Behind Every Employer Incentive Grant Award

STEP 1: INFORMATION & CRITERIA

Given the need to open up work-based learning and employment opportunities for adult learners, it is critical that adult education providers build long-term relationships with employers and demonstrate success from the perspective of the employer. As such, COABE has created the Behind Every Employer campaign; led by an advisory committee of business leaders, the campaign strategically connects companies with education and workforce organizations across the country to provide solutions for the workforce challenges they face. The campaign website houses a locator map that allows employers to search for local educators and solutions they provide to solve workforce challenges. If your organization is not currently on the map, you can complete this form.

COABE will provide an Incentive Grant to an adult education organization that can meet the following criteria that can demonstrate effectiveness in engaging employers in partnership with multiple workforce and education partners. Note that you must register your organization to get on the Behind Every Employer locator map.

COABE will select a winner to receive $2000 to enhance your existing employer engagement project.

The recipient will receive:

· - $2000 Award for campaign planning efforts

· - Opportunity to present at the 2026 COABE national conference

Deadline: December 2, 2024

Criteria:

The lead for the project is an adult education organization that has successfully completed an employer engagement project that has benefited an employer or group of employers. The submission should demonstrate how workforce and education community partners collaborated with the adult ed organization to design and deliver a solution to an employer (or group of employers) to solve a workforce challenge facing the company.

Note:

The applicant cannot be on the COABE Board and cannot apply until two years has elapsed since such service.

I understand that applicants for awards, incentive grants, and scholarships may be included in the Educate and Elevate public awareness campaign, which includes showcasing the applicant's story and picture on the COABE's communications including but not limited to the website, eblasts, and social media.

STEP 2: LEAD'S CONTACT INFORMATION

Lead: (must be an adult education organization)

First Name

Last Name

Phone

Organization

Title

Position Type

Mailing Address

City

State/Province

Postal Code

Country

Partners involved in the program. Check all that apply

Workforce Development BoardCommunity CollegeCommunity-Based OrganizationsOther (please indicate in the box below)N/A: We did not partner with other organizations but believe our solo organizational efforts are worthy of an award.

STEP 3: EMPLOYER(S) INFORMATION

Name(s) of Employer(s) Supported by the Project/Initiative

Business Name

Contact First Name

Contact Last Name

Contact Email

Contact Phone

Contact Title

Website URL

Contact Mailing Address

Contact City

Contact State/Province

Contact Postal Code

Country

What was the challenge that the employer(s) face that was addressed in your project?

Describe how the partners collaborated to solve the employer challenge and the solution that was executed:

What was the timeline and tasks for the project?

What was the result of the project for the employer?

Please provide a letter from the employer that talks about the benefits of working with the project below:

Upload any supporting documentation

Contact Information