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AWARD PURPOSE THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO SERVE AND TO SUPPORT OUR EXISTING EMPLOYER-DRIVEN PRE-APPRENTICESHIP ACTIVITIES AND RAP JOB TRAINING AS BASIC NURSE ASSISTANT OR PSYCHIATRIC TECHNICIAN APPRENTICESHIP CAREER PATHWAYS TO INCREASE DIVERSITY AND EQUITY IN UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. ACTIVITIES PERFORMED THROUGH PRE-APPRENTICESHIP ACTIVITIES, CREATE AND PREPARE A QUALIFIED TALENT PIPELINE OF DIVERSE CANDIDATES FOR ENTRY INTO A RAP THROUGH EMPLOYER HEALTHCARE INTERNSHIPS, EMPLOYER HEALTHCARE JOB SHADOWING -TO ACHIEVE EQUITY AND DIVERSION TO THE TARGETED POPULATION TO OVERCOME CHALLENGES AND BARRIERS PROVIDE WRAP AROUND SERVICES: TUTORING/REMEDIAL TRAINING, WORK ETHICS/SOFT SKILLS TRAINING, MENTAL HEALTH & WELL-BEING SERVICES, SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES, FINANCIAL LITERACY, HOUSING -SUPPORTIVE SERVICES: TRANSPORTATION, CHILD-CARE, CASE MANAGEMENT -DIRECT INDUSTRY INVOLVEMENT: RAP EMPLOYER PARTNERSHIPS -STRUCTURED OJL: STRUCTURED RAP OJL WITH EMPLOYER HIRED APPRENTICE PROVIDING HANDS ON TRAINING FROM MENTORS -APPRENTICESHIP RELATED INSTRUCTION- RAP RECEIVING RELATED CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION TO COMPLEMENT THE OJL (STRUCTURED) -NATIONAL INDUSTRY RECOGNIZED CREDENTIAL CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION ISSUED BY THE DOL, CERTIFICATION AS A BASIC NURSE ASSISTANT AND/OR PSYCHIATRIC TECHNICIAN -PROGRESSIVE WAGE INCREASE AS THEY RECEIVE ADDITIONAL SKILLS GAINED. DELIVERABLES PROGRAM OUTCOMES: 1) # NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS SERVED (200), 2) # NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS ENROLLED (200), 3) # NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS COMPLETING THE PROGRAM/ RECEIVING CREDENTIALS BY DEMOGRAPHIC LOCATION: GOAL 98% OR 196, 4) # OF PARTICIPANTS WHO ENROLL IN PRE-APPRENTICESHIP 75% OR 50 OF THE 200: 5) # OF PARTICIPANTS WHO COMPLETE A PRE-APPRENTICESHIP: GOAL 50 OF THE 200: GOAL WORKERS PLACED INTO EMPLOYMENT BY DEMOGRAPHIC LOCATION: GOAL 100% OR 200. PROGRAM OUTPUTS: 1) # OF EQUITY CENTERED RAPS EMPLOYERS CREATED AND EXPANDED AS A RESULT OF THE ABA GRANT FUNDING, 2) # OF EQUITY CENTERED RAPS EMPLOYERS EXPANDED AS A RESULT OF THE ABA GRANT FUNDING, 3) TOTAL PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS CREATED AS A RESULT OF ABA GRANT FUNDING, 4) TOTAL PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS EXPANDED AS A RESULT OF ABA GRANT FUNDING, 5) AVERAGE WAGES OF JOB PLACEMENTS (GOAL $15.00), 6) # RAP ENROLLED/ RETAINED/COMPLETE EDUCATION AND WILL ATTAIN CREDENTIALS (POST-SECONDARY) AS CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT OR PSYCHIATRIC TECHNICIAN- 98%, 7) # ENROLLED WHO ARE JOB PLACED- 100%. INTENDED BENEFICIARY UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS, LOW INCOME, UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, PEOPLE OF COLOR, WOMEN, PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, YOUTH, YOUTH WITH BARRIERS, UNEMPLOYED, VETERANS. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES CHILD-CARE, TRANSPORTATION.

BUSINESS TECHNICAL TRAINING AND LOANS FOR REFUGEES

REFUGEE MICROENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT (IDA)

INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT PROJECT TO HELP REFUGEES PURCHASE ASSETS SUCH AS A VEHICLE, HOME, BUSINESS OR EDUCATION THROUGH MATCHED SAVINGS ACCOUN

CREATION OF HOME-BASED FAMILY CHILDCARE BUSINESSES FOR REFUGEES THROUGH FAMILY CHILD CARE TRAINING, MICRO-ENTERPRISE TRAINING AND CASE MANAGEMENT.

INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNT PROJECT TO HELP REFUGEE PURCHASE ASSETS SUCH AS A VEHICLE, BUSINESS, HOME OR EDUCATION.

GEORGIA UNANTICIPATED ARRIVALS

MINORITY EDUCATION, WORKFORCE, AND TRAINING PROGRAM

DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDCARE BUSINESSES OWNED PRIMARILY BY REFUGEE WOMEN

STTR PHASE I: ELECTROCHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT DEVICES TO COMBAT HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS -THE BROADER/COMMERCIAL IMPACT OF THIS SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER (STTR) PHASE I PROJECT IS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM (HAB) MITIGATION TECHNOLOGY. HABS ARE CYANOBACTERIAL PLUMES THAT ARE OFTEN ACUTELY TOXIC TO AQUATIC ORGANISMS, ANIMALS, AND HUMANS BECAUSE OF THE CYANOTOXINS RELEASED BY THEM. HABS HAVE BECOME AN EMERGING THREAT TO THE RECREATIONAL USE OF LAKES AND DRINKING WATER SUPPLIES. IT IS CHALLENGING FOR CONVENTIONAL CENTRALIZED WATER TREATMENT PROCESSES TO MITIGATE HAB EVENTS AND CYANOTOXINS THAT OCCUR FREQUENTLY AND IRREGULARLY DUE TO INCREASED NUTRIENT DISCHARGE AND GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE. THE DIRECT ECONOMIC IMPACT OF HABS IN THE U.S. IS ESTIMATED TO BE $50 MILLION PER YEAR. THE PROPOSED HAB MITIGATION TECHNOLOGY AIMS TO INTERCEPT OF ELIMINATE SUCH BLOOMS AT THE EARLY STAGE. THE TECHNOLOGY IS BASED ON ELECTROCHEMICAL OXIDATION AND FEATURES FASTER REMOVAL OF BOTH CYANOBACTERIA AND CYANOTOXINS. THE SOLUTION SHOULD ALSO RESULT IN FEWER DISINFECTION BYPRODUCTS COMPARED WITH CONVENTIONAL CHLORINATION AND OZONATION METHODS. THE TECHNOLOGY USES CHEAPER, LOCALLY SOURCED ELECTRODE MATERIALS THEREBY REDUCING CAPITAL COSTS AND POTENTIAL SUPPLY CHAIN CHALLENGES. THESE IMPROVEMENTS COULD MAKE THE TECHNOLOGY ACCESSIBLE TO LARGER CUSTOMER BASE AND AS SUCH, IMPROVE WATER QUALITY FOR LARGER POPULATIONS. IN ADDITION, ENERGY CONSUMPTION MAY BE REDUCED SIGNIFICANTLY ALLOWING FOR MORE EFFECTIVE TREATMENT. THE REDUCTION IN HABS WOULD ENSURE THE CONTINUED USE OF WATER RESOURCES FOR RECREATION, REDUCING HEALTH RISKS AND INCREASING PROPERTY VALUES OF LAKESIDE RESIDENCES. THE PROJECT IS FOCUSED ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INNOVATIVE ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY TO REMOVE HABS SAFELY AND EFFECTIVELY FROM BODIES OF WATER. REMOVAL OF HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS IS ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH AN ELECTRO-OXIDATION (EO) PROCESS THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE THE ADDITION OF ANY CHEMICALS, IS QUICK, AND EASY TO USE. PHASE I RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT WILL INCLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW ELECTRODE MATERIALS AIMED AT REDUCING THE ELECTRODE COSTS BY UP TO 50% BY SUBSTITUTING THE BASE METAL AND THE DOPANT IN THE COATED ELECTRODE MATERIAL. THE TEAM WILL ALSO EVALUATE THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF THE TREATMENT PROCESS ON NON-ALGAE MODEL ORGANISMS. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.

RRISA/WORLD RELIEF/CCA ORR SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM

SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES FOR RECENTLY ARRIVED REFUGEES

DESCRIPTION:THIS PROJECT AIMS TO EDUCATE THE REFUGEE COMMUNITY LOCATED IN ROCHESTER, NEW YORK ON THE POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES SURROUNDING LOCAL FISH CONSUMPTION. REFUGEE SUBSISTENCE ANGLERS IN THE ROCHESTER EMBAYMENT AREA OF CONCERN ARE DIFFICULT TO REACH WITH TRADITIONAL FISH HEALTH ADVISORY EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL. THIS MEANS THEY, THEIR FAMILIES AND OTHERS WHO CONSUME THE FISH THEY CATCH ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO THE ILL HEALTH EFFECTS OF MIREX, PCBS, DIOXINS AND OTHER WATER POLLUTANTS FOUND IN THIS AREA WHICH AFFECT HUMAN HEALTH THROUGH FISH CONSUMPTION. ROCHESTER REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT SERVICES WILL ENGAGE HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE AGED STUDENTS FROM THE REFUGEE COMMUNITY AS SURVEYORS TO COLLECT DATA ON LOCAL FISH CONSUMPTION AND KNOWLEDGE OF FISH CONSUMPTION HEALTH ADVISORIES. THE SURVEY DATA WILL BE ANALYZED AND USED TO DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVED FISH ADVISORY COMMUNICATIONS WITH THIS COMMUNITY. DIRECT BENEFICIARIES OF THIS PROJECT ARE RESIDENTS OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.ACTIVITIES:THE ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED ARE: TRAIN 12 STUDENT FISH FLASH CARD SURVEYORS AT ONE 3-HR KICKOFF MEETING; CONDUCT 300 FISH FLASH CARD SURVEYS; COLLECT SURVEY RESULTS FROM SURVEYORS AT 6 BIWEEKLY WORKSHOP MEETINGS; ANALYZE FISH FLASH CARD SURVEYS AT 4 BIWEEKLY WORKSHOP MEETINGS; DEVELOP OUTREACH LESSON PLANS AND DESIGN FORMATS/IDENTIFY LEARNING OBJECTIVES AND DEVELOP OUTREACH STRATEGIES AT 6 BIWEEKLY WORKSHOP MEETINGS; EXECUTE THE DEVELOPED EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH STRATEGIES AT 8 EVENTS, REACHING AN AUDIENCE OF 1000 MEMBERS OF THE REFUGEE COMMUNITY; EVALUATE OUTREACH STRATEGIES.SUBRECIPIENT:THERE ARE TWO SUBAWARDS INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT. ONE SUBAWARD, IN THE AMOUNT OF $8,883 WILL GO TO MARY'S PLACE REFUGEE OUTREACH TO PAY FOR 23% OF THE TIME OF ONE EXPERIENCED EDUCATOR AND OUTREACH COORDINATOR TO ASSIST RECRUITING, COORDINATING, AND ASSISTING TWELVE YOUNG ADULTS FLUENT IN ENGLISH AND THEIR FAMILY'S PRIMARY LANGUAGE TO ACT AS SURVEYORS USING THE 'FISH FLASH CARD' SURVEY. THE MARY'S PLACE EMPLOYEE, ALONG WITH TWO RRRS EMPLOYEES AND THE PROJECT MANAGER, JEFF WYATT, DVM, MPH (UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY) WILL ASSIST THE 'FISH FLASH CARD' SURVEYORS IN STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF THE SURVEY DATA. A SECOND SUBAWARD, IN THE AMOUNT OF $10,580 WILL GO TO THE SENECA PARK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY TO PAY FOR 11.5% OF THE TIME OF TWO EDUCATION SPECIALISTS WHO WILL PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON CRAFTING OUTREACH PLATFORMS TO INFORM THE REFUGEE COMMUNITY OF AGE- AND GENDER-SPECIFIC HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH CONSUMING SELECT FISH SPECIES FROM THE ROCHESTER EMBAYMENT AOC AND LAKE ONTARIO. THE TWO SENECA PARK ZOO EDUCATION SPECIALISTS WILL WORK WITH THE TEAM OF SUPERVISORS/MENTORS FROM MARY'S PLACE AND RRRS, THE TWELVE SURVEYORS, DR. WYATT, AND ANTHONY PETRUSO, MD, A PHYSICIAN AT THE CENTER FOR REFUGEE HEALTH (CRH) TO DESIGN AN IMPACTFUL OUTREACH PLATFORM, INCLUDING TARGETED LESSON PLANS, PUBLIC AND WEB-BASED PRESENTATIONS AND PAMPHLETS AND POSTERS FOR THE CRH CLINIC WAITING ROOM ACCESSIBLE TO FAMILIES AND USEFUL FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS TO SHARE DURING PATIENT VISITS. OUTCOMES:THE DELIVERABLES FROM THIS PROJECT ARE THE OUTREACH ACTIVITIES THAT ARE DEVELOPED FROM THE SURVEY AND DATA ANALYSIS. OUTREACH STRATEGIES WILL BE DETERMINED BASED ON THE CONCLUSIONS FROM ANALYSIS OF THE SURVEY DATA. THEY ARE EXPECTED TO INCLUDE BROCHURES (IN ENGLISH AND IN REFUGEES' NATIVE LANGUAGES) AND COMMUNITY PRESENTATIONS. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES ARE: INCREASED REFUGEE COMMUNITY AWARENESS OF SAFE FISH CONSUMPTION ADVISORIES, DECREASED HAZARDOUS FISH CONSUMPTION BY CHILDREN AND CHILDBEARING AGE WOMEN, REDUCED RISK OF LIFELONG COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENTS AND ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION FROM CHILDHOOD OR FETAL EXPOSURE TO CONTAMINANTS IN FISH, AND REDUCED CANCER RISK IN WOMEN. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES OF THIS PROJECT ARE RESIDENTS OF ROCHESTER, NY.

ASSETS FOR INDEPENDENCE (AFI) PROGRAM