This $6,000,000 Project Grant award, provided by 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 expand job quality and improve access to good jobs 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...
This $7,152,774 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (CFDA 17.280 - WIOA Dislocated Worker National Reserve Demonstration Grants) supports innovative workforce development initiatives targeting dislocated workers, new workforce entrants, and incumbent workers in rural and economically challenged regions. The funding aims to develop and implement specialized workforce training approaches, career services, and supportive...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $6,600,000 Project Grant under the WIOA Dislocated Worker National Reserve Demonstration Grants program (CFDA 17.280) to Jobs For Americas Graduates. The grant supports the implementation of the JAG Advantage Out-of-School-Time (JAGAD OST) program, which aims to prepare high-need youth for success in education, employment, and life. The program will implement the JAG Advantage framework through two strategies: 1)...
This federal Project Grant award of $152,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The funding supports workforce development and community enhancement initiatives delivered by the Youth Business Initiative, a minority-owned non-profit organization, based in Norwalk, Connecticut. The project aims to provide job training, vocational education, and...
The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $6,515,398 Formula Grant on July 1, 2023 under the Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers (CFDA No. 84.287) program. This grant provides funding to the District of Columbia Government, through the DC State Education Office, to offer academic enrichment and youth development opportunities, particularly for students attending high-poverty and low-performing schools. Through sub-awards, the grant supports...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (CFDA 17.274 - YouthBuild) provides $3,675,000.00 to PLA University, Inc., a non-profit organization, to deliver a comprehensive workforce development program for underserved youth ages 16-24 who have previously dropped out of high school. The program will equip participants with education, occupational skills training, leadership development, and employment assistance, including a focus on...
This $1,875,000.00 Project Grant awarded on February 1, 2025 by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (CFDA 17.274 - YouthBuild) will provide comprehensive workforce development services to underserved youth ages 16-24 who have previously dropped out of high school. The grant recipient, Two Bridges Neighborhood Council, Inc., will equip these "opportunity youth" with education, occupational skills training, leadership development, and employment...
The $519,747 Formula Grant from the US Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration supports comprehensive youth workforce development services through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Adult Program. Local workforce development agencies will use the funds to deliver tutoring, paid and unpaid work experiences including internships and job shadowing, occupational skills training, guidance and counseling, and supportive services to help out-of-school and in-school...
This $1,499,999 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (CFDA 17.280 - WIOA Dislocated Worker National Reserve Demonstration Grants) 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. The grant recipient, Delta Health Alliance, Inc., a non-profit organization in Leland,...
The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $2,964,920 WIOA Dislocated Worker National Reserve Demonstration Grant to Save The Children Federation, Inc. under the CFDA Program 17.280. The purpose of this 3-year project grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, 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...