Minneapolis Pathways RFQ
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The City of Minneapolis seeks to award up to $700,000 for workforce services to support Career Pathways initiatives that reduce disparities in income and employment by preparing job seekers for high-demand positions and career advancement.
To support the City’s goal of eliminating racial and economic disparities, the Minneapolis has established Minneapolis Pathways to assist employers with recruiting, training or preparing un- or underemployed Minneapolis residents with the skills needed to fill positions in their business.
Proposed projects will be reviewed based on the following criteria:
- Engages business in the identification, development, and support of career pathways
- Achieves measurable outcomes by organizing education, career counseling, supportive services around the needs of target populations
- Clear and coordinated pathways that provide participants with visual roadmaps or templates depicting on-ramps, transitions, and off-ramps
- Contextualized and modular curriculum that provides multiple entry points to family-sustaining careers in regional industry sectors
- Accelerated training that integrates basic skills and work-readiness training with occupational skills
- Industry endorsed training that leads to credits, credentials, or placement
The funding is open to organizations that applied and were competitively selected as Eligible Providers of Workforce Development Services for 2021-2025 . While eligibility for this funding opportunity will be based on the lead applicant’s status as an Eligible Provider, established partnership(s) with employer(s) and other stakeholders that bring additional expertise or resources to the project are encouraged.
Awards are expected to range from $75,000 to $250,000.
Email applications to Michael Slezak no later than 4:00 p.m. (Minneapolis time) by the due date listed in the RFQ.
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