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This event occurred on July 10th via Microsoft Teams for Critical Sectors Round 1 grantees. The outcome from the two activities is now available in an image and outline format.  Critical Sectors grantees, this is your chance to come together...

Organizational and operational management guides and supports grant recipients' strategies for accomplishing grant goals. It also ensures that the systems, procedures, and program operational elements essential to the effective delivery of...

Grant success is supported by efforts and initiatives that go beyond individual programs or partners and aim to transform how the grantee, as part of the workforce ecosystem, effectively supports employers and the workforce. Indicators of...

To help employers, students, and workers over the long term, use grant funds strategically to institutionalize programs, policies, and practices that show promise. Success in sustaining systems change is demonstrated by:

Grant success is supported by integrating good jobs principles into workforce development strategies, including training design, employer partnerships, and supportive services. Success in developing a job quality strategy is demonstrated by:

Engaging early and often with strategic partners is the foundation for successful worker-centered strategies to improve job quality and expand the number of good jobs in critical industry sectors. Critical Sectors (CS) grantees will cultivate and...

Grantees can significantly enhance job quality by listening to workers and embedding worker perspectives into their grant projects. This includes engaging worker organizations during the project development and implementation phase to align the...

Effectively engaging business and industry leaders and ensuring employer representation is central to the success of CS grants. By understanding business and industry needs and creating timely and appropriate solutions to businesses' hiring,...

To ensure that job quality is within reach for grant participants targeted with these grants, Tier 2 grantees must have an effective training design that will ensure attainment of the necessary skills for employment in these quality jobs, as well...

The following indicators identify areas that CS grant recipients can focus on to support grant success in transforming job quality and increasing the availability of good jobs in the care, climate resiliency, and hospitality industry sectors. Use...