Cooperative Agreement DC26737000

The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) received a $125,000 Project Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration on December 3, 2021 under the Highway Research and Development Program (CFDA 20.200). The grant will fund the State Transportation Innovation Council Incentive Program Fiscal Year 2021, which aims to share transportation career pathways with students in Central New York. NYSDOT will establish a contract with an educational online video service to provide access...

The South Carolina Department of Transportation received a $198,772 project grant award from the Federal Highway Administration's Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) on July 14, 2022 to deliver a Transportation Careers Training Program. The program will prepare unemployed, underemployed, minority and women participants for employment in highway construction through pre-employment training, commercial driver's license training, and heavy equipment operation instruction. As the...

The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded Careerwise New York, Inc. a $6 million project grant under the Registered Apprenticeship program (CFDA #17.285) to significantly increase enrollment of diverse, high economic need youth in registered apprenticeships. Over the July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2026 performance period, Careerwise New York will enroll 3,200 NYC public school students from over 50 high schools in its youth apprenticeship program, with 400 enrolling in...

The Volunteer Transportation Center Inc. was awarded a $263,968 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration under the Public Transportation Research, Technical Assistance, and Training program (CFDA 20.514). The grant funded VTC ACCESS AND MOBILITY MANAGEMENT DISCRETIONARY GRANT activities from January 15, 2021 through December 31, 2021. The grant supported the Volunteer Transportation Center Inc.'s work to provide mobility management and access services...

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) received a $164,918 project grant award on July 27, 2022 from the Federal Highway Administration under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) to support the OJT/SS Building Futures - StepConnect initiative. This project aims to recruit and retain the next generation of trades workers through on-the-job training and apprenticeship programs. As the state department of transportation, RIDOT will leverage this federal funding...

The U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the Highway Research and Development Program (CFDA 20.200) to the Idaho Department of Transportation (IDT) for a FY 2023 pilot workforce development program for female correctional residents. The funding will support a state-level initiative to provide workforce training and development opportunities to this target population. The grant was awarded on September 7, 2023 as part of...

The Department of Transportation New York received a $210,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration's Highway Training and Education (CFDA 20.215) program. The goal of this one-year grant, running from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024, is to provide essential training to counties, small cities, and towns in New York, as well as distribute a wide range of new transportation technology to local transportation agencies. This grant will...

The Illinois Department of Transportation received a $8.3 million Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration on July 26, 2022. The grant funds the On-the-Job Training Highway Construction Career Training Program. This program aims to provide career training for highway construction through on-the-job learning opportunities. It aligns with the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) administered by the Federal Highway...

The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded a $15,912,317 Project Grant under the WIOA Youth Activities program (CFDA 17.259) to the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) to provide comprehensive youth services focused on assisting out-of-school and in-school youth, with one or more barriers to employment, to prepare for employment and postsecondary education opportunities, attain educational and/or skills training credentials, and secure employment with career...

The Department of Transportation Arizona, through its Intermodal Transportation Division, was awarded a $210,000 Project Grant by the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.215 Highway Training and Education) to provide statewide training and education services under the FY 2023 Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP). This funding will support the delivery of transportation workforce development initiatives, including highway construction training, roadway work zone safety programs, and...