The Teshinsky Family Foundation (TFF) is seeking proposals to support workforce training for manufacturing careers.
Donor Name: Teshinsky Family Foundation
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/26/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Teshinsky Family Foundation (TFF) is dedicated to helping people develop skills for employment, education opportunities, and through them, personal liberty. Grants will be awarded to select organizations whose programs best align with the TFF mission and goals.
Elements
- Training
- Training to acquire skills needed for jobs in manufacturing (including but not limited to additive manufacturing, assembly, blueprint reading, CAD/CAM & other design software, CNC machining, composites, drilling, engineering for manufacturing, fabrication, industrial maintenance, industry 4.0, installation and service, LEAN processes, machine vision systems, material handling, mechatronics, milling & turning, painting for manufacturing, pneumatics and hydraulics, precision measurement, product technician, quality assurance, robotics, shop mathematics, tooling, welding).
- Training to build skills needed to succeed in a professional manufacturing work environment leading directly to being hired in a manufacturing workplace and the ability to sustain employment long-term.
- No cost for participants; Compensation/stipend for participants preferred.
- Employer Relations / Jobs Pipeline
- Relationships with area manufacturing employers leading to successful career placements in entry-level manufacturing with growth potential for program graduates.
- Relevant and responsive training connected to specific manufacturers and their hiring needs. Direct involvement of employers in the training curriculum preferred.
- Track record of a high percentage of career placement in sustainable manufacturing careers with benefits for program graduates.
- Case Management Services
- Services system to provide support and resources to program participants.
- Intensive career counseling and career retention support.
Funding Information
One-time grants between $25,000 and $100,000.
Eligibility Criteria
The Teshinsky Family Foundation will only invite organizations to apply for Workforce Development Grants who meet the following criteria:
- Standalone organizations with tax-exepmt status under section 501(c)3 of the IRS (support, fundraising, or intermediary organizations, including community college foundations, are not eligible for this grant).
- Programs operating in the continental United States.
- Programs serving participants ages 18 and over.
- Programs that do not limit participation to specific groups training for at least one year with job placement data.
The following are not eligible to apply for a Manufacturing Workforce Training Grant:
- Individuals.
- Organizations that discriminate, including but not limited to, on the basis of race, gender, identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, country of origin, citizenship, or disability.
- Religious organizations, unless engaged in programs that are non-sectarian, benefit a broad base of the community and have a separate 501(c)(3) designation.
- Political action committees, candidates, causes, and lobbying.
- Labor, alumni, or fraternal groups.
- Recreation, athletic or sports teams, programs, or leagues.
- For-profit entities, including start-up small businesses.
- Endowment funds.
For more information, visit TFF.
