23A60AP000002

LEAD APPLICANT ORGANIZATION NAME (BASE FUNDING): TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION.

LEAD APPLICANT ENTITY TYPE: U.S STATE - TEXAS.

FUNDING AMOUNT REQUESTED: 2,196,320.00.

POPULATION(S) TO BE SERVED: CONTINUING TO BUILD AND DEVELOP STATEWIDE STRUCTURE TO SUPPORT EQUITY FOCUSED ON CAREER AWARENESS TO UNDERREPRESENTING POPULATIONS (WOMEN, PEOPLE OF COLOR, INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, VETERANS, JUSTICE-IMPACTED INDIVIDUALS, YOUTH, AS WELL AS INDIVIDUALS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES).

LIST THE NAME(S) OF OPTIONAL PARTNERS, AS APPLICABLE:

TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD (THECB) GOVERNMENT AGENCY (TEXAS).

TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY (TEA) GOVERNMENT AGENCY (TEXAS).

TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (TSTC) TEXAS 2-YEAR INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.

5 TO 8 WORKFORCE BOARDS (BOARDS) COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS.

TARGETED INDUSTRY(IES) AND OR OCCUPATION(S): BUSINESS INDUSTRY WILL GUIDE DEVELOPMENT, BUT FOCUS WILL BE K-12 TEACHERS, HEALTHCARE, PUBLIC SECTOR, SUPPLY CHAIN, AND SEMI-CONDUCTORS.

SUMMARY OF PROGRAM ACTIVITIES: IN THE TWC INITIAL YEAR OF A 5-YEAR PLAN, TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION WANTS TO CONTINUE TO BUILD CAPACITY AND STATEWIDE AWARENESS OF THE VALUE OF QUALITY PRE-APPRENTICESHIP LEADING TO REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP AS A SUCCESSFUL WORKFORCE TRAINING MODEL. THIS FIRST YEAR WILL HAVE THECB, TEA, TSTC, AND TWC CONTINUE TO BUILD ON THEIR TRI-AGENCY PARTNERSHIP IMPLEMENTED BY TEXAS GOVERNOR, THAT HAS YIELDED SUCCESS IN BOTH QUALITY PRE-APPRENTICESHIP AND REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP IN SEVERAL AREAS OF THE STATE (SUCH AS GULF COAST, CAPITAL, NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTH TEXAS). THERE ARE ALREADY ISDS, COMMUNITY COLLEGES PARTNERING WITH WORKFORCE BOARDS TO EXPAND AND BUILD QUALITY PRE-APPRENTICESHIP AND REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP. TWC WANTS TO CONTINUE THIS SUCCESSFUL WORK TO OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE.

THECB WITH THEIR (COMMUNITY COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, INCLUDING HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES), TEA WITH THEIR (EDUCATION SERVICES CENTERS AND ISDS) AND TWC WITH THEIR (BOARDS) HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLODE OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUSINESS INDUSTRY TO DEVELOP APPRENTICESHIP ACROSS TEXAS PROVIDING LONG-TERM, HIGHLY SKILLED, HIGH PAYING CAREERS FOR TEXANS, INCLUDING OUR UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS. TWC IS FOCUSED ON THE CROSS-CUTTING PRINCIPLES OUTLINED BY DOL:

EQUITY FOR ALL UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS (AS DEFINED UNDER THE POPULATIONS TO BE SERVED).

GOOD JOBS PROVIDING PROGRESSIVE WAGE INCREASE AND THE PATHWAY TO LONG-TERM CAREERS. JOBS TO BE CREATED WILL BE IN CRITICAL INDUSTRIES SUCH AS HEALTHCARE, TEACHING, ETC.

DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT OF HIGH-QUALITY REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP.

INNOVATION KEY IN DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT THE EXPANSION AND MODERNIZATION OF APPRENTICESHIP. ENGAGING WITH ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS HBCU AND MSI AS WELL AS SMALL BUSINESS IN TEXAS AND RURAL TEXAS. CREATING OPPORTUNITIES THAT INCREASE ACCESS BY REMOVING BARRIERS, SUCH AS IMPROVING DISTANCE LEARNING AND OTHER TECHNOLOGIES TO PROVIDE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES.

TWC WILL CONTINUE THE BASIC STRATEGY OF ALIGNING TWC PROGRAMS SUCH AS AEL, VR, WIOA, TAA, AND WOTC.

Texas Workforce Commission

TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE MORE EFFICIENT FUNCTIONING OF THE U.S. LABOR MARKET BY PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY JOB TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT, OR LABOR MARKET INFORMATION.

17.285 - Apprenticeship USA Grants

Employment and Training Administration (ETA) [DOL]

Texas United States

State-Wide

State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula (FOA-ETA-23-09)

Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 06/30/24 to 06/30/25 and the total obligations have increased 128% from $2,196,000 to $5,008,636.