Cooperative Agreement 23A75MI000027

This $999,520 Cooperative Agreement award from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program (CFDA 66.445) will support the Center for Watershed Protection, Inc. in accelerating career tracks and providing access to water utility workforce opportunities. Key activities include establishing regional industry and workforce development collaborations to address water utility employment needs, coordinating candidate development in areas...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $760,463 Cooperative Agreement under the Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program (CFDA 66.445) to Multiplier, a San Francisco-based non-profit organization. The agreement provides funding to accelerate career tracks in the water utilities sector and increase access to water utility workforce opportunities. Key activities include establishing leadership development, occupational training, mentoring, and...

This $200,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the WIOA Dislocated Worker National Reserve Technical Assistance and Training program (CFDA 17.281) supports the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) in providing technical assistance, training, and strategic support to enhance workforce development systems nationwide. The award enables NCSL to help states, local areas, and other entities replicate effective...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded a $600,000 Cooperative Agreement to the University of New Mexico (UNM) under the Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program (CFDA 66.445). The agreement aims to accelerate career tracks in the water utilities sector and provide access to water utility workforce opportunities. Key activities include establishing education programs for elementary, secondary, and higher education students, as well as developing a Water Science...

This $200,000 Cooperative Agreement was awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the WIOA Dislocated Worker National Reserve Technical Assistance and Training program (CFDA 17.281). The funding supports the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), a non-profit organization, in providing technical assistance and training to enhance state and local workforce development systems. Key activities include developing educational resources,...

The American Water Works Association (Awwa) received a $291,122 Project Grant award from the Environmental Protection Agency Office for Water through the Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program (SDWA 1459E) to implement a water leadership training program. The grant period is from March 1, 2022 to February 28, 2024. Under the award, Awwa will train 50 current water utility employees from around the country to prepare them for leadership roles through an experiential water...

This $2,033,378 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Water under the Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program (CFDA 66.445), provides funding to The Water Tower Institute, Inc. to accelerate career tracks in the water utilities sector and expand access to water utility workforce opportunities. The key activities include establishing targeted internship, apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, and post-secondary bridge programs...

This $5,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (CFDA 11.611) program seeks to address worker shortages in the manufacturing industry by developing and deploying new approaches to employee retention. The three-year project, led by Kansas Manufacturing Solutions, will involve a six-state MEP center collaboration to create a workforce retention toolkit that includes practical applications of the U.S....

The Dayton Metro Library in Dayton, Ohio will receive $103,664 under a one-year Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312) to support local job seekers through workforce development services and resources. The library will hire a Workforce Development Librarian to assist community members impacted by unemployment during the COVID-19 pandemic in finding meaningful careers. This librarian will provide direct assistance to...

The Workforce Investment Board of the City of Los Angeles, a U.S. local government entity, was awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant on June 1, 2024 under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289) administered by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration. This federal grant funding will support a range of workforce development and community revitalization initiatives in the Los Angeles metropolitan area over a 3-year period...