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....
This $271,000 Project Grant was awarded on July 1, 2025 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 grant recipient, the University of Rhode Island Research Foundation (URIRF), will use the funding to deliver a range of workforce development and community enhancement initiatives in Rhode Island. Key products and services to be provided under this grant include job...
This $1,800,000 Project Grant was awarded on February 1, 2025 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 grant was awarded to the Rhode Island Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner (RIOPC), a state government educational institution, to fund workforce development initiatives focused on skills training, student counseling, and STEM capacity building across Rhode...
This federal Project Grant award of $3,600,000.00 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 award was made to the University of Rhode Island on February 1, 2025, with a period of performance through January 31, 2028. The grant will fund workforce development and community enhancement initiatives in Rhode Island, including job training, vocational education,...
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...
This federal Project Grant award of $4,242,278.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Registered Apprenticeship program (CFDA 17.285), will support the Labor & Training Rhode Island Department in expanding, diversifying, and modernizing registered apprenticeship opportunities across the state. The key products and services to be delivered include: Developing new registered apprenticeship programs and pre-apprenticeship initiatives in...
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 U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $2,991,317 Formula Grant under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Youth Activities program (CFDA 17.259) to the Rhode Island Department of Labor & Training. The purpose of this grant is to provide comprehensive workforce development services to low-income youth aged 14-24 with employment barriers, including tutoring, paid and unpaid work experiences, occupational skills training, leadership...
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,...
This $550,000 Project Grant award was made 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 grant was awarded to the Iyrs School of Technology & Trades, a non-profit trade school in Newport, Rhode Island, to support its workforce development and community enhancement initiatives. The award will fund a range of employment-related projects designed to address local...