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 $787,175 Project Grant under the Native American Employment and Training program (CFDA 17.265) to the Southern California American Indian Resource Center, Inc., a non-profit organization. The grant supports employment, training, and career development services for unemployed, underemployed, and low-income American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian individuals. Key activities include providing career services, follow-up services for up to one year, and training in academic, occupational, literacy, and entrepreneurial skills to develop participants' workforce competitiveness and support the economic and social development of their communities. The grantee is expected to meet performance outcomes related to employment rates, earnings, credential attainment, and skills gains. The grant period runs from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2026.

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.