To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: 18-496-0 Growth Sector Company
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Growth Sector Company in an amount not to exceed $3,969,500 to scale and operate the Civil Engineering Degree Apprenticeship Pathway model developed by Growth Sector in partnership with a network of employers and local community colleges and universities for the period February 1, 2025 through September 30, 2029.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$3,969,500, 100% Federal; of which $476,340 (12%) was budgeted for in FY 24-25, $793,900 (20%) is budgeted for in FY 25-26, $754,205 (19%) will be budgeted for in FY 26-27, $833,595 (21%) will be budgeted for in FY 27-28, $873,290 (22%) will be budgeted for in FY 28-29, and $238,170 (6%) will be budgeted for in FY 29-30.
BACKGROUND:
The purpose of the Department of Labor (DOL) Building Pathways to Infrastructure Jobs (BPIJ) Grant Program is to fund public-private partnerships to develop, strengthen, and scale promising and evidence-based training models in H-1B industries and occupations critical to meeting the goals of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and to maximize the impact of these investments.
Contra Costa County will need a skilled and capable workforce to fill the good-paying jobs. The Civil engineering Degree Apprenticeship Pathway (CEDAP) was designed by Growth Sector Company and is focused on broadening and expanding the civil and transportation engineering workforce by transitioning entry-level community college students to infrastructure careers that provide family-sustaining wages.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Should the proposed action not be approved by the Board of Supervisors, the terms of the BPIJ Grant Award will not be fulfilled, and students will not have access to the Civil Engineering Degree Apprenticeship Pathway.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
The services provided under this contract support three of the five of Contra Costa County’s community outcomes: (3) "Families that are Economically Self-Sufficient"; (4) "Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing"; and (5) "Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families.”