWLEDGE OF EFFECTIVE PRACTICES. 2.ACTIVITIES: THE RECIPIENT PLANS TO EXPAND ITS SUMMER MANUFACTURING CAMPS, WHICH CURRENTLY EXIST IN 24 STATES, TO 150 TOTAL LOCATIONS SERVING AT LEAST 2,500 STUDENTS, AND WOULD IMPLEMENT A TOTAL OF 9 INCLUSION CAMPS FOR AT LEAST 90 STUDENTS OVER THREE YEARS. THE RECIPIENT WOULD EXPLORE THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING A YEAR-ROUND AFTER-SCHOOL CLUB PROGRAM TARGETED AT STUDENTS AGES 5-11. THE RECIPIENT WOULD AWARD $115,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS PER YEAR FOR STUDENTS SEEKING TO FURTHER THEIR TRAINING AND EDUCATION IN ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, AND PLANS TO EMBED EVALUATION INTO CAMP AND SCHOLARSHIP OFFERINGS TO EVALUATE SHORT AND LONG-TERM IMPACTS OF PROGRAMMING ON STUDENTS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS.3.OUTCOMES: THE RECIPIENT'S ACTIVITIES WOULD RESULT IN AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF YOUNG PEOPLE INTERESTED IN PURSUING CAREERS IN ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, ADDRESSING THE NEED FOR MIDDLE-TO-HIGH-SKILLED WORKERS IN THE INDUSTRY. IT WOULD ALSO INCREASE THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY'S UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPACT OF UPSTREAM PROGRAMS ON WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE AT CRITICAL DECISION POINTS IN THEIR EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING.4.BENEFICIARIES: THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES OF THIS AWARD ARE PRIMARILY MANUFACTURERS, THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY, AND INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN CAREERS IN MANUFACTURING. THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES OF THE MANUFACTURERS AND INDIVIDUALS WOULD BENEFIT INDIRECTLY. 5.SUBRECIPIENTS: THE RECIPIENT, NUTS, BOLTS, AND THINGAMAJIGS FOUNDATION, WOULD SUBAWARD FUNDS TO THE FABRICATORS AND MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION, INC. FOR SALARIES FOR KEY PERSONNEL.

PURPOSE: TO SUPPORT A MULTIMEDIA ARTS PROJECT AND INTERACTIVE MAP EXPLORING THE HISTORY AND IMPACTS OF REDLINING IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA.