Arkansas Center For Data Sciences

AWARD PURPOSE THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT OPPORTUNITY IS TO CREATE ECONOMIC MOBILITY, ADDRESS HISTORIC INEQUITIES FOR MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND OTHER UNDERSERVED AND UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES, AND PRODUCE HIGH-QUALITY EMPLOYMENT FOR WORKERS WHO RESIDE IN THE APPALACHIAN AND DELTA REGIONS, ENABLING THEM TO REMAIN AND THRIVE IN THESE COMMUNITIES. ACTIVITIES PERFORMED 1) ENROLL PRE-APPRENTICES IN SELF-PACED TRAINING, 2) ENROLL PRE-APPRENTICES IN FORGE INSTITUTE IT FUNDAMENTALS BOOTCAMP, 3) PROVIDE NECESSARY HARDWARE TO PRE-APPRENTICES AND INTERNS, 4) FUND WORK-BASED LEARNING (WBL) INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, AND 5) FUND RTI FOR RAPS. DELIVERABLES ACDS WILL PROVIDE SERVICES TO 375 PARTICIPANTS. THE 210 INTERNS AND APPRENTICES WILL RECEIVE NEW EMPLOYMENT THROUGH EACH PROGRAM. INTENDED BENEFICIARY DISLOCATED WORKERS, INCUMBENT WORKERS, AND INDIVIDUALS NEW TO THE WORKFORCE. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.

PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT: THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF WOMEN IN A NTOS BY PROVIDING PRE-APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING AND CONNECTING IT TO EMPLOYERS UTILIZING RAPS AS AN ALTERNATIVE PATHWAY TO EMPLOYMENT. THIS WILL BE ACHIEVED BY PROVIDING TA TO EMPLOYER PARTNERS RELATING PRE-APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING AND RAPS FOR WOMEN.ACTIVITIES TO BE FUNDED BY THE GRANT: THE MAJOR ACTIVITIES FUNDED BY THIS GRANT ARE AS FOLLOWS: EMPLOYER TA, PARTICIPANT TA, PRE-APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING, RAPSDELIVERABLESNAINTENDED BENEFICIARIES OF THE PROJECT: WOMEN RECEIVING ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY TRAINING AND JOBS AND EMPLOYERS RECEIVING ACCESS TO HIGHLY QUALIFIED WOMEN CANDIDATES.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIESNA