The South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation will provide workforce services costing $418,886 under the Temporary Labor Certification for Foreign Workers program administered by the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration. Through September 2024, the Department will ensure adequate housing for H-2A agricultural workers; timely review and post job orders to recruit U.S. workers; refer qualified U.S. workers to opportunities; and conduct education and outreach. Key...
The Iowa Workforce Development Center will provide temporary labor certification services through a $626,044 Formula Grant award from the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration. The grant supports the Temporary Labor Certification for Foreign Workers program and aims to ensure qualified U.S. workers are notified of job opportunities and that foreign workers receive fair wages and safe working conditions. Specifically, the Center will review and post job orders to recruit U.S....
The Florida Department of Commerce will receive $1,973,778 under a Formula Grant award from the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration's Temporary Labor Certification for Foreign Workers program (CFDA 17.273). Through this funding, the Department of Commerce will ensure adequate protections and opportunities for both U.S. and foreign workers. Specifically, the Department will review and post job opportunities to refer qualified U.S. workers, ensure safe and adequate housing...
The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions received a $198,896 Formula Grant award from the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration under the Temporary Labor Certification for Foreign Workers federal grant program (CFDA 17.273). The grant will support ensuring adequate and safe housing for H-2A agricultural workers, timely review and posting of job orders to recruit U.S. workers, and referral of qualified U.S. workers to job opportunities from October 1, 2021 through...
The New Hampshire Department of Employment Security will receive $160,992 under the Temporary Labor Certification for Foreign Workers Formula Grant program administered by the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration. This funding will support the Department's review and posting of job orders to recruit U.S. workers for available positions and ensure adequate and safe housing is provided to H-2A agricultural workers from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024. Additional key...
The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development will receive $776,892 under a Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration. The funding supports the Temporary Labor Certification for Foreign Workers federal grant program (CFDA 17.273). Key deliverables include ensuring adequate and safe housing is provided to H-2A agricultural workers, timely review and posting of job orders to recruit U.S. workers, and referral of qualified domestic...
The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded the CNMI Department of Labor a $137,292 Formula Grant under the Temporary Labor Certification for Foreign Workers program (CFDA 17.273). The grant supports ensuring adequate and safe housing for H-2A agricultural workers, timely review and posting of job orders to recruit U.S. workers, and referral of qualified U.S. workers to job opportunities from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024. Activities include inspecting...
The Vermont Department of Labor will receive $327,824 under the Temporary Labor Certification for Foreign Workers Formula Grant program administered by the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration, to ensure adequate protections and opportunities for both U.S. and foreign workers from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024. Under this award, the Vermont Department of Labor will review and post job orders to connect U.S. workers with open positions, ensure safe and adequate...
The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $9 million cooperative agreement to the Center For Employment Security Education & Research Inc. to support the State Wage Interchange System (SWIS) from January 2022 through December 2024. SWIS facilitates the interstate exchange of wage data between participating states to assess performance for programs authorized under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. Key deliverables include supporting connections to...
This $2,235,444 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the National Farmworker Jobs Program (CFDA 17.264) aims to strengthen the ability of eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers (MSFWs) and their dependents to obtain or retain unsubsidized employment, stabilize their unsubsidized employment, and achieve economic self-sufficiency. The grant recipient, Black Hills Special Services (doing business as Career Learning Center), will...