1. America’s Promise Success Factors
High Impact Partners on behalf
of the Employment and Training
Administration, DOL
December 5, 2018

2. WFGPS folks do this slide.

3. Cheryl Martin Heidi Sheppard Program Manager, Competitive Grants Unit
U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Division of Strategic Investments
Heidi Sheppard
HIP Project Lead, America’s Promise
High Impact Partners

4. Introduce the Success Factors
Explain how future technical assistance will be informed by these factors
Help you understand how the factors benefit you
Answer any questions

5. Success Factors
Aligns with the FOA and Core Monitoring Guide, developed with input from DSI and the AP coaches, and reviewed by the FPOs
Adds clarity and specificity to what makes a successful grantee program
Informs decisions on technical assistance services
The hope is that being attentive to these factors can help your program be successful and meet your grant goals.

6. Factors Leading to Success
Strong Organizational Management
Strong Operational Systems
Sustainability Thinking
Effective Employer Engagement
Effective Partner Engagement
Effective Participant Engagement along a Career Pathway

7. 1. Strong Organizational Management
Secure highly qualified management and staff
Implement regular communication channels
Translate federal grant expectations to all partners
Develop consortium/team management plans
Employ effective project management tools.

8. 2. Strong Operational Systems
Employ data-driven decision making.
Conduct program evaluation and implement continuous improvement.
Use data collection tools:
Fully understand the reporting requirements.
Dedicate resources in reliable data system and staff to administer.
Employ a strong data collection process to ensure grantee is fully equipped to manage the reporting and tracking component.

9. 3. Sustainability Thinking
Understand the current and emerging goals of organization and key partners
Engage these organization and partner leaders as champions
Explain how the grant program helps meet those goals
Develop a sustainability plan using tools provided
Align state programs and resources with sector strategy

10. 4. Effective Employer Engagement
Engage multiple employers in a sector
Know the needs and goals of employers
Leverage employer partners’ resources and abilities
Use advisory councils
Recruit employers to offer hands-on experiences
Engage employers to work directly with faculty
Obtain support from employers

11. 5. Effective Partner Engagement
Engage in regular communication with all partners
Leverage partners’ resources and abilities
Recruit new partners as needed
Systemize and coordinate partner activities

12. 6. Effective Participant Engagement along a Career Pathway
Conduct effective outreach and recruitment
Provide appropriate supportive services
Develop on-boarding processes
Connect program message and value to individual participants
Develop a case management approach
Stay in touch
Provide quality training services
Monitor for continuous improvement
Evaluate training design and services
Match participants to jobs

13. Why now?
America’s Promise Grant Program is nearing the grant mid-point.
A voluntary self-assessment tool based on these success factors will be introduced in January 2019.
Mid-Grant reviews with FPOs are just around the corner.
Inform future Technical Assistance services.
Use the self-assessment tool and the TA Effectiveness Feedback Tool.

14. How will this help you, the grantees?
Greater specificity of what can lead to success
TA services and products provided will support your progress
Coaches will incorporate these factors into their coaching services
Useful for the self-assessment tool and subsequently for the mid-grant report to the FPOs

15. Of these success factors, where do you feel your grant program is strong?
Strong Organizational Management
Strong Operational Systems
Sustainability Thinking
Effective Employer Engagement
Effective Partner Engagement
Effective Participant Engagement along a Career Pathway

16. Choose the success factors for which technical assistance would be most valuable.
Strong Organizational Management
Strong Operational Systems
Sustainability Thinking
Effective Employer Engagement
Effective Partner Engagement
Effective Participant Engagement along a Career Pathway

18. https://h1bap.workforcegps.org/
Assessing Your Progress at the Mid-Point of Your America’s Promise Grant – A Two-Part Webinar Program
Part One: January 24, 2019
Part Two: February 28, 2019
Grantee Infographic Template
January 2019
Community of Practice

19. America’s Promise phone and mailbox
U.S. Department of Labor