The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry seeks applicants for its Labor Education Advancement Grant Program to provide funding to community-based organizations to facilitate the participation of people of color, Indigenous people and women in registered apprenticeship programs.
Donor Name: Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry
State: Minnesota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/21/2022
Size of the Grant: $100,000
Grant Duration: 11 months
Details:
Purpose
The purpose of this grant is to provide funding to community-based organizations to facilitate the participation of people of color, Indigenous people and women in registered apprenticeship programs. There are currently approximately 11,000 registered apprentices in Minnesota; however, women and communities of color have been historically underrepresented in registered apprenticeship participation.
Objective
The objective of the LEAP grant is to increase participation of people of color, Indigenous people and women in apprenticeship programs registered with DLI. Successful applicants will articulate and demonstrate an ability to achieve these objectives through various means, including outreach, education, assessment, preparation, support services, instruction, training, placement and retention activities.
Priorities
It is the policy of the State of Minnesota to ensure fairness, precision, equity and consistency in competitive grant awards. This includes implementing diversity and inclusion in grant-making. Policy 08-02 establishes the expectation that grant programs intentionally identify how the grant serves diverse populations, especially populations experiencing inequities and/or disparities.
People of color, Indigenous people and women are traditionally underrepresented in registered apprenticeship programs. A goal of this funding is to introduce those groups of people to registered apprenticeship as a viable career opportunity and enroll them into registered apprenticeship programs.
This grant will serve Minnesotans who are over 18 years of age and who are:
- People of color
- Indigenous people
- Women
Grant outcomes will include:
- Providing programs and services to introduce qualified people of color, Indigenous people, and/or women to registered apprenticeship.
- Providing supports, if needed, to qualified individuals to enable them to participate in career exploration or career readiness pathways programs that lead to registered apprenticeship training opportunities.
- Providing supports, if needed, to qualified individuals to enable them to participate and be retained in registered apprenticeship programs.
- Enrolling qualifying individuals into registered apprenticeship programs.
Funding Information
DLI has allocated $100,000 to LEAP grant funding and anticipates awarding funding to four to five organizations for the Feb. 1, 2023 to Dec. 31, 2023 period of performance
Eligibility Criteria
Proposals will be accepted from community-based organizations serving people of color, Indigenous people and/or women.
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