Chicago Women In Trades

AWARD PURPOSE THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO BUILD UPON ITS SUCCESSFUL LOCAL TRADESWOMEN PEER NETWORKING AND MENTORSHIP PROGRAMMING TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NATIONAL MENTORSHIP MODEL AND FRAMEWORK IN A TARGETED AND CUSTOMIZED COLLABORATION WITH THE BRICKLAYERS AND IRONWORKERS' INTERNATIONAL UNIONS. ACTIVITIES PERFORMED CHICAGO WOMEN IN TRADES (CWIT) WILL OPERATE A MINIMUM OF SEVEN PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS PROVIDING A PROJECTED 28 CLASSES DURING THE PERIOD, INCLUDING: 1)A 280-HOUR NABTU CERTIFIED GENERAL PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM SERVING A PROJECTED 120WOMEN WITH EXPANDED INVOLVEMENT FROM RAPS AND OTHER INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS. 2) AN ANNUAL ALL-FEMALE GENERAL CARPENTRY PRE-APPRENTICESHIP IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MID-AMERICA CARPENTERS' REGIONAL COUNCIL'S APPRENTICE AND TRAINING PROGRAM, SERVING AN ESTIMATED 60 WOMEN DURING THE GRANT PERIOD, WITH ALL SUCCESSFUL GRADUATES GAINING ENTRY INTO REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP, 3)FIVE NEW TRADE SPECIFIC PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE IRONWORKERS' DISTRICT COUNCIL, THE PAINTERS' DISTRICT COUNCILS #14 AND #30, THE MID-AMERICA CARPENTERS' REGIONAL COUNCIL AND THE MILLWRIGHTS' LOCAL #1693, AND THE ILLINOIS TEAMSTERS JOINT COUNCIL NO.25. COMBINED THE PROGRAMS WILL OFFER 16 CLASSES DURING THE PERIOD SERVING 360 ASPIRING TRADESWOMEN. CWIT WILL ALSO RECRUIT AND SUPPORT PARTICIPANTS WITH CASE MANAGEMENT, PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE, WRAP-AROUND SUPPORT SERVICES, MENTORSHIP, AND TUTORING TO PROMOTE CLASS RETENTION AND TRANSITION TO APPRENTICESHIP. IN ADDITION TO LINKING THESE SERVICES TO PLANNED PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS, CWIT IS PROPOSING TO BUILD UPON ITS SUCCESSFUL LOCAL TRADESWOMEN PEER NETWORKING AND MENTORSHIP PROGRAMMING TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NATIONAL MENTORSHIP MODEL AND FRAMEWORK IN A TARGETED AND CUSTOMIZED COLLABORATION WITH THE BRICKLAYERS AND IRONWORKERS' INTERNATIONAL UNIONS. TO ACHIEVE THE SECOND OBJECTIVE, CWIT WILL PROVIDE PARTICIPATING RAPS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS WITH CUSTOMIZED ONE-ON-ONE GUIDANCE, DEVELOPMENT OF NEW OUTREACH AND MARKETING MATERIALS, TARGETED SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS, ANTI-HARASSMENT AND CULTURAL COMPETENCY TRAINING, INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS, AND LEARNING INSTITUTES. DELIVERABLES 3,000 WOMEN PARTICIPATING IN GRANT FUNDED CAREER EDUCATION EVENTS WILL GAIN INCREASED AWARENESS OF CONSTRUCTION APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS, CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AND PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PATHWAYS. AS A RESULT, A MINIMUM TOTAL OF 360 WOMEN WILL ENROLL IN PROPOSED PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS, INCLUDING WOMEN BUILD ILLINOIS AND TRADE SPECIFIC PROGRAMS HOSTED AND INSTRUCTED BY RA STAFF. OF THE ENROLLEES, A MINIMUM OF 276 ARE EXPECTED TO COMPLETE TRAINING WITH AN ESTIMATED 235 ENTERING APPRENTICESHIP, OF WHOM, 188 (80%) WILL REMAIN IN APPRENTICESHIP FOR ONE YEAR OR MORE. AS MOST RA PROGRAMS TAKE THREE TO FIVE YEARS TO COMPLETE, ONLY 50 OF THE PARTICIPANTS ACCEPTED WITHIN THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF THE PERFORMANCE PERIOD WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REACH THIS BENCHMARK DURING THE TIMEFRAME OF THE GRANT. INTENDED BENEFICIARY ASPIRING TRADESWOMEN, PRIMARILY LOW-INCOME WOMEN OF COLOR FROM ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED AREAS. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES SUB-RECIPIENTS WILL COLLABORATE WITH CHICAGO WOMEN IN TRADES IN DELIVERING PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMMING AND SUPPORTING RETENTION ACTIVITIES.

WOMENS BUREAU

PROGRAM PURPOSE AWARDCHICAGO WOMEN IN TRADES TRANSFORMING THE WORKFORCE SYSTEM TO ENSURE GENDER EQUITY IN INFRASTRUCTURE PROPOSAL SEEKS TO SUPPORT WOMENS ENTRY INTO AND RETENTION IN THE SKILLED CONSTRUCTION, MANUFACTURING, TRANSIT, RAIL, UTILITIES AND CLEAN ENERGY INDUSTRIES. THE FOCUS OF THIS PROPOSAL IS TWO-FOLD, TO SCALE AN EXISTING MODEL FOR ENGAGING THE WORKFORCE SYSTEM IN SUPPORTING WOMENS NONTRADITIONAL CAREER PATHS, WHILE CONTINUING TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF EMERGING TRADESWOMENS ORGANIZATIONS AND INDUSTRY PARTNERS TO PREPARE AND SUPPORT WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION CAREERS BY DEVELOPING WOMEN-FOCUSED PIPELINE TRAINING PROGRAMS, EMBEDDING GENDER EQUITY INTO WORKFORCE SYSTEMS, AND SCALING WORKFORCE GENDER EQUITY BEST PRACTICES.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMEDIN ADDITION TO THE WORKFORCE SYSTEM, CWIT SEEKS TO EXPAND THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WILL HELP TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF EMERGING TRADESWOMENS ORGANIZATIONS. CWIT WILL ENGAGE CENTRAL OHIO WOMEN IN TRADES (COWIT), AND TEXAS WOMEN IN TRADES (TEXWIT), TO HELP THEM DEVELOP WORKFORCE EQUITY PLANS FOR MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS AND EXPAND EFFORTS TO BUILD WOMENS PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS AND REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP. THIS WORK WILL ALSO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF WOMEN-FOCUSED PRE-APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING.DELIVERABLES EXPECTED OUTCOMEC. EXPECTED OUTCOMES AND OUTPUTSYR1YR2NUMBER OF WOMEN YOUNG WOMEN ENROLLED IN COMPLETING PRE-APPRENTICESHIP80120NUMBER OF WOMEN ENTERING REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP OR NTO6590NUMBER AND % OF WOMEN SERVED THROUGH THE GRANT FROM UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES6075%9075%NUMBER AND % OF WOMEN WHO SECURE EMPLOYMENT CONSISTENT WITH THE GOOD JOBS PRINCIPLES AS A RESULT OF TA YOU PROVIDE6581%9781%NUMBER AND % OF WOMEN WHO SECURE A JOB WITH A HIGHER WAGE AS A RESULT OF TA YOU PROVIDE6581%9781%NUMBER OF WOMEN YOUNG GIRLS WHO RECEIVE INFORMATION ON RAP NTOS600800NUMBER OF PRODUCTS DEVELOPED AND SUSTAINED35NUMBER OF EMPLOYERS AND OR LABOR UNIONS THAT RECEIVE TA200300NUMBER OF NEW AND SUSTAINED PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS IN TARGETED REGIONS12INTENDED BENEFICIARY(IES)IN ADDITION TO ASPIRING TRADESWOMEN, TRADESWOMENS GROUPS, WORKFORCE BOARDS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, THE BENEFICIARIES OF THIS WORK INCLUDE REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS, CONTRACTORS, AND PROJECT OWNERS FOR MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS WHO WILL GAIN ACCESS TO QUALIFIED CANDIDATES, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON HOW TO ESTABLISH, MONITOR, AND EVALUATE GENDER EQUITY GOALS, AND TRAINING TO PROMOTE RESPECTFUL AND EQUITABLE WORKSITES.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIESNA

AWARD PURPOSE THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA) TO EMPLOYERS (WHICH MAY INCLUDE PUBLIC ENTITIES) AND LABOR UNIONS TO ENCOURAGE EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN IN REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP AND NONTRADITIONAL OCCUPATIONS (A/NTO). ACTIVITIES PERFORMED PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO PUBLIC AGENCIES, PROJECT OWNERS, CONTRACTORS, APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS AND UNIONS TO ENSURE THAT EQUITY IS EMBEDDED IN THESE INVESTMENTS, EXPANDING GENERAL AND TRADE SPECIFIC PRE-APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING AND STRENGTHENING THE ROLE THAT APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS, UNIONS, AND CONTRACTORS PLAY IN INCREASING THE NUMBER OF WOMEN PREPARED TO ENTER THESE FIELDS. CREATE NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND LOCAL MENTORSHIP MODELS THAT SUPPORT WOMEN'S RETENTION THROUGH SUPPORT, GUIDANCE AND SKILL BUILDING TO ADVANCE IN SKILLED TRADE OCCUPATIONS. PROMOTE SUSTAINABILITY AND SCALING OF THE BEST PRACTICES LEARNED FROM THE PROJECT, BY HOSTING INSTITUTES FOR INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS, TRADESWOMEN, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, AND STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES ON MAXIMIZING WORKFORCE EQUITY IN INFRASTRUCTURE, AND BUILDING MENTORSHIP MODELS TO ENSURE EQUITY FOR TRADESWOMEN. DELIVERABLES CWIT EXPECTS TO OFFER 4 SESSIONS OF PRE-APPRENTICESHIP ANNUALLY DURING THE GRANT PERIOD SERVING WOMEN. IN PHILADELPHIA WINC WILL SERVE WOMEN IN ITS TRADESWOMEN'S READINESS PROGRAM THROUGH LEVERAGED FUNDS. CWIT WILL ALSO RECRUIT AND PREPARE WOMEN FOR SUCCESS, PROVIDING CASE MANAGEMENT, PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE, MENTORSHIP AND PROVISION OF WRAP-AROUND SUPPORT SERVICES, WHILE THE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS WILL DESIGN AND DELIVER CURRICULUM AND WORK TO PLACE SUCCESSFUL GRADUATES IN REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP. INTENDED BENEFICIARY WOMEN AND PEOPLE OF COLOR WORKING IN THE TRADES AND ON PUBLICLY FUNDED INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES N/A

WOMEN IN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM

WOMEN IN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM

WOMENS BUREAU

WOMEN IN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM

WOMEN IN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM

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WOMENS BUREAU