23A60HG000053

Lead applicant organization name: Virginia Community College System (VCCS)
Lead applicant entity type: Education Training Provider
Lead applicant location: Richmond, VA

Required partners:
Employer partners: AWS, EE REED, HITT, Team FISHEL
Education training providers: VCCS colleges: Northern Virginia, Laurel Ridge, Germanna, Rappahannock, J. Sargeant Reynolds, Southside and Piedmont.
State Apprenticeship Agency (SAA): N A
Entities involved in administering the workforce development system: Virginia Department of Workforce and Advancement VA Dept of Education - Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education
Worker organizations, labor-management organizations, or labor unions: Independent Electrical Contractors and Virginia Broadband Association.

Optional partners:
Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services, VA. Department of Social Services, VA. Department of Veteran Services, VA. Economic Development Partnership VA Department of Housing and Community Development, various local social service agencies with a relationship to a local college.

Geographic scope:
Identify scope: Local regional, statewide, or national: Regional
Identify specific location(s) where grant services will be provided: Cities, counties, or state(s): Richmond, Brunswick, Arlington, Fairfax, Clarke, Fauquier, Frederick, Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah, Warren, Essex, Gloucester, King and Queen, King George, King William, Lancaster, Matthews, Middlesex, New Kent, Northumberland, Westmoreland, Caroline, Culpeper, Madison, Orange, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Henrico, Charlotte, Cumberland, Greensville, Halifax, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward, Albemarle, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa and Nelson.
Does the area to be served include smaller or rural communities as defined in the FOA? Yes, Richmond and Brunswick counties are rural.

Total federal funding requested (total 5-year period): 5,000,000
Total match proposed (total 5-year period): 2,216,800
Project title name: Building Pathways
Proposed number of participants who start training: 3,000

Summary of project purpose and Employment and Training activities offered:
We will prepare students for careers in broadband infrastructure, offering 63 specific, industry-recognized credentials. Courses will be offered at seven different community colleges in Virginia.

Targeted population(s) to be served:
Unemployed, underemployed, and or incumbent workers. Each college will focus on its local population that may include: individuals with disabilities, from economically disadvantaged families, English learners, homeless individuals, youth in or from the foster care system, youth with a parent who is a member of the armed forces, and migrant students. Other populations of focus include students from rural areas, first-generation, veterans, and others who are traditionally underrepresented in well-paying technology broadband careers.

Training track: Scaling track
Targeted infrastructure sector: Broadband infrastructure
Targeted H-1B occupations: Network and data center operations (computer network support specialists, O*NET 15-1231.00 (IT network and computer systems administrators O*NET 15-1244.00) fiber optic and broadband technicians (fiber optic cabling and broadband infrastructure NAICS 237130. Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers O*NET 49-2022.00 Telecommunication line installers and repairers O*NET 49-9052.00) engineer operations technicians (civil engineering technologists and techs O*NET 17-3022.00 engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other O*NET 17-3029.00) data analysts (software developers O*NET 15-1252.00 software quality assurance analysts and testers O*NET 15-1253.00 computer systems analysts O*NET 15-1211.00).

Virginia Community College System

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

17.268 - H-1B Job Training Grants

Employment and Training Administration (ETA) [DOL]

Office of Workforce Investment [DOL - ETA]

Virginia United States

State-Wide

DOL Building Pathways to Infrastructure Jobs Grant Program (FOA-ETA-23-31)

Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 22% from $7,216,800 to $8,769,120.