Project Grant 23A60YP000002

WORKFORCE PATHWAYS FOR YOUTH GRANT PROGRAMLEAD APPLICANT ORGANIZATIONS NAME: NATIONAL RECREATION AND PARK ASSOCIATIONLEAD APPLICANT ENTITY TYPE: 501(C)(3)LEAD APPLICANT CITY STATE: ASHBURN, VAREQUIRED PARTNERS: NATIONAL RECREATION AND PARK ASSOCIATION | TRADE ASSOCIATIONNCWORKS COMMISSION | WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT (STATE ENTITY)THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF ROBESON COUNTY | EDUCATIONAL (LOCAL ENTITY)MOUNT AIRY CITY SCHOOLS MOUNT AIRY HIGH SCHOOL | EDUCATIONAL (LOCAL ENTITY)MOUNT AIRY PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT | IMPLEMENTING OST AFFILIATEROBESON COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION | IMPLEMENTING OST AFFILIATEADDITIONAL PARTNERS:NORTH CAROLINA RECREATION AND PARK ASSOCIATION | NRPA STATE AFFILIATENORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY | EMPLOYER HIGHER EDUCATIONPLAYCORE | EMPLOYERTHE TORO COMPANY | EMPLOYERGOAL 1: PROPOSED GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE: STATE-WIDE SERVICE AREAS AND SITES:1. GREATER MOUNT AIRY, NC AREA (SURROUNDING RURAL COMMUNITIES): AT MOUNT AIRY PARKS AND RECREATION (P R) SPACES AND FACILITIES, AND THROUGH PARTNER LOCATIONS2. ROBESON COUNTY, NC: AT ROBESON COUNTY P R SPACES AND FACILITIES, AND THROUGH PARTNER LOCATIONSGOAL 2: PROPOSED GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE: MULTISTATE SERVICE AREAS AND SITES:SERVICE AREAS WILL INCLUDE 20 RURAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY IDENTIFIED THROUGH AN EQUITABLE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL PROCESS.SERVICES PROVIDED AT LOCAL P R SPACES AND FACILITIES, AND THROUGH PARTNER LOCATIONS.TOTAL PARTICIPANTS TO BE SERVED: 2,200 YOUTHTOTAL FUNDING REQUESTED: 2,340,000TOTAL LEVERAGED FUNDS: UNKNOWN, TO BE DETERMINED POST AWARD.TITLE: ADVANCING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER READINESS THROUGH PARKS AND RECREATIONTARGETED POPULATION(S) TO BE SERVED: YOUTH AGES 14-21 WHO RESIDE IN RURAL COMMUNITIES (CENSUS TRACTS). NRPA WILL PRIORITIZE BLACK, INDIGENOUS OR YOUTH OF COLOR (BIYOC) AND YOUTH WHO RESIDE IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES AND OR ARE NO LONGER IN SCHOOL AND ARE NOT EMPLOYED.PUBLIC CONTACT INFORMATION:NAME, TITLE: KELLIE MAY, VP PROGRAMS PARTNERSHIPSADDRESS: 22377 BELMONT RIDGE RD, ASHBURN, VA 20148-4501 PHONE NUMBER: 703.858.2176EMAIL ADDRESS: KMAY NRPA.ORGBRIEF SUMMARY OF THE PROJECT: THE NATIONAL RECREATION AND PARK ASSOCIATION (NRPA) WILL ADVANCE A NEW WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE AND CREATE WORKFORCE PATHWAYS FOR RURAL YOUTH THROUGH OST PROGRAMS AT 22 LOCAL PARK AND RECREATION (P R) AGENCIES. SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PARTNERING WITH MOUNT AIRY P R DEPARTMENT AND ROBESON COUNTY P R AND THEIR LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, LAUNCHING TWO NATIONAL COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE TO ENGAGE AND SUPPORT UP TO 20 P R AGENCIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO ESTABLISH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OFFERINGS, AND CREATING A NEW FRAMEWORK AND LEARNING SERIES TO SCALE THE PROGRAM MODEL ACROSS NRPAS NATIONWIDE NETWORK OF LOCAL P R AGENCIES, REACHING 2,000 LOCAL P R PROFESSIONALS. NRPA WILL WORK WITH A HOST OF PARTNERS AND CONVENE AN ADVISORY PANEL OF SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS TO SUPPORT, EXPAND, AND SUSTAIN THIS WORK. NRPA WILL WORK WITH OST AFFILIATES TO PROVIDE WORKFORCE EXPERIENCES TO 2,200 RURAL YOUTH PARTICIPANTS, WITH 320 PROGRESSING TO POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AND 180 PROGRESSING TO UNSUBSIDIZED EMPLOYMENT. YOUTH ARE EXPECTED TO DEMONSTRATE IMPROVEMENTS IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SKILLS AND HAVE IMPROVED SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL, EMPLOYMENT, AND ACADEMIC OUTCOMES. AT LEAST 87 WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS WILL BE ENGAGED AS A RESULT OF THIS GRANT, INCLUDING NEW EMPLOYER AND EDUCATION PARTNERS. LOCAL P R AGENCIES WILL DEMONSTRATE EXPANDED AND OR IMPROVED PARTNERSHIPS TO SUPPORT THEIR PROJECTS.