1. Using CDBG for Workforce Development Activities
2018 COSCDA Program Managers Training
March 13, 2018

2. Background TN had a balance of previously unexpended funds
Opportunity for one-time and unique activities
Additional activities in distressed counties
Wildfire disaster relief
Asset-based planning
Supporting economic development
Microenterprise assistance
Supporting workforce development

3. Background
Drive to 55: “increase the number of Tennesseans with a postsecondary degree or certificate to 55 percent by 2025”
TN Promise and TN Reconnect
Tuition free (last-dollar)
Technical colleges (Trades)
Community colleges (2-year)
Drive to 55 Capacity Building Fund
$24.5 million awarded
($121 million requested)
New construction/major renovation or program expansion

4. High Demand Occupation Clusters
High Demand Statewide
Production
Information Technology
Healthcare
Engineering and Engineering-related
Business and Financial Operations
Transportation and Material Moving
Identified by ECD and THEC

5. Use of CDBG Funds $10 million allocation
Partnership between TNECD and TBR
Criteria
Unfunded Drive to 55 applications
Construction or equipment only
Non-entitlement
Nat. Obj. and other CDBG requirements

6. Workforce Development Grants
Improvements to/construction of TCATs (TN Colleges of Applied Technology)
5 Grants Awarded
Franklin County ($4,990,000)
Tipton County ($3,260,000)
Overton County ($1,284,921)
Lauderdale County ($380,154)
Campbell County ($84,925)

7. Franklin County Funding New TCAT facility 120+ students
$4,990,000 (CDBG Funds)
$1,000,000 (Local Investment)
$2,000,000 (Other grant funds)
New TCAT facility
120+ students
Initial programs
Industrial Maintenance
Machine Tool Technology
Welding Technology
Computer Information Technology
Licensed Practical Nursing

8. Tipton County Funding TCAT Expansion 200 students/trimester
$3,260,000 (CDBG Funds)
$596,100 (Local Investment)
TCAT Expansion
200 students/trimester
Healthcare Focused
New/Expanded programs
Licensed Practical Nursing
Dental Assistant
Pharmacy Technology

9. Overton County Funding New TCAT facility/Campus Expansion
$1,284,921 (CDBG Funds)
$4,613,079 (State Investment)
New TCAT facility/Campus Expansion
30 students (expandable to 50)
New program
Transportation, distribution and logistics

10. Lauderdale County Funding 25 students/trimester New Equipment
$380,154 (CDBG Funds)
25 students/trimester
New Equipment
Expanded Industrial Electricity
Mechatronics
PLC programming
Robotics

11. Campbell County Funding 30 students New Equipment
$84,925 (CDBG Funds)
30 students
New Equipment
Expanded Welding Technology
Implemented in high school
Dual-enrollment

12. Questions?
Kent Archer
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