Project Grant 90CY7472

The federal Formula Grant award, totaling $28,755,942, is provided by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education through the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CFDA 84.287) program. This grant aims to establish or expand community learning centers that provide academic enrichment and developmental services for students, particularly those attending high-poverty and low-performing schools. The funding supports a wide range of educational opportunities,...

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the Louisiana Workforce Commission a $34.8 million Formula Grant under the Community Services Block Grant (CFDA 93.569) program for fiscal years 2022-2023. The grant funds five local community action agencies and various parish governments to deliver services that support low-income individuals and families in becoming self-sufficient. Services include employment assistance, education programs, emergency...

The Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education awarded a $55,486,283 Formula Grant under the Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers program (CFDA 84.287) to the Louisiana Division of Administration on July 1, 2022 for completion by September 30, 2023. The grant will support afterschool academic enrichment programs for children through subawards to 21 organizations. Subawards totaling $55.5M were provided to local educational agencies and nonprofit organizations...

The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $640,818 Project Grant to the Louisiana Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Inc. under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The grant funding will support the establishment of a Business Innovation Center (BIC) in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The BIC will provide entrepreneurs with technical support, training opportunities, and networking to foster innovative business solutions and economic growth in the...

The Department of Education awarded a $25.7 million Formula Grant to the Louisiana Division of Administration under the Twenty-First Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) federal grant program (CFDA 84.287). The 21st CCLC program provides opportunities for communities to establish or expand activities in community learning centers that provide academic enrichment for children attending high-poverty, low-performing schools. This award will support programming from July 1, 2021 through...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Basic Center Grant Program (CFDA 93.623) to the Center For Family Services Inc., a non-profit organization in Camden, New Jersey. This three-year grant, with a period of performance from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2027, will support the organization's efforts to provide emergency shelter, food, clothing, counseling, family reunification assistance, and...

The New Orleans Career Center was awarded a $155,445 Project Grant from the Delta Regional Authority under the Delta Area Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 90.201). The grant will fund the Career Center's IMPLEMENT ITS ADULT RAPID RESKILL PROGRAM from September 15, 2022 through September 15, 2024. The program will provide job training, employment-related education, and business development services to severely distressed and underdeveloped areas in New Orleans that lack...

This federal Project Grant award of $250,000 from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) supports the Basic Center Program (CFDA 93.623) for the Helen Ross McNabb Center, Inc. in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Basic Center Program provides emergency shelter, food, clothing, counseling, family reunification assistance, and referrals for healthcare and social services to runaway and homeless youth under 18 years old. This three-year grant, with a project period from September 30,...

This $2,062,500 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the YouthBuild program (CFDA 17.274) will fund comprehensive workforce development services for underserved youth ages 16-24 in Louisiana. Key services include pre-apprenticeship training, particularly in construction skills, as well as education, occupational skills training, leadership development, and employment assistance to help participants achieve economic self-sufficiency....

The Acadiana Outreach Center, Inc., a non-profit organization in Lafayette, Louisiana, received a $347,447 Continuum of Care Program (CFDA 14.267) grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide a range of housing assistance and supportive services to individuals and families experiencing homelessness in the Acadiana region. The grant funding enables the Acadiana Outreach Center to operate emergency shelters, transitional housing, and permanent supportive housing...