Formula Grant 25A55WG000141

This $526,763 Formula Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) under the Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities program (CFDA 17.207). The grant's purpose is to develop and disseminate essential state and local labor market information (LMI) for a range of stakeholders, including job seekers, employers, workforce development staff, policy makers, and other LMI users.

Key activities under the grant include populating and maintaining a workforce information database, producing employment projections and a statewide economic analysis report, and ensuring LMI staff are adequately trained. The grant also encourages the production of additional reports and data resources to enable informed decisions about reemployment, work-based learning, training, and career pathway strategies. The intended beneficiaries are job seekers, employers, American Job Center staff, workforce boards, policymakers, students, researchers, and other LMI users. The South Carolina Department of Employment & Workforce is the grant recipient and may sub-award portions of the grant to local workforce development boards, county agencies, and community organizations.