National Restaurant Association

HOPES HOSPITALITY OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE RE ENTERING SOCIETY

AMERICAN APPRENTICESHIP INITIATIVE

YOUTH - YOUNG OFFENDER

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

REINTEGRATION OF EX-OFFENDERS

PURPOSE: THE NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION (NRAEF) REQUESTS $900,000 TO SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF THE HOSPITALITY OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE (RE)ENTERING SOCIETY (HOPES) PROGRAM TO ADULTS AGES 25 AND OLDER IN THREE COMMUNITIES: CHICAGO, ILLINOIS AND RICHMOND AND FARMVILLE, VIRGINIA. NRAEF AND ITS PARTNERS WILL SERVICE A MINIMUM OF 120 INDIVIDUALS DURING THE GRANT PERIOD ($7,500 PER PARTICIPANT).  PRIMARY ACTIVITIES: HOPES IS A HOSPITALITY SECTOR STRATEGY THAT USES A COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE MODEL TO DELIVER SEQUENCED JOB READINESS TRAINING, SUPPORT SERVICES, OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING, INDUSTRY CREDENTIALS, EMPLOYMENT CONNECTIONS, AND ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES.  THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO CREATE A SEAMLESS PATHWAY FOR PARTICIPANTS FROM CORRECTIONAL FACILITY TO COMMUNITY TO EMPLOYMENT. COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS INCLUDE: 1) DEPARTMENTS OF CORRECTIONS (DOCS) OFFERING CULINARY AND FOODSERVICE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT; 2) COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS (CBOS) PROVIDING INDIVIDUALIZED PRE- AND POST-RELEASE CASE MANAGEMENT, JOB READINESS TRAINING, AND CONTINUED INDUSTRY EDUCATION; AND 3) STATE RESTAURANT ASSOCIATIONS (SRA) WITH A PROVEN ABILITY TO LINK PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS WITH EMPLOYERS WHO SUPPORT APPRENTICESHIP. NRAEF SERVES AS AN INTERMEDIARY ORGANIZATION, CONNECTING STAKEHOLDER GROUPS IN EACH OF THE TARGET COMMUNITIES.    OUTCOMES: OUTCOMES FOR HOPES INCLUDE HIGH ENROLLMENT AND RETENTION RATES, INCREASED TRAINING AND MEASURABLE SKILLS GAIN, INCREASED EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENTS, GREATER RETENTION AND EARNINGS, AND REDUCED RECIDIVISM.    SERVICE AREA: NRAEF AND HOPES PARTNERS WILL SERVICE INDIVIDUALS RETURNING TO THREE COMMUNITIES: 1) CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (COOK COUNTY); 2) FARMVILLE, VIRGINIA (CUMBERLAND COUNTY); AND 3) RICHMOND, VIRGINIA (RICHMOND COUNTY).   BENEFICIARIES: THE TARGET AUDIENCE IS INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE AGES 25 AND OLDER, RETURNING TO THE SERVICE AREAS, AND MEET THE ELIGIBILITY AND SUITABILITY REQUIREMENTS DEFINED IN THE PROPOSAL NARRATIVE. NRAEF AND HOPES PARTNERS WILL SERVICE A MINIMUM OF 40 PARTICIPANTS IN EACH OF THE SERVICE AREAS.   SUBRECIPIENTS: NRAEF WILL WORK WITH DOCS (ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS), CBOS (LAWRENCE HALL, LOC FAMILY SERVICES, OAR OF RICHMOND), AND SRAS (ILLINOIS RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, VIRGINIA RESTAURANT, LODGING & TRAVEL ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION) TO SERVICE THE THREE TARGET COMMUNITIES.  SINCE 2019, NRAEF HAS WORKED WITH THE IDENTIFIED PARTNERS TO IMPLEMENT HOPES, WITH A FOCUS ON YOUNG ADULTS (AGES 18-24).  PRIORITY CONSIDERATION: NRAEF MEETS REQUIREMENTS FOR CATEGORY 2 PROGRAM-SPECIFIC PRIORITY CONSIDERATION. DOCUMENTATION OF NRAEF’S ELIGIBILITY FOR PRIORITY CONSIDERATION CAN BE FOUND IN THE PROPOSAL NARRATIVE AS FOLLOWS.   REQUIREMENT  LOCATION  LOCAL DEMANDS ASSESSMENT   PAGES 3-4  INDIVIDUALIZED REENTRY PLANNING   PAGES 7-8  CONNECTIONS TO LOCAL EMPLOYERS   PAGES 11, 13  TRACK EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES   PAGES 18-19

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: N A PLANNING GRANT 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.