Cooperative Agreement DEEE0009738

This Project Grant award of $7,247,127.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the WIOA Dislocated Worker National Reserve Demonstration Grants program (CFDA 17.280). The purpose of the grant is to expand job quality in the care, climate resiliency, and hospitality sectors, and to support efforts to improve job quality and availability of good jobs, particularly for historically marginalized populations and communities. The funded project...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2028, provides $10,546,097.00 in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy's Conservation Research and Development program (CFDA 81.086) to the Iupat Finishing Trades Institute, a non-profit organization. The award will fund the Iupat Finishing Trades Institute's Career Skills Training Program, which promotes collaboration between labor organizations and industry to attract, train, and employ workers in the...

This $2,286,480 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's State Energy Program (CFDA 81.041) will fund a Trade Skill Job Training and Recruitment Program (TSJTRP) in Oklahoma. Four Community Action Agencies (CAAs) will pilot the program as sub-recipients, hiring dedicated staff such as job coaches to conduct outreach and recruitment activities. The program aims to increase the state's trade skill workforce by 350 people across four job training pathways: HVAC/Mechanical,...

This federal Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under the State Energy Program (CFDA 81.041) provides $4,960,910 to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) from November 1, 2024 to October 31, 2026. The funding will support existing training programs for new and existing HVAC mechanics to improve their knowledge and ability to install heat pumps. DEP plans to work with partners such as minority-serving institutions, technical/vocational schools,...

The Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) was awarded a $436,421 Project Grant from the Delta Regional Authority under the Delta Area Economic Development program (CFDA 90.201) to establish an Electricity HVAC Credential Lattice program at the Madisonville Community College division. This funding will support the development and delivery of workforce training and credential programs focused on the electricity and HVAC trades to help meet regional economic and workforce...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 awarded a $200,000 Cooperative Agreement to Pathstone Corporation under the Brownfields Job Training Program (CFDA 66.815) from June 1, 2022 to May 31, 2025. Under this award, Pathstone will recruit, train, and place 55 unemployed and underemployed residents of Puerto Rico municipalities impacted by solid and hazardous waste in environmental remediation careers. Trainees will receive classroom and practical instruction to earn nine certifications in...

The Philadelphia Works, Inc. was awarded a $45,552,722 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration to implement three sector partnerships focused on healthcare, energy, and construction through September 2025. Under the grant, Philadelphia Works will partner with employers in each sector including Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania, PECO Energy, and Monroe Energy. The healthcare partnership, led by the West Philadelphia Skills Initiative, will place...

This $10,000,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration (CFDA 20.325 - Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements) funds the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to conduct a 3-year Mechanical Craft Workforce Development Apprenticeship Training Program. The program aims to attract new employees and provide upskilling for current Amtrak staff in critical mechanical trade roles, including electricians, machinists, car...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration provides $1.22 million to Macomb Community College to develop a talent pipeline into skilled trades occupations in manufacturing and construction through October 2025. Funded through the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289), the college will conduct outreach to increase enrollment in its Industrial Readiness Certificate program, particularly among...

The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded $2 million under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289) to Pacific International Center For High Technology Research (Pichtr) for a project grant concluding January 2025. The grant aims to address Hawaii's critical technician workforce shortage required to replace cesspools by 2050 through three goals: strengthening wastewater career pathways by engaging employers to align skills...