Program purpose award to support employment and training activities for indian, alaska native, and native hawaiian individuals in order to: 1) develop more fully the academic, occupational, and…

Rhode Island Indian Council Inc. (doing business as Connecticut Indian Council) received a $1,995,714 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Native American Employment and Training Program (CFDA 17.265), effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028. The grant supports comprehensive employment and training services for unemployed, underemployed, and low-income American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian individuals within the organization's service area.

The grantee will deliver three primary service categories: career services to prepare participants for unsubsidized employment and self-sufficiency; occupational training activities aligned with the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA); and follow-up support services including counseling and job retention assistance for up to 12 months post-exit. The organization will focus on developing participants' academic, occupational, and literacy skills while promoting economic and social development within Native communities. Performance outcomes include employment rates in the second and fourth quarters following exit, median earnings attainment, credential achievement, skill gains, and employer service metrics, with the ultimate goal of equipping participants with the entrepreneurial and occupational skills necessary for successful workforce participation and self-employment.

Program purpose award to support employment and training activities for indian, alaska native, and native hawaiian individuals in order to: 1) develop more fully the academic, occupational, and literacy skills of such individuals 2) make such individuals more competitive in the workforce and equip them with the entrepreneurial skills necessary for successful self-employment and 3) promote the economic and social development of indian, alaska native, and native hawaiian communities in accordance with the goals and values of such communities.activities to be performedto provide employment and training opportunities to eligible individuals and to make efforts to develop programs that contribute to occupational development, upward mobility, development of new careers, and opportunities for nontraditional employment. Service categories include: (1) career services - that involve preparing to enter, reenter, or retain unsubsidized employment leading to self-sufficiency (2) follow-up services, including counseling and supportive services for up to 12 months after the date of exit to assist participants in obtaining and retaining employment and (3) training services, including activities described in wioa SEC. 134(C)(3)(D). Deliverables expected outcomegrants may serve unemployed and under-skilled american indian, alaska and native hawaiian adults. Expected outcomes are defined in wioa at SEC. 116 (B). The grantee has six performance outcomes they must strive to meet: (1) employed in the 2ND quarter after exit (2) employed in the 4TH quarter after exit (3) median earnings in the 2ND quarter after exit (4) credential attainment (5) skill gains and (6) service to employers.intended beneficiary(IES)american indians, alaska natives and native hawaiians who are unemployed, underemployed, low-income, or a recipient of a bona fide lay-off notice within the last 6 months or notice that a layoff will take place in the next six months.