Lead organization: united indians of all tribes foundations native workforce services programlead organization entity type: workforce development agency funded by wioalead organization location:…

The United Indians of All Tribes Foundation received a $2,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor's H-1B Job Training Grants program (CFDA 17.268). The grant will fund the "Native Infrastructure Career Employment (NICE) Project" to develop career pathways for American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian individuals to gain employment in transit and electrified infrastructure projects in the central Puget Sound region of Washington. Key program elements include outreach and recruitment, skills training, job placement assistance, and supportive services delivered through partnerships with employers, labor unions, and educational institutions. The grant period runs from September 30, 2023 through September 30, 2028, with the goal of enrolling 144 participants in training. This project aims to address the underrepresentation of Indigenous workers in the growing infrastructure sector and promote economic self-sufficiency within these communities.

Lead organization: united indians of all tribes foundations native workforce services programlead organization entity type: workforce development agency funded by wioalead organization location: seattle, washingtonrequired partners: development trackemployer partners: seattle city light puget sound solareducation partners: green river college south seattle college machinists instituteworkers organizations or labor unions: international association of machinists (IAM) district 751 bricklayers and allied craftsworkers union 1OPTIONAL partners: seattle jobs initiative chief seattle club reentry programgeographic scope: the geographic focus of the grant will be on the central puget sound region that includes king, piece, and snohomish counties which includes the metropolitan areas of seattle, tacoma, everett, and bellevue. This area also is home to the tulalip, puyallup, muckleshoot, stillaguamish, snoqualmie, duwamish, and the sauk-suiattle tribes. Primary grant operationswill take place in king county as the main offices are in the city of seattle, washington. Thismeans though there are rural portions of these counties, the main grant operations will occur inurban settings.total funding requested: 2,000,000TOTAL leveraged funds proposed: 0PROJECT title: native infrastructure career employment (nice) projectproposed number of participants who start training: 144SUMMARY of project purpose and employment and training activities offered:the puget sound is the ancestral homeland of the coast salish people. They have navigated itswaters and harvested from its rich forests since time began. Many native american, alaskan native, andnative hawaiian community members have come to the puget sound with the hope of better wages anda better life for their families. However, the urban growth of the region has historically come at theirexpense. Even as the region invests in its infrastructure, there is a lack of indigenous individuals in thissector. This exclusion has led to increased rates of poverty, unemployment, and underemployment forthe native communities that call the central puget sound region home. At the same time, billions ofdollars are currently being invested in expanding transit infrastructure in the region including theelectrification of public, private, and commercial transportation. This presents an opportunity for thenative community to access employment opportunities and participate in these infrastructure projects. The purpose of the native infrastructure career employment (nice) project is to develop a sectorpartnership with key stakeholders that would generate a path for indigenous communities to gain theskills required to gain employment in transit and electrified infrastructure projects. The nativeworkforce services program (nwsp) at united indians of all tribes foundation will work with importantemployer partners, union representatives and education providers to build actionable career pathwaysthat will ensure the participants are able to gain relevant skills needed to succeed in the industry. Forfifty years uiatf has served the urban indigenous community with wrap around services. To continuethe foundations mission, the native workforce services program will conduct outreach, recruitment, case management, grant monitoring, and provide support services for community members throughtheir chosen career pathway. The native workforce services program will CO-enroll american indian, alaskan native, and native hawaiian members who can provide tribal enrollment documents into thenwsp wioa program. Those community members who identify as indigenous but are not able toprovide the tribal enrollment documents required for wioa enrollment will receive services from a casemanager at seattle jobs initiative. All case managers will be overseen by the native workforce servicesand uiatf.cut off due to char limit, see attachment d of award