Pre-Apprenticeship Program
Salt Lake County is growing at record rates, creating high demand for workers in construction and building trades (CBT).
The County aims to meet industry need and support the economic mobility of its residents by creating a high-quality pre-apprenticeship program to support individuals’ attainment and successful completion of apprenticeships in construction and building trades.
The pre-apprenticeship program will cover academic remediation, professional skills, and CBT career exploration, while providing wraparound support services to remove barriers to enrollment and completion in both pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs.
Documents
Please read the Request of Applications carefully. After reading the Request for Applications, please download the Pre-Apprenticeship Program Application and the Budget & Staffing Template.
The Application and Budget & Staffing Template must be completed to apply. The link to submit the Application and Budget & Staffing Template will go live after the Letter of Intent feedback is provided on March 20, 2023.
Timeline
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First Informational Webinar: See recording and slides below. |
March 15, 2023 at 9 AM MST |
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Letter of Intent: Letters of Intent are encouraged but not required. |
March 20, 2023 at 5 PM MST
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Second Informational Webinar: Register Here |
April 4, 2023 at 10 AM MST |
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Last Day to Email Questions |
April 12, 2023 at 5 PM MST |
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Applications Due |
April 14, 2023 at 5 PM MST |
Pre-Apprenticeship Webinar #1
Pre-Apprenticeship RFA
FAQs
No. The Letter of Intent (LOI) is encouraged so the County can provide feedback. An applicant may still apply with or without an LOI or after the LOI is due. The County does not guarantee feedback on LOIs submitted after the deadline. Please note that the LOI is for the County to provide initial feedback on program design. Programs DO NOT have to be finalized to submit an LOI.
All program components must be provided. This includes wrap-around services, academic and employability skills, and career training and exposure. We do not expect one provider to provide all three program components. We encourage applicants to develop a Coalition of service providers to provide all three program components.
This pre-apprenticeship program must be a minimum of six-weeks. The applicant must provide details about the length of the pre-apprenticeship program in Section A of the application. Programs are expected to start July 2023. Funding for programs can continue through 2026.
Yes, as long as the organization serves Salt Lake County residents in Salt Lake County.
Yes, the County expects the applicant to submit Letters of Commitment from each proposed Coalition member. Coalition members may be added or removed throughout the duration of the program with County permission due to reasons including but not limited to: performance, compliance, additional needed services, and change of scope.
Terms and conditions of meeting KPIs will be discussed with the awarded applicant during contractual negotiations.
The $2,000 cap listed in the emergency fund category does not include program stipends. In our research, we saw other programs offer weekly stipends between $200-$250.
We consider tuition to be a program cost and can be listed under the “Other” category in the budget template. This makes sense if reduced- or no-cost tuition will be offered to all pre-apprenticeship participants. An applicant may want to include tuition as a completion award if any of the tuition costs will be covered only upon successful completion of the pre-apprenticeship program.
There is not a limit to the completion award amount.
Regional Economic Development
2001 S State St S2-100
PO Box 144575
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4575
Fax: (385) 468-4881
