Project Grant 23A60YB000069

APPLICANT NAME: ST. LOUIS AGENCY ON TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT (SLATE)PROJECT TITLE: ST. LOUIS YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM FUNDING LEVEL REQUESTED: 1,500,000PROJECT SUMMARY AND INTENDED USE OF FUNDS: THE PROPOSED URBAN ST. LOUIS YOUTHBUILD PROJECT SERVES 65 YOUTH AGES 16 - 24 WITH TRAINING IN THE CONSTRUCTION TRADES AND TWO ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION PLUS FIELDS IN HEALTHCARE (CNA) AND LOGISTICS AND TRANSPORTATION (CDL-A). SLATE AND ITS PARTNERS WILL RECRUIT ELIGIBLE YOUTH FROM AREAS OF HIGH POVERTY AND HIGH YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT WITHIN THE ST. LOUIS METRO AREA. PARTICIPATION IN STL-YB INCLUDES: BASIC SKILLS DEVELOPMENT TO EARN A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR ITS EQUIVALENT AND DEVELOP THE READING, MATH, AND LANGUAGE SKILLS NEEDED FOR EACH PARTICIPANTS CHOSEN CAREER FIELD CONSTRUCTION AND CONSTRUCTION PLUS SKILLS TRAINING THROUGH BOTH CLASSROOM TRAINING AND HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE AND LIFE SKILLS AND SOFT SKILLS DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING OF TRAINING IN LEADERSHIP, FINANCIAL LITERACY, AND WORKPLACE SURVIVAL SKILLS REINFORCED THROUGH WORK EXPERIENCES AND MENTORING. UPON COMPLETION, STL-YB WILL ASSIST PARTICIPANTS WITH PURSUING FURTHER TRAINING, PLACEMENT IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION, OR IN GAINING FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT, WHILE CONTINUING TO PROVIDE SUPPORT DURING THE 12-MONTH FOLLOW-UP PERIOD. THE COST-PER-PARTICIPANT IS 23,000 (NOT INCLUDING MATCH FUNDING). DELIVERABLES OUTCOMES: STL-YB ANTICIPATES THAT 65 YOUTH AGES 16-24 WILL COMPLETE THE PROGRAM, WITH (AT LEAST) 75 PLACEMENT IN EDUCATION EMPLOYMENT IN THE 2ND QUARTER AFTER EXIT, 70 ATTAINING A CREDENTIAL, 80 EXPERIENCING MEASURABLE SKILL GAINS, AND 60 RETAINING EMPLOYMENT IN THE 4TH QUARTER AFTER EXIT.COST SHARING MATCHING FUNDS AMOUNT: AS DESCRIBED IN THE BUDGET MATCH NARRATIVE, ST. LOUIS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS, AND RANKEN TECHNICAL COLLEGE HAVE COMMITTED A TOTAL OF 375,000 IN LEVERAGED FUNDING. IN ADDITION, RANKEN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION WILL PROVIDE AN IN-KIND CONTRIBUTION OF THE FULL COST OF CONSTRUCTION ON TWO (2) NEW HOMES WITH AN EXPECTED TOTAL COST PER UNIT OF 212,000, TOTALING 424,000 OF IN-KIND SUPPORT FOR THE PROJECT.DESCRIPTION OF THE AREA TO BE SERVED, INCLUDING ZIP CODES: THE PROPOSED SERVICE AREA FOR THE ST. LOUIS YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM INCLUDES 26 ZIP CODES LOCATED BOTH IN THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS AND CONTIGUOUS ZIP CODES IN ST. LOUIS COUNTY WITH HIGH RATES OF POVERTY AND YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT. ZIP CODES WITHIN THE PROPOSED SERVICE AREA INCLUDE: 63101, 63102, 63103, 63104, 63106, 63107, 63108, 63109, 63110, 63111, 63112, 63115, 63116, 63118, 63139, 63147, 63117, 63120, 63123, 63125, 63130, 63133, 63136, 63137, 63138, AND 63143.EXPERIENCE WITH SECTION 3 OF THE HUD ACT OF 1968 (12 U.S. C. 1701U): IN 2015, SLATE PARTNERED WITH THE ST. LOUIS HOUSING AUTHORITY (SLHA) ON A HUD JOBS PLUS PILOT PROGRAM. TOGETHER, THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS CREATED EMPLOYMENT PATHWAYS, A CULTURE OF HOPE, AND AN INTERACTIVE COMMUNITY TECHNOLOGY LEARNING CENTER AT THE CLINTON-PEABODY DEVELOPMENT WITH 347 HOUSEHOLDS, MANY CONSISTING OF SINGLE MOTHERS, AND AN AVERAGE ANNUAL INCOME WELL BELOW THE AVERAGE FOR SIMILAR DEVELOPMENTS.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: SLATE ANTICIPATES SUBCONTRACTS TO 1) RANKEN TECHNICAL COLLEGE AS THE PROVIDER OF CONSTRUCTION TRAINING CREDENTIALS 2) EDUCATIONAL DATA SYSTEMS, INC (EDSI) FOR STAFFING OF THE YOUNG ADULT DIVISION MANAGER, PROGRAM COORDINATOR, CASE MANAGEMENT, EDUCATION MENTOR JOB DEVELOPER , AND PROJECT ACCOUNTANT 3) THE DARUBY SCHOOL AS PROVIDER OF CNA TRAINING CREDENTIALS. 4) MTC TRUCK DRIVER TRAINING AS PROVIDER OF CDL-A TRAINING CREDENTIALS.PRIORITY CONSIDERATION - SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS: ALL HOMES BUILT OR REHABBED DURING THE STL-YB PROGRAM WILL BE ENERGY STAR COMPLIANT, WITH THE ADDED ADVANTAGE OF LEARNING INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT ENERGY-EFFICIENT CONSTRUCTION PRINCIPLES.