Block Grant SP11110

The $519,747 Formula Grant from the US Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration supports comprehensive youth workforce development services through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Adult Program. Local workforce development agencies will use the funds to deliver tutoring, paid and unpaid work experiences including internships and job shadowing, occupational skills training, guidance and counseling, and supportive services to help out-of-school and in-school...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $10,200,000 Cooperative Agreement to the International Youth Foundation under the Reentry Employment Opportunities (CFDA 17.270) federal grant program. The award, effective March 1, 2025, will support the GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES GO PROGRAM, which aims to empower justice-involved youth for workforce success. The program will provide comprehensive workforce development services, including occupational skills training, job...

The Workplace Inc., a non-profit workforce development organization in Bridgeport, Connecticut, received a $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The grant, awarded on March 1, 2024, will fund the organization's delivery of a range of employment and training services through February 28, 2026. Key activities include job training, career...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $10,129,143 WIOA Youth Activities formula grant to the State of Connecticut Labor Department, to be performed from April 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028. The purpose of this grant is to provide resources for the State's local workforce development areas to deliver comprehensive workforce services focused on assisting out-of-school and in-school youth, aged 14-24, who face employment barriers. The services include...

The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded the Virgin Islands Department of Labor a $4.6 million Formula Grant under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Adult Program (CFDA 17.258) to deliver comprehensive youth services from April 2022 through June 2025. The grant funds local workforce development areas to provide activities such as tutoring, paid and unpaid work experiences including internships and job shadowing, occupational skills training,...

The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $12 million project grant under the Reentry Employment Opportunities program (CFDA 17.270) to Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America, Inc. for the period of July 1, 2022 through December 31, 2025. Through its subrecipients, OIC of America will deliver workforce development services to 350 justice-involved youth and young adults in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Subrecipients will partner with local employers...

The Department of Labor awarded a $71,279,759 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Youth formula grant, with a performance period from April 1, 2023 to June 30, 2026. The purpose of this grant is to provide resources to local workforce areas in New York to deliver comprehensive employment, training, and supportive services to out-of-school and in-school youth aged 14-24 who face barriers to employment. Key services include tutoring, paid/unpaid work experiences, occupational skills...

The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded a $10,088,379 Formula Grant under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Youth Activities program (CFDA 17.259) to the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development. This grant provides resources for local workforce development areas to deliver comprehensive workforce services to out-of-school and in-school youth aged 14-24 with barriers to employment. Key services funded include tutoring,...

The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Youth Activities grant, CFDA 17.259, awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration, provides $30,600,102.00 in funding to the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, doing business as the Michigan Workforce Development Agency, to deliver comprehensive workforce development services to low-income youth aged 14-24 with barriers to employment. The grant aims to help young participants acquire the...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) has awarded a $51,532,517 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Youth Activities Formula Grant to the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity (DCEO). This three-year grant, effective from April 1, 2025 to June 30, 2028, provides resources for DCEO to deliver comprehensive youth services that focus on assisting out-of-school and in-school youth aged 14-24 with barriers to employment. The...