Project Grant 077907510

This federal Project Grant award of $246,207, provided by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433), aims to develop the "SKILLS2WORK" program - an employment readiness and soft skills training initiative for transition-age youth with intellectual disabilities. The 3-year project involves a landscape analysis, feasibility study, and pilot program evaluation to assess the program's effectiveness in improving employment readiness,...

The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1,250,000 Project Grant to Skills For Rhode Island's Future, a non-profit organization, under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The grant will fund a 33-month initiative to train 500 unemployed, underemployed, and underserved individuals in Rhode Island with industry-aligned skills, ultimately placing at least 325 of those trained into career employment or additional...

The Skills for Rhode Island's Future organization was awarded a $3.7 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending federal grant program. The grant will fund the PreparERI program to mitigate learning loss for Rhode Island high school and first-generation college students through experiential learning opportunities aligned with industry needs over a 24-month period....

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration awarded a $6,000,000 H-1B Job Training Grant (CFDA 17.268) to the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) to implement the Washington Metropolitan Transportation Workforce Development Initiative. The 5-year project aims to establish partnerships between training providers, workforce entities, employers, and worker organizations in the transportation sector. Key activities include developing career pathways and training...

Directed Analytics Inc. received a $276,000 National Science Foundation Project Grant under the NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program to develop an automated employability skills framework. The one-year project will create a scalable software platform integrating data from school districts and higher education programs on transition methods and employment outcomes for individuals with autism spectrum disorder or other developmental disabilities. Using machine learning, the...

This $100,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program will support research to explore how technological changes are impacting worker skills and employment. The project will analyze future skill demands driven by technological disruption and develop effective, affordable educational approaches to enable workers, especially those without college degrees, to reskill and upskill. The research aims to leverage...

The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1,562,500 Project Grant on June 1, 2024 to Clc, Inc. (doing business as Community Learning Center) under the YouthBuild program (CFDA 17.274). The funding will be used to equip underserved youth ages 16-24 with the education, job skills training, leadership development, and employment assistance necessary to achieve economic self-sufficiency. Program services include post-secondary education, apprenticeship...

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 Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded a $2.5 million Project Grant to the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity under the H-1B Job Training Grants program (CFDA 17.268). The four-year award running from February 2021 through January 2025 will support training and skills development services for workers in Michigan to gain competencies needed for employment in high-growth industries. The Michigan Workforce Development Agency will administer the...

This federal Project Grant award of $271,204, provided by the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), focuses on developing and expanding workplace navigation (WN) skills training for two-year college students in technical programs. The initiative aims to equip students with essential skills to identify workplace opportunities, assess their work environment, and overcome challenges to career success. In collaboration with the California Bioscience Workforce...