Project Grant 90EE1319

The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $12 million project grant under the Reentry Employment Opportunities program (CFDA 17.270) to Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America, Inc. for the period of July 1, 2022 through December 31, 2025. Through its subrecipients, OIC of America will deliver workforce development services to 350 justice-involved youth and young adults in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Subrecipients will partner with local employers...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 awarded a $500,000 Brownfields Job Training Cooperative Agreement to The Hope Program, Inc., a non-profit organization, to recruit, train, and place unemployed and underemployed residents of the Bronx, New York in environmental careers. The program provides participants with skills and certifications needed to safely conduct remediation work at solid and hazardous waste-contaminated sites, as well as training in green remediation...

This cooperative agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Brownfields Job Training Program (CFDA 66.815), funds OAI, Inc., a non-profit workforce training organization, to recruit, train, and place unemployed and underemployed residents of Chicago's South and West Sides in environmental careers related to the assessment, cleanup, and management of solid and hazardous waste sites. The $342,400 award supports delivering 40-hour Hazardous...

The Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) received a formula grant award of $12.9 million from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the WIOA Adult Program (CFDA 17.258) for the period July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028. This award funds comprehensive employment and training services delivered primarily through Oregon's American Job Center network (one-stop centers) to serve adults aged 18 and older. The program provides two tiers of career...

The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded a $470,000 Project Grant to Opportunity Junction, Inc., a non-profit organization, through the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289) to implement a 2-year Healthcare Career Pathway Medical Assistant MA Training Demonstration Project. This program aims to prepare low-income individuals in Contra Costa County, California, for careers as medical assistants by providing specialized...

The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1,250,000 Project Grant to Skills For Rhode Island's Future, a non-profit organization, under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The grant will fund a 33-month initiative to train 500 unemployed, underemployed, and underserved individuals in Rhode Island with industry-aligned skills, ultimately placing at least 325 of those trained into career employment or additional...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded OAI Inc. a $200,000 cooperative agreement under the Brownfields Job Training Program (CFDA 66.815) from May 2022 through May 2025. The award will fund training for unemployed and underemployed Chicago residents to gain skills and certifications needed for environmental remediation careers, including 40-hour HAZWOPER, general industry safety, and ecological restoration. Specifically, OAI will recruit and screen 400 individuals, provide...

The Hope Program, Inc. received a $199,933 cooperative agreement award from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 under the Brownfields Job Training Cooperative Agreements federal grant program (CFDA 66.815). The award will fund the Hope Program to recruit, train, and place unemployed and underemployed residents of the Bronx, New York in environmental careers with skills needed for remediation work at solid and hazardous waste sites. Training includes 107 instructional hours in 40-hour...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2, under the Brownfields Job Training Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.815), provides $500,000 in funding to ST. Nicks Alliance Corp., a non-profit organization and community development corporation, to recruit, train, and place unemployed and underemployed residents of Brooklyn, New York in environmental careers. The project aims to equip 120 trainees with skills and certifications needed to...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $3,999,011 Project Grant to Towards Employment Inc., a non-profit organization in Cleveland, Ohio. The funding is provided through the Reentry Employment Opportunities (CFDA 17.270) program, which focuses on delivering comprehensive workforce development services to justice-involved individuals. The key products and services to be delivered under this grant include: trauma-informed case management, career coaching...