Project Grant 23A60CP000075
- The Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership will use a $37.1 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration to deliver workforce training programs through four sector partnerships. The Partnership will lead partnerships focused on healthcare, manufacturing, transportation/logistics, and information technology. These partnerships will work with over 40 employer partners and the Chicago Workforce Funders Alliance to place more than 90,000 job seekers in...
- This Project Grant award of $415,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, provided under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493), will support Tapestry 360 Health's (dba Heartland Health Centers) initiative to relocate and expand the existing school-based health center (SBHC) at Gale Elementary School in Chicago, Illinois. The expanded SBHC will increase the number of exam rooms from two to four, add a behavioral healthcare office, and provide a separate...
- This Project Grant award of $3,000,000 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) supports the "Project COPES" initiative. Project COPES aims to expand existing services in School-Based Health Centers (SBHCs) located in predominantly lower-income African American and Latino communities on Chicago's South and West sides. Using evidence-based, trauma-informed, and healing-centered approaches,...
- This Project Grant award of $500,000 from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289) supports the Association House of Chicago, a non-profit organization, in providing mental health awareness training programs to thousands of individuals in the Chicago area. The programs aim to train participants, including veterans, first responders, and higher education professionals, to...
- This federal Project Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (CFDA 93.600 Head Start) provides $6,741,490.00 to Community Action Partnership of Central Illinois Inc. (CAPCIL) to deliver comprehensive early childhood education, health, and family support services through the Head Start and Early Head Start programs. The funding will support CAPCIL's provision of holistic developmental services targeting low-income pregnant women,...
- This federal Project Grant award, funded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the YouthBuild program (CFDA 17.274), provides $1,523,750.00 to Metropolitan Family Services, a non-profit organization in Illinois, to deliver comprehensive workforce development and pre-apprenticeship services to underserved youth aged 16-24 who have previously dropped out of high school. The grant funds will be used to equip these youth with the education and employment...
- This $9,798,855 Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) program award from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) supports the "IT Workforce Accelerator Sustainability Project" implemented by Illinois Central College (ICC) in central Illinois. The project aims to grow the IT/tech workforce ecosystem in the region and create a self-sustaining, fee-for-service funding model for workforce development programs. Key activities include expanding existing training programs,...
- This $500,000 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (CFDA 84.116) program. The funds will support a 3-year initiative led by the Board of Trustees of Community College District No. 508, operating as the City Colleges of Chicago, to develop a roadmap to help high school seniors in Chicago pursue postsecondary education. Through this initiative, City Colleges of Chicago will...
- The $12 million Project Grant from the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration Reentry Employment Opportunities program (CFDA 17.270) will fund workforce development services for 350 justice-involved young adults in Milwaukee, WI. Midwest Urban Strategies Inc. will serve as the local project manager, coordinating comprehensive case management, skills training, credential attainment assistance, and job placement services through December 2025. Services will include...
- This federal Project Grant award of $1,865,160.00 from the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Employment and Training Administration under the YouthBuild program (CFDA 17.274) supports workforce development and educational services for underserved youth aged 16-24 in Chicago, Illinois. The grant recipient, the Board of Trustees of Community College District #508 doing business as Kennedy King College, will use the funding to provide pre-apprenticeship training in construction, healthcare,...
ETA COMMUNITY PROJECTS PROJECT ABSTRACTRECIPIENT NAME: COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMSPROJECT TITLE: ADDRESSING PRE-ENROLLMENT BARRIERSFUNDING REQUEST: 100,000.00CONGRESSIONAL SPONSOR: CONGRESSMAN BOBBY L. RUSH CONGRESSMAN JONATHAN JACKSONREQUESTED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 12 MONTHSPROJECT LOCATION: 11717 S HALSTED ST., CHICAGO, IL 60628-5822PROJECT PURPOSE AND GOALS: WILL QUALIFY ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS TO ENROLL IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS THROUGH THE ASSISTANCE OF A JOB READINESS COORDINATOR THAT WILL ASSIST IN ACHIEVING THE PRE-ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENT ITEMS.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: CAPS WILL IDENTIFY 70 JOB SEEKERS UNABLE TO QUALIFY FOR ENROLLMENT IN WORKFORCE PROGRAMS.80 OR 50 OF INDIVIDUALS WILL RECEIVE PRE-ENROLLMENT SERVICES, SUPPORT EXPENSES AND SERVICES TO ADDRESS BARRIERS TO ENROLLMENT.EXPECTED OUTCOMES: 90 OR 63 INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE INELIGIBLE FOR WORKFORCE PROGRAMS AND STRUGGLING TO ADDRESS BARRIER TO ENROLLMENT, WILL RECEIVE AN ASSESSMENT AND EMPLOYMENT PLAN THAT INCLUDES A PLAN TO ACHIEVE ENROLLMENT.90 OR 45 WILL ACHIEVE ELIGIBILITY BY ADDRESSING ENROLLMENT BARRIERS AND WILL BE ENROLLED IN WORKFORCE PROGRAMS.INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS THAT RESIDE IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES OF CHICAGO.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: N A
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 11/1/24 | ||
| Not listed | $100.0k | 4/27/23 |