Asks and calls for action

How soon can we help you?

We are hopeful that we will find funding levels sufficient to launch a national program in all 50 states in the Fall of 2025. As our funding sources recently fell though, this may be over ambitious but we’re sure going to try.

  • We have custom workforce development programs available for your company now.

  • We plan to have workforce development graduates in the Fall of 2026.

  • We plan to have BUILD Program co-op students ready for internships in Spring of 2027.

  • We plan to have full BUILD Program graduates of the BUILD Program in Spring of 2030.

To do this we need your help

How soon can you help us?

Students

If you are interested in being a BUILD student, please contact us. At this time we are collecting lists of students enthusiastic about The BUILD Program to demonstrate to schools why they should join our program, demonstrate to sponsors why they should support us, and demonstrate to potential funding organizations why they should help us build our program.

We will send you information on schools as they join the program.

Schools

If you are interested in being a BUILD school, please contact us. At this time we are taking applications for the first 50 BUILD schools which we plan to fully fund. For school application and requirement details, please see University requirements and application.

Mentors

If you are interested in joining our cadre of talented mentors, please contact us. At this time we are planning some six week mentor training programs in the summer of 2026.

Funders

We are hopeful that we will find funding levels sufficient to launch a national program in all 50 states in the Fall of 2025. As our funding sources recently feel though, this may be over ambitious but we’re sure going to try.

How quickly can you help us?

We are exploring a number of sources to replace our funding paths. A hopeful path right now is through public funding which is currently being overhauled the nation reali. If you are part of these efforts and the program interests you at the local, state, or federal level please contact us.

Of particular current interests to us are the

PREPARING AMERICANS FOR HIGH-PAYING SKILLED TRADE JOBS OF THE FUTURE, WHITE HOUSE INITIATIVE TO PROMOTE EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION AT HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, WHITE HOUSE INITIATIVE TO PROMOTE EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION AT HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

and the

REFORMING ACCREDITATION TO STRENGTHEN HIGHER EDUCATION

efforts. If you are part of these efforts and the program interests you please contact us.

Sponsors

We are hopeful that we will launch the national level of The BUILD Program in 2025 and have students enrolling nationwide in the Fall of 2026. We are going to need help. If you are interested in being a BUILD sponsor, please contact us. At this time we are taking donations to support the program and collecting potential supporters to provide significant sponsorship. Here are some valuable sponsor benefits.