Project Grant 23A60YB000054

APPLICANT NAME: THE CHILDRENS CABINETPROJECT TITLE: WASHOE YOUTHBUILDFUNDING LEVEL REQUESTED: 1,500,000COST SHARING OR MATCHING FUNDS AMOUNT (25 OF FUNDING LEVEL REQUESTED): 375,000TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS TO BE ENROLLED: 65TOTAL COST PER PARTICIPANT: 23,000APPLICANT CATEGORY (CHECK ONLY ONE):CATEGORY A (PREVIOUSLY FUNDED): 2013, 2016, 2018MOST RECENT GRANT NUMBER FROM ANY FY 2014, 2015, 2016, OR 2017 GRANT CYCLES FOR CATEGORY A (PREVIOUSLY-FUNDED) APPLICANT: YB-32992-18-60-A-32 YB32992F91APPLICATION IS BEING SUBMITTED AS: URBANDESCRIPTION OF THE AREA TO BE SERVED: WASHOE COUNTY IS LOCATED ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS IN WESTERN NEVADA, APPROXIMATELY 450 MILES NORTH OF LAS VEGAS. THE COUNTY COVERS AN AREA OF 6,600 SQUARE MILES BORDERING CALIFORNIA AND OREGON AND HAS A POPULATION OF 493,392 (US CENSUS BUREAU). THE COUNTY SEAT IS THE CITY OF RENO, THE 3RD LARGEST CITY IN NEVADA. WASHOE COUNTY IS AN URBAN AREA.TARGET COMMUNITY SERVICE AREA, IDENTIFIED BY ZIP CODE(S): 89431, 89433, 89436, 89441,89501, 89502, 89503, 89506, 89508, 89509, 89510, 89512, 89519APPLICANT 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: NOAPPLYING FOR CONSTRUCTION PLUS: YESBRIEF SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT: THE CHILDRENS CABINET PROPOSES WASHOE YOUTHBUILD (WYB), A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT LEAD BY THE CABINET, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TRUCKEE MEADOWS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (TMCC), STEP2, HIGH SIERRA AREA HEALTH EDUCATION CENTER (AHEC), NEVADA SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION (NSHE), AND COMMUNITY SERVICES AGENCY (CSA). THE PROJECT WILL SERVE 65 YOUTH BETWEEN THE AGES OF 16-24. THE TARGET POPULATION INCLUDES YOUTH WHO ARE: HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS AND LOW-INCOME, INVOLVED WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE, PREGNANT OR PARENTING. PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE EDUCATION AND SUPPORT IN OBTAINING A HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY (HSE) OR HS DIPLOMA, CONSTRUCTION TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS, AND COMMUNITY SERVICE-LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED FOR THREE COHORTS OF 20-24 EACH. GOALS ARE TO: ASSIST DISCONNECTED YOUTH WITH ATTAINING THEIR HS DIPLOMA OR HSE EXPOSE YOUTH TO CONSTRUCTION CAREERS, IDENTIFY YOUTH WHO HAVE INTEREST AND APTITUDE FOR THE INDUSTRY, AND TRAIN THEM TO BE WORK READY CREATE TRANSITIONAL LIVING FOR FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS CREATE A PIPELINE OF YOUTH FOR LOCAL APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS SOLIDIFY LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND CONNECT YOUTH TO COLLEGE AND IN-DEMAND COMMUNITY JOBS. YOUTH IN THE CONSTRUCTION COHORT WILL CONSTRUCT A SINGLE-FAMILY HOME FOR A LOW-INCOME FAMILY, SELECTED BY STEP2. THE CABINET, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TMCC, HAS DEVELOPED A CONSTRUCTION EDUCATION PROGRAM TO MEET THE NEEDS OF YOUTH AS WELL AS AREA CONTRACTORS AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES. YOUTH COMPLETING THIS PROGRAM WILL EARN CONSTRUCTION CERTIFICATIONS, INCLUDING MC3 CERTIFICATION, AND UP TO 12 COLLEGE CREDITS. TMCC AND TOLL BROTHERS WILL TEACH STUDENTS ON TOPICS OF SUSTAINABLE BUILDING MATERIAL, SOLAR PANEL MOUNTING STRATEGIES AND ORIENTATION, OPTIMUM SOLAR GAIN COLLECTION, AND WEATHERIZATION CONCEPTS AS APPLIED TO HUMAN THERMAL COMFORT AND CODE COMPLIANT AIR EXCHANGE RATES. AFTER COMPLETING MC3 TRAINING, THROUGH CONSTRUCTION PLUS, WE WILL HAVE UP TO 10 YOUTH PER COHORT PARTICIPATE IN ADVANCED MANUFACTURING OR COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER I, IN-DEMAND INDUSTRIES. YOUTH IN ADVANCED MANUFACTURING WILL RECEIVE 65 HOURS OF TRAINING AND APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITIES OR THEY WILL COMPLETE CHW I CERTIFICATION THROUGH AHEC WHICH OFFERS PRE-APPRENTICESHIP, SERVICE-LEARNING, AND APPRENTICESHIP AS WELL AS SUPPORT FOR ENTRYWAY INTO CAREERS OR HIGHER EDUCATION.