Project Grant 080104889

The North Carolina Department of Commerce, through its Workforce Solutions Division, was awarded a $11,700,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Dislocated Worker National Reserve Technical Assistance and Training program (CFDA 17.281). The award, effective April 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027, supports the coordination, development, and delivery of technical assistance and...

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 Motivation Education & Training Inc. a $5.1 million Project Grant under the National Farmworker Jobs Program (CFDA 17.264) for the period of July 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The grant will support Motivation Education & Training Inc.'s provision of workforce development services to help agricultural workers and their dependents obtain and retain stable employment outside of seasonal farm work or otherwise...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation under the Experienced Services Program (CFDA 15.070) provides $128,906.00 in funding to National Experienced Workforce Solutions, Inc. (NEW Solutions), a non-profit organization, to support the Bureau's maintenance management program. The agreement funds a Program Analyst Adviser who is responsible for analyzing and evaluating the effectiveness of the Bureau's maintenance program, managing the...

The North Carolina Department of Commerce, Division of Workforce Solutions, doing business as the Department of Workforce Development, received a $7.7 million cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration. The award will support the provision of technical assistance and training services from February 2021 through February 2024 under the WIOA Dislocated Worker National Reserve Technical Assistance and Training program (CFDA 17.281). This...

This $5,000,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (CFDA 11.611) program seeks to address worker shortages in the manufacturing industry by developing and deploying new approaches to employee retention. The three-year project, led by Kansas Manufacturing Solutions, will involve a six-state MEP center collaboration to create a workforce retention toolkit that includes practical applications of the U.S....

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $471,704 Cooperative Agreement under the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (CFDA 11.611) program to the Oklahoma Alliance for Manufacturing Excellence, Inc. (OMA). The purpose of this 18-month project is to create a comprehensive state manufacturing workforce recruitment plan that targets the recruitment and development of a skilled workforce from three underrepresented population groups: Black people, veterans, and...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded a $555,175.85 HOME Investment Partnerships Program (CFDA 14.239) formula grant to the County of Mobile in Mobile, AL on November 25, 2024. This grant provides funding for the County of Mobile to undertake a variety of affordable housing activities, including rehabilitation of owner-occupied housing, assistance to homebuyers, and acquisition, rehabilitation, or construction of rental housing. The HOME program funds must be used to...

The Center For Employment Security Education & Research Inc., doing business as Naswa Services, was awarded a $3,724,238 cooperative agreement by the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration under the WIOA Dislocated Worker National Reserve Technical Assistance and Training program (CFDA 17.281). The award, issued June 1, 2021 through December 31, 2023, will support the coordination, development, and provision of appropriate training, technical assistance, staff...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $1,300,000.00 and issued by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration, supports the WIOA Dislocated Worker National Reserve Technical Assistance and Training program (CFDA 17.281). The award provides funding to the State of Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (DLLR) to coordinate, develop, and deliver technical assistance, training, and strategic support to enhance workforce development systems...