This $13,200,000 Registered Apprenticeship Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (CFDA 17.285) to Nevadaworks, a local workforce development board serving northern Nevada. The grant will expand and modernize apprenticeship opportunities across key industries in the region, including manufacturing, healthcare, IT, and transportation/logistics. Nevadaworks will leverage partnerships with local unions, industry associations, and...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $5,000,000 Project Grant (CFDA 17.277 - WIOA National Dislocated Worker Grants / WIA National Emergency Grants) to the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation on September 30, 2023. The purpose of this 2023 QUEST Disaster Recovery Dislocated Worker Grant is to enhance the public workforce system's efforts to empower unemployed and underemployed workers in Nevada through worker engagement, equity,...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $31,401,763 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Dislocated Worker Formula Grant (CFDA 17.278) to the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation. This three-year grant, effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027, funds comprehensive employment and training services for dislocated workers across Nevada. Key services include career counseling, skills training, and supportive assistance to...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $800,000 Project Grant under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289) to Workforce Connections, a non-profit organization in Nevada. The grant, awarded on March 1, 2024, supports the Sector Training and Career Connections Southern Nevada project, which aims to provide occupational skills training, on-the-job training, and support services to hundreds of participants in...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $6,913,847 Formula Grant under the Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities program (CFDA 17.207) to the Training And Rehabilitation Division of the Nevada Department of Employment. This grant will support the delivery of comprehensive employment services to job seekers and employers across Nevada over the performance period of July 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027. The key services to be provided under this...
The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded a $14,527,800 Formula Grant under the Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities program (CFDA 17.207) to the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation for the period of July 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The grant funds universal employment services including career guidance, job search workshops, skills assessments, and job referral services for both job seekers and employers in Nevada. For job...
The Economic Development Administration awarded a $29.7 million Project Grant to Nevadaworks under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program. The grant will support Nevadaworks' Northern Nevada Equity in Employment Project from September 2022 to June 2025. The project aims to build a regional workforce system across four key industry sectors - manufacturing, healthcare, information technology, and transportation/logistics - by leveraging partnerships with backbone organizations representing...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $5,200,000 Project Grant under the H-1B Job Training Grants program (CFDA 17.268) to Humanmade, a minority-owned non-profit organization located in San Francisco, California. The grant, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2029, will fund the development, implementation, and scaling of worker-centered sector strategy training programs to prepare workers for middle- to high-skilled jobs in...
The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation received a $420,134 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (CFDA 17.207 - Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities) effective July 1, 2023. The purpose of this grant is to develop and disseminate essential state and local labor market information (LMI) for a range of customers, including job seekers, businesses, workforce intermediaries, educational institutions,...
This $3,995,140 federal Project Grant award was provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the H-1B Job Training Grants program (CFDA 17.268). The grant, awarded to Texas A&M University on October 1, 2024, will support the development, implementation, and scaling of worker-centered sector strategy training programs focused on preparing workers for middle- to high-skilled jobs in high-demand industries such as advanced manufacturing, information...