The City of Philadelphia is requesting proposals from local organizations to broaden access to resources, partnerships and opportunities within the tech industry.
Donor Name: City of Philadelphia
State: Pennsylvania
City: Philadelphia
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/09/2022
Size of the Grant: $500,000
Details:
To position Philadelphia as a more diverse tech hub, the Department of Commerce intends to invest in programs and ideas that grow technology skills for future talent (adolescents and adults), match Black and brown students to local tech companies, build longstanding diverse partnerships between local colleges/universities and local tech/tech-enabled companies, broaden access to the tech industry, provide resources and education to underrepresented startups, and bring together tech employers to form a more diverse tech sector.
Goals
In order to position Philadelphia as the most diverse tech hub, the Department of Commerce intends to invest in programs and ideas that:
- Enhance technology skills for the future talent pipeline, enabling more Black and brown Philadelphians—young adults and adults—to be prepared and trained in technology fields and to be ready for the jobs of the near term and the future.
- Match Black and brown talent—especially Philadelphia public school students—to local tech companies.
- Build longstanding diverse talent generating partnerships between local colleges and universities, as well as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and local tech and tech-enabled companies.
- Provide resources and education to underrepresented startup founders.
- Convene and organize tech employers around fostering a more diverse sector, and identifying a partner to lead the coordination of the Tech Industry Partnership (Note: the City intends to facilitate a hand off of the Tech Industry Partnership to an organizational partner).
The City is soliciting a summary of qualifications from experienced organizations to deliver programming in the following three categories:
- Diverse Tech Talent Pipeline Development
- Diverse Tech Startup Expansion/Strengthening
- Tech Industry Partnership Management
Criteria for experienced organizations:
- Organizations must be based in Philadelphia
- Operating for at least two years
- Experience carrying out programs and initiatives
The City may decide to fund more than one concept per category but will fund no more than $500,000 total for all concepts.
Targeted Populations
- Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC), particularly those of the Black and Latinx communities.
- Underrepresented startup founders, especially Black and Latinx
- Young adults (age 18 and over) to adults (with an emphasis on dislocated, under-employed, or unemployed adults)
Technology and tech-enabled local companies committed to diversifying the workforce and the industry reach and commitment in Philadelphia
For more information, visit Tech Hub.