Cooperative Agreement WIP15050452

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) awarded a $353,641 Formula Grant to the Washington State Department of Employment Security (ESD) under the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) Program (CFDA 17.271). The purpose of this grant is to allow ESD, as the designated State Workforce Agency (SWA), to administer the WOTC program within Washington state. Key activities funded under this 2-year grant include: Designating a state coordinator to oversee WOTC...

The Washington State Department of Employment Security (ESD) was awarded a $6,500,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) under the Reentry Employment Opportunities (CFDA 17.270) federal grant program. The award, which runs from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2028, will support ESD in providing comprehensive workforce development services to justice-involved individuals in Washington. These services include occupational skills...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $2,000,000 Project Grant under the WIOA National Dislocated Worker Grants / WIA National Emergency Grants program (CFDA 17.277) to the Washington State Department of Employment Security. The grant, awarded on April 3, 2025, will provide employment recovery services to dislocated workers impacted by significant economic dislocations or other qualifying events. The grant funds will support the delivery of career...

The Washington Housing Authority received a $270,710 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Public and Indian Housing Office under the Jobs-Plus Pilot Initiative (CFDA 14.895). This program is designed to increase employment and earnings for public housing residents through comprehensive workforce development strategies, including work readiness training, job placement assistance, educational advancement, technology skills development, and financial...

This $1,500,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289) will provide job placement, training, and employment services in five Washington counties. The award was granted to the Pacific Mountain Workforce Development Council, a non-profit organization located in Olympia, WA, and will run from July 2025 to December 2027. Additionally, the organization...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $4,000,000 Project Grant on July 1, 2025 to the South Central Workforce Development Council (SCWDC), a non-profit organization located in Union Gap, Washington. The grant funding supports the Reentry Employment Opportunities (CFDA 17.270) program, which provides comprehensive workforce development services to justice-involved individuals. The grant enables SCWDC to offer pre- and post-release support, including...

This $710,917 Formula Grant award from the Administration for Community Living (ACL) under the ACL Independent Living State Grants program (CFDA 93.369) will support the Washington Department of Social & Health Services (DSHS) in expanding and improving independent living services for individuals with significant disabilities in the state. The grant aims to promote the full integration and inclusion of these individuals into mainstream society through a range of comprehensive support...

This federal Project Grant award of $5,750,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Workforce Data Quality Initiative (WDQI) program (CFDA 17.261). The grant will fund the development, expansion, and improvement of a state-level workforce longitudinal administrative database at Spokane Community College, a division of the Washington State Community College District 17. The database will integrate workforce and education data to...

This $194,318.50 Formula Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Supported Employment Services for Individuals with the Most Significant Disabilities program (CFDA 84.187), will fund the delivery of comprehensive vocational rehabilitation services to help individuals with significant disabilities obtain and maintain competitive integrated employment. The grant recipient, the Washington State Department of...

The Department of Services for the Blind Washington has been awarded a $12,635,553 Formula Grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (CFDA 84.126 - Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation Grants to States). This one-year award, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, will support the department's delivery of comprehensive vocational rehabilitation services for individuals with visual impairments in the state of...