Title
Apprenticeship Building America Grant Program
Action
Action:
A. Accept a grant in the amount of $12,000 from ApprenticeshipNC and the North Carolina Community College System for Solid Waste Services apprenticeships, and
B. Adopt a budget ordinance appropriating $12,000 to the General Grants Fund.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Rodney Jamison, Solid Waste Services
Danielle Frazier, Office of Workforce Development
Explanation
§ This grant is part of a U.S. Department of Labor initiative for supporting the development, growth, and expansion of registered apprenticeship programs statewide.
§ This funding will offset a portion of the classroom-related instruction costs, not to exceed $2,000 per person, for coursework fees, instructional materials, and related training resources for six current and former apprentices in Solid Waste Services.
§ No city matching funds are required, and no positions are created as a result of this grant.
Fiscal Note
Funding: Grant funding
Attachments
Attachment(s)
Budget Ordinance