Drive for 5 - Industry Sector Training Competitive Grant

Funder: Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)

The Drive for 5 - Industry Sector Training Competitive Grant, offered by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, aims to enhance workforce training opportunities for adults facing employment barriers. It seeks proposals for programs that provide essential workforce development services and job placement assistance. This initiative focuses on eliminating racial disparities and improving access to high-wage jobs, thereby supporting Minnesotans in achieving long-term career success.

The Drive for 5 Program is a competitive grant funding opportunity through the Department of Employment and Economic Development’s (DEED’s) Office of Adult Career Pathways. The Office of Adult Career Pathways (ACP) serves Minnesotans at all stages of their educational and career journeys through the development and implementation of workforce training programs. ACP serves adults who traditionally face multiple barriers to employment, need enhanced educational services, wrap-around support, and supportive services in order to be successful in securing long-term family-sustaining wages. Services are intended to help eliminate racial disparities and large economic gaps for the purpose of increasing Minnesotans’ literacy and access to highgrowth, high-wage jobs.
DEED, through its Adult Career Pathways Programs, is seeking proposals from qualified responders to provide services through the Drive for 5 Initiative Competitive Grants. Drive for 5 Competitive Grants must provide workforce development services, work-based learning opportunities, and job placement an