Project Grant AID442G1600002

The Stanislaus Business Alliance, Inc., doing business as Opportunity Stanislaus, will provide mobile workforce development services through $1.55 million in funding from the Department of Commerce's Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. Through its Volt on the Go initiative, the Alliance will establish a mobile training program to provide manufacturing job training to rural areas in California's San Joaquin Valley. The project aims to boost workforce development in the manufacturing...

The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $936,061 Project Grant to the University of Tennessee's Institute for Public Service to develop a manufacturing growth model that will improve labor force participation in Knoxville, Tennessee. This 3-year project will focus on distressed, disaster impacted, and coal impacted communities, helping manufacturers create workplaces that can better attract and retain talent. Once completed, the model is expected to...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded $685,000 under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program to Southern Appalachian Labor School Inc. on January 26, 2023. The funding will support the Coalfields Workforce Construction Training Program, which will provide workforce training to address economic challenges in a region impacted by downturns in the coal industry and the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the program will offer certification courses for...

This $4.5 million Economic Development Administration Project Grant awarded by the Department of Commerce will support the Workroom Program Alliance's renovation of 33,000 square feet within Cleveland's Collinwood High School for adult technical training and workforce development programming focused on manufacturing skills. The Economic Adjustment Assistance program aims to aid regions experiencing adverse economic changes, and these funds are expected to annually serve 200 residents of...

This $46.03 million project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the CFDA Economic Adjustment Assistance program aims to strengthen the economy of California's Central Valley region through workforce development partnerships. Led by the Fresno County Economic Development Corporation, the award unites employers in key industries like manufacturing, transportation/logistics, finance, and construction with workforce boards and training providers. It will...

The Virgin Islands Department of Labor will receive $2.8 million from the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration under the Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities program (CFDA 17.207) from July 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The funding will support the provision of career services to job seekers and labor exchange services connecting employers to qualified applicants. Specifically, services include assessments, career guidance, job search workshops, and referrals...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $3.75 million Project Grant to the Mountain Gateway Community College Real Estate Foundation under the Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program. The funding will support renovating a workforce development center in Clifton Forge, Virginia to establish a manufacturing training center and entrepreneurial innovation laboratory. The training center will provide workforce skills development to meet the needs of local...

The International Economic Development Council (IEDC) will receive $1 million under an Economic Adjustment Assistance Project Grant from the Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration to provide technical assistance to implement an economic recovery plan for the Alabama region. IEDC staff and economic development professionals will identify vulnerabilities in the local economy and prioritize needs and strategies to spur recovery through business...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $150,000 Project Grant under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289) to Atlantic County Economic Alliance Inc. (ACEA), a non-profit organization and community development corporation, to support employment, labor, and workforce training initiatives in Atlantic County, New Jersey. The grant, awarded on February 1, 2024, will fund ACEA's work in areas such as job...

The Economic Development Administration within the Department of Commerce awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to the Santee-Lynches Regional Council of Governments to support development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee, and Sumter counties in South Carolina. Through the Planning program (CFDA #11.302), EDA provides assistance to create regional economic development plans to stimulate and guide economic development. With this...