Award purposein alignment with the JUSTICE40 initiative, the purpose of the worc initiative grants is to create economic mobility, address historic inequities for marginalized communities of color,…

Award purposein alignment with the JUSTICE40 initiative, the purpose of the worc initiative grants is to create economic mobility, address historic inequities for marginalized communities of color, rural areas, and other underserved and underrepresented communities, and produce high-quality employment outcomes for workers who live or work in the appalachian, delta, and northern border regions, enabling them to remain and thrive in these communities. Project title: worc arkansas tribal rural workforce developmentgrantee region: dradeliverables expected outcomestotal participants: 180PARTICIPANTS obtaining new or enhanced employment: 90INTENDED beneficiariestarget population: native americans that are dislocated workers, new workforce entrants and incumbent workersareas to be served: arkansas counties pulaski, lonoke, grant, white, prairie, jefferson, dallas, arkansas, chicot, clay, craighead, crittenden, cross, desha, drew, greene, LEE, mississippi, monroe, phillips, poinsett, and ST. Francis activities to be performed.summary of project: aicas worc grant will focus on career pathways, on-site career training and certification testing, and tribal governments as model employers. Aica will implement the career pathways model with support services to assist program participants. Aicas career pathways model will provide wrap around, education based, industry focused job training services with multiple entry exit points that align with regional employer needs. Throughout the implementation of this project, aica intends to serve 180 tribal members under an individual plan for employment (IPE). In addition, aica will create two regional trade credential training and testing sites within rural tribal communities.subrecipient activitiesthe recipient does not intend to subaward funds.