This $309,298 Cooperative Agreement award from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) under the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands program (CFDA 15.243) supports the Higher Education Coordinating Commission in Oregon to provide workforce development opportunities for tribal youth. The project builds upon a previous pilot program to offer paid youth corps employment and expand government-to-government partnerships for community-based project implementation. The award aims to engage...
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $206,851.49 cooperative agreement under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (CFDA 15.234) to the Phoenix School of Roseburg, a non-profit educational institution. The purpose of the award is to support Oregon Youth Corps crews that will provide recreation site maintenance, forest health management, and ecological restoration activities on BLM lands in the Roseburg District over a 3-year period from April 2025 to April...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $449,380 Project Grant to Klamath Community College to provide instruction and wraparound supports for migrant and seasonal farmworkers in attaining a GED certificate through the Migrant Education High School Equivalency Program (CFDA 84.141). The one-year award, effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025, will fund Klamath Community College's High School Equivalency Program (HEP), which offers academic...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education has awarded a $472,959 Project Grant to Three Rivers Education Foundation Inc., doing business as Educator Support Center, to implement the Maricopa High School Equivalency Program (MHEP). This one-year grant, effective from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025, is funded under the Migrant Education High School Equivalency Program (CFDA 84.141). The MHEP project will provide academic instruction, tutoring, counseling, and...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $519,736 Cooperative Agreement under the Wild Horse and Burro Resource Management program (CFDA 15.229) to Teens And Oregon Mustangs, Inc. The award supports the organization's mission to provide life-changing experiences for trainers of all ages through the development of leadership, horsemanship, and teamwork skills, while educating the public about the training and adoption of America's wild mustangs. Key...
The Mary's Mercy Center, Inc. was awarded a $300,000 project grant from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending federal grant program. The grant will fund the Realizing Educational and Career Hopes (REACH) project to provide comprehensive workforce development training and services to approximately 80 previously homeless individuals residing in Mary's Mercy Center transitional housing programs...
Chemeketa Community College will partner with Wisdom of the Elderberry Farm to develop a non-credit career preparation course integrating indigenous perspectives into agricultural and horticultural microenterprise development, environmental assessment, habitat restoration, and workforce readiness training. Funded by a $465,000 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $22,200,501 Formula Grant under the Migrant Education State Grant Program (CFDA 84.011) to the Oregon Department of Education. This program aims to ensure that migratory children have equal opportunities to meet challenging state academic standards. The Oregon Department of Education sub-awarded portions of this funding to local education agencies and service districts across Oregon, including Multnomah...
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) awarded a $125,413.20 cooperative agreement to Mobilizegreen, Inc. to introduce youth to careers in natural resource management through the Youth Conservation Opportunities on Public Lands federal grant program (CFDA 15.243). Under the five-year award beginning September 21, 2022, Mobilizegreen will provide seasonal work experience for youth such as wildlife and plant monitoring and educational program support on the BLM's McInnis Canyon and...
The Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES), doing business as Job Service, was awarded a $16,601,334 Cooperative Agreement under the Reentry Employment Opportunities program by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration. The 4-year grant, commencing on September 30, 2023, will provide virtual reality career exploration, digital training, apprenticeship enrollment, and work experiences to 250 participants per year at the Yazoo City Federal Corrections...