Project Grant 24A60WD000017

This $1,000,000 Project Grant 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) is intended to expand job quality in the care, climate resiliency, and hospitality sectors. The grant will fund both short-term capacity-building planning grants and longer-term implementation grants to support industry-led, worker-centered sector strategies through labor-management partnerships. The projects aim to design training models and provide training that promotes equity, job quality, and worker voice, with a focus on serving new workforce entrants, dislocated workers, and incumbent workers from historically marginalized populations. The primary awardee, the Washington State Labor Council AFL-CIO, will work with sub-recipients such as the WA Student Achievement Council and Washington State Department of Employment Security to deliver comprehensive employment services, including career counseling, work experience programs, occupational skills training, and apprenticeship programs.