Award purpose: to support employment and training activities for indian, alaska native, and native hawaiian individuals in order to: 1) develop more fully the academic, occupational, and literacy…

The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $268,313 Project Grant under the Native American Employment and Training (CFDA 17.265) program to the South Carolina Indian Development Counci (SCDCI), a non-profit organization. The grant supports employment and training activities for American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian individuals to develop their academic, occupational, and literacy skills, making them more competitive in the workforce and equipping them with entrepreneurial skills.

Through this 3-year grant from July 2023 to June 2026, SCDCI provides direct services including career development, counseling, skills training, work experiences, and other support. The expected outcomes are employment, credential attainment, skills gains, and serving employers in the targeted communities. As the primary grantee, SCDCI delivers the majority of these services directly with minimal sub-award activities.

Award purpose: to support employment and training activities for indian, alaska native, and native hawaiian individuals in order to: 1) develop more fully the academic, occupational, and literacy skills of such individuals 2) make such individuals more competitive in the workforce and equip them with the entrepreneurial skills necessary for successful self-employment and 3) promote the economic and social development of indian, alaska native, and native hawaiian communities in accordance with the goals and values of such communities.---- activities performed: to provide employment and training opportunities to eligible individuals and to make efforts to develop programs that contribute to occupational development, upward mobility, development of new careers, and opportunities for nontraditional employment. Service categories include: (1) career services - that involve preparing to enter, reenter, or retain unsubsidized employment leading to self-sufficiency (2) follow-up services, including counseling and supportive services for up to 12 months after the date of exit to assist participants in obtaining and retaining employment and (3) training services, including activities described in wioa SEC. 134(c)(3)(d). ---deliverables: grants may serve unemployed and under-skilled american indian, alaska and native hawaiian adults. Expected outcomes are defined in wioa at SEC. 116 (b). The grantee has six performance outcomes they must strive to meet: (1) employed in the 2ND quarter after exit (2) employed in the 4TH quarter after exit (3) median earnings in the 2ND quarter after exit (4) credential attainment (5) skill gains and (6) service to employers.---intended beneficiary: american indians, alaska natives and native hawaiians who are unemployed, underemployed, low-income, or a recipient of a bona fide lay-off notice within the last 6 months or notice that a layoff will take place in the next six months.---subrecipient activities: little to no subrecipient activities. Most services and activities are provided directly by the grantee.