Cooperative Agreement DEOE0000499

This $2,999,986 WIOA Dislocated Worker National Reserve Demonstration Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration, aims to increase access to stable, high-quality, family-sustaining jobs for workers in the Appalachian, Delta, and Northern Border regions, including those in critical sectors such as infrastructure and clean energy. The grant recipient, Electrical Training Alliance (also known as NJATC), will utilize the funding to provide workforce...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) awarded $350,000 to the Alaska Joint Electrical Apprenticeship & Training Trust under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289) effective July 1, 2025, with a completion date of June 30, 2027. This Project Grant supports workforce development and apprenticeship training initiatives in Alaska, consistent with the program's objective to fund employment-related activities and...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) awarded $1.6M in Project Grant funding under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289) to the Alaska Joint Electrical Apprenticeship & Training Trust, effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028. The award supports workforce development and apprenticeship training initiatives focused on the electrical trades sector in Alaska. As a congressionally...

Cooperative Agreement Summary The Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $131,515 Cooperative Agreement on September 17, 2025, under the Experienced Services Program (CFDA 15.070) to National Experienced Workforce Solutions, Inc. to develop and validate hydroelectric powerplant models for Reclamation facilities. The agreement, which extends through March 31, 2028, supports Executive Order 14154 by ensuring reliable hydropower delivery across the Western United States. Under this program, experienced...

Cooperative Agreement Summary Arizona State University (ASU) received a $1.51 million Cooperative Agreement from the Department of Energy's Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability under the Electricity Research, Development and Analysis program (CFDA 81.122) for the period September 1, 2025 through August 30, 2028. The project, "Data-Driven Reliable and Resilient Operation of Active Transmission and Distribution Systems," focuses on researching, developing, and...

Pacific Lineman Training Program – Project Grant Summary The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs awarded $492,783 on November 3, 2025, to the Yap State Public Service Corporation under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875) to continue the Pacific Lineman Training Program (PLT). The award funds 22 basic lineman training classes through September 30, 2029, designed to develop professionally certified power linemen for...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The University of North Texas received a $1.24 million Cooperative Agreement from the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E, CFDA 81.135) awarded on October 13, 2025, for the project "High Efficiency, Resilient Transformers for Next Generation Power Distribution Systems." The project, which will conclude on October 30, 2028, focuses on developing advanced magnetic materials to reduce energy losses in distribution transformers—critical...

The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration has awarded The Tampa Bay Academy of Hope, Inc. (TBAH) a $495,879 Project Grant under the WIOA Dislocated Worker National Reserve Demonstration Grants program (CFDA 17.280). This 18-month grant, effective September 25, 2023, supports the formation of worker-centered sector partnerships in the Tampa Bay region to enhance job quality in the climate resilience sector. Key objectives include building pathways to high-quality jobs...

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 $36,034,716 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience (CFDA 81.254) program will fund a partnership between the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and a host transmission utility. The project aims to install an Automatic Power Factor Controller (APFC) device, the SmartValve, at an interregional grid tie to reduce tap changes and increase the control range of a Phase Shifting Transformer (PST) across a regional...