Resilience Force

PROGRAM PURPOSE AWARD PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM IS TO SUPPORT TRANSFORMATIVE EFFORTS TO IMPROVE JOB QUALITY AND AVAILABILITY OF GOOD JOBS, PARTICULARLY FOR THE BENEFIT OF HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS AND COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT IN GOOD JOBS. THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THESE DEMONSTRATION GRANTS IS EXPANDING JOB QUALITY IN THE CARE, CLIMATE RESILIENCY, AND HOSPITALITY SECTORS. THIS IS A TIER 2 IMPLEMENTATION GRANT TO IMPLEMENT SPECIFIC WORKER-CENTERED SECTOR STRATEGIES THAT WILL IMPROVE JOB QUALITY WITHIN THE CARE, CLIMATE RESILIENCY, AND HOSPITALITY SECTORS.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE PROPOSED PROJECT, A GOOD JOBS BLUEPRINT IN THE CLIMATE RESILIENCE ECONOMY, IS A SECTORAL STRATEGY TO CREATE GOOD CLIMATE RESILIENCE JOBS TO BENEFIT WORKERS AND EMPLOYERS. CLIMATE CHANGE HAS MADE DISASTERS INCREASINGLY FREQUENT AND DESTRUCTIVE. AS A RESULT, IN THE COMING DECADE OUR NATION FACES TWO GREAT RESILIENCE CHALLENGES: REBUILDING HOMES, SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, AND CITIES AFTER TODAYS CLIMATE DISASTER AND WEATHERPROOFING AND DECARBONIZING AMERICA SO THAT WE CAN WITHSTAND THE DISASTERS OF TOMORROW. THIS WILL REQUIRE A SKILLED, SCALED RESILIENCE WORKFORCE. THIS TRI-COASTAL PROJECT AIMS TO BUILD THIS ESSENTIAL WORKFORCE OUT OF HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, WHILE ENSURING THAT THE RAPIDLY GROWING CLIMATE RESILIENCE ECONOMY, WITH ITS EXPONENTIALLY RISING LABOR DEMAND, IS A SOURCE NOT JUST OF ANY JOBS, BUT QUALITY JOBS AND FAMILY-SUPPORTING CAREERS FOR THESE WORKERS. WORKING IN FLORIDA, LOUISIANA, AND CALIFORNIATHREE STATES WHERE DISASTERS HIT AGAIN AND AGAIN THEY WILL RECRUIT, TRAIN, AND CERTIFY CLIMATE RESILIENCE WORKERS. FOCUSING ON PEOPLE OF COLOR, WOMEN, IMMIGRANTS, AND JUSTICE-IMPACTED INDIVIDUALS, THEY WILL BUILD UP SKILLED PROFESSIONALS, AND PLACE THEM, THROUGH THEIR HIGH ROAD TRAINING PARTNERSHIP, WITH MISSION-ALIGNED EMPLOYERS WHO EMBRACE QUALITY JOB STANDARDS. AS A RESULT, WORKERS HISTORICALLY LOCKED OUT OF GOOD JOBS WILL GAIN FAMILY-SUPPORTING CLIMATE CAREERS EMPLOYERS WILL GET THE LABOR POOL THEY NEED AND AMERICA WILL GAIN THE RESILIENCE WORKFORCE IT NEEDS IN ORDER TO FACE THE FUTURE. DELIVERABLES EXPECTED OUTCOMES: NEW TO SECTOR ENROLL IN TRAINING: 160 PLANNED PARTICIPANTS SEASONED WORKERS ATTAINING CERTIFICATION: 250 PLANNED PARTICIPANTS SKILLED WORKERS PLACED IN EMPLOYMENT: 250 PLANNED PARTICIPANTSINTENDED BENEFICIARIES: PEOPLE OF COLOR, IMMIGRANTS, WOMEN, AND JUSTICE-IMPACTED INDIVIDUALSSUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE ALLOWABLE UNDER THIS AWARD TO CARRYOUT PROJECT ACTIVITIES.