Federal Grant Award Summary

Motivation Education & Training Inc. (Met) received a $884,604 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the National Farmworker Jobs Program (CFDA 17.264) for the program year July 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. This award supports comprehensive workforce development services for migrant and seasonal farmworkers (MSFWs) and their dependents in Kentucky, designed to strengthen their ability to obtain and retain unsubsidized employment while achieving economic self-sufficiency.

Under this grant, Met delivers an integrated range of services through a case management approach emphasizing customer choice. Key service components include basic and individualized career services; occupational skills training (without requiring prior career services participation); youth workforce development services; and related assistance such as allowance payments and supportive services to help farmworkers retain agricultural employment or participate in training activities. The organization is required to collect and report performance data to the Department of Labor in accordance with Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) requirements and must establish Memoranda of Understanding with Local Workforce Development Boards and State Monitor Advocates in its service area to fulfill one-stop partner obligations.