This federal Project Grant award of $1,500,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development under the Economic Development Initiative, Community Project Funding, and Miscellaneous Grants program (CFDA 14.251). The award was granted on August 13, 2024 to the Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center, Inc. (POIC), a non-profit organization in Portland, Oregon focused on workforce development, community...
This federal Formula Grant award of $26,453,678.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Adult Program (CFDA 17.258). The purpose of the grant is to serve individuals and help employers meet their workforce needs by providing career services, training opportunities, and supportive services through the American Job Center network. Key activities to be performed under this grant include...
This Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CFDA 16.045), provides $1,998,264 to the Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center (POIC) to implement an innovative Community Safety Worker (CSW) model. The CSW program is a two-year certification program that provides 200 hours of specialized training to a minimum of 40 violence prevention outreach workers and...
The U.S. Department of Education awarded a $700,000 Project Grant under the Innovative Approaches to Literacy; Promise Neighborhoods; Full-Service Community Schools; and Congressionally Directed Spending for Elementary and Secondary Education Community Projects (CFDA 84.215) program to the Oregon Institute of Technology (OIT) in Wilsonville, OR. The grant will fund a Healthcare Career Pathways program over a 2-year period from September 1, 2023 to September 30, 2025. Through a sub-award,...
This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (CFDA 17.270 Reentry Employment Opportunities program) provides $5,098,657.00 to Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America, Inc. (OIC of America) to deliver workforce development services focused on improving employment outcomes and reducing recidivism for justice-involved youth and young adults. Through this 3.5-year award, OIC of America will offer pre- and post-release support,...
The Oregon Training Institute will receive $1,731,702 under a Project Grant award from the Department of Energy's Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income Persons program (CFDA 81.042). The Institute will implement the Oregon Weatherization Workforce Diversification and Expansion Project from March 1, 2023 through February 28, 2026. Through this effort, the Institute will assess workforce needs in Oregon's energy conservation industry and identify barriers to employment and career advancement....
The Department of Employment Oregon has been awarded a $166,607 Formula Grant under the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration's Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) Program (CFDA 17.271). The purpose of this 2-year grant, with a period of performance from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, is to allow the state workforce agency to administer the WOTC program in accordance with IRS Code Section 51. As the designated state employment security agency, the Oregon...
This $5,100,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration is funded through the Reentry Employment Opportunities (REO) program (CFDA 17.270). The grant aims to provide comprehensive workforce development services to justice-involved individuals, with the goal of improving employment outcomes and reducing recidivism. The National Urban League, Inc. is the primary awardee and is leveraging a network of 91 local affiliates across 36 states and...
The federal Project Grant award of $111,187.00 from the U.S. Small Business Administration's Microloan Program (CFDA 59.046) to the Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs Credit Corp Inc. supports the organization's delivery of microloans, business training, and technical assistance to start-up, new, and growing small businesses owned by women, minorities, and low-income entrepreneurs in Portland, Oregon. This funding allows the Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs to provide...
This $350,000 Project Grant awarded on January 1, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289) supports workforce development services delivered by the Southwest Washington Workforce Development Council, doing business as Workforce Southwest Washington. A non-profit organization, Workforce Southwest Washington provides employment and job training programs, including...