Sec. 302. Workforce development training and hiring grants
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Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Climate Resilience shall, in coordination with the Secretary of Labor, establish a Climate Resilience Workforce Development, Apprenticeship and Pre-Apprenticeship Grant Program. The purpose of the grant program is to provide funds to eligible entities to— establish new apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship and workforce development programs that prepare workers to immediately train for and access jobs created through section 301 of this Act; maintain or expand existing apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship and workforce development programs that provide training for climate resilience industries, jobs, and career paths; support national industry and equity intermediaries in establishing or expanding sector-based partnerships and labor-management partnerships to support the delivery or expansion of climate resilience-related programs under the national apprenticeship system to significant scale in the United States; provide direct financial assistance to apprentices, pre-apprentices, or youth apprentices through emergency grants to support their financial needs to enter, remain enrolled in, and complete such programs, such as support for the related costs of supplies and equipment, courses, transportation, child care, and housing; establish or expand partnerships with organizations that provide program participants access to financial planning, mentoring, and supportive services that are necessary to enable an individual to participate in and complete a program under the national apprenticeship system or the national workforce development system; conduct targeted outreach and recruitment to frontline communities and populations facing barriers to employment; provide training services and workforce investment activities that expand the climate resilience workforce; assist workers to obtain interim credentials and recognized post-secondary credentials that build proficiency for climate resilience-related careers; provide assistance in creating and obtaining accreditations and licenses that demonstrate proficiency or specialized skills related to climate resilience careers; and carry out the activities described in section 601(a) of this Act.
The following entities are eligible to apply for a grant under this section: A State workforce development board or State workforce agency, a local government, or a local workforce development board or local workforce development agency. An education and training provider. A State apprenticeship agency. An Indian Tribe or Tribal organization. An industry or sector partnership, a group of employers, a trade association, or a professional association that sponsors or participates in a program under the national apprenticeship system.
A Governor of a State. A labor organization or joint labor-management organization. A qualified intermediary. A nonprofit organization. A co-operative. A public institution of higher education at which the highest degree that is predominantly awarded to students is an associate’s degree, including 2-year tribally controlled colleges under section 316 of the Higher Education Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1059c ) and public 2-year State institutions of higher education. A consortium or partnership among any of the entities under this subsection.
A recipient of a grant under this section shall use such funds to do the following: Train individuals to work in climate resilience jobs with community supporting wages specified in local climate resilience plans or for climate resilience disaster recovery and rebuilding jobs, including through pre-apprenticeship or apprenticeship programs. Provide job placement assistance. Develop a plan to publish aggregate demographic statistics for program entrants and graduates. Provide wraparound support services to eliminate barriers to employment, as relevant to the specific populations served by the program, including case management assistance, stipends, tools, and equipment or other support needed for success in completing the training and in subsequent employment.
A recipient of a grant under this section may partner with other eligible entities to ensure that the activities under paragraph
(1)are carried out. Priority shall be given to an eligible entity that— demonstrates success serving populations facing barriers to employment and frontline communities; is a partnership among 2 or more eligible entities; is a joint labor-management organization; and provides a wide and flexible range of supportive services to participants including direct financial assistance, quality childcare services, housing assistance, case management, and other assistance that successfully addresses barriers to program completion. A grant under this section shall last for a period of 5 years. The Director may renew grants under this section as the Director determines appropriate. No funds under this section may be used— to carry out an industry recognized apprenticeship program that is not an apprenticeship program under section 3 of this Act; or to recognize a program described in paragraph (1). Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Office shall publish a request for applications that, at minimum, reflects the above requirements. There shall be no matching requirement for grants. Not later than 6 months after receipt of a grant under this section, and every 6 months thereafter until termination of such grant, the recipient of such grant shall submit to the Director a report that includes aggregate demographic statistics for program entrants and graduates, rates of program completion and job placement, and demographics of populations enrolled in and completing the program, including rates of recruitment, program completion and job placement for populations facing barriers to employment.
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