Donor Name: Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry
State: Pennsylvania
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/27/2024
Size of the Grant: up to $250,000
Details:
Goals
Successful programs will utilize grant funds to enhance their projects by:
- Expanding existing registered apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship programs in the building and construction trades by serving apprentices from historically underserved populations.
- Recruiting from underrepresented populations typically underserved by apprenticeships, including women, people of color, individuals with disabilities, veterans, socio-economically disadvantaged individuals, individuals who speak English as a second language, individuals who were previously incarcerated, or individuals experiencing multiple barriers to employment.
- Retention of a diverse talent pipeline by supporting apprentices and pre-apprentices from underrepresented and underserved populations to reach full employment.
Funding Information
This opportunity makes approximately $2,000,000 in funding available for DEI Round 2 grants to include awards up to $200,000 for projects that serve a single individual registered apprenticeship or pre-apprenticeship programs, up to $230,000 for multi-employer serving group sponsored registered apprenticeship programs, and up to $250,000 for multi-county serving registered apprenticeship or pre-apprenticeship programs.
Eligible Applicants
Eligible applicants include any awardee under the initial round of Increasing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in the Building and Construction Trades through Apprenticeships and Pre-Apprenticeships grant program (POP from July 1, 2023, to March 31, 2025). Additional eligible applicants include previous PAsmart grantees with a registered building and construction trades apprenticeship or registered pre-apprenticeship, applicants with an existing registered apprenticeship or registered pre-apprenticeship in the building and construction trades previously funded or unfunded.
- The applicant(s) must be capable of bringing together business, education, workforce, and provider partners to achieve the overall project goals as defined by this NGA.
- The applicant(s) must demonstrate the ability to coordinate, manage, and implement the design of the project; develop and implement the project budget; implement a strategy to collect, analyze, and report performance outcomes; and coordinate and evaluate the activities of the project.
- The applicant(s) must be capable of monitoring and administering the fiscal components of the project.
- The applicant(s) must be capable of submitting the required reporting elements at the required intervals as documented in the NGA.
- The applicant(s) must have the capacity to work with an evaluator.
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