Tech Training Impact in Tennessee Memphis Workforce
GrantID: 78333
Grant Funding Amount Low: $10,000
Deadline: Ongoing
Grant Amount High: $1,000,000
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Grant Overview
Tennessee's Target Outcomes for Displaced Worker Tech Training
Tennessee outcome targets specify placement of 650 displaced workers into IT roles within 18 months, benchmarked against the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development's 2023 data showing 11,400 manufacturing layoffs in Shelby County alone. These figures reflect the closure of two major automotive supplier plants and the contraction of logistics warehousing along the Mississippi River corridor.
Why these outcomes matter derives from the state's economic transition: Tennessee ranks third nationally in automotive assembly employment yet maintains only 19 percent of its workforce with any postsecondary credential in computer science or information technology. The Memphis metropolitan statistical area reports a 4.8 percent unemployment rate among workers aged 35-54 who previously held production positions paying above $22 per hour.
Implementation approach centers on partnerships with Tennessee Board of Regents community colleges that already operate coding bootcamps aligned to CompTIA and AWS certification pathways. Proposals must include employer commitment letters from at least three Memphis-area firms that have posted 50 or more IT support or junior developer openings in the prior 12 months. Outcome tracking requires submission of wage records from the Tennessee unemployment insurance system to verify that placed workers achieve at least 85 percent of prior earnings within the first year.
Unlike Kentucky applications, Tennessee requires placement verification through state unemployment insurance wage records and targets the specific Memphis logistics-to-tech transition.
Tennessee's Workforce Composition and Infrastructure
Geographic distribution of training sites must account for the 92-mile distance between Memphis and the nearest four-year university offering computer science degrees. Broadband mapping shows 28 percent of Shelby County census tracts fall below 100 Mbps symmetrical service, necessitating hybrid in-person and offline curriculum modules. Demographic data indicate that 38 percent of recently displaced workers in the region hold a high school diploma or equivalent but no further credential, shaping prerequisite design for the training cohorts.
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