Building U.S. Infrastructure by Leveraging Demands for Skills

a description of the eligible entity, evidence of the eligible entity’s capacity to carry out activities to achieve the strategic objectives described in subsection (d), and the expected participation and responsibilities of each of the partners included in the industry or sector partnership involved;

a description of the targeted infrastructure industry served by the grant, and a description of how such industry was identified in accordance with subsection (c);

a description of the workers that will be targeted or recruited by the partnership, including an analysis of the existing labor market, a description of potential barriers to employment for targeted workers, and a description of strategies that will be employed to help workers overcome such barriers;

a description of the local, State, or federally funded infrastructure projects on which the eligible entity anticipates engaging partners;

a description of the strategic objectives described in subsection (d) that the eligible entity intends to achieve concerning the targeted infrastructure industry;

a description of the credentials that the eligible entity proposes to use or develop as a performance measure, to assess the degree to which the eligible entity has achieved such strategic objectives, which credentials—

a description of the manner in which the eligible entity intends to make sustainable progress towards achieving such strategic objectives;

performance measures for measuring progress towards achieving such strategic objectives;

a description of the Federal and non-Federal resources, available under provisions of law other than this Act, that will be leveraged in support of the partnerships and activities under this Act; and

a timeline for progress towards achieving such strategic objectives.

Recruiting key stakeholders in the targeted infrastructure industry, such as multiple businesses, labor organizations, local boards, and education and training providers, including providers of career and technical education, and regularly convening the stakeholders in a collaborative structure that supports the sharing of information, ideas, and challenges common to the targeted infrastructure industry.

Identifying the training needs of multiple businesses in the targeted infrastructure industry, including—

Facilitating actions that lead to economies of scale by aggregating training and education needs of multiple businesses.

Helping postsecondary educational institutions, training institutions, sponsors of registered apprenticeship programs, and all other providers of career and technical education and training programs receiving assistance under this Act, align curricula, entrance requirements, and programs to the targeted infrastructure industry needs and the credentials described in subsection (b)(6), particularly for higher skill, high-priority occupations related to the targeted infrastructure industry.

Providing information on the grant activities to the State agency carrying out the State program under the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.), including staff of the agency that provide services under such Act, to enable the agency to inform recipients of unemployment compensation of the employment and training opportunities that may be offered through the grant activities.

Helping partner businesses in industry or sector partnerships to attract potential workers from a diverse jobseeker base, including individuals with barriers to employment, by identifying any such barriers through analysis of the labor market and implementing strategies to help such workers overcome such barriers.

designate an entity in the industry or sector partnership as the fiscal agent for the grant funds; and

carry out activities described in subsections (b) (as applicable), (c), and (d) to achieve the strategic objectives identified in the entity's application under section 5(b)(5), in a manner that integrates services and funding sources to ensure effectiveness of the activities and that uses the grant funds efficiently.

establishing the industry or sector partnership;

convening key stakeholders as identified in the application process;

conducting outreach to local businesses and business associations; or

conducting an evaluation of workforce needs in the local area.

in navigating the registration process for a sponsor of a registered apprenticeship program;

by connecting the business with an education provider, including a provider of career and technical education, to develop classroom instruction to complement on-the-job learning;

in developing the curriculum design of a work-based learning program;

in employing workers participating in a work-based learning program for a transitional period before a business hires the worker for full-time employment not less than 30 hours a week;

in providing training to managers and front-line workers to serve as trainers or mentors to workers participating in a work-based learning program;

in providing career awareness activities, such as career guidance and academic counseling; and

in recruiting, for participation in a work-based learning program, individuals eligible to receive additional workforce or human services, including—

Pre-employment services— Services, provided in a pre-employment stage of the program, to expand access to a work-based learning program for individuals described in subsection (c)(7). Such services may include—

Early employment services— Services provided to individuals described in subsection (c)(7) who are participating in a work-based learning program during their first 6 months of employment through such program, to assure the individuals succeed in the program. Such services may include—

Employment services— Services to ensure the individuals described in paragraph (2) maintain employment in the work-based learning program for at least 12 months. The services shall include support necessary to complete the work-based learning program, such as continuation of mentoring and support services provided under paragraph (2).

describes the activities funded by the grant; and

evaluates the progress the eligible entity has made towards achieving the strategic objectives identified under section 5(b)(5).