Organizational Contact Person: Name, title, email, phone number (Required)

Organization Name (Required)  

Organizational Type (Required)     

Organization Address (Number, Street, City, State, and Zip Code) (Required)  

Organization Phone Number (Required)  

Region (Required)  

Organizational W9 (Required)  

Number of Employees (Required)  

Geographic Area of Coverage (Required)  

Name the organization executive who, if selected, will authorize the agreement (Required)  

Please provide a short overview of your organization; include links (400 words of less) (Required)  

How many years has the organization been in operation? (Required)  

Who are your primary constituents and/or audiences? (Required)  

How is your organization positioned in the region to serve as an academy advisor? (Required)  

How does your organization engage with workforce development in your city/region? (Required)  

What geographic area (city, county, region) would this academy serve? (Required)  

How do the academy goals align with your organization's strategic priorities? (Required)  

What do you see as opportunities and challenges in the ecosystem that are ripe for change? Please provide links to relevant reports on your local ecosystem (Required)  

In what ways has your organization worked to advance racial equity and inclusion internally as an institution? Externally, in relation to program service delivery, community collaborations, or other efforts? (Required)  

Workforce development ecosystems typically include nonprofit organizations, public agencies, business associations, union-based training efforts, intermediaries, and community colleges and universities. Among the mix of institutional types in your community, where does your organization have strong connections? Weak? Whom might you engage on your advisory council to offset that weakness? (Required)

Provide the names and titles of three workforce ecosystems leaders outside of your organization who are interested in bringing an Academy to your city/region. (Required)

List advisory council members (including titles and organizations) that would support the academy’s development and success. (Required)

Identify five potential funding sources. (Required)

Submit the budget template with the confirmed sources described. (Required)

Submit at least two funders' letters of support. (Required)

Describe two examples of convenings, meetings, or other events your organization has hosted that engaged multiple stakeholders or partners in your city or region. (Required)

Please share any other information, including questions, that might help in this application process.