Workforce Connect

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AWARD PURPOSE TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COORDINATE COMMUNITY SUPPORTS FOR JUSTICE-INVOLVED INDIVIDUALS IN CENTRAL NEW MEXICO BY ESTABLISHING A FORMAL PARTNER NETWORK, LED BY WCCNM, THAT SUPPORTS THE NEEDS OF MDC'S JAIL POPULATION FROM PRE-RELEASE THROUGH RE-ENTRY AND IN PURSUIT OF INDIVIDUALS' EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING GOALS. ACTIVITIES PERFORMED MDC AND CDS WILL PROVIDE PRE-RELEASE SERVICES INCLUDING CAREER EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PLANS (IEPS). DELIVERABLES WCCNM ALREADY HAS USDOL-APPROVED POLICIES IN PLACE FOR PROCUREMENT, DATA TRACKING, DISSEMINATION, AND REPORTING OUTCOMES. INTENDED BENEFICIARY INDIVIDUALS BEING RELEASED FROM MDC WHO ARE 18 YEARS OR OLDER, HAVE BEEN CONVICTED UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL LAW, ARE INCARCERATED IN MDC WITH SCHEDULED RELEASE DATES WITHIN 20 TO 270 DAYS OF ENROLLMENT, AND WILL RESIDE UPON RELEASE. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES N/A

ABSTRACTLEAD APPLICANT ORGANIZATION NAME: WORKFORCE CONNECTION OF CENTRAL NEW MEXICOLEAD APPLICANT ENTITY ORGANIZATIONTYPE:WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ENTITY (PUBLICWORKFORCE SYSTEM)LEAD APPLICANT LOCATION: ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICOREQUIRED PARTNERS:EMPLOYER PARTNERS: INVENERGY TRANSMISSION, KELLY CABLE OF NEW MEXICO, NEW MEXICODEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES, SMART TRIBE 275, VEXUS FIBERINDUSTRY TRADE ASSOCIATIONS: ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS, NEW MEXICO MANUFACTURINGEXTENSION PARTNERSHIPEDUCATION AND TRAINING PARTNERS: CENTRAL NEW MEXICO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (CNM), CNMINGENUITY, UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO VALENCIASTATE APPRENTICESHIP AGENCY: NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SOLUTIONSSTATEAPPRENTICESHIP OFFICEWORKER ORGANIZATION: JOINT APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAINING COMMITTEE FOR THE ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY,UA LOCAL 412 AND THE PLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS TRAINING CENTEROPTIONAL PARTNERS: ALBUQUERQUE REGIONAL ECONOMIC ALLIANCE, AMERICAN INDIAN CHAMBER OFCOMMERCE, CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE EDD, FIVE SANDOVAL INDIAN PUEBLOS, INC.GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE:NM-MIP IS A REGIONAL PROJECT. THE AREA TO BE SERVED IS THE MID-REGION ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT IN CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. THIS INCLUDES BERNALILLO, SANDOVAL, TORRANCE,AND VALENCIA COUNTIES AND ENCOMPASSES ELIGIBLE SMALLER AND RURAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS THESERVICE AREA (ABOUT HALF OF THE LAND AREA IS RURAL AND OR TRIBAL). THE SERVICE AREA ALSO FULLY ORPARTIALLY CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING TRIBAL AREAS: 1. COCHITI, 2. ISLETA, 3. JEMEZ, 4. KEWA, 5. LAGUNA,6. SANDIA, 7. SAN FELIPE, 8. SANTA ANA, 9. SANTA CLARA, AND 10. ZIA PUEBLOS. GRANT-FUNDEDSERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED AT CENTRAL NEW MEXICO COMMUNITY COLLEGE LOCATIONS INALBUQUERQUE (BERNALILLO COUNTY) AND LOS LUNAS (VALENCIA COUNTY).FEDERAL FUNDING REQUESTED: 1,999,976LEVERAGED FUNDS PROPOSED: 1,012,500PROJECT TITLE: NEW MEXICOS MID-REGION INFRASTRUCTUREPARTNERSHIP (NM-MIP) OF PARTICIPANTS WHO START TRAINING: 225SUMMARY OF PROJECT PURPOSED AND EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES OFFERED:BUILDING ON THE APPROACH TAKEN TO DEVELOP AN IT CAREER PATHWAY UNDER A PREVIOUS DOL H-1BAWARD, THIS PROJECT WILL LEVERAGE PARTIALLY-DEVELOPED PARTNERSHIPS TO DEVELOP TWO NEW CAREERPATHWAYS, OFFERING PARTICIPANTS STACKABLE INDUSTRY-ALIGNED CREDENTIALS AND WORK-BASED LEARNINGWITH EMPLOYERS IN THE TARGETED INFRASTRUCTURE SECTORS. ALL TRAINING WILL BE EMPLOYER-ALIGNED,STACKABLE, AND PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS WITH A STRONG BACKGROUND OF TRANSFERRABLE SKILLS AND APATHWAY TO DEVELOPING MORE SPECIALIZED SKILLS OVER TIME AS NEEDED IN THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE RELATED JOBS.TARGETED POPULATIONS TO BE SERVED: UN- AND UNDEREMPLOYED, TRIBAL AND RURALRESIDENTS, WOMEN, PEOPLE OF COLOR AND OTHERHISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS, VETERANS,INCUMBENT WORKERSTRAINING TRACK: DEVELOPMENTALTARGETED H-1B OCCUPATIONS:INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (EX. SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS, SOFTWARE QUALITY ASSURANCEANALYSTS TESTERS, COMPUTER SYSTEMS ANALYSTS, COMPUTER NETWORK SUPPORT SPECIALISTS,COMPUTER SYSTEMS ENGINEERS ARCHITECTS, NETWORK AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS ADMINS, COMPUTERAND INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGERS, COMPUTER AND INFO. RESEARCH SCIENTISTS) ADVANCEDMANUFACTURING (EX. ASSEMBLERS AND FABRICATORS, INSPECTORS, TESTERS, SORTERS, SAMPLERS,MACHINISTS, ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIP. ASSEMBLERS, ELECTROMECHANICAL EQUIPMENTASSEMBLERS) PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES (EX. ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGISTSAND TECHNICIANS, CALIBRATION TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, CONSTRUCTION MANAGERS, CIVILENGINEERS, ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING TECHS, TELECOMM. EQUIP. INSTALLERS ANDREPAIRERS, CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGISTS TECHNICIANS, QUALITY CONTROL ANALYSTS, TELECOMM.LINE INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS)TARGETED INFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR(S): BROADBAND, RENEWABLE ENERGY, TRANSPORTATIONCUT OFF DUE TO CHARACTER LIMIT, SEE ATTACHMENT D OF AWARD

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

RECIPIENT NAME WORKFORCE CONNECTIONS (WC)PROJECT TITLE SECTOR TRAINING AND CAREER CONNECTIONS SOUTHERN NEVADA (STACC SN)FUNDING REQUEST 800,000CONGRESSIONAL SPONSOR CONGRESSMEMBER(S) SUSIE LEE, DINA TITUS, AND STEVEN HORSFORD.PROJECT LOCATION SOUTHERN NEVADA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AREAPROJECT PURPOSE AND GOALS THROUGH THE STACC SN PROJECT WORKFORCE CONNECTIONS (WC) WILL SUPPORT SOUTHERN NEVADAS ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND CONTINUED GROWTH BY PROVIDING AT LEAST 145 PARTICIPANTS EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR DEMAND OCCUPATIONS AND CAREERS IN TARGETED INDUSTRY SECTORS. WC WILL UTILIZE LABOR MARKET INFORMATION (LMI), 2022 WORKFORCE BLUEPRINT, EMPLOYNV BUSINESS HUBS, AND COLLABORATE WITH SEVEN SEPARATE EMPLOYER LED INDUSTRY SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS (ISPS) GROUPS AND ALIGN EMPLOYMENT TRAINING WITH THEIR SHORT TERM WORKFORCE NEEDS. THIS PROJECT WILL HELP IDENTIFY IN DEMAND OCCUPATIONS AND DEVELOP A WORKFORCE TALENT PIPELINE FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED UTILIZING LMI, 2022 WORKFORCE BLUEPRINT COLLABORATE WITH ISPS TO IDENTIFY DEMAND OCCUPATIONS IN SEVEN INDUSTRY SECTORS. ISP INDUSTRIES ARE HEALTHCARE SERVICES, GENERAL AND ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES, LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGIES, CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES, BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES. THIS FUNDING WILL PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS AND BUSINESS SERVICES, TO THE LOCAL NETWORK OF AMERICAS JOBS CENTERS (AJC) BRANDED IN SOUTHERN NEVADA AS EMPLOYNV, CAREER HUBS, EMPLOYNV YOUTH HUBS FOR PARTICIPANT EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES AND EMPLOY NV BUSINESS HUBS FOR BUSINESS SERVICES. TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FUNDED UNDER THIS PROJECT INCLUDE OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING ON THE JOB TRAINING (OJT) AND WILL LEVERAGE RESOURCES FOR BUSINESS SERVICES.EXPECTED OUTCOMES THROUGH THIS STACC SN PROJECT THE GOAL IS TO TRAIN 145 PARTICIPANTS IN OPPORTUNITIES IN INDUSTRY SPECIFIED OCCUPATIONS THROUGH EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS WHICH CAN LEAD TO INDUSTRY CERTIFICATION AND EMPLOYMENT. SEVENTY PERCENT (70 ) ENROLLED, WILL COMPLETE TRAINING, 68 WILL BE PLACED IN EMPLOYMENT. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO MEET INCLUDING EMPLOYMENT RATE, CREDENTIAL ATTAINMENT RATE, MEASURABLE SKILLS GAIN BASED PERFORMANCE TARGETS, BASED ON WORKFORCE CONNECTIONS PY 22 23 NEGOTIATED RATES.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES ELIGIBLE WIOA ADULT, DISLOCATED WORKERS AND YOUTH PARTICIPANTS AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. EMPLOYERS, INDUSTRY PARTNERS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES N A, THOUGH NOT DIRECTLY FUNDED, WC SERVICE PROVIDERS WILL ACCESS FUNDING FOR OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING AND OJT FOR ELIGIBLE WIOA PARTICIPANTS.

THE SOUTHERN NEVADA GREEN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY FOR OFFENDERS UNDERGOING TRAINING OR GET OUT PROJECT

THIS AWARD FUNDS THE APPROVED 2023-24 FGP PROGRAM. YOUR 2023-24 STATUTORY MATCH IS 10.0% AND YOUR BUDGETARY MATCH IS 15.6%.

WORKFORCE CONNECTIONS, INC. (WCI) IS A NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY PARTNER DEDICATED TO PROVIDING SERVICES AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TO JOB SEEKERS AND BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT WESTERN WISCONSIN FOR OVER 35 YEARS. WCI IS COMMITTED TO CONNECTING PEOPLE, WORK, AND TRAINING TO PROMOTE SELF-SUFFICIENCY. NEARLY 20% OF CHILDREN IN WISCONSIN LIVE IN POVERTY (UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN). THE AFFECTS OF POVERTY ON CHILDREN SHOW IN THE FORM OF INABILITY TO LEARN IN THE CLASSROOM AT THE SAME LEVEL AS THEIR PEERS, LONG-TERM HEALTH ISSUES, AND THE INABILITY TO BE SELF-SUFFICIENT LATER IN LIFE. ADULTS, 55 AND OLDER, ALSO FACE CHALLENGES SUCH AS THE RISING COST OF LIVING, HEALTHCARE COSTS, AND LONELINESS. THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM WILL HELP TO ADDRESS THESE COMMUNITY CONCERNS BY ENLISTING THE VOLUNTEER SERVICES OF SENIORS TO TUTOR CHILDREN TO HELP THEM IMPROVE MATH AND LITERACY SKILLS. IN RETURN, FGP VOLUNTEERS WILL RECEIVE PROGRAM BENEFITS, A SENSE OF PURPOSE, AND HEALTH BENEFITS. AN AVERAGE OF 28 FGP VOLUNTEERS PER YEAR WILL SERVE IN THE 5 COUNTIES OF WESTERN WISCONSIN: LA CROSSE, PEPIN, BUFFALO, JACKSON, AND JUNEAU THROUGHOUT THE 3-YEAR PROGRAM. THE 3-YEAR VOLUNTEER TALLY IS LIKELY TO TOTAL APPROXIMATELY 50-60 VOLUNTEERS. FOSTER GRANDPARENTS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS THROUGHOUT SCHOOLS AND OTHER NONPROFIT AGENCIES IN THE 5-COUNTY AREA. VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE TUTORING PRIMARILY IN MATH AND LITERACY BUT MAY INCLUDE OTHER CORE SUBJECTS. THIS TUTORING WILL RESULT IN 75% OF CHILDREN SERVED EXPERIENCING IMPROVED MATH AND LITERACY SCORES BY AT LEAST ONE GRADE. UPON COMPLETION OF THE 3-YEAR PROGRAM, APPROXIMATELY 300 CHILDREN WILL HAVE BEEN TUTORED WITH AT LEAST AN 75% SUCCESS RATE. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $168,077 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $23,749 OF NON-FEDERAL SOURCES.

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WORKFORCE CONNECTIONS, INC. (WCI) IS A NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY PARTNER DEDICATED TO PROVIDING SERVICES AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TO JOB SEEKERS AND BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT WESTERN WISCONSIN FOR 33 YEARS. WCI IS COMMITTED TO CONNECTING PEOPLE, WORK, AND TRAINING TO PROMOTE SELF-SUFFICIENCY. NEARLY 20% OF KIDS IN WISCONSIN LIVE IN POVERTY (UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN). THE EFFECTS OF POVERTY ON CHILDREN SHOW IN THE FORM OF INABILITY TO LEARN IN THE CLASSROOM AT THE SAME LEVEL AS THEIR PEERS, LONG-TERM HEALTH ISSUES, AND THE INABILITY TO BE SELF-SUFFICIENT LATER IN LIFE. ADULTS, 55 AND OLDER ALSO FACE CHALLENGES SUCH AS THE RISING COST OF LIVING, HEALTHCARE COSTS, AND LONELINESS. THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM WILL HELP TO ADDRESS THESE COMMUNITY CONCERNS BY ENLISTING THE VOLUNTEER SERVICES OF SENIORS TO TUTOR CHILDREN TO HELP THEM IMPROVE MATH AND LITERACY SKILLS, IMPROVE CLASSROOM ENGAGEMENT, AND SCHOOL ATTENDANCE. IN RETURN, FGP VOLUNTEERS WILL RECEIVE PROGRAM BENEFITS, A SENSE OF PURPOSE, AND HEALTH BENEFITS. AN ESTIMATED 114 FGP VOLUNTEERS WILL SERVE IN THE 7 COUNTIES OF WESTERN WISCONSIN; LA CROSSE, MONROE, PEPIN, BUFFALO, TREMPEALEAU, JACKSON, AND JUNEAU THROUGHOUT THE 3-YEAR PROGRAM. OF THIS NUMBER 114 FOSTER GRANDPARENTS WILL BE PLACED IN OUTCOME ASSIGNMENTS THROUGHOUT SCHOOLS IN THE 7 COUNTY AREA. VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE TUTORING IN MATH AND LITERACY WHICH WILL RESULT IN 75% OF CHILDREN SERVED EXPERIENCING UPGRADED MATH AND LITERACY SCORES BY AT LEAST ONE GRADE, A DEMONSTRATED ADVANCEMENT IN CLASSROOM ENGAGEMENT, AND IMPROVED SCHOOL ATTENDANCE. UPON COMPLETION OF THE 3-YEAR PROGRAM, APPROXIMATELY 450 CHILDREN WILL HAVE BEEN TUTORED WITH AT LEAST A 75% SUCCESS RATE. THE CNCS FEDERAL INVESTMENT OF $450,000 WILL BE SUPPLEMENTED BY $50,000 OF NON-FEDERAL SOURCES.

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MODIFICATION TO DEOBLIGATE REMAINING FUNDS. PROJECT COMPLETE.

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