Project Grant 23A60HG000037
- The Hampton Roads Workforce Council received a $850,000 Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending (CFDA 17.289) grant from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration. The grant, awarded on January 1, 2024, supports regional workforce initiatives including vocational education and apprenticeship programs that are expected to benefit approximately 200 participants. The Council's comprehensive approach to workforce development involves partnerships...
- This $2,999,986 WIOA Dislocated Worker National Reserve Demonstration Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration, aims to increase access to stable, high-quality, family-sustaining jobs for workers in the Appalachian, Delta, and Northern Border regions, including those in critical sectors such as infrastructure and clean energy. The grant recipient, Electrical Training Alliance (also known as NJATC), will utilize the funding to provide workforce...
- The Virginia Maritime Industrial Base Consortium Project Talent Pipeline received a $7,045,113 project grant award from the Department of Defense Washington Headquarters Service Office of Economic Adjustment under the Community Investment federal grant program (CFDA 12.600). The grant will support the Virginia Department of Veterans Services in developing and delivering workforce training programs from September 2021 through September 2023. As the name suggests, the talent pipeline project...
- The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $698,022 Project Grant to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) to support a workforce training initiative titled "WORKFORCE TRAINING". The award, with a period of performance from November 1, 2023 to October 31, 2024, is funded through the ARC's Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002), which aims to strengthen the regional economy and build community capacity in Appalachia. As part of this...
- The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration awarded a $6,000,000 H-1B Job Training Grant (CFDA 17.268) to the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) to implement the Washington Metropolitan Transportation Workforce Development Initiative. The 5-year project aims to establish partnerships between training providers, workforce entities, employers, and worker organizations in the transportation sector. Key activities include developing career pathways and training...
- This $10,000,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration (CFDA 20.325 - Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements) funds the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to conduct a 3-year Mechanical Craft Workforce Development Apprenticeship Training Program. The program aims to attract new employees and provide upskilling for current Amtrak staff in critical mechanical trade roles, including electricians, machinists, car...
- This Project Grant award of $117,163 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program will support a collaborative research project titled "BEGINNINGS: Engaging and Preparing the Offshore Wind Workforce through Hybrid Experiential Learning." The project aims to address workforce challenges in the emerging offshore wind energy sector by developing a multi-phase experiential learning framework. Key products and services to be...
- The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded Workforce Connections $800,000 under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending federal grant program (CFDA 17.289) to support the Sector Training and Career Connections Southern Nevada project from April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2025. Through this project, Workforce Connections will provide employment and training programs to at least 145 participants in seven in-demand industry sectors in Southern Nevada,...
- The Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation will receive $45.9 million under a Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's Economic Adjustment Assistance program to support workforce development for the growing offshore wind industry. Through partnerships with leading employers in the field and seven local unions, the awardee will implement a new apprenticeship model focused on training thousands of individuals, including formerly...
- 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...
LEAD APPLICANT ORGANIZATION NAME: HAMPTON ROADS WORKFORCE COUNCIL (HRWC)LEAD APPLICANT ENTITY ORGANIZATION TYPE: LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARDLEAD APPLICATION LOCATION: NORFOLK, VIRGINIAREQUIRED PARTNERS:EMPLOYER PARTNERS: DOMINION ENERGY, NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING, PORT OF VIRGINIA, QEDSYSTEMS, SIMIS, INC., VIRGINIA MARITIME ASSOCIATION, VIRGINIA SHIP REPAIR ASSOCIATIONEDUCATION AND TRAINING PROVIDER PARTNERS:CAPITAL COMMITMENT OF VIRGINIA, COMMUNITY COLLEGE WORKFORCE COOPERATIVE, EASTERN SHORECOMMUNITY COLLEGE, NEW HORIZONS REGIONAL EDUCATION CENTER, OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY, PAULD. CAMP COMMUNITY COLLEGE, RAPPAHANNOCK COMMUNITY COLLEGE, TIDEWATER COMMUNITYCOLLEGE, VIRGINIA PENINSULA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, VIRGINIA TIDEWATER CONSORTIUM FOR HIGHEREDUCATION, VIRGINIA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITYWORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD:HAMPTON ROADS WORKFORCE COUNCIL (LEAD ENTITY)LABOR ORGANIZATION PARTNERS:JTAC IBEW LOCAL 80, SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNIONCOMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION PARTNERS:BLACK BRAND, BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF SOUTHEASTER VIRGINIA, COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF HAMPTONROADS, FORKIDS, HAMPTON ROADS COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM, NEIGHBORHOOD, URBAN LEAGUE OFHAMPTON ROADS, WHATS NEXTSTATE GOVERNMENT PARTNERS:VIRGINIA SECRETARY OF LABOR, U.S. SENATOR MARK WARNER, U.S. SENATOR TIM KAINELOCAL GOVERNMENT PARTNERS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (ED) AGENCIESCHESAPEAKE ED, GLOUCESTER ED, HAMPTON ED, ISLE OF WIGHT ED, JAMES CITY ED, NEWPORT NEWSED, NORFOLK ED, POQUOSON ED, PORTSMOUTH ED, SOUTHAMPTON FRANKLIN ED, SUFFOLK ED,VIRGINIA BEACH ED, WILLIAMSBURG ED, YORK EDREGIONAL ORGANIZATION PARTNERS:HAMPTON ROADS ALLIANCE, HAMPTON ROADS EXECUTIVE ROUNDTABLE, HAMPTON ROADS PLANNINGDISTRICT COMMISSION, HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF COASTAL VIRGINIA, RISE RESILIENCEINNOVATORS, VIRGINIA PENINSULA CHAMBERGEOGRAPHIC SCOPE: HAMPTON ROADS REGION OF SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWINGLOCALITIES: THE CITES OF CHESAPEAKE, FRANKLIN, HAMPTON, NEWPORT NEWS, NORFOLK, POQUOSON,PORTSMOUTH, SUFFOLK, VIRGINIA BEACH, AND WILLIAMSBURG AND THE COUNTIES OF GLOUCESTER, ISLE OFWIGHT, JAMES CITY, SOUTHAMPTON YORKINFRASTRUCTURE WORKFORCE TRAINING SYSTEMTOTAL FEDERAL FUNDING REQUESTED (TOTAL 5-YEAR PERIOD): 5,000,000TOTAL MATCH PROPOSED (TOTAL 5-YEAR PERIOD): (SCALING TRACK ONLY): 750,000PROJECT TITLE NAME: INFRASTRUCTURE WORKFORCE TRAINING SYSTEMPROPOSED NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS WHO START TRAINING: 200SUMMARY OF PROJECT PURPOSE AND EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES OFFERED:THE INFRASTRUCTURE WORKFORCE TRAINING SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE PIPELINES TO EMPLOYMENTFOR HAMPTON ROADS RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES BY CONNECTING JOBSEEKERS TO TRAINING, CAREERSUPPORT, EMPLOYMENT, AND WRAPAROUND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.TARGETED POPULATION(S) TO BE SERVED: HAMPTON ROADS JOBSEEKERS AND BUSINESSES, ASSETLIMITED-INCOME CONSTRAINED-EMPLOYED (ALICE) INDIVIDUALS, BIPOC INDIVIDUALS, WOMEN,INDIVIDUALS WITH DIFFERING ABILITIES, U.S. MILITARY VETERANS, AND MILITARY SPOUSES.TRAINING TRACK: 2) SCALING TRACKTARGETED INFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR(S): RENEWABLE ENERGY, TRANSPORTATION, AND BROADBANDTARGETED H-1B OCCUPATIONS: WIND AND SOLAR ENERGY PRODUCTION, RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATIONAND STORAGE, GRID INTEGRATION TECHNOLOGIES, ENERGY-EFFICIENCY TECHNOLOGIES, ELECTRICAL ANDELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS, ELECTROMECHANICAL EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLERS, FIBER OPTICCABLING AND BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS,ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGISTS AND TECHNICIANS, EXCEPT DRAFTERS, ALL OTHER, TELECOMMUNICATIONS(BROADBAND) EQUIPMENT), COMPUTER NETWORK SUPPORT SPECIALISTS, COMPUTER NETWORK ARCHITECTS,NETWORK AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATORS, FIBER OPTIC CABLING AND BROADBANDINFRASTRUCTURE, TELECOMMUNICATIONS (BROADBAND) EQUIPMENT, MACHINISTS, ELECTRICAL ANDELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLER
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $0 | 4/2/24 | ||
| Not listed | $5.0m | 9/26/23 | ||
| Not listed | $5.0m | 9/26/23 |