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...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,800,000.00 was provided by the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending (CFDA 17.289) program. The grant was awarded to the Rhode Island Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner (RIOPC), a state government educational institution, on February 1, 2025, with a completion date of January 31, 2028. The funding supports RIOPC's workforce development initiatives focused on...
This $1,097,329.40 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration is provided through the Senior Community Service Employment Program (CFDA 17.235). The grant funds workforce development services for low-income unemployed individuals aged 55 and older, with the goal of creating part-time community service employment opportunities that help participants gain work experience, develop skills, and transition into unsubsidized employment. Key...
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $2,000,000 Congressional Grants program (CFDA 59.059) Project Grant to Skills For Rhode Island's Future, a non-profit organization, to provide workforce development, small business development, and entrepreneurship programs and services in Rhode Island. The 3-year grant, awarded on September 1, 2023, will fund industry-aligned job training, business counseling, technical assistance, and other capacity building services to benefit unemployed,...
The University of Rhode Island Research Foundation (URI Research Foundation) received a $300,000 Project Grant award under the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration's Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The grant, awarded on July 1, 2024, will support the URI Research Foundation's delivery of workforce development and community enhancement initiatives in Rhode Island over a two-year period ending on June 30, 2026. The...
The Newport Community School was awarded a $100,000 project grant from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending federal grant program. The grant will support the Aquidneck Island Adult Learning Center's Full Service Comprehensive Adult Education Program, which will provide academic programs, workforce training, and supportive services to unemployed and underemployed adult learners in Rhode Island...
This federal Project Grant award for $300,000.00, 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), funds a workforce development and community enhancement project implemented by the Rimta Foundation in Rhode Island. The project will support a range of employment-related initiatives, including job training, vocational education, and career services, with a focus on serving...
The University of Rhode Island Research Foundation (URIRF) was awarded a $2,908,156 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Reentry Employment Opportunities (CFDA 17.270) federal grant program. The grant, with a period of performance from July 1, 2024 to December 31, 2027, will fund URIRF's comprehensive workforce development services for justice-involved individuals. Key services to be provided include occupational skills training,...
The $150,000 Project Grant award 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 funding will support workforce development and community enhancement initiatives by the Rhode Island Manufacturers Association, a non-profit organization, over a one-year period from May 1, 2024 to April 30, 2025. The grant aims to fund projects that address local economic...
The federal Project Grant award of $5,656,729 was provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Registered Apprenticeship program (CFDA 17.285). The grant supports initiatives to expand, diversify, and modernize registered apprenticeship opportunities across the U.S., with a focus on connecting underrepresented populations to in-demand careers. Key products and services funded through this award include: Expanding registered apprenticeship programs...