Activation Plans
The Regional Investment Initiative (RII) initially required Jobs First Collaboratives to develop project lists as part of their Regional Plans Part 21. In response to feedback, Collaboratives will now fulfill this requirement by creating Activation Plans for select strategies.
An Activation Plan can serve as an important tool for Jobs First Collaboratives to operationalize the goals of their Regional Plans Part 2 and will include the following components:
Strategy
What is the region’s specific sector strategy (e.g., spearhead offshore wind within the clean economy), and how will the Collaborative organize, resource, and track progress towards this strategy?
Tactic
What primary steps will the Collaborative and its partners take over the next 12-18 months to achieve the region’s sector strategy (e.g., create workforce and educational partnerships to build the talent pipeline)?
Tasks
What specific actions are individuals or organizations responsible for, and by when (e.g., [organization] will conduct outreach to 5 community colleges and workforce training programs by [date])? Tasks may include new projects or refocusing existing programs, as well as day-to-day activities of different organizations.
The goal of the Activation Plan is to ensure Collaboratives have the steps in place to achieve their proposed strategies, from mobilizing capital to developing critical partnerships to identifying and creating plans to address regulatory barriers.
Quality Jobs Ecosystem
Open the image full screen.The diagram shows three tiers of industries contributing to quality jobs. Foundational industries include community infrastructure, digital infrastructure, housing, and nonprofits. Locally serving industries include community health, water, and workforce training. Tradeable industries include agriculture, clean energy, manufacturing, transportation, arts and tourism, and life sciences. All categories collectively support the creation of quality jobs.
- Agriculture
- Clean Energy
- Manufacturing
- Quality Transportation and Warehousing
- Arts, Culture, Heritage and Tourism
- Life Sciences
- Community Health
- Water
- Training and Workforce Development
- Community Infrastructure
- Digital Infrastructure
- Housing
- Non-profits and Community-based Organizations
