Electrical Training Alliance

HIGH GROWTH

AMERICAN APPRENTICESHIP INITIATIVE

AWARD PURPOSE THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS ENTERING THE ELECTRICAL TRADES, INCREASING PATHWAYS FOR VETERANS, MONOLINGUAL SPANISH SPEAKERS, AND WOMEN OF COLOR TO ENTER INTO RAPS THROUGH PRE-APPS, AND TO DIVERSIFY THE ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY. ACTIVITIES PERFORMED CONDUCTING OUTREACH TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE TRADITIONALLY UNDERREPRESENTED IN THE ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY; EDUCATING THEM ABOUT CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY; ENROLLING INDIVIDUALS FROM DIVERSE POPULATIONS INTO PRE-APPS; EXPANDING VEEPS BY ADDING TWO NEW LOCATIONS TO SERVE MORE VETERANS; DEVELOPING AN ENGLISH-SPANISH PRE-APP TO SUPPORT ESL INDIVIDUALS; DEVELOPING ESL CURRICULUM TAILORED TOWARDS LANGUAGE COMMONLY USED IN THE ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY; DEVELOPING MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS FOR WOMEN AND PEOPLE OF COLOR; DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING DEIB EDUCATION MODULES IN PRE-APP AND RAP CURRICULA; PROVIDING SUPPORTIVE WRAPAROUND SERVICES TO PRE-APPRENTICES. DELIVERABLES TARGETS (CUMULATIVE FOUR-YEAR TOTAL) 1 TOTAL PARTICIPANTS SERVED (CUMULATIVE 4-YEAR TOTAL) 900 2 TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS WHO ENROLL IN A PRE-APP SERVED BY ABA GRANT FUNDING 900. 3) TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS WHO COMPLETE A PRE-APP SERVED BY ABA GRANT FUNDING 780. 4) TOTAL PARTICIPANTS WHO ENROLL IN ELECTRICAL RAPS (CUMULATIVE 4-YEAR TOTAL) 660. PROGRAM OUTPUTS: 1) TOTAL PRE-APPS CREATED AS A RESULT OF ABA GRANT FUNDING 9. 2)TOTAL PRE-APPS EXPANDED AS A RESULT OF ABA GRANT FUNDING 6. INTENDED BENEFICIARY VETERANS, SPANISH SPEAKERS, PEOPLE OF COLOR, WOMEN. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES CASSANDRA BANKS FOUNDATION WILL DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN WOMEN OF COLOR IN THE ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY. CATHOLIC CHARITIES WILL DEVELOP ESL CURRICULUM TAILORED TOWARDS LANGUAGE COMMONLY USED IN THE ELECTRICAL TRADES, PROVIDE ESL CLASSES TO MONOLINGUAL SPANISH SPEAKERS CONCURRENTLY WITH THE PRE-APP, AND PROVIDE WRAPAROUND SUPPORT SERVICES TO ENGLISH LEARNER PRE-APP PARTICIPANTS.

AWARD PURPOSE:THE PURPOSE OF WORC ROUND 6 IS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO STABLE, HIGH-QUALITY, FAMILY-SUSTAINING JOBSFOR WORKERS IN THE APPALACHIAN, DELTA, AND NORTHERN BORDER REGIONS, INCLUDING THOSE IN CRITICALSECTORS SUCH AS INFRASTRUCTURE AND CLEAN ENERGY. IMPROVING ACCESS TO THESE GOOD JOBS WILL ENABLETHESE WORKERS TO REMAIN WITHIN THEIR REGION. THIS FOCUS ALSO IS CONSISTENT WITH THE BIDEN-HARRISADMINISTRATIONS COMMITMENT TO EXPAND ACCESS TO QUALITY JOBS, AS DEFINED BY THE GOOD JOBSPRINCIPLES, A SHARED FEDERAL VISION OF JOB QUALITY PUBLISHED BY THE DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR ANDCOMMERCE, AND THE RURAL PARTNERS NETWORK, AN ALL-OF-GOVERNMENT PROGRAM THAT CONNECTS RURALCOMMUNITIES WITH RESOURCES AND FUNDING TO CREATE JOBS, BUILD INFRASTRUCTURE, AND SUPPORT LONGTERMECONOMIC MOBILITY.ACTIVITIES PERFORMED:ALLOWABLE PROJECT ACTIVITIES FOR WORC ROUND 6 GRANT AWARD RECIPIENTS INCLUDE WORKFORCE TRAININGACTIVITIES AND CAREER SERVICES, SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, EMPLOYER SERVICES, STRATEGIC PLANNING ACTIVITIES,AND EQUIPMENT AND RENOVATION PURCHASES.DELIVERABLES:WORC ROUND 6 GRANT AWARD RECIPIENTS IDENTIFY THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS PROJECTED TOBE ENROLLED DURING THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE, AND THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTSPROJECTED TO ENTER GOOD JOBS OR OBTAIN NEW OR ENHANCED EMPLOYMENT AS A RESULT OF THE PROJECT.SEE NOTICE OF AWARD, TERMS AND CONDITIONS, ATTACHMENT D, STATEMENT OF WORK, ABSTRACTINTENDED BENEFICIARY(IES):ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS FOR WORC ROUND 6 GRANT AWARDS INCLUDE: 1) NEW ENTRANTS TO THE WORKFORCE:FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS FOA, THE CATEGORY OF NEW ENTRANTS TO THE WORKFORCE REFERS TO THOSE WHOHAVE NEVER WORKED BEFORE OR WHO HAVE BEEN OUT OF THE WORKFORCE FOR A LONG ENOUGH TIME TO MAKE ITAS IF THEY ARE ENTERING THE WORKFORCE FOR THE FIRST TIME 2) DISLOCATED WORKERS: FOR THE PURPOSES OFTHIS FOA, THIS TERM REFERS TO THE DEFINITION FOUND AT SECTION 3(15) OF WIOA AND 3) INCUMBENTWORKERS: FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS FOA, THIS TERM REFERS TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE EMPLOYED BUT NEEDEMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICES TO SECURE FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT, ADVANCE IN THEIR CAREERS, ORRETAIN THEIR EMPLOYMENT. WITHIN THESE ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANT CATEGORIES (NEW ENTRANTS, DISLOCATEDWORKERS, AND INCUMBENT WORKERS), APPLICANTS MUST PRIORITIZE HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED POPULATIONSAND COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE LOCAL OR REGIONAL ECONOMIC AREA SERVED BY THE GRANT, INCLUDING WOMEN,PEOPLE OF COLOR, JUSTICE-INVOLVED INDIVIDUALS, INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, VETERANS, INDIVIDUALS WITHLIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY, INDIVIDUALS WITH A HISTORY OF SUBSTANCE DEPENDENCY OR OTHER BEHAVIORALHEALTH CONDITIONS, OR OTHER POPULATIONS WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM IMPROVED JOB QUALITY AND CAREERADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES:WORC ROUND 6 GRANT AWARD RECIPIENTS MAY PARTNER WITH SUBRECIPIENTS AS WELL AS PROVIDE SERVICESTHROUGH AMERICAN JOB CENTERS WITHIN THE AREA COVERED BY THE GRANT AS APPROPRIATE.

AWARD PURPOSE.WORC PURPOSE: IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE JUSTICE40 INITIATIVE, THE PURPOSE OF THE WORC INITIATIVE GRANTS IS TO CREATE ECONOMIC MOBILITY, ADDRESS HISTORIC INEQUITIES FOR MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, RURAL AREAS, AND OTHER UNDERSERVED AND UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES, AND PRODUCE HIGH-QUALITY EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES FOR WORKERS WHO LIVE OR WORK IN THE APPALACHIAN, DELTA, AND NORTHERN BORDER REGIONS, ENABLING THEM TO REMAIN AND THRIVE IN THESE COMMUNITIES. PROJECT TITLE: ELECTRICAL WORC IN APPALACHIAGRANTEE REGION: ARCDELIVERABLES EXPECTED OUTCOMES.TOTAL PARTICIPANTS: 675PARTICIPANTS OBTAINING NEW OR ENHANCED EMPLOYMENT: 447INTENDED BENEFICIARIES.TARGET POPULATION: NEW WORKFORCE ENTRANTS AND INCUMBENT WORKERSAREAS TO BE SERVED: TN: HANCOCK, HAWKINS, HAMBLEN, CARTER, JOHNSON, GREENE, WASHINGTON,UNICOI, SULLIVAN, ANDERSON, CUMBERLAND, FENTRESS, MORGAN, OVERTON, PICKETT, ROANE, AND SCOTT VA: LEE, RUSSELL, WISE, SCOTT, WASHINGTON, DICKENSON, BLAND, BUCHANAN, CARROLL, GILES,GRAYSON, SMYTH, TAZEWELL, WYTHE, AND FAYETTE AND WV: BARBOUR, DODDRIDGE, HARRISON, LEWIS,MARION, MONONGALIA, PENDLETON, POCAHONTAS, PRESTON, RANDOLPH, TAYLOR, TUCKER, UPSHUR, BOONE, BRAXTON, CALHOUN, CLAY, GILMER, GREENBRIER, KANAWHA, MONROE, MCDOWELL, MERCER, NICHOLAS, PUTNAM, RALEIGH, ROANE, SUMMERS, WEBSTER, AND WYOMING.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED.SUMMARY OF PROJECT: THE ELECTRICAL WORC IN APPALACHIA PROJECT SUPPORTS EQUITABLE ACCESS TOIN-DEMAND ELECTRICAL TRADES WORKFORCE OPPORTUNITIES. IT ALSO ALLOWS IMPROVED TECHNOLOGICAL CAPACITY TO MEET WORKERS NEEDED SKILLS, THROUGH EXISTING REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM (RAPS) AND JOURNEY WORKER TRAINING IMPROVEMENTS. THE PROGRAMS PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE SOUGHT-AFTER ELECTRICAL TRADE SKILLS, INCLUDING EMERGING ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SYSTEM FOCUSES SUCH AS WIND, SOLAR, AND EV CHARGING STATIONS AND ADVANCED MANUFACTURING. ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS WILL RECEIVE A HIGHLY SKILLED WORKER PIPELINE. THE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS WILL PROVIDE ELECTRICAL ON-THE-JOB TRAINING TO APPRENTICES AT RESPECTIVE WORK SITES. WORKERS FAMILIES WILL BENEFIT FROM THE WORC FUNDING THROUGH SUSTAINABLE FAMILY WAGES AND HEALTH INSURANCE. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES.THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.