Formula Grant Q331A100025

This federal Project Grant award of $4,999,998.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Reentry Employment Opportunities (REO) program (CFDA 17.270). The funding will be used by the non-profit organization The Workplace Inc., based in Bridgeport, Connecticut, to deliver comprehensive workforce development services to justice-involved individuals. Key services include occupational skills training, job readiness preparation, case...

This federal Project Grant award in the amount of $876,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The grant recipient, Capital Workforce Partners, Inc., is a non-profit organization in Hartford, Connecticut that focuses on workforce development and community enhancement initiatives. The funding will support the delivery of comprehensive career services,...

This Project Grant award in the amount of $3,918,902.00 was provided by the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The grant supports workforce development initiatives delivered by Homeboy Industries, a non-profit organization in Los Angeles, California focused on providing rehabilitation and employment services for formerly incarcerated individuals. The funded activities include...

The Workplace Inc. was awarded a $899,957 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) program. The grant will fund the expansion of market-informed job training programs in Bridgeport, Connecticut from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The Workplace will serve the Bridgeport area and surrounding towns of Ansonia, Stamford, and Norwalk, which have unemployment rates exceeding...

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 Project Grant award of $900,000 was provided by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) to the Workforce Development Board of Herkimer, Madison and Oneida Counties, Inc. in Utica, NY. The project aims to provide education and training to inmates at the Oneida County Jail, with a focus on underrepresented and historically underserved populations, in order to increase their employment success upon release. Through this initiative,...

This $1,500,000 federal Project Grant award was provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Dislocated Worker National Reserve Demonstration Grants program (CFDA 17.280). The purpose of the award is to increase access to stable, high-quality, family-sustaining jobs for workers in the Appalachian, Delta, and Northern Border regions, including those in critical sectors such as infrastructure and clean...

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...

This $6,500,000.00 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Reentry Employment Opportunities (CFDA 17.270) program supports the Washington State Department of Employment Security (ESD) in delivering comprehensive workforce development services to justice-involved individuals across the state. The award funds pre- and post-release support, including occupational skills training, job readiness preparation, case management,...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $2,000,406 Project Grant under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289) to Workforce Inc. dba Recycle Force for the "Recycling Lives" project. The 24-month grant will fund an initiative to expand job training and job placement programs for justice-involved adults aged 18 and over living in high-crime, high-poverty areas of Indianapolis, Indiana. The project...