Project Grant 23A60YB000049

PROJECT TITLE: SEAT YOUTHBUILDPROJECT SUMMARY: SEAT PROVIDES A ROBUST CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM WITH TWO C INDUSTRIES, IN THE CONTIGUOUS CAPITAL DISTRICT CITIES OF SCHENECTADY, ALBANY AND AMSTERDAM. IN THE AREA OF MANUFACTURING, STUDENTS RECEIVE THE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED CREDENTIAL OF MANUFACTURING ASSOCIATE FROM THE SOCIETY FOR MANUFACTURING ENGINEERS (SME). IN CULINARY, STUDENTS RECEIVE THE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED NRAEF CREDENTIAL FROM THE NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION EDUCATION FOUNDATION. SEAT HAS DEVELOPED A STRONG COLLABORATIVE NETWORK OF AGENCIES AND PARTNERS WHO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE SEAT YB PROGRAM FOR MORE THAN TEN YEARS. SEAT HAS UTILIZED MULTIPLE FUNDING SOURCES, BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR YOUTH WITHIN THE SERVICE AREA. SEAT LEADS A VIABLE, DEDICATED, STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS. SEAT YB HAS DEMONSTRATED SUCCESS WITH ITS PREVIOUS PROGRAMS MAINTAINING EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH OUTCOME PERFORMANCE MEASURES IN ALL AREAS AND HAS CONTINUOUSLY MET OR EXCEEDED ENROLLMENT GOALS. HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY ACHIEVEMENT UTILIZES THE GED EQUIVALENCY DIPLOMA. FOR CONSTRUCTION, NATIONAL CENTER FOR CONSTRUCTION EDUCATION AND RESEARCH (NCCER) IS EMPLOYED LEADING TO A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED CREDENTIAL. PRIOR TO BEGINNING HANDS-ON TRAINING, PARTICIPANTS MUST COMPLETE AN APPROVED 10-HOUR ON SITE OSHA SAFETY COURSE.FUNDING LEVEL REQUESTED: 1,500,000INTENDED USE OF FUNDS (SHORT PARAGRAPH): THE FUNDS WILL BE USED TO PROVIDE ALL YOUTHBUILD SERVICESAS DESCRIBED IN THE FOA.DELIVERABLES OUTCOMES:PROPOSED OUTCOMES GOAL PERCENTAGEENROLLMENT 68 68 100 PLACEMENT INTO EMPLOYMENT OR EDUCATION IN THE 2ND QTR AFTER EXIT 55 68 80.88 PLACEMENT INTO EMPLOYMENT OR EDUCATIONIN THE 4TH QUARTER AFTER EXIT 54 68 79.41 MEDIAN EARNINGS 4,000 PER QUARTERCREDENTIAL ATTAINMENT 63 68 92.65 MEASURABLE SKILLS GAIN 58 68 85.29 EFFECTIVENESS IN SERVING EMPLOYERS 43 55 78.18 COST SHARING OR MATCHING FUNDS AMOUNT (25 OF FUNDING LEVEL REQUESTED, AS REQUIRED): 375,000TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS TO BE ENROLLED: 68APPLICANT CATEGORY (CHECK ONLY ONE):CATEGORY A (PREVIOUSLY FUNDED): X CATEGORY B (NEW):MOST RECENT GRANT NUMBER FROM ANY FY 2016 (FOA-ETA-16-10), 2017 (FOA-ETA-17-03),OR 2018 (FOA-ETA-18-04) GRANT CYCLES FOR CATEGORY A (PREVIOUSLY-FUNDED) APPLICANT: YB 31086-17-60A-25CONSTRUCTION PLUS OCCUPATIONAL FIELD(S), IF APPLICABLE: MANUFACTURING AND CULINARYAPPLICATION IS BEING SUBMITTED AS (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY):URBAN: X RURAL : TRIBALDESCRIPTION OF THE AREA TO BE SERVED: THE CAPITAL DISTRICT CITIES OF SCHENECTADY, ALBANY AND AMSTERDAM IS IN THE EASTERN-CENTRAL PART OF NEW YORK STATE, WITH ALBANY BEING THE CAPITAL OF NEW YORK. THESE ARE OLDER CITIES THAT ONCE THRIVED ON INDUSTRIES THAT ARE NO LONGER THE ECONOMIC FORCE THAT THEY ONCE WERE. AS A RESULT, THESE CITIES FACE GROWING POVERTY AND UNEMPLOYMENT, ESPECIALLY AMONG THE YOUTH POPULATION.TARGET COMMUNITY SERVICE AREA, IDENTIFIED BY ZIP CODE(S): THE CAPITAL DISTRICT FOR THE DEFINED CONTIGUOUS ZIP CODES OF 12303, 12304, 12305, 12306, 12307 12308, IN SCHENECTADY, 12202, 12203, 12206, 12208 12210 IN ALBANY, AND 12010 12137 IN AMSTERDAM. APPLICANT IS A GOVERNMENT ENTITY IN A TERRITORY THAT IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE MATCHING WAIVER ANDINTENDS TO WAIVE MATCH, AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION III.B. MATCHING:YES NO XANY EXPERIENCE WITH SECTION 3 OF THE HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701U): THE SEAT CENTER HAS A HUD SECTION 3 PLACEMENT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SCHENECTADY HOUSING AUTHORITY.