Bay Consortium Workforce Investment Board

YOUTH BUILD

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 1 PLANNING GRANT TO SUPPORT THE FORMATION OF WORKER-CENTERED SECTOR PARTNERSHIPS IN LOCAL OR REGIONAL ECONOMIC AREAS TO DESIGN WORKFORCE STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE EQUITY AND JOB QUALITY WITHIN THE CARE, CLIMATE RESILIENCY, AND HOSPITALITY SECTORS.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: BCWDB SEEKS FUNDING FROM THE TIER 1 TRACK TO STRATEGICALLY ASSESS THE EMERGING CLIMATE (COASTAL) RESILIENCY SECTOR IN THE EASTERN SHORE AND NORTHERN NECK REGIONS OF VIRGINIA. THE PROJECT WILL 1) IMPLEMENT EVIDENCE-BASED SECTOR PARTNERSHIP STRATEGIES TO UNDERSTAND THE LANDSCAPE OF COASTAL RESILIENCY EMPLOYMENT AND IDENTIFY BARRIERS TO ENTRY AND UPWARD MOBILITY, 2) ASSESS EMPLOYER SUPPORTS NEEDED TO IMPROVE JOB QUALITY, INCLUDING SMALL BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUPPORTS, AND 3) CREATE A PLAN TO IMPLEMENT INITIATIVES TO INTEGRATE COMMUNITY SUPPORTS, WORKER VOICES, EDUCATIONAL ON-RAMPS TO SKILLS BUILDING, AND BARRIER REMOVAL FOR UNDERSERVED, LOW INCOME, RURAL POPULATIONS.DELIVERABLES EXPECTED OUTCOMES: APPLICANTS IDENTIFY THE KEY JOB QUALITY MEASURES THAT WILL BE USED TO TRACK GRANT PROGRESS IN MEETING MILESTONES.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: ESNN-CRSP WILL FOCUS ON SERVING COMMUNITIES AND POPULATIONS IN THE TARGET SERVICE REGIONS OF EASTERN SHORE AND THE NORTHERN NECK OF VIRGINIA, PARTICULARLY RURAL COMMUNITIES AND UNDERSERVED BLACK AFRICAN AMERICAN RESIDENTS IN THESE COMMUNITIES. POPULATIONS OF THE EASTERN SHORE AND NORTHERN NECK REGIONS OVERALL HAVE LOWER LEVELS OF EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT AND ARE LOWER INCOME THAN THE U.S. AVERAGE. THE REGIONS ALSO HAVE A SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF BLACK AFRICAN AMERICAN RESIDENTS THAN THE U.S. AVERAGE. THE REGION OVERALL HAS LOW EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT AND HIGH NUMBERS OF PEOPLE AGED 65 WHO HAVE AN ECONOMIC NEED TO EARN INCOME FROM WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE ALLOWABLE UNDER THIS AWARD TO CARRYOUT PROJECT ACTIVITIES.

PRISONER-RE-ENTRY

PURPOSE: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING AWARDS ARE AUTHORIZED UNDER THE CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022 PUBLIC LAW 117-328 AND THE EXPLANATORY STATEMENT FOR DIVISION L OF THAT ACT. PROJECTS SELECTED FOR COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING ARE LISTED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) THAT ACCOMPANIES A SPECIFIC FISCAL YEAR’S APPROPRIATIONS ACT OR CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. THE JES LISTS PROJECT, RECIPIENT, STATE, AMOUNT AND CONGRESSIONAL SPONSOR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING AWARD PROJECTS INCLUDE A WIDE VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES THAT RESULT IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES. HUD WILL NOT KNOW THE FULL SCOPE OF THE PROJECT UNTIL THE RECIPIENT SUBMITS THE REQUIRED PROJECT NARRATIVE AND CONFIRMS ALIGNMENT WITH THE LANGUAGE AS PROVIDED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. TO FIND THE DETAILS OF THE GRANT AWARD AS WRITTEN WITHIN THE CONGRESSIONAL RECORD USE THE FOLLOWING LINK AND PATH SELECTIONS TO GET TO THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING GRANTS HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/EDI-GRANTS, SELECT THE FISCAL YEAR OF INTEREST, SCROLL DOWN TO PROGRAM LAWS AND REGULATIONS, UNDER FISCAL YEAR 20XX CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 20XX: CONGRESSIONAL RECORD (JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT).; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT AS DESCRIBED IN THE JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT (JES) PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND SUBSEQUENT APPROVED PROJECT NARRATIVE.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THE PROJECT BENEFICIARIES ARE THE INDIVIDUALS AND/OR ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS OR SERVED BY THE ENTITIES THAT ARE AWARDED GRANT FUNDS AS IDENTIFIED IN THE JES RECIPIENT OR PROJECT DESCRIPTION SECTIONS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.