Project Grant 080104312

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the WIOA Dislocated Worker National Reserve Demonstration Grants program (CFDA 17.280) provides $991,759 to Resilience Force, a non-profit organization, to implement a sectoral strategy to create good climate resilience jobs and develop a skilled, scaled resilience workforce. The project, titled "A Good Jobs Blueprint in the Climate Resilience Economy", will recruit, train, and...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), under the Brownfields Job Training program (CFDA 66.815), provides $500,000 in funding to the Great Lakes Community Conservation Corps Inc. to conduct workforce development activities in Racine, Wisconsin. The project will recruit, train, and place 200 unemployed and underemployed residents, particularly targeting minority groups, veterans, and ex-offenders, in environmental careers related to the assessment,...

This $999,520 Cooperative Agreement award from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Innovative Water Infrastructure Workforce Development Program (CFDA 66.445) will support the Center for Watershed Protection, Inc. in accelerating career tracks and providing access to water utility workforce opportunities. Key activities include establishing regional industry and workforce development collaborations to address water utility employment needs, coordinating candidate development in areas...

The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration has awarded The Tampa Bay Academy of Hope, Inc. (TBAH) a $495,879 Project Grant under the WIOA Dislocated Worker National Reserve Demonstration Grants program (CFDA 17.280). This 18-month grant, effective September 25, 2023, supports the formation of worker-centered sector partnerships in the Tampa Bay region to enhance job quality in the climate resilience sector. Key objectives include building pathways to high-quality jobs...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2, under the Brownfields Job Training Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.815), provides $500,000 in funding to ST. Nicks Alliance Corp., a non-profit organization and community development corporation, to recruit, train, and place unemployed and underemployed residents of Brooklyn, New York in environmental careers. The project aims to equip 120 trainees with skills and certifications needed to...

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...

The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1,134,709 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Dislocated Worker National Reserve Demonstration Grant (CFDA 17.280) to Gradus Project, a woman-owned, Black American non-profit organization, on September 30, 2024. The three-year grant project, titled "Workforce Opportunities for Rural Communities (WORC) Round 6," aims to increase access to stable, high-quality, family-sustaining jobs for workers in...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 provides $244,200 to the Great Lakes Community Conservation Corps Inc. to deliver job training services under the Brownfields Job Training Cooperative Agreements program. Over a three-year period ending in August 2025, the recipient will recruit, train, and place 100 unemployed and underemployed residents of the Greater Racine, Wisconsin area in environmental careers through a comprehensive curriculum...

This cooperative agreement, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Brownfields Job Training Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.815), provides $500,000 to Workforce Inc., doing business as Recycle Force, to recruit, train, and place 120 unemployed and underemployed residents of Indianapolis, Indiana in environmental careers. The project will deliver training courses leading to state and federal certifications, including 40-hour Hazardous Waste Management,...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement to The Sustainable Workplace Alliance, Inc. under the Brownfields Job Training Program (CFDA 66.815) to deliver hazardous waste remediation training and environmental career placement services in Kissimmee, Florida from April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2028. Specifically, the Alliance will provide HAZWOPER certification and other safety training courses to 120 unemployed and underemployed residents, with the...