Advanced Manufacturing Training Outcomes in Tennessee
GrantID: 10838
Grant Funding Amount Low: Open
Deadline: Ongoing
Grant Amount High: Open
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Grant Overview
Tennessee hosts 95 counties with manufacturing employment representing 12.4% of the nonfarm workforce, concentrated in automotive assembly around Nashville and Chattanooga plus chemical production in the Mississippi River corridor. The state reports 42,000 unemployed adults holding high school diplomas or less according to 2023 Department of Labor statistics, with 14 counties exceeding 6% unemployment. Advanced manufacturing training capacity exists at 27 Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology, yet 19 sites list waitlists averaging 4 months.
Workforce constraints include a 23% adult population lacking postsecondary credentials and limited apprenticeship slots outside the automotive supplier network. Transportation access varies, with 31 rural counties possessing no fixed-route public transit to technical college campuses. Demographic data show a median age of 39.2 and Black population share of 16.7% statewide.
Risk and Compliance Standards for Tennessee Manufacturing Grants
Nonprofit applicants must hold active registration with the Tennessee Secretary of State and provide documentation of prior compliance with U.S. Department of Labor Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act performance reporting. Proposals require signed memoranda from at least two manufacturers committing interview slots for program completers and evidence of alignment with the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development's 2022-2027 strategic plan.
Review prioritizes submissions that detail participant drug screening protocols matching industry requirements and insurance coverage for equipment used in training. Unlike Kentucky or Georgia applications, Tennessee panels examine coordination with the state's 10 workforce development boards due to regional funding formulas under the American Job Center system.
Grant periods run 24 months with required quarterly uploads of credential attainment data into the Tennessee Longitudinal Data System. Budgets cap administrative costs at 12% and require separate tracking of matching funds from local industry partners.
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