The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) awarded a $160,000 Project Grant to the Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs (AFOP) under the Occupational Safety and Health Susan Harwood Training Grants program (CFDA 17.502). The funding will enable AFOP to provide heat stress prevention training to 8,000 migrant and seasonal agricultural workers and 100 employers through updates to OSHA's approved curriculum. This grant supports AFOP's National...
The National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP), administered by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (CFDA 17.264), awarded a $5,917,482 project grant to Pathstone Corporation. The grant will be used to provide comprehensive workforce development and housing assistance services to eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their dependents across multiple states. Key activities include: Delivering basic and individualized career services, training, and youth...
The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1,819,486 National Farmworker Jobs Program (CFDA 17.264) project grant to Rocky Mountain SER/Jobs For Progress Inc., a non-profit organization, to provide workforce development and housing assistance services to eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers (MSFWs) and their dependents in Colorado. Through this grant, Rocky Mountain SER will deliver case management, career services, occupational skills training, youth...
This $2,196,054 federal Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration through the National Farmworker Jobs Program (CFDA 17.264), aims to strengthen the ability of eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers (MSFWs) and their dependents to obtain or retain unsubsidized employment, stabilize their unsubsidized employment, and achieve economic self-sufficiency. The grant recipient, Private Industry Council Inc. doing business as Futures...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $5,999,997 National Farmworker Jobs Program (CFDA 17.264) project grant to the County of Santa Barbara's Social Services Department. The grant aims to strengthen the ability of eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers (MSFWs) and their dependents to obtain or retain unsubsidized employment, stabilize their unsubsidized employment, and achieve economic self-sufficiency. The grant funds will be used to provide...
The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $322,004 National Farmworker Jobs Program (CFDA 17.264) project grant to the Office of Rural & Farmworker Housing, a non-profit organization. Through this funding, Office of Rural & Farmworker Housing provides an array of services to support migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their families, including career guidance, skills training, youth programs, allowance payments, and supportive services. The grant also...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $2,983,509 Project Grant under the National Farmworker Jobs Program (CFDA 17.264) to the Ppep Microbusiness And Housing Development Corporation (PMHDC), a non-profit community development organization in Tucson, Arizona. The grant, effective from July 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, will enable PMHDC to provide comprehensive workforce development and housing assistance services to eligible migrant and seasonal...
This $712,428 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration will support workforce development services for migrant and seasonal farmworkers through the National Farmworker Jobs Program. Administered by the Oregon Human Development Corporation, the grant aims to help eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their dependents obtain and retain stable employment outside of agriculture. Key services include career counseling, job training...
The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (CFDA 17.264 National Farmworker Jobs Program) awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to Proteus Inc., a non-profit organization, to provide comprehensive workforce development and housing assistance services to migrant and seasonal farmworkers (MSFWs) and their dependents in Nebraska. The grant funds will enable Proteus to enhance its ability to design and implement customer-centered services, practices, and policies that incorporate...
The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded a $842,456 Project Grant to Pathstone Corporation, a non-profit organization based in Rochester, NY, to provide workforce development services under the National Farmworker Jobs Program (CFDA 17.264). The grant, covering the period from July 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024, funds activities to strengthen the ability of eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers (MSFWs) and their dependents to obtain, retain, and stabilize...