Project Director: Minor Sinclair

Funding Organization: National Academies of Science, Engineering, Medicine: Gulf Research Program

Funding Cycles: Safer Offshore Energy Systems 1

Description: To improve economic opportunities, promote resilience, and fill workforce gaps, the project team will work to train underserved minorities and women in low-income Gulf Coast communities for high-demand, higher-wage work with local employers in energy, environmental health, disaster response, and ecosystem restoration. Team members plan to develop relationships with these employers to cultivate opportunities for program participants. By growing this program designed to build employment equity in the workforce, the project intends to help communities be more resilient in the face of future disasters.