Award purpose.worc purpose: in alignment with the JUSTICE40 initiative, the purpose of the worc initiative grants is to create economic mobility, address historic inequities for marginalized…

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 employment outcomes for dislocated workers, incumbent workers, and new workforce entrants in the Appalachian region.

The project will provide job-driven skills development, paid on-the-job workforce training, professional certifications, associate's degrees, personal development, and job placement through employer-led partnerships in eight growing sectors, including climate resilience, clean energy, sustainable manufacturing, and regenerative agriculture. The initiative is expected to serve 75 participants, all of whom are anticipated to obtain new or enhanced employment. Coalfield Development Corporation plans to subaward funds to support this project.

Award purpose.worc purpose: in alignment with the JUSTICE40 initiative, the purpose of the worc initiative grants is to create economic mobility, address historic inequities for marginalized communities of color, rural areas, and other underserved and underrepresented communities, and produce high-quality employment outcomes for workers who live or work in the appalachian, delta, and northern border regions, enabling them to remain and thrive in these communities. Project title: growing renewed opportunities for workers in appalachia (grow appalachia)grantee region: arcdeliverables expected outcomes.total participants: 75PARTICIPANTS obtaining new or enhanced employment: 75INTENDED beneficiaries.target population: dislocated workers, incumbent workers, and new workforce entrantsareas to be served: west virginia counties: boone, cabell, clay, fayette, greenbrier, kanawha, lincoln, logan, mason, mcdowell, mercer, mingo, monroe, nicholas, pocahontas, putnam, raleigh, summers, wayne, webster, wyoming activities to be performed.summary of project: west virginia non-profit coalfield development corporations grow appalachia project will support job-driven skills development and boost economic vitality for southern WV by expanding coalfields and partner organization high rocks innovative and proven wraps and 33-6-3 workforce development career pathway models. The grow appalachia initiative will continue its activities from a worc grant awarded in 2019, providing stackable skills training, paid on-the-job workforce development, professional certifications, associates degrees, personal development, and job placement reinforced by employer-led industry partnerships in eight growing sectors in appalachia: climate resilience, clean energy technologies, sustainable textile and furniture making, community-based construction projects, deconstruction and upcycling of blighted buildings, shipping logistics, regenerative agriculture, and tech. Subrecipient activities. The recipient intends to subaward funds.