This $1,499,700 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the WIOA Dislocated Worker National Reserve Demonstration Grants program (CFDA 17.280) aims to increase access to stable, family-sustaining jobs for workers in the Appalachian, Delta, and Northern Border regions. The grant recipient, the Floor Covering Education Foundation Inc., will use the funding to provide workforce training, career services, supportive services, and...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1,488,707 Workforce Opportunities for Rural Communities (WORC) Round 6 Project Grant to the Green Building Alliance, a non-profit organization based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The grant, running from September 2024 to September 2027, aims to increase access to stable, family-sustaining jobs in critical sectors such as infrastructure and clean energy for eligible participants in the Appalachian, Delta, and Northern...
This $169,990.00 Project Grant award from the Appalachian Regional Commission (CFDA 23.002 - Appalachian Area Development) will provide workforce training and development services in Alabama. The award was made on March 1, 2024 and is scheduled for completion by January 3, 2025. The funding will be utilized by the non-profit organization Workfaith Birmingham to implement initiatives aimed at increasing the education, knowledge, skills, and health of residents in the Appalachian region to support...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $2,999,996 Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC) Round 6 grant to the Center On Rural Innovation Inc., a non-profit organization in Hartland, Vermont. The purpose of this Project Grant is 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....
This $1,499,607 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Dislocated Worker National Reserve Demonstration Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (CFDA 17.280), will fund workforce training and career services in the Appalachian, Delta, and Northern Border regions. The grant recipient, Total Action Against Poverty In Roanoke Valley (doing business as Total Action For Progress), will provide training, supportive services, employer services,...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Dislocated Worker National Reserve Demonstration Grants program (CFDA 17.280) has awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant to Coalfield Development Corporation, a West Virginia-based nonprofit organization. The grant will support the "Growing Renewed Opportunities for Workers in Appalachia (GROW Appalachia)" initiative, which aims to create economic mobility, address historic inequities, and produce high-quality...
This Project Grant award of $1,630,934.00 from the Appalachian Regional Commission's Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) supports workforce training activities in the Appalachian region. The grant will fund a range of initiatives over a 3-year period from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026. This supports the program's objectives to increase the education, knowledge, and skills of Appalachian residents to succeed in the regional economy. The grant aims to build community...
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) to Trwib Inc., doing business as Partner4Work, for a workforce training initiative. This grant supports Partner4Work's efforts to deliver workforce training, registered apprenticeships, and occupational training linked to high-demand fields such as IT, manufacturing, green energy, and construction/transportation. The award period runs from October 1, 2023 to...
The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1,134,709 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Dislocated Worker National Reserve Demonstration Grant (CFDA 17.280) to Gradus Project, a woman-owned, Black American non-profit organization, on September 30, 2024. The three-year grant project, titled "Workforce Opportunities for Rural Communities (WORC) Round 6," aims to increase access to stable, high-quality, family-sustaining jobs for workers in...
This $1,500,000 award from 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) aims to increase access to stable, high-quality, family-sustaining jobs for workers in the Appalachian, Delta, and Northern Border regions. The funding recipient, Tri County Jobs For Ohios Graduates, a non-profit organization, will use the grant to provide...