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INFORMATION FROM THE PROPOSAL FOR THE CITY'S RECORDS: <br />Subrecipient: City of South Bend <br />Budget: $500,000 (all direct; no indirects) <br />Capital funds of $500,000 are requested as a contribution toward buildout of the Tech Resource <br />Center (TRC) in South Bend's Ignition Park. (City of South Bend as the subgrantee.) <br />Located within South Bend's Ignition Park, the South Bend — Elkhart Technology Resource <br />Center (TRC) represents an outpost of the LIFT Network that is embedded in the community. It <br />boasts a strong partnership among academic institutions, industry, and civic organizations. The <br />five-year goal of the TRC is to equip and reskill the workforce for digital literacy and IT -related <br />roles by offering adult/continuing education courses. <br />The TRC is developing a Data Engineer Boot Camp and Analytics Apprenticeship Program, <br />anticipated to be offered in twelve -week cycles, which will involve employers sponsoring <br />project work for the training cohort that will be executed under the_ guid_a_nce and mentorship <br />of experts. The aspiration of this program is to provide the SBE Region with the type of <br />technology workforce that is currently only available in coastal population centers. The Region <br />is already home to innovative companies using advanced technologies and business processes, <br />and further investment in the ecosystem will continue to foster and attract talent to the area. <br />Funds are being requested to build out TRC's space to accommodate this programming. <br />Individuals Trained in Applied Analytics <br />Apprenticeship by the Tech Resource Center <br />Overall Goal Year 1 Goal Year 2 Goal Year Goal Year4 Goal Ye <br />ar 5 Goal <br />20 0 4 5 5 6 <br />