Houstons Capital Investing In Development & Employment Of Adults

REQUIRED PARTNERS:EMPLOYER PARTNERS NAME OF EMPLOYER PARTNERS INDUSTRY TRADE ASSOCIATION:GRETNA MACHINE SHOPWELDING OUTLETS, INC.PVF ROUNDTABLEGLOBAL ENERGY TRANSITIONEDUCATION OR TRAINING PARTNERS NAME OF EDUCATION OR TRAINING PROVIDERS:HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGENAME OF THE STATE APPRENTICESHIP AGENCIES (SAAS): ONLY REQUIRED IF APPLICANT IS PROPOSINGRAP TRAININGNOT REQUIREDNAME OF ENTITIES INVOLVED IN ADMINISTERING THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMWORKFORCE SOLUTIONSWORKER ORGANIZATIONS, LABOR-MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS, OR LABOR UNIONSHOUSTON GULF COAST BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCILOPTIONAL PARTNERSNAME OF OPTIONALPARTNER(S):TYPE OF ORGANIZATION:NONEGEOGRAPHIC SCOPE: IDENTIFY SCOPE: LOCAL REGIONAL IDENTIFY SPECIFIC LOCATION(S) WHERE GRANT SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED: HOUSTON, TEXAS DOES THE AREA TO BE SERVED INCLUDE SMALLER OR RURAL COMMUNITIES AS DEFINED IN THE FOA NOTOTAL FEDERAL FUNDING REQUESTED (TOTAL 5-YEAR PERIOD): 2,000,000TOTAL LEVERAGED FUNDS PROPOSED (TOTAL 5-YEAR PERIOD): 1,153,350PROJECT TITLE NAME: SIGNATURE WORKFORCE PROGRAM FOR INFRASTRUCTURE JOBSPROPOSED NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS WHO START TRAINING: 450SUMMARY OF PROJECT PURPOSE AND EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES OFFERED:CIHS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TARGETS LOW-TO-MODERATE INCOME WOMEN AND MEN OFCOLOR TO EMPOWER THEM TO OVERCOME THE BARRIERS THAT HINDER MOVEMENT INTO CAREER PATHWAYSTHAT LEAD TO MIDDLE- TO HIGH- SKILLED OCCUPATIONS AND FOSTER ECONOMIC MOBILITY, WHILE ADDINGDIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION TO THE REPRESENTATION IN THESE OCCUPATIONS. CIH WILL COLLABORATEWITH EDUCATION PARTNER, HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE, ALONG WITH WORKER PARTNERS, WORKFORCESOLUTIONS, AND HOUSTON GULF COAST BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES COUNCIL TO PROVIDEPARTICIPANTS EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE IN CYBERSECURITY, SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICTECHNOLOGY, MACHINING TECHNOLOGY, ELECTRIC VEHICLE SERVICE TECHNOLOGY, SMART BUILDINGTECHNOLOGY, AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. THUS, PARTICIPANTS WILL BE PROVIDED OPPORTUNITIES TOPURSUE OCCUPATIONS RELEVANT TO THE RENEWABLE ENERGY, TRANSPORTATION, AND BROADBANDINFRASTRUCTURE SECTORS. PARTICIPANTS WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED CASE MANAGEMENT, WRAPAROUNDSUPPORT SERVICES, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, AND PEER SUPPORT TO HELP REDUCE ANY BARRIERS TO PROGRAMCOMPLETION.TARGETED POPULATION(S) TO BE SERVED:UNEMPLOYED, UNDEREMPLOYED, AND INCUMBENT WORKERS. LOW-TO-MODERATE INCOME WOMEN ANDMEN OF COLOR.TRAINING TRACK:DEVELOPMENT TRACKTARGETED INFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR(S): (SELECT FROM RENEWABLE ENERGY, TRANSPORTATION, AND ORBROADBAND)RENEWABLE ENERGY, TRANSPORTATION, AND BROADBAND.TARGETED H-1B OCCUPATIONS LIST APPLICABLE OCCUPATIONS ALONG CAREER PATHWAYS LEADING TO MIDDLE- TO HIGH-SKILLEDADVANCED MANUFACTURING, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, AND OR PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, ANDTECHNICAL SERVICES OCCUPATIONS THAT SUPPORT RENEWABLE ENERGY, TRANSPORTATION, AND ORBROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE SECTORS (SEE APPENDIX A):O SPECIFY OCCUPATION(S): MACHINING TECHNOLOGY, CYBERSECURITY (INFORMATIONSECURITY ANALYST), SMART BUILDING TECHNOLOGY, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)(SOFTWARE DEVELOPER), SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) INSTALLER, ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV)TECHNICIANRECOGNIZED POSTSECONDARY CREDENTIAL(S) OFFERED:ASSOCIATE DEGREE, LEVEL 1 OR 2 CERTIFICATION, DEPENDING ON PROGRAM OCCUPATION.SUBRECIPIENT ROLES: LIST ALL SUBRECIPIENTS AND THE ROLES (ACTIVITIES) THEY WILL FILL ON THEPROPOSED PROJECT. ROLES SHOULD BE ALIGNED TO PROPOSED WORKPLAN.NONE