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High Road Training Partnership Resilient Workforce Program (California)

 
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    Funder Type

    State Government

    IT Classification

    B - Readily funds technology as part of an award

    Authority

    California Workforce Development Board (CWDB)

    Summary

    The objectives of the High Road Training Partnership (HRTP) initiative are to increase access to existing high road jobs for underserved populations & create pathways for job growth for incumbents already employed with high road employers.


    The Resilient Workforce Program will fund training partnerships with existing high road employers to directly increase the number of skilled workers from underserved populations in quality jobs in priority sectors.


    The High Road vision consists of four elements:


    • Design quality jobs.
      • Job quality refers to jobs with employers that: pay at or above local or regional living wages, provide health and retirement benefits, create safe working conditions, establish fair and predictable scheduling practices, include worker voice and agency, and ensure career advancement opportunities are equitable and transparent.
    • Ensure equity for workers.
      • Equity ensures that gender, race, ethnicity, or other demographic characteristics do not affect access to and advancement in quality jobs. Equity in the context of High Road means economic equity and therefore requires close attention to job quality.
    • Amplify worker voice.
      • Worker voice refers to creating opportunities for workers to participate in decisions that affect their livelihoods. This can take shape through many types of structures, including but not limited to labor unions, worker centers, labor management partnerships, or other entities with a demonstrated history of providing consistent and independent worker voice that informs employer decision-making.
    • Invest in environmental sustainability.
      • Environmental sustainability refers to supporting efforts toward a carbon-neutral economy. Supporting these efforts requires special attention to industry sectors on the frontlines of the transition to a carbon neutral economy (e.g., energy generation and distribution, buildings and construction, vehicle and components manufacturing, forestry services, and agriculture)


    The HRTP model embodies the sector approach championed by the CWDB—industry partnerships that deliver job quality, economic equity for more workers, and climate resilience. Under this Initiative, the CWDB has initiated several programs, including High-Road Construction Careers (HRCC) and the Low-Carbon Economy Workforce Program. CWDB has modeled a systemic approach to industry-led workforce development through these programs.

     

    History of Funding

    None is available.

    Additional Information

    There are three project types:

    • Planning and Development (up to $500,000 within 12 months):
      • Planning and Development Projects require funding to complete the work of project design with the intent of Training Implementation at a later point. Grants will support the research of industry demand and achievement of the high road elements, staff time to develop and cultivate partnerships, and  program design for training and employment outcomes. Planning grants must have a clear problem statement that describes how planning and development activities will solve that problem with a training program. Applications must include a Training Plan.
    • Training Implementation ($500,000 - $5,000,000 within 24 months):
      • Training Implementation Projects will deliver training programs to achieve employment, career advancement outcomes for participants, and/or to prevent layoffs. These projects may also include Planning and Development alongside required training components. Training Implementation Projects must have a Training Plan based on previous or ongoing research and project development, an existing partnership with one or more employers (partnerships with multiple employers are encouraged for larger grants), at least one worker organization, and a training provider.
    • Expanding ($5,000,000 - $15,000,000 within 36 months):
      • Expanding projects will have demonstrated success in achieving training outcomes and will focus on scale and/or replication. These projects will grow the number of participants and expand the partnership within the industry. Projects may also expand to adjacent industry sectors and/or replicate the project in other regions. Expanding projects will deliver training programs for participants to achieve employment, career advancement outcomes, and/or to prevent layoffs. Expanding projects must have completed research and development; evidence from a pilot program to inform their expansion; an existing partnership consisting of multiple employers; at least one worker organization; and at least one training provider. An Expanding project is an existing HRTP or an existing industry partnership that can demonstrate that it meets all of the HRTP elements and is expanding the partnership and program work.

    Contacts

    High Road Training Partnership

    High Road Training Partnership

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  • Eligibility Details

    Individual, Nonprofit, Public Agency, and Tribal Government are eligible.


    One entity will apply on behalf of the partnership and assume the role of the lead applicant, or Fiscal Agent. The CWDB recommends that the Fiscal Agent has experience managing state and/or federally-funded grants and the capacity to organize and coordinate project teams comprised of representatives from the partner organizations listed in the HRTP Program Partners section of this RFA.

    Deadline Details

    Applications must be submitted via Cal-E-Grants. Applications will be accepted for one month per quarter.


    Applications for subsequent cycles will open on the first business day of each quarter and must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on the specified due date of the following month. Contact for specific deadline dates.

    Award Details

    Approximately $33.25 million is available for this program. Awards range from $500,000 to $15 million. Matching funds are not required, although applicants are encouraged to leverage cash or in-kind support for project activities.

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