Project Grant CP394762360A29

Award Date 1/1/23
Completion Date 12/31/24
Dollars Obligated $2.6M
Federal Grant Program
17.289
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Missouri, USA
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AWARD PURPOSE TO REVAMP AND IMPROVE THE CONCORDANCE WORKPLACE SIMULATION AND TRAINING IN ORDER TO BETTER SERVE PARTICIPANTS AND IMPROVE THEIR ABILITY GET AND RETAIN EMPLOYMENT. ACTIVITIES PERFORMED REVISE THE CONCORDANCE WORKPLACE SIMULATION AND JOB TRAINING CURRICULUM RENOVATE THE CONCORDANCE SIMULATION WORKSPACE ACQUIRE INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT AND A COMMERCIAL KITCHEN TO USE FOR WORKFORCE TRAINING IMPLEMENT NEW CURRICULUM AND HAVE PARTICIPANTS GO THROUGH THE REVISED SIMULATION REVIEW THE NEW CURRICULUM TO ENSURE QUALITY AND FIDELITY DELIVERABLES 80% PASS RATE FOR PARTICIPANTS WHO ATTEMPT NCRC CERTIFICATION TESTS 95% JOB PLACEMENT RATE FOR PARTICIPANTS THAT COMPLETE WORKPLACE SIMULATION TRAINING PARTICIPANTS WILL HAVE A 90 DAY RETENTION RATE WITH THE SAME EMPLOYER OF OVER 80% 90% OF HIRING PARTNERS WILL SAY THEY ARE SATISFIED WITH THE QUALITY OF WORK PROVIDED BY CONCORDANCE PARTICIPANTS 20% REINCARCERATION RATE AMONGST CONCORDANCE PARTICIPANTS INTENDED BENEFICIARY INDIVIDUALS IN ST. LOUIS CITY, ST. LOUIS COUNTY, AND ST. CHARLES COUNTY REENTERING FOLLOWING INCARCERATION SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES N/A

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