The federal Project Grant award of $450,000 from the Delta Regional Authority under the Delta Area Economic Development program (CFDA 90.201) supports the GNO RAAMP sector partnership. This initiative is designed to establish a shared table between aerospace and advanced manufacturing employers, higher education STEM educators, workforce development boards, and economic development organizations in the Greater New Orleans region. The goal is to foster collaboration and strengthen these key...
The Delta Regional Authority awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to the Sankofa Community Development Corporation to provide green infrastructure job training in New Orleans, Louisiana. The grant was awarded on September 15, 2022 under the Delta Area Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 90.201) and will be completed by September 15, 2024. The grant will support job training related to green infrastructure, consistent with the program's goal of assisting the Delta region in obtaining job...
This 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) provides $1,500,000.00 to the St. Landry Parish Government in Louisiana. The grant 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....
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...
The New Orleans Career Center was awarded a $155,445 Project Grant from the Delta Regional Authority under the Delta Area Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 90.201). The grant will fund the Career Center's IMPLEMENT ITS ADULT RAPID RESKILL PROGRAM from September 15, 2022 through September 15, 2024. The program will provide job training, employment-related education, and business development services to severely distressed and underdeveloped areas in New Orleans that lack...
This federal Project Grant award, totaling $11,497,458.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration through the Workforce Data Quality Initiative (CFDA 17.261) program. The primary awardee, Dallas College, will use the funding to develop and enhance workforce longitudinal administrative databases across the state of Texas. Key objectives include connecting workforce data with education data, improving data quality, creating user-friendly information...
This federal Project Grant award for $1,347,342.00, effective July 1, 2024, was provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Registered Apprenticeship program (CFDA 17.285). The purpose of this grant is to support the expansion, diversification, and modernization of registered apprenticeship opportunities across Louisiana. The Louisiana Workforce Commission, Workforce Development Division, will serve as the primary awardee and will utilize the...
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...
The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $8,000,000 Project Grant under the Registered Apprenticeship Federal Grant Program (CFDA 17.285) to Youthforce Nola, a non-profit organization based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The grant, effective July 1, 2024, aims to expand and diversify apprenticeship opportunities in critical sectors including healthcare, IT, education, clean energy, manufacturing, and construction trades, with a focus on supporting underrepresented...
The $12.96 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (CFDA 11.307) program will support the H2theFuture Coalition led by the Greater New Orleans Development Foundation. The Coalition will boost New Orleans' clean energy sector by transitioning the regional hydrogen energy sector from fossil fuel-based hydrogen to green hydrogen produced from renewable energy sources. Coalition projects include...
This $12,100,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration, under the Workforce Data Quality Initiative (CFDA 17.261) program, will establish the Greater New Orleans Infrastructure Partnership. This consortium project, led by Delgado Community College, aims to increase minority representation in infrastructure-related careers, such as bus and truck mechanics, through enhanced career pathway programs and industry-recognized credentials. The partnership includes four community colleges, a regional sector convener, and three workforce development boards in the Greater New Orleans area. Key activities will focus on aligning training programs with employer needs, improving access to WIOA funding and wraparound support services, and validating credentials with industry partners in the construction, energy, and transportation logistics sectors. The award will serve an estimated 915 participants over the 4-year performance period from May 2024 to June 2028.