Project Grant 25560HV000157

THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT IS TO BUILD UPON CURRENT SUCCESS IN ENGAGING VETERAN AND HOMELESS COMMUNITIES THROUGH WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS MANAGED BY ARAPAHOE DOUGLAS WORKS!. ARAPAHOE DOUGLAS WORKS!, THE AMERICAN JOB CENTER LOCATED IN ARAPAHOE AND DOUGLAS COUNTIES, HAS EXPERIENCE SERVING VETERANS AND UNHOUSED INDIVIDUALS SEPARATELY AND IS SEEKING TO USE EXPERTISE AND BEST PRACTICES LEARNED TO SPECIFICALLY SERVE HOMELESS VETERANS. THE GRANT WILL GIVE ARAPAHOE DOUGLAS WORKS! THE ABILITY TO WORK SPECIFICALLY WITH THIS POPULATION AND BUILD CAPACITY TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY IN THE FUTURE.THIS GRANT WILL FUND CASE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES, BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATION ENGAGEMENT, AND PROGRAM MONITORING THROUGH PROVIDING FUNDING FOR A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CASE MANAGER, A CAREER SERVICES SUPERVISOR, A BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT REPRESENTATIVE, AND A QUALITY ASSURANCE WORKFORCE SPECIALIST. ADDITIONALLY, ACTIVITIES THAT WILL HELP A PARTICIPANT BECOME WORK READY OR ENTER EMPLOYMENT AND OR TRAINING WILL BE FUNDED AS ALLOWABLE AND APPROPRIATE. PARTICIPANT COSTS ARE EXPECTED TO MOSTLY BE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AS ARAPAHOE DOUGLAS WORKS! WILL CO-ENROLL ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS INTO OTHER WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS TO RECEIVE ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR TRAINING OR EMPLOYMENT.VETERANS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR AT RISK OF EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, AS DEFINED IN THE VETERANS EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING SERVICE S GLOSSARY OF TERMS.DURING THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE, THE ARAPAHOE DOUGLAS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD PLANS TO ENROLL 135 PARTICIPANTS INTO THE HVRP GRANT WITH 77 PARTICIPANTS EXITING PRIOR TO THE END OF THE GRANT. ADDITIONALLY, THE ARAPAHOE DOUGLAS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD ANTICIPATES 60% OF PARTICIPANTS TO COMPLETE AT LEAST ONE TRAINING, 65% TO BE PLACED INTO EMPLOYMENT, AN AVERAGE OF 35 HOURS WORKED PER WEEK FOR ALL EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENTS, 65% OF EXITERS EARNING WAGES 2 QUARTERS AFTER EXIT, 50% OF EXITERS EARNING WAGES 4 QUARTERS AFTER EXIT, AND PARTICIPANTS EARNING 90% OF THE AVERAGE LIVING WAGE FOR THE SERVICE DELIVERY AREA. KEY PARTNERSHIPS INCLUDED IN THIS SECTION LIST ORGANIZATIONS WHO PROVIDED A LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR THE GRANT. THIS INCLUDES OUR LOCAL CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC), THE DOUGLAS COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, ARAPAHOE COUNTY S VETERANS SERVICE OFFICE, THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT, BRIDGE HOUSE READY TO WORK, XCEL ENERGY, ARAPAHOE COUNTY S JUDICIAL SERVICES, CYBER QUBITS, FEDEX, DOUGLAS COUNTY VETERAN SERVICE OFFICE, ARAPAHOE COUNTY S HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, DOUGLAS COUNTY S SHERIFF S OFFICE, AMAZON, AND ALLOSOURCE.THE ARAPAHOE DOUGLAS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD IS NOT PROPOSING TO HAVE A SUBRECIPIENT FOR THIS GRANT. ARAPAHOE DOUGLAS WORKS!, THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ONE-STOP FOR WHICH THE ARAPAHOE DOUGLAS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD PROVIDES STRATEGIC OVERSIGHT FOR, IS A RECIPIENT OF NUMEROUS FEDERAL AND STATE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS. THIS INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO FUNDING INCLUDING TITLE I AND TITLE III FUNDING THROUGH THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT (WIOA) REEMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND ELIGIBILITY ASSESSMENT (RESEA) THE APPRENTICESHIP BUILDING AMERICA ROUND 2 GRANT (ABA2) STATE AND LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS (SLFRF) TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FUNDING (SNAP) DISABILITY PROGRAM NAVIGATOR (DPN) AND, THE QUALITY JOBS, EQUITY, STRATEGY AND TRAINING (QUEST) DISASTER RECOVERY DISLOCATED WORKER GRANT. ARAPAHOE DOUGLAS WORKS HAS ALSO BEEN A RECIPIENT OF OTHER DISCRETIONARY FUNDING AS WELL, INCLUDING THE GOVERNORS SUMMER JOB HUNT, THE DISABLED VETERAN OUTREACH PROGRAM (DVOP), LOCAL VETERANS EMPLOYMENT REPRESENTATIVE GRANT (LVER), THE STRENGTHENING PHOTOVOLTAIC AND RENEWABLE CAREERS GRANT (SPARC), AND THE INNOVATION, DIVERSITY, AND EQUITY IN APPRENTICESHIPS GRANT (IDEA).