The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration has awarded a $1,875,000 YouthBuild grant (CFDA 17.274) to Employ Milwaukee, Inc. The 40-month project (02/01/2025 - 05/31/2028) will provide comprehensive workforce development services to underserved youth ages 16-24 in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area. Key services include pre-apprenticeship training, particularly in construction skills, with participants engaging in building or renovating affordable housing. The program...
This $5,750,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (CFDA# 17.261 Workforce Data Quality Initiative) will fund the SMARTS PARTS consortium led by Western Technical College in Wisconsin. The project aims to develop uniform offerings of embedded industry-recognized credentials in advanced manufacturing programs across nine Wisconsin technical colleges. Key activities include: Engaging advanced manufacturing employers to inform curriculum...
This $5,515,501 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Workforce Data Quality Initiative (CFDA 17.261) program aims to build the capacity of community colleges in West Michigan to meet regional employer skill needs and support participants, particularly females, Black/African Americans, Hispanics/Latinos, and low-income individuals, in obtaining good jobs in the tech sector. The lead awardee, Grand Rapids Community College, has...
This federal Project Grant award of $6,100,000 from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration is funded through the Registered Apprenticeship program (CFDA 17.285). The primary objective is to expand and diversify registered apprenticeship opportunities across Wisconsin, with a focus on developing new programs in critical industries such as healthcare, IT, education, clean energy, manufacturing, and construction. The Workforce Development Board of South Central...
This federal Project Grant award in the amount of $294,768 was provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Dislocated Worker National Reserve Demonstration Grants program (CFDA 17.280). The purpose of this grant is to expand job quality in the care, climate resiliency, and hospitality sectors and support efforts to improve job quality and availability of good jobs, particularly for the benefit of...
This Project Grant award of $4,279,487.00 from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration is provided under the Senior Community Service Employment Program (CFDA 17.235). The grant funds part-time community service employment activities and workforce development services for low-income unemployed individuals aged 55 and older. Key program activities include providing participants with part-time community service work experience, on-the-job training, individual...
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...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration has awarded a $1,473,090 Project Grant to Operation Fresh Start Inc., a non-profit organization based in Madison, Wisconsin, under the YouthBuild program (CFDA 17.274). The grant, which runs from June 2024 through September 2027, will provide comprehensive workforce development services to underserved youth aged 16-24 in Dane County. Key services include pre-apprenticeship training, particularly in construction skills, as well...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1,488,707 Project Grant under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Dislocated Worker National Reserve Demonstration Grants program (CFDA 17.280) to the Green Building Alliance, a non-profit organization based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The grant, running from September 2024 to September 2027, will fund workforce training activities, career services, supportive services, and employer engagement to...
The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1,562,500 Project Grant on June 1, 2024 to Clc, Inc. (doing business as Community Learning Center) under the YouthBuild program (CFDA 17.274). The funding will be used to equip underserved youth ages 16-24 with the education, job skills training, leadership development, and employment assistance necessary to achieve economic self-sufficiency. Program services include post-secondary education, apprenticeship...
APPLICANT NAME: EMPLOY MILWAUKEE, INC.APPLICANT ENTITY ORGANIZATION TYPE: WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ENTITYAPPLICANT LOCATION: MILWAUKEE, WIREQUIRED PARTNERS:EMPLOYERS: CLARIOS, HUSCO, MILWAUKEE BUCKS, MKE TECH HUB COALITION, CITY OF MILWAUKEE ENVIRONMENTAL COLLABORATION OFFICE (ECO), CITY OF MILWAUKEE CITY ENGINEER, WAUKESHA COUNTYBUSINESS ALLIANCE, WAUKESHA COUNTYWORKER ORGANIZATIONS: BREW CITY HDI, MKE TECH HUB COALITION, CITY OF MILWAUKEE, MILWAUKEECOUNTYWORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ENTITIES: WOW WORKS, SOUTHEASTERN WORKSEDUCATION TRAINING PROVIDERS: WAUKESHA COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE, MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE,MORAINE PARK TECHNICAL COLLEGE, MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEESTATE APPRENTICESHIP AGENCY: DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BUREAU OF APPRENTICESHIPSTANDARDS (WISCONSIN APPRENTICESHIP)GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE: REGIONAL SCOPE. M7 REGION - MILWAUKEE COUNTY, WAUKESHA COUNTY, OZAUKEECOUNTY, WASHINGTON COUNTY, WALWORTH COUNTY, RACINE COUNTY AND KENOSHA COUNTY. TOTAL FEDERAL FUNDING REQUESTED: 4,989,684 TOTAL MATCH PROPOSED: 748,453PROPOSED NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS WHO START TRAINING: 483SUMMARY OF GRANT PURPOSE AND EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES OFFERED: THE REGIONAL SKILLS TOBUILD PROGRAM PREPARES HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED UNEMPLOYED AND UNDEREMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS FOR HIGHDEMAND INFRASTRUCTURE OCCUPATIONS THAT ENSURE PLACEMENT INTO QUALITY MEDIUM- TO HIGH-SKILL H-1B CAREERPATHWAYS. SKILLS TO BUILD IS DESIGNED IN ALLIANCE WITH ESSENTIAL GOVERNMENT PARTNERS WHO HAVE RECEIVEDOR WILL RECEIVE OVER 416 MILLION OF FORMULA AND ADDED BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW FUNDING INSOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING INVESTED IN ROADS, BRIDGES, SAFETY, WATER, AND MAJORTRANSPORTATION PROJECTS. TARGET POPULATION: UNEMPLOYED AND UNDEREMPLOYED WORKERS IN M7 REGION, 17 YEARS OR OLDER AND NOTCURRENTLY ENROLLED IN SECONDARY SCHOOL. EMPHASIS ON WOMEN, PEOPLE OF COLOR, JUSTICE-IMPACTEDINDIVIDUALS, INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, VETERANS, MILITARY SPOUSES AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGEDPOPULATIONS AND OTHER UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS IN ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, PROFESSIONAL,SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SERVICES, AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OCCUPATIONS IN THE M7 REGION. EMIFOLLOWS 38 U.S.C. 4215 AND GIVES PRIORITY TO VETERANS.SUBRECIPIENT ROLES:MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (MATC): SKILLS TO BUILD WILL UTILIZE MATC S THREE TECHNICAL DIPLOMAPROGRAMS ALIGNED WITH THE DOL BUILDING PATHWAYS TO INFRASTRUCTURE PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, ANDTECHNICAL SERVICES INDUSTRY AND OCCUPATIONS: 1) CIVIL ENGINEERING 2) ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANFUNDAMENTALS 3) MECHANICAL COMPUTER DRAFTINGMKE TECH HUB COALITION: AS AN EMPLOYER AND WORKER-CENTRIC PARTNER, MKE TECH HUB COALITION WILLLEVERAGE THEIR TECH APPRENTICESHIP RESKILLING PROGRAM TO COMMUNICATE UPSKILLING OPPORTUNITIES FORUNDERREPRESENTED SKILLS TO BUILD PARTICIPANTS IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.BREW CITY HELP DESK INTERNATIONAL (HDI): HDI BREW CITY WILL SERVE MULTIPLE ROLES IN THE SKILLS TO BUILDPROGRAM: A WORKER ORGANIZATION THAT REPRESENTS IT PROFESSIONALS, TRAINING PROVIDER WITH A NATIONALLYRECOGNIZED UPSKILLING CREDENTIALS, AND AN EMPLOYER PARTNER AS ITS MEMBERS REPRESENT A BROAD RANGE OF ITINDUSTRY EMPLOYERS.WOW WORKS: WOW WORKS IS EMPLOY MILWAUKEE S REGIONAL LABOR SHED COUNTERPART ON THE SE WI REGIONAND WILL MANAGE THE SKILLS TO BUILD ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TRACK. WOW WORKS SERVICE AREA INCLUDESNUMEROUS ADVANCED MANUFACTURING EMPLOYERS WHO ARE ALONG THE SUPPLY CHAIN FOR BIL INVESTMENTS ANDWILL REQUIRE SKILLED WORKERS TO FULFILL CONTRACT WORK.