See notice of award, attachment 1 - terms and conditions, attachment d statement of work, abstract

As220, a Providence, Rhode Island-based non-profit organization, received a $870,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289) effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027. The grant supports As220's mission to provide arts education and creative workforce development programming targeting underserved populations, including formerly incarcerated individuals, Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) artists, and youth with limited access to formal arts education.

Through this federal funding, As220 delivers multidisciplinary arts education and creative skills training that encompass mentorship, job training, work experience opportunities, professional workshops, and artist talks designed to develop participants' social-emotional capabilities, artistic proficiency, and employability skills. The program emphasizes critical competency development in creativity, adaptability, problem-solving, self-advocacy, and collaboration, with targeted outcomes including measurable participant skill growth, professional development participation, and community-impactful creative project development. As220 also leverages sub-awards from state and local education agencies to expand community learning centers providing academic enrichment in high-poverty school districts, integrating arts-based workforce development with broader educational outcomes.