Cooperative Agreement SPRMCO16CA1132

The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded a $850,000 Project Grant under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289) to Vermont State University, doing business as Vermont Technical College. The 3-year grant, which commenced on December 1, 2023, will fund a range of employment, labor, and workforce training initiatives, including job training, workforce development, vocational education, apprenticeships, and community...

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $1,562,218 Project Grant (CFDA 23.002 Appalachian Area Development) to the Trade Institute of Pittsburgh, a minority-owned and non-profit vocational training provider, to deliver workforce training and development services from October 1, 2023, to October 1, 2025. The grant will support the organization's efforts to provide assessment, skills training, certification, job placement, and retention services to help individuals with barriers to...

Federal Grant Award Summary The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded Trade Institute of Pittsburgh a $575,000 Project Grant under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289) effective July 1, 2025, with a completion date of December 31, 2027. Trade Institute of Pittsburgh, a minority-owned and Black American-owned nonprofit organization, will deliver comprehensive workforce training and development services...

The Department of State Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs awarded a $299,992 cooperative agreement to Creative Learning, Inc. under the Public Diplomacy Programs for Afghanistan and Pakistan federal grant program (CFDA 19.501). The one-year award will capitalize on an existing research network in Pakistan to inform programmatic interventions addressing preventing and countering violent extremism from September 30, 2022 to September 30, 2023. Specifically, Creative Learning will...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded a $5,084,300 cooperative agreement under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program to the Centre for Peace and Development Initiatives (CPDI), a non-profit organization in Pakistan. The 5-year project aims to strengthen citizen engagement in governance processes to advance peace and social cohesion in key geographic areas of Pakistan. The award funds CPDI's efforts to facilitate greater citizen...

The Department of Labor & Industry Pa, through a $3,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration's Reentry Employment Opportunities program (CFDA 17.270), will expand its existing PROWD (Partners for Reentry Opportunities in Workforce Development) program to provide job club, navigation, and peer mentoring services to help formerly incarcerated individuals in Pennsylvania secure sustainable, high-quality employment and reduce...

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $1,561,072 Project Grant under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) to the Employment Opportunity & Training Center, operating as Outreach - Center For Community Resources, a non-profit organization based in Scranton, Pennsylvania. This two-year award, effective from October 2024 to September 2026, will fund a workforce training initiative in Pennsylvania. The program aims to strengthen economic development,...

The Workplace Inc., a non-profit workforce development organization in Bridgeport, Connecticut, received a $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The grant, awarded on March 1, 2024, will fund the organization's delivery of a range of employment and training services through February 28, 2026. Key activities include job training, career...

The Vermont Department of Corrections (VDOC) received a $900,000 Project Grant award from the Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) to enhance vocational training and case management for incarcerated individuals at moderate or high risk of recidivism. The funding will support VDOC's transition from correctional industry production to a vocational training model across six facilities. VDOC will provide hard skills instruction in sectors like...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $1.9 million Project Grant to the Centre For Peace And Development Initiatives (CPDI) through the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor federal grant program (CFDA 19.345). The grant will fund efforts to strengthen the ability of civil society organizations, journalists, social media activists and citizens to promote efficient, transparent, responsive and accountable local governments in...