Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee

AWARD PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THE CRITICAL SECTORS JOB QUALITY GRANT PROGRAM IS TO EXPAND JOB QUALITY IN THE CARE, CLIMATE RESILIENCY, AND HOSPITALITY SECTORS AND TO SUPPORT TRANSFORMATIVE EFFORTS TO IMPROVE JOB QUALITY AND AVAILABILITY OF GOOD JOBS, PARTICULARLY FOR THE BENEFIT OF HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS AND COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT IN GOOD JOBS. THESE DEMONSTRATION GRANTS WILL DO SO THROUGH INDUSTRY-LED, WORKER-CENTERED SECTOR STRATEGIES BUILT THROUGH LABOR-MANAGEMENT PARTNERSHIPS. THE PROJECTS FUNDED BY THESE GRANTS WILL BE CENTERED ON THE NEEDS OF WORKERSDESIGNING TRAINING MODELS AND PROVIDING TRAINING THAT PROMOTES EQUITY, JOB QUALITY, AND WORKER VOICE. ACTIVITIES PERFORMED: PROJECTS UNDER THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WILL FUND BOTH SHORT-TERM CAPACITY-BUILDING PLANNING GRANTS TO SUPPORT INITIAL CONVENING AND STRATEGIZING FOR FUTURE IMPACTS AS WELL AS LONGER-TERM IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS THAT WILL USE EXISTING SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS TO DIRECTLY IMPACT JOB QUALITY WITHIN THE CHOSEN SECTOR.DELIVERABLES: THE PROJECT INTENDS TO TRAIN AND CERTIFY INDIVIDUALS TO FILL APPROXIMATELY 80 HVAC-R POSITIONS WITHIN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, WITH A TARGET OF GRADUATING 33 STUDENTS FROM THE PROGRAM. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THIS GRANT PROGRAM INTENDS TO SERVE PARTICIPANTS WHO ARE NEW ENTRANTS TO THE WORKFORCE, DISLOCATED WORKERS, OR INCUMBENT WORKERS. WITHIN THESE ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANT CATEGORIES, THIS GRANT PROGRAM INTENDS TO SERVE HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS AND COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE LOCAL OR REGIONAL ECONOMIC AREA SERVED BY THE GRANT, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE REFLECTIVE OF THE LOCAL AND REGIONAL ECONOMIC AREA BEING SERVED, INCLUDING WOMEN, PEOPLE OF COLOR, JUSTICE-INVOLVED INDIVIDUALS, INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, OR OTHER POPULATIONS WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM IMPROVED JOB QUALITY AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE TARGET CRITICAL SECTORS. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE ALLOWABLE UNDER THIS AWARD TO CARRYOUT PROJECT ACTIVITIES.

SEE NOTICE OF AWARD, ATTACHMENT 1 - TERMS AND CONDITIONS, ATTACHMENT D - STATEMENT OF WORK, ABSTRACT.