Project Grant 23A60CP000045

RECIPIENT NAME AMERICAN INDIAN OICPROJECT TITLE AMERICAN INDIAN OIC COMMUNITY PROJECTFUNDING REQUEST 350,000CONGRESSIONAL SPONSOR SENATOR TINA SMITHREQUESTED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE 24 MONTHSPROJECT LOCATION MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA (MN 05)PROJECT PURPOSE AND GOALS THE PURPOSE OF AMERICAN INDIAN OICS COMMUNITY PROJECT IS TO MITIGATE ECONOMIC DISPARITIES FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR LIVING IN MINNESOTA WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY ADDRESSING LABOR SHORTAGES IN THE CRITICAL SECTORS OF HEALTHCARE, CONSTRUCTION, AND LOGISTICS TRANSPORTATION.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED THROUGH ITS COMMUNITY PROJECT, AMERICAN INDIAN OIC WILL PROVIDE SHORT TERM JOB TRAINING SO PARTICIPANTS CAN ENTER CAREERS IN THE HEALTHCARE, CONSTRUCTION, AND LOGISTICS TRANSPORTATION SECTORS. ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL ALSO RECEIVE WORK READINESS AND CAREER COUNSELING SERVICES. ONCE A PARTICIPANT SECURES EMPLOYMENT, THEY WILL RECEIVE RETENTION CHECKS AND SUPPORT QUARTERLY FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR OF EMPLOYMENT.EXPECTED OUTCOMES AT LEAST 35 INDIVIDUALS WILL BE ENROLLED IN THE PROJECT. OF THOSE, 29 ARE ANTICIPATED TO ATTAIN CREDENTIALS AND SKILL GAINS AND 18 WILL SECURE EMPLOYMENT BY THE SECOND QUARTER AFTER EXIT WITH QUARTERLY MEDIAN EARNINGS OF 8,190. ITS ANTICIPATED THAT BY THE FOURTH QUARTER AFTER EXIT 25 PARTICIPANTS WILL BE EMPLOYED.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INTENDED BENEFICIARIES OF THE PROJECT ARE UNEMPLOYED OR UNDEREMPLOYED PEOPLE LIVING AT OR BELOW 200 OF THE POVERTY LEVEL WHO ARE INTERESTED AND ABLE TO ENTER CAREERS IN THE TARGETED SECTORS. PEOPLE OF COLOR WILL BE TARGETED FOR SERVICES, BUT THE PROJECT WILL SERVE ANYONE WHO MEETS INCOME ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS AND NEEDS ASSISTANCE ENTERING, REENTERING, OR ADVANCING IN THE WORKFORCE.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES THE PRIMARY SUBRECIPIENT IS INTERSTATE TRUCK DRIVING SCHOOL WHICH IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING COMMERCIAL DRIVERSLICENSE CLASS A AND B BEHIND THE WHEEL TRAINING TO PARTICIPANTS ENROLLED IN THE PROJECT.