Cooperative Agreement 14W5004255

The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded a $2.5 million Project Grant to the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity under the H-1B Job Training Grants program (CFDA 17.268). The four-year award running from February 2021 through January 2025 will support training and skills development services for workers in Michigan to gain competencies needed for employment in high-growth industries. The Michigan Workforce Development Agency will administer the...

This $34,257,716 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Youth Activities formula grant (CFDA 17.259) awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration supports comprehensive workforce development services for low-income youth aged 14-24 with barriers to employment in the state of Michigan. The grant aims to help participants acquire the educational, occupational, and employability skills needed to achieve academic and employment success, and transition...

The Upward Talent Council, doing business as Michigan Works, will receive $332,000 from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Development Support for Planning Organizations program (CFDA 11.302) to develop and implement an Upper Peninsula 2022 Labor Market Study. The completed study will provide a comprehensive labor market analysis of each of the 14 counties in Michigan's Upper Peninsula region. It will create an economic development roadmap to...

The State of Michigan Department of Management & Budget has been awarded a $803,595 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities program (CFDA 17.207). The purpose of this grant is to develop and disseminate essential state and local labor market information (LMI) for a range of stakeholders, including job seekers, employers, workforce intermediaries, and policymakers. Grantee...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (doing business as the Michigan Workforce Development Agency) received a Project Grant award of $2,321,425 from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) for the National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP, CFDA 17.264), effective July 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. Under this award, the grantee delivers comprehensive workforce development services to eligible migrant and...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity received a $1.32 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the National Farmworker Jobs Program (CFDA 17.264) for the period of July 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This award supports comprehensive workforce development and housing assistance services for eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their dependents in Michigan. The program...

Summary: SNAP E&T 50% Operational Grant Award The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service awarded Michigan Department of Health and Human Services a formula grant of $2.39 million under the State Administrative Matching Grants for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (CFDA 10.561) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This SNAP Employment and Training (E&T) 50% Operational Grant funds the state agency's operational costs associated with...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) awarded Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (doing business as Michigan Workforce Development Agency) $19.35 million through the Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities program (CFDA 17.207) for the performance period July 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028. This formula grant funds universal access employment services designed to connect job seekers with employment opportunities and...

This is a $19,411,416 Formula Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities program (CFDA 17.207). The grant provides funding for the Employment Service (ES) program, which aims to connect job seekers with employers by offering a variety of employment services such as job search assistance, career counseling, skills assessments, job referrals, and labor market information. As the prime...

The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity received a $30.3 million WIOA Dislocated Worker Formula Grant (CFDA 17.278) from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration, effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028. This formula grant supports comprehensive employment and training services for individuals experiencing involuntary job loss due to layoffs, mass layoffs, global trade dynamics, or economic sector transitions. Services are delivered primarily...