This EDA investment supports activatework, INC

Activate Work Inc. received a $1.4 million project grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The grant will support Activate Work's launch of a cybersecurity training program in Denver, Colorado. The program will recruit, screen, train, and match participants for employment, including placement in a 12-month registered Department of Labor apprenticeship. Activate Work will provide 12 months of post-placement coaching to ensure retention and career advancement. The program aims to prepare graduates for high-paying, stable IT careers and respond to workforce needs highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic, strengthening the regional economy. The grant period runs from August 16, 2022 through October 16, 2026.

With launching a cybersecurity training program that leads to opportunities for graduates to to be hired into a 12-month department of labor (DOL) registered apprenticeship and other jobs in denver, colorado. The project's model includes recruiting, screening, training, and matching participants into employment. The project will provide 12 months of one-on-one post-placement coaching to ensure retention and to position the new employee for continued career advancement. This project is developed around activatework's model that focuses on professional and interpersonal development to enable job seekers to gain the necessary skills to succeed in IT careers. Once completed, the project will help future graduates from this program enter into high-paying stable jobs and respond to the needs illustrated by the covid pandemic, which will help strengthen and diversify the regional economy.