On the job supportive services

Federal Grant Award Summary

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) received a Project Grant award of $243,521.00 from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205), effective July 3, 2025. This award funds PennDOT's Bureau of Equal Opportunity (BEO) to deliver On-the-Job (OJT) Supportive Services in compliance with 23 U.S.C. § 140(a) and 23 CFR 230.113. The primary products and services include the recruitment, monitoring, and supportive training for minorities, women, and disadvantaged individuals who have been historically underrepresented on federally funded highway construction projects.

Under this award, PennDOT's OJT program will identify and recruit eligible trainees, provide remedial training and comprehensive support services to enhance program effectiveness and participant success, and maintain federal compliance documentation. The project is classified as a Level 1A Categorical Exclusion action item, and the central office contact for administration is Tiffany Barksdale (717.214.4619). By addressing underrepresentation in the federal highway construction workforce through targeted recruitment and enhanced supportive services, this grant directly supports FHWA's equity objectives within the Federal-aid Highway Program framework.

Project description

OTJ supportive services per penndot's statement of work. In conjunction with 23 U.S.C 140 (a), trainee special provisions item (1999-999), penndot's bureau of equal opportunity (BEO) is charged with maintaining the compliance of IT's on the job training (OJT) program. To achieve that goal, the OJT program shall identify and recruit minorities, women and disadvantaged individuals who have been historically underrepresented on federally funded highway construction projects. The primary objectives of OJT supportive services (SS) are to increase the effectiveness of penndot's OJT program through recruiting, monitoring with an emphasis on additional remedial training and support for the trainees per 23 CFR 230.113. Central office contact for this project is tiffany barksdale: 717.214.4619 level 1A categorical exclusion action item 1.