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Built Environment Collaborative outlines $10 million ARPA‑funded plan to boost Cleveland trades and MBEs
Summary
Presenters said Greater Cleveland Works is operating a $10 million ARPA-funded Built Environment Collaborative to increase Cleveland resident placements in building trades, support 150 MBEs, and operate a $1 million barrier-removal fund that pays for tools, transportation and other flexible needs.
Renee Timberlake, of the Built Environment Collaborative (powered by Greater Cleveland Works), told the Cuyahoga County Equity Commission on Nov. 20 that the program is supported by a $10,000,000 allocation of American Rescue Plan Act funds awarded to the city of Cleveland to expand workforce and minority‑business supports.
Timberlake said the Collaborative's goals include increasing the number of Cleveland residents working in building trades and related careers, and connecting minority business enterprises (MBEs) to capacity‑building resources. She described quarterly performance benchmarks — a recent participant count of "152," demographic targets (about 65% Black Cleveland residents, 13% Latinx and 30% women), and program goals of roughly 800…
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