Subject: Job/Career Training, Employment, Youth Development, Community
Deadline: Feb. 22, 2019 (LOI) | Mar. 15, 2019 (Applications)
“The Annie E. Casey Foundation is seeking proposals for community-led workforce efforts to help residents in Southwest Atlanta develop their skills and secure well-paying jobs that align with their interests. The Foundation’s Atlanta Civic Site will award grants of up to $150,000 each to collaborative partnerships that pair resident engagement and leadership with strengths-based talent development, wraparound services and quality job placements.
Priority will be placed on partnerships that demonstrate capacity and a track record in four key areas:
- Resident engagement: Knowledge of the NPU-V neighborhood and residents; a track record
with outreach and recruitment in NPU-V (or in comparable low-wealth/disinvested
neighborhoods); and experience including resident voice. - Talent development and career pathways: Experience in providing a range of talent
development functions, including assessment, supportive service referrals, job-readiness
training, skills training, placement and retention; employer partnerships offering quality entrylevel employment; and knowledge of workforce funding that can be used to expand
opportunities for residents. - Racial equity: Understanding and application of racial equity tools within partnerships and
initiatives, or a commitment to learn and adopt a racial equity approach. - Partnership: Experience collaborating with organizations and in establishing accountability
within partnerships that recognize and use the unique assets of each organization.”
Funder: The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Eligibility: “This RFP is open to the following lead applicants: • workforce training organizations; • supportive service organizations partnered with workforce training organizations; • resident-led volunteer associations partnered with workforce training organizations; • community development corporations; and • neighborhood and faith-based institutions. This is a competitive process open to organizations with a not-for-profit designation as evidenced by incorporation in the state of Georgia or by a federal 501(c)(3) tax-exempt designation.”
Amount: Up to $150,000
Contact: Link.
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