Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Collaborative on Economic Mobility

the opportunities individuals and families with low-income have to access pathways out of poverty, address barriers to economic mobility strategies, and support continued investments in the upward mobility of future generations.The recipient of this award will work closely with OCS to implement training and technical (T/TA) consistent with the purposes of CSBG. The CSBG Collaborative on Economic Mobility will support innovative approaches to economic mobility, with a focus on service areas such as: workforce development, high-quality education, community-asset building, and two-generational and whole family approaches for increasing economic self-sufficiency. A primary focus will include strategies for effectively addressing inequity in access to services and opportunities for economic mobility.The T/TA provided through this cooperative agreement will be driven by a collection and analysis of emerging and promising practices in increasing economic mobility. The grant recipient will utilize this information to identify, develop, and disseminate high-quality T/TA resources for implementing and piloting effective practices and strategies for CSBG-eligible entities. T/TA will include the development and dissemination of resources and materials such as: webinars, training modules, presentations, manuals, and other learning activities on economic mobility strategies. The T/TA will include opportunities for peer-to-peer learning and one-on-one support. The deliverables from this work must be aligned closely with and promote promising practices in poverty reduction and the self-sufficiency of families and individuals with low-income. The grant recipient will assess the effectiveness of the T/TA provided through this cooperative agreement.The cooperative agreement will require OCS to have substantial involvement and a close working partnership with the recipient to implement training and technical assistance (T/TA) consistent with the purposes of CSBG. The technical assistance provider will communicate information about the implementation and progress of the initiatives throughout its duration.