Recipient name: south BAY workforce investment board, INC.

Ended Project Grant Awarded Last action

Award ID
23A60CP000029
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Obligated
$1,000,000

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Place of performance
California, USA

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Description

Activities
Services in will focus on strategies to prepare young adults for career pathway employment in demand occupations that offer advancement opportunities. Services will include:1. Blueprint work readiness training will provide 30 hours of pre-employment training focused on skills to get and keep a job and advance to a better paying job including 20 hours of customer service skills training. At completion of training participants will complete work readiness certification before a panel of employers, after which an employer-recognized work readiness identification card is awarded.2. Subsidized work experience in public, non-profit and private-sector worksites connected to their short-term vocation program in order to develop basic and vocational skills in the participants selected career pathway. Participants will work 35 hours per week for up to 4 months up to maximum of 400 hours 15.00 per hour. A performance evaluation will be completed by the worksite supervisor each two-week payroll cycle to provide feedback on skill attainment and areas where improvement is needed.3. Short-term vocational training-participants will conduct career exploration activities including basic skill and career assessment and conduct labor market research to choose the right training program. Case management will provide intensive career counseling to assist the participant in identifying the right short term-vocational program that connects with their career pathway plan. Suggested encouraged sectors with high growth high wage industries include:advanced manufacturing-CNC machine operators, non-destructive testing technicianhealthcare-certified nursing assistant, phlebotomist, medical assistantconstruction-laborer, carpenter, ELECTRICIAN4. Job placement services including referral to interviews and job fairs, and access to job search tools (i.e., computers, internet, phones, FAX, e-mail, and workshops) will be provided. We will ensure that job placement services are reflective of the current job market, targeting higher than minimum-wage occupations in career-ladder employment positions which upon successful performance makes available promotional opportunities.5. Ongoing follow-up services to support retention in employment.6. Referral services to adult schools and regional occupational centers for GED prep high school diploma preparation, as available.
Expected outcomes
100 foster youth will be enrolled into the PROGRAM60 participants will gain a CREDENTIAL60 participants will be employed 2ND quarter after EXIT40 participants will be employed 4TH quarter after exitmedian earning 2ND quarter after exit will be 3,40060 participants will show measurable skills gains.see attachment d for remainder (character limit reached)

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Original award $500,000

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Who received award 23A60CP000029?

23A60CP000029 was awarded to South Bay Workforce Investment Board Inc. by Employment and Training Administration (Department of Labor) on May 1, 2023.

How much is award 23A60CP000029 worth?

$1,000,000 has been obligated on 23A60CP000029.

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