Project Grant 24A60YB000088

APPLICANT NAME: HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGEPROJECT TITLE: WE BUILD WATERLOO YOUTHBUILDPROJECT SUMMARY: WE BUILD WATERLOO YOUTHBUILD IS AN INTRODUCTION TO CONSTRUCTION TRADES QUALITY PRE-APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM FOCUSED ON ASSISTING PARTICIPANTS WITH MULTIPLE BARRIERS TO SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT EXPLORE CAREERS WITHIN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY WHILE EARNING INDUSTRY RECOGNIZED CREDENTIALS AND RECEIVING HIGH DEMAND JOB SKILLS.FUNDING LEVEL REQUESTED: $1,500,000INTENDED USE OF FUNDS: WE BUILD WATERLOO YOUTHBUILD WILL USE GRANT FUNDS TO PROVIDE A WORKFORCE COORDINATOR (PROGRAM DIRECTOR), CONSTRUCTION TRADES INSTRUCTOR, CAREER PATHWAY NAVIGATOR (JOB PLACEMENT SPECIALIST), CONSTRUCTION TRADES INSTRUCTOR, HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY INSTRUCTOR, CAREER PATHWAY NAVIGATOR (CASE MANAGER), AND AN INDUSTRY 4.0 INSTRUCTOR TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EDUCATION TO 66 PARTICIPANTS. FUNDS WILL ALSO COVER TRAVEL FORDOL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, CONSUMABLE MATERIALS, SCHOLARSHIPS TO PROVIDE TRAINING AT ZERO COST TO PARTICIPANTS, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD INFRASTRUCTURE SHARING, AND INDIRECT COSTS. DELIVERABLES OUTCOMES: WE BUILD WATERLOO YOUTHBUILD WILL: RECRUIT 66 ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS,72% OF ALL ENROLLEES OBTAIN THEIR HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY, DIPLOMA OR CREDENTIALS, 90% OFPROGRAM COMPLETERS CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION OR TRANSITION TO FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT, 72% OFTHOSE PLACED IN EDUCATION OR EMPLOYMENT RETAIN THEIR PLACEMENT FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS,RECIDIVISM RATES WITHIN ONE YEAR OF ENROLLMENT FOR ALL JUSTICE-INVOLVED PARTICIPANTS AVERAGE11%, HOST OR PARTICIPATE IN AT LEAST 6 RECRUITMENT OR INFORMATIONAL SESSIONS ANNUALLY, BUILD ORSUBSTANTIALLY RENOVATE AT LEAST ONE UNIT OF HOUSING, 66 PARTICIPANTS TRAINED DURING THE PERIOD OFPERFORMANCE, RECRUIT AT LEAST 34 PARTICIPANTS INTO CONSTRUCTION TRADES CAREER PATHWAYS, ANDRECRUIT AT LEAST 32 PARTICIPANTS INTO INDUSTRY 4.0 CAREER PATHWAYS.COST SHARING OR MATCHING FUNDS AMOUNT (25% OF FUNDED LEVEL REQUESTED, AS REQUIRED): $375,000TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS TO BE ENROLLED: 66APPLICANT CATEGORY (CHECK ONLY ONE): CATEGORY B (NEW): X MOST RECENT GRANT NUMBER FROM ANY 2017 (FOA-ETA-17-03), 2018 (FOA-ETA-18-04), OR 2019 (FOA-ETA-19-04) GRANT CYCLES FOR CATEGORY A (PREVIOUSLY-FUNDED) APPLICANT: N ACONSTRUCTION PLUS OCCUPATIONAL FIELD(S), IF APPLICABLE: INDUSTRY 4.0 ADVANCED MANUFACTURINGAPPLICATION IS BEING SUBMITTED AS (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY):URBAN: XDESCRIPTION OF THE AREA TO BE SERVED: THE PROJECT WILL SERVE THE COMMUNITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA. WATERLOO IS IN BLACK HAWK COUNTY IN NORTHEAST IOWA. WATERLOO IS THE LARGEST CITY IN BLACK HAWK COUNTY WHICH IS THE LARGEST, MOST URBANIZED AND DEMOGRAPHICALLY DIVERSE COUNTY IN HAWKEYES TEN COUNTY SERVICE AREA. WATERLOO (POPULATION 66,941) IS LARGE ENOUGH TO SUPPORT A YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM AND WAS SELECTED AS THE SERVICE AREA FOR ITS HIGH NEED AS COMPARED TO THE REST OF THE SERVICE AREA AND STATE.TARGET COMMUNITY SERVICE AREA, IDENTIFIED BY ZIP CODE(S): 50701,50702,50703, 50707APPLICANT IS A GOVERNMENT ENTITY IN A TERRITORY THAT IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE MATCHING WAIVER AND INTENDS TO WAIVE MATCH, AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION III.B. MATCHING: NO: XANY EXPERIENCE WITH SECTION 3 OF THE HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701U): N ASUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES (IF APPLICABLE): N ABRIEF SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT AND PROPOSED OUTCOMES: WE BUILD WATERLOO YOUTHBUILD WILL TRAIN PARTICIPANTS TO BE SKILLED PROFESSIONALS AND DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT QUALITY EDUCATION AND TRAINING, BUILD OR SUBSTANTIALLY RENOVATE HOUSING IN THE SERVICE AREA, ACTIVELY RECRUIT AND RETAIN ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS AND GROW THE PARTNER NETWORK.A DESCRIPTION OF TRAINING ALIGNED WITH INVESTING IN AMERICA (I.E., PRIORITY CONSIDERATION POINTS), IF APPLICABLE. HAWKEYE WILL ALIGN TRAINING WITH INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS WITH INVESTING IN AMERICA PARTNERS CITY OF WATERLOO AND MIDAMERICAN ENERGY.