Lead applicant organization name: urban institutelead applicant entity type: national nonprofit organizationlead applicant location: washington, D.C.required partners:employer partnersname of employer…

Lead applicant organization name: urban institutelead applicant entity type: national nonprofit organizationlead applicant location: washington, D.C.required partners:employer partnersname of employer partners industry trade association: bank of america, IBM, multiverse, onramp, rocket companies, velocitor solutions, xpanxioneducation or training partner: per scholasstate apprenticeship agencies (saas):apprenticeshipnc of the north carolina community college systemcalifornia department of industrial relations, apprenticeship and workforce innovationentities involved in administering the workforce development system: LOS angeles economic and workforce development departmentworker organizations, labor-management organizations, or labor unions: communications workers of americaoptional partners type of organization:interstate renewable energy council national non-profit, industry intermediary in the renewable energy sectorgeographic scope: nationallocations of grant services: metropolitan regions of dallas, detroit, and LOS angeles state of north carolina, including rural communities national access to remote trainingtotal federal funding requested (total 5-year period): 5,000,000TOTAL match proposed (total 5-year period): 815,898.75PROPOSED number of participants who start training: 600TARGETED populations to be served: unemployed and underemployed workers with a focus on people of color, women, and individuals with at most a high school diploma (an employment barriers that hinder movement into middle- to high- skilled information technology jobs)training track: scaling tracksubrecipient roles:per scholas will recruit, assess, and train participants. Training will span technical and employability skills, and include preparation for and access to industry-recognized credentials. Local sites will provide wraparound supports for financial capability and mental health and partner with workforce development entities and other public agencies for supportive services. Per scholas will place program completers into jobs, including RA programs, and build new employer relationships. Per scholas will also identify strategies to expand pre-apprenticeship to new sites based on lessons from clean IT.irec will serve as a subject matter expert in the workforce needs of the renewable energy sector. They will conduct a landscape analysis of the IT needs, existing training programs, and pathways across their extensive network of clean energy employers. Irec will integrate IT into their career pathways map resources. Similarly, irec will integrate IT into its RA expansion efforts. They will disseminate information about these pathways, clean IT, and program completers available for employment through the national clean energy workforce alliance and other industry networks.CWA, a national labor union, will develop and deliver a worker rights training module for all participants that will be embedded within the per scholas training. They will connect program completers to local unions that can provide mentorship, peer-to-peer supports, or connections to RA programs. CWA will deliver virtual events for partners and the public about worker voice, worker rights, and the history and status of the labor movement in the IT and renewable energy sectors. Public contact information: name, title: deborah kobes, senior fellowaddress: 500 l enfant plaza SW, washington, DC 20024PHONE number: 202-261-5443EMAIL address: dkobes urban.ORG