Applicant name: employ milwaukee, INC.applicant entity organization type: workforce development entityapplicant location: milwaukee, wirequired partners:employers: clarios, husco, milwaukee bucks, MKE…

Applicant name: employ milwaukee, INC.applicant entity organization type: workforce development entityapplicant location: milwaukee, wirequired partners:employers: clarios, husco, milwaukee bucks, MKE tech hub coalition, city of milwaukee environmental collaboration office (ECO), city of milwaukee city engineer, waukesha countybusiness alliance, waukesha countyworker organizations: brew city HDI, MKE tech hub coalition, city of milwaukee, milwaukeecountyworkforce development entities: WOW works, southeastern workseducation training providers: waukesha county technical college, milwaukee area technical college, moraine park technical college, marquette university, university of wisconsin milwaukeestate apprenticeship agency: department of workforce development bureau of apprenticeshipstandards (wisconsin apprenticeship)geographic scope: regional scope. M7 region - milwaukee county, waukesha county, ozaukeecounty, washington county, walworth county, racine county and kenosha county. Total federal funding requested: 4,989,684 total match proposed: 748,453PROPOSED number of participants who start training: 483SUMMARY of grant purpose and employment and training activities offered: the regional skills tobuild program prepares historically marginalized unemployed and underemployed individuals for highdemand infrastructure occupations that ensure placement into quality medium- to high-skill h-1B careerpathways. Skills to build is designed in alliance with essential government partners who have receivedor will receive over 416 million of formula and added bipartisan infrastructure law funding insoutheastern wisconsin that is currently being invested in roads, bridges, safety, water, and majortransportation projects. Target population: unemployed and underemployed workers in M7 region, 17 years or older and notcurrently enrolled in secondary school. Emphasis on women, people of color, justice-impactedindividuals, individuals with disabilities, veterans, military spouses and economically disadvantagedpopulations and other underrepresented populations in advanced manufacturing, professional, scientific and technical services, and information technology occupations in the M7 region. Emifollows 38 U.S.C. 4215 and gives priority to veterans.subrecipient roles:milwaukee area technical college (matc): skills to build will utilize matc s three technical diplomaprograms aligned with the DOL building pathways to infrastructure professional, scientific, andtechnical services industry and occupations: 1) civil engineering 2) electronics technicianfundamentals 3) mechanical computer draftingmke tech hub coalition: as an employer and worker-centric partner, MKE tech hub coalition willleverage their tech apprenticeship reskilling program to communicate upskilling opportunities forunderrepresented skills to build participants in information technology.brew city help desk international (HDI): HDI brew city will serve multiple roles in the skills to buildprogram: a worker organization that represents IT professionals, training provider with a nationallyrecognized upskilling credentials, and an employer partner as its members represent a broad range of itindustry employers.WOW works: WOW works is employ milwaukee s regional labor shed counterpart on the SE WI regionand will manage the skills to build advanced manufacturing track. WOW works service area includesnumerous advanced manufacturing employers who are along the supply chain for BIL investments andwill require skilled workers to fulfill contract work.