Lead applicant organization name: grand rapids community collegeproject title name and purpose: michigan tech career pathways coalition the purpose isto will build community college capacity to meet…

Lead applicant organization name: grand rapids community collegeproject title name and purpose: michigan tech career pathways coalition the purpose isto will build community college capacity to meet the skill development needs of regionalemployers and equitably support participants in obtaining good jobs in the tech sector.total funding requested: $5,515,501TYPE of applicant: consortiumindustry sector(S): information technologygeographic area served labor market area: west michigan economic prosperity REGION4B, comprised of seven contiguous countiesallegan, barry, ionia, kent, montcalm, muskegon, and ottawa countiestotal estimated number of participants: 662SCC partnershipinstitution consortium partnersmuskegon community college two-year collegesector convenerwest michigan works! Information technologyemployer partnersshape corp. Information technologyflockx information technologywhite knight labs information technologynuwave technology partners information technologyworkforce development system partner(S)west michigan works! State workforce agencywest michigan tech talent sector-based employercounciltechnology council of west michigan sector-based employercouncilthe right place economic developmentgreater muskegon economic development economic developmentlakeshore advantage economic developmentworker organization(S), labor-management partnership(S), orlabor union(S) (if provided)wmcat, public agency division human-centered designconsultancycommunity-based organization(S)latin americans for progress (LAUP) non-profitgrand rapids urban league non-profithispanic center of west michigan non-profitother optional partner(S)davenport university four-year universityferris state university four-year universitygrand valley state university four-year universitymichigan tech university four-year universitywestern michigan university four-year universityproject informationkey equity GAP(S) to be addressed: the project will remove barriers and support enrollmentand success in completion and employment for the targeted student communities. The studentcommunities at the center of the equity gaps are females, black african americans, hispanic latinos, and or low-income individuals as defined in wioa SEC. 3(36).continued in terms and conditions, abstract