Project Grant 23A60AP000049

LEAD APPLICANT ORGANIZATION NAME (ALSO APPLYING FOR COMPETITIVE FUNDING): UTAH DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SERVICESLEAD APPLICANT ENTITY TYPE: STATE WORKFORCE AGENCYLEAD APPLICANT CITY AND STATE: SALT LAKE CITY UTAHFUNDING OPTION: COMPETITIVE FUNDINGPROJECT TITLE: APPRENTICESHIP UTAH NETWORK - REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP EXPANSIONTOTAL NUMBER OF APPRENTICES ENROLLED IN RAPS DURING THE LIFE OF THE GRANT, IFAPPLICABLE: ADDPOPULATION(S) TO BE SERVED: VETERANS, YOUTH, WOMEN, PEOPLE OF COLOR, JUSTICE IMPACTEDINDIVIDUALS, INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND THOSE IN RURAL COMMUNITIESLIST THE NAME OF THE REQUIRED PARTNER (FOR STATES WITH FEDERALLY-RECOGNIZED SAAS): NALIST THE NAME(S) OF OPTIONAL PARTNERS, AS APPLICABLE:NAMES: TYPE OF ORGANIZATION:EDUCATION PARTNERS:UTAH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION TALENT READY UTAH, INCLUDING 8 CAMPUSES AND 8 TECHNICAL COLLEGES, DAVIS TECHNICAL COLLEGE, MOUNTAINLAND TECHNICAL COLLEGE, WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY, UTAH STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES, GRANITE SCHOOL DISTRICT, DAVIS SCHOOL DISTRICT, OGDEN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTINDUSTRY PARTNERS, ASSOCIATIONS, UNIONS, LABOR-MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS, PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:NORTHERN UTAH CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL TOOLING AND MACHINING ASSOCIATION, IMPACT UTAH, ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF UTAH, UTAH AFL-CIO INCLUDING 14 JOINT APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING COUNCILS, JD MACHINE, APPRENTI, HEALTHCARE CAREER ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM, INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTH, ASSOCIATION FOR UTAH COMMUNITY HEALTH, CLEANMACHINE, PARKER AEROSPACE, PARAMOUNT MACHINE, WORKFLOW ACADEMY, UTAH MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION, HAMILTON-RYKER-TALENT GRO, SALT LAKE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, BLACK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, HELPIT, BRIGHT ENTERPRISECOMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS OTHER GOVERNMENT PARTNERS:TECH MOMS, SALT LAKE COUNTY, PROG FOUNDATION, UTAH STEM ACTION CENTER, UNITED WAY OF SALT LAKE, UTAH DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONSTARGETED INDUSTRY(IES) AND OR OCCUPATION(S): EDUCATION SERVICES (K-12 TEACHERS), THE CARE ECONOMY (HEALTHCARE, CHILDCARE, LONG-TERM CARE), SUPPLY CHAIN (TRANSPORTATION, BIOMANUFACTURING, AND ADVANCED MANUFACTURING), AND TECHNOLOGY CYBERSECURITY (CYBERSECURITY, SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT, PROGRAMMING). REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP AND PREAPPRENTICESHIP EFFORTS IN SUPPORT OF IIJA, CHIPS ACT, AND IRA IMPLEMENTATION WILL ALSO BE A PRIORITY FOR THE STATE.SUMMARY OF PROGRAM ACTIVITIES:THE DESIGN OF THIS PROJECT CAPITALIZES ON THE EXPERTISE OF APPRENTICESHIP PARTNERS STATEWIDE TO MAXIMIZE THE ABILITY TO ACHIEVE OUTCOME-BASED RESULTS AND MEET THE PRIMARY GOALS LISTED IN THIS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY. PROJECT GOALS AND STRATEGIES OF THIS PLAN BUILD ON THE OVERARCHING FIVE-YEAR PLAN SUBMITTED WITH THE SAEF BASE FORMULA FUNDING PROPOSAL.GOALS INCLUDE:GOAL 1: DEVELOP INFRASTRUCTURE FOR STATEWIDE IMPLEMENTATION AND TO EFFECTIVELY SUPPORT LONG-TERM GROWTHGOAL 2: MODERNIZE DATA TRACKING, REPORTING, SYSTEM INTEGRATION AND UTILIZATIONGOAL 3: INCREASE RA UTILIZATION AMONG EMPLOYERSGOAL 4: EXPAND ACCESS TO RA OPPORTUNITIES TO INCREASE APPRENTICES, PARTICULARLY FOR UNDERREPRESENTED AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIESCOMPETITIVE FUNDING WILL BE USED TO INCREASE THE IMPLEMENTATION EFFORTS AND EXPEDITE THEPROCESS OF HAVING A HIGH-QUALITY STATEWIDE APPRENTICESHIP SYSTEM. THE CROSS-CUTTING PRINCIPLESOF 1) EQUITY, 2) GOOD JOBS FAIR LABOR STANDARDS, 3) SUPPORT FOR HIGH-QUALITY, SUSTAINABLE PROGRAMS,AND 4) NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR INNOVATION, ENGAGEMENT, AND EASE OF ACCESS ARE DISPLAYEDTHROUGHOUT THE FIVE-YEAR STATE WORK PLAN.SUBRECIPIENT ROLES:UTAH STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION: BECOME A REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP (RA) INTERMEDIARY SPONSOR FOR TEACHER RAS, DEVELOP EMPLOYER AND APPRENTICE AGREEMENTS, RAPIDS DATA ENTRY AND REPORTING HIRE AN APPRENTICESHIP SPECIALIST PROMOTE TEACHER RAS TO LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES (LEA) TRAIN LEAS ON HIGH-QUALITY ELEMENTS OF RAS EMPLOYER AND APPRENTICE RECRUITMENT, AND RETENTION STRATEGIES AND PROVIDE ONGOING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCEWEBER STATE UNIVERSITY: