2 Nuts and Bolts launched and were formulated with the Job-Driven Checklist, for a total of $2.4 billion over a two- year period. This strategy will lead to positive changes among government grantees but more importantly will impact all the organizations applying for federal government funding. At the same time these organizations seek out industry partners to meet these job-driven objectives, the White House is taking on outreach to industry to participate in these grant programs. Implementing the Job-Driven Checklist in Existing Grants In addition, the checklist has already been implemented in a number of competitive grants for which applications have been released, totaling over $950 million. Three grants in particular have been used to catalyze partnerships with industry and address major priorities – Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College Training grants ($450 million), Ready to Work Partnership grants ($150 million), and Youth CareerConnect grants ($107 million) – and are covered elsewhere in this report. The Administration has also implemented the Job-Driven Checklist in a number of grants aside from these major three grants. Some of these grants have already produced successful grantees. Reintegration of Ex-Offenders. The Training to Work Adult Reintegration of Ex-Offenders (RExO) grants require grantees to establish Career Pathways Collaborative (CPC) steering committees, each of which includes a grantee (a non-profit), the workforce system including employer-led Workforce Investment Boards, the work release program (WRP), and multiple employers or industry groups. A career pathway must train for in-demand occupations, with evidence on the local labor market provided, and employers must validate these data. The employers must be engaged in defining the career pathways, confirming the skills and credentials required for the occupations chosen, and playing a role in curriculum design and instruction. Employer-partners are required to put something on the table, which could include work-based learning opportunities such as paid work or on-the-job training. The Dannon Project in Birmingham, AL The Dannon Project is a non-profit organization in Birmingham, AL committed to improving the health, educational, and financial well-being of all at-risk populations, specifically non-violent ex-offenders. The Dannon Project was recently awarded a Training to Work RExO grant to develop and implement a career pathway program in in-demand sectors and occupations for men and women who are enrolled in work release programs, with priority given to veterans returning to the Birmingham area. The certification programs offered are Customer Service, Retail, Forklift, Front Desk, Guest Room Attendant, Maintenance, Nursing, Green Building Basics, Patient Care Tech, Phlebotomy, and a Commercial Construction/Electrical apprenticeship. Participants will receive certifications to ease their entry into in-demand occupations that lead to rewarding careers. As a part of the grant, the Dannon Project will lead a Career Pathways Collaborative that brings together representatives from the workforce system, employers, local community colleges and four-year universities and employers. Each of these organizations has a role to play in providing an integrated set of critical participant-level services such as case management and skills training that allow participants to get on career pathways and advance along those pathways as they acquire additional skills. 34