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PER CAPITA APPS. Per Capita Funding. 3 proposals submitted 3 out of 9 regions participated All Talent Development Total Request: $579,472 Total Match: $582,300 Includes $210,500 local dollars. Talent development. 3 APPLICATIONS RECEIVED.
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Per Capita Funding • 3 proposals submitted • 3 out of 9 regions participated • All Talent Development • Total Request: $579,472 • Total Match: $582,300 • Includes $210,500 local dollars
Talent development 3 APPLICATIONS RECEIVED
Westmoreland County Welder Training Program Region 6IMPLEMENTATION Resubmission
Application overview • Region 6 submitted on behalf of Westmoreland County. • Request of $130,000 for lease payments, equipment, and instructor salaries • To establish a new welding training facility to offer daytime courses through Rappahannock Community College (RCC) to train adult welders for employment at local businesses • Revised application addresses workgroup feedback from previous submission. WELDER TRAINING
Workgroup feedback • Actual documented wages fall above NNPDC average • Demonstrated demand from private industry partners throughout the region • Addresses a workforce gap in several of the region’s targeted clusters • Strong out-of-state revenue potential • Potential to co-locate additional RCC trainings such as machining WELDER TRAINING
Recommendation • DHCD staff recommend this application for approval. WELDER TRAINING
Cybersecurity Workforce Development Project Region 8IMPLEMENTATION
Application overview • Region 8 submitted on behalf of Blue Ridge Community College (BRCC). • Request of $200,000 for training software, program coordination, and administration • To establish a cybersecurity workforce development program at BRCC through the implementation of a new self-paced, non-credit training course that will result in the CompTIA Security+ industry credential CYBERSECURITY
Workgroup feedback • Significant local cash match • Higher-wage job creation potential • Pipeline of demand for cybersecurity analysts in several target industries • Incorporates experiential learning to ensure student preparedness and retention CYBERSECURITY
Recommendation • DHCD staff recommend this application for approval. CYBERSECURITY
Crafting Higher Paying Jobs and Adult Beverage Exports Region 9IMPLEMENTATION
Application overview • Region 9 submitted on behalf of Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) • Request of $249,472 for building renovations, equipment, curriculum, and licensing fees • To establish a career pathway through PVCC and Germanna Community College (GCC) for the adult beverage manufacturing industry by launching new training programs and establishing new training facilities for wine and cider making, craft brewing, and distilling. Adult Beverage Workforce
Workgroup feedback • Substantial private industry support and partnership • Export-oriented, high-growth industry cluster • Curriculum deployable statewide and scalable to meet industry demand • Program becoming a national training destination • Develop a line-of-sight to other initiatives to help scale-up this industry Adult Beverage Workforce
Recommendation • DHCD staff recommend this application for approval. Adult Beverage Workforce
Administratively approved projects under $100,000 3 PROJECTS APPROVED
Enhanced Capacity Building • 3 proposals administratively approved • 2 out of 9 regions participated • 1 Commercialization • 1 Talent Development • 1 Site Development • Total Request: $208,671 • Total Match: $240,507 • $63,775 In Local Dollars
Enhanced Capacity Building • Region 6: Resiliency Ecosystem Development • $49,996 to Virginia Sea Grant (VASG) • Region 9: Central Virginia Site Readiness Project • $58,675 to Central Virginia Partnership • Region 9: Cybersecurity Workforce Development • $100,000 to Piedmont Virginia Community College
Resiliency Ecosystem Development Region 6Enhanced Capacity Building
Application overview • Region 6 submitted on behalf of the Virginia Sea Grant (VASG) • Request of $49,996 for workshops with resiliency experts from Louisiana and planning meetings • To identify key gaps in the Virginia economic development ecosystem surrounding water technologies and coastal resiliency Resiliency Ecosystem
Recommendation • DHCD staff has administratively approved this application. Resiliency Ecosystem
Central Virginia Site Readiness Project Region 9Enhanced Capacity Building
Application overview • Region 9submitted on behalf of the Central Virginia Partnership for Economic Development (CVP) • Request of $58,675 to complete due diligence activities required for Tier 3 certification • To advance a portfolio of eight sites targeted for light manufacturing to at least a Tier 3 on the Virginia Business Readiness Scale through the Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) Central VA Site Readiness
Recommendation • DHCD staff has administratively approved this application. Central VA Site Readiness
Cybersecurity Workforce Development Region 9Enhanced Capacity Building
Application overview • Region 9submitted on behalf of Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) • Request of $100,000 for faculty salaries and training, acquisition of shared equipment and software, and administration • To establish a shared cybersecurity program for Piedmont Virginia, Lord Fairfax, and Germanna Community Colleges, who will each establish a primary area of instructional expertise and seek accreditation from the National Centers for Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Cyber Workforce
Recommendation • DHCD staff has administratively approved this application. Cyber Workforce
Innovation ecosystem studyimplementation plan • Each Regional Council designates a study coordinator • Coordinator convenes working group to include another council member and key public and private stakeholders in the region • Situational analysis and survey of each region conducted by study contractor to establish baseline (use questions from April concept paper) • National best practices (both urban and rural) are assessed • Survey responses form basis for regional stakeholder interviews by study contractor INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM
Innovation ecosystem studyimplementation plan • Interviews lead to development of region-specific implementation templates that suggest potential action items and projects each region could pursue to advance its unique startup ecosystem • Working group serves as sounding board for those templates and provides leadership on project development • Statewide agency stakeholders provide additional input • Alignment with VRIC study implementation INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM
Council Appointments & Replacements • Region 1: Mark Eschle • Region 6: Stephanie Heinatz, Kimberly Young Region 8: Greg Campbell, Dr. Robin Crowder, Dr. Conrad Helsley REGIONAL COUNCILS
council exits • Region 2: Shannon Valentine • Region 6: Darryl Fisher, Jeron Hayes, Dierdre Powell-White, Troy Paino • Region 8: Mike Keyser, Dennis Morris, Fulton Sensabaugh REGIONAL COUNCILS
2018 board schedule • Tuesday, August 14 at 1:00PM • Tuesday, October 9 at 1:00PM • Tuesday, December 18 at 2:00PM • Location: House Room 1, Capitol Upcoming meetings