Program purpose award purpose: the purpose of this demonstration program is to support transformative efforts to improve job quality and availability of good jobs, particularly for the benefit of…

The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration has awarded The Tampa Bay Academy of Hope, Inc. (TBAH) a $495,879 Project Grant under the WIOA Dislocated Worker National Reserve Demonstration Grants program (CFDA 17.280). This 18-month grant, effective September 25, 2023, supports the formation of worker-centered sector partnerships in the Tampa Bay region to enhance job quality in the climate resilience sector. Key objectives include building pathways to high-quality jobs that offer sustainable wages, career advancement, and security for 60 participants, including justice-involved individuals, the long-term unemployed, youth, and dislocated workers. Grant activities will focus on providing mentoring, vocational training, and support services to help participants access climate resilience occupations that anticipate, prepare for, and respond to hazardous events related to climate change. TBAH plans to leverage sub-recipient partnerships to carry out these project activities across the targeted counties in Florida.

Activities

The climate program S mission is to enhance job quality in the climate resilience sector, particularly for historically marginalized communities. The climate program will serve sixty (60) individuals from diverse target populations, including justice-involved individuals, the long-term unemployed, young people at crucial junctures in their educational journey, dislocated workers, and incumbent workers across the tampa BAY region: hillsborough, pinellas, manatee, and polk counties, florida. The objective of the program is to build pathways toward high-quality jobs that offer sustainable wages, career advancement opportunities, and a sense of security for the participants. The climate resilience sector in tampa BAY is vast and includes occupations that help anticipate, prepare for, mitigate, and respond to hazardous events related to climate change. These jobs range from emergency management and sustainable construction to jobs associated with immediate post-emergency situations, such as hazardous materials removal and firefighting. In a recent report by the bureau of labor statistics (2022), florida is among the top states expected to see growth in green jobs, many of which fall within the climate resilience sector. By focusing on the climate resilience sector, tampa BAY academy of hope aligns with regional priorities and labor market trends, responding directly to this growing need for skilled workers in climate resilience occupations, providing opportunities for fair wages, improved working conditions, and meaningful worker protections.deliverables expected outcomes: applicants identify the key job quality measures that will be used to track grant progress in meeting milestones.

Intended beneficiaries

Justice-involved individuals, long-term unemployed, high school juniors, seniors, and school dropouts, dislocated workers, incumbent workerssubrecipient activities: subrecipient activities are allowable under this award to carryout project activities.