Project Grant APHPA006036

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $541,132 Project Grant to the Middle Tyger Community Center on November 1, 2023 under the Appalachian Area Development (CFDA 23.002) program. The grant aims to fund the center's child development initiatives until June 30, 2025. The Middle Tyger Community Center is a non-profit organization focused on child and family welfare, health education, and community development in the Appalachian region of South Carolina. In addition to this direct...

Porter-Leath received a $1,112,778 Project Grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service Office of Grants Management under the AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Demonstration Program (CFDA 94.017), effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029. The award, which includes a $2,500 increase to the baseline funding level of $1,001,500, funds an innovative service project deploying AmeriCorps Seniors volunteers ages 55 and older to address community needs in Tennessee. The organization is...

This $1.94 million project grant from the Department of Labor's Native American Employment and Training program will support employment and training services delivered by the Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center through June 2025. The Center will provide career services, follow-up support for up to 12 months after program exit, and training services defined in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to unemployed and under-skilled American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native...

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $844,840 Project Grant under the Appalachian Research, Technical Assistance, and Demonstration Projects program (CFDA 23.011) to the Delaware County Electric Cooperative Inc. on October 1, 2023. The purpose of this 2-year award is to fund a workforce training program within the Appalachian region. The Appalachian Research, Technical Assistance, and Demonstration Projects program supports a variety of initiatives aimed at expanding knowledge and...

The Middletown Township Municipal Center received a $202,000 project grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program (CFDA 97.044) to enhance firefighter safety. The goal of the AFG program is to improve public and firefighter safety related to fires and other hazards. Funds will support Middletown Township's fire department from January 2023 through January 2025 and allow the department to upgrade equipment and resources to...

The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1,500,000 YouthBuild (CFDA 17.274) project grant to the Detroit Housing Commission (DHC) to operate a workforce development program for opportunity youth in Detroit, Michigan. The program will serve 66 participants between the ages of 16-24 who are high school dropouts, adjudicated youth, youth aging out of foster care, youth with disabilities, homeless youth, and other disconnected youth populations. Participants will...

Mel Trotter Ministries received an $800,000 Project Grant awarded September 30, 2025, under the Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards program (CFDA 93.570), administered by the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. The award funds the expansion of CHOP Tree Service, LLC, a vegetation management company in Grand Rapids, Michigan, specializing in utility line clearing, tree trimming, tree removal, and tree health services. Specifically, CED...

The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1,080,000 Project Grant to the Walker-Montgomery Community Development Corporation (CDC) doing business as Walker-Montgomery Community Development on May 2, 2022 through September 1, 2025. The grant funds will support the YouthBuild program (CFDA #17.274), which aims to equip underserved youth with the education and employment skills needed to achieve economic self-sufficiency. Specifically, the Walker-Montgomery CDC...

The West Middle Volunteer Fire Department received a $158,359 project grant award from the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (CFDA 97.044) on August 17, 2022. The grant will support the department's efforts to enhance public and firefighter safety with respect to fire and fire-related hazards through August 16, 2024. The Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program aims to improve firefighter safety and meet firefighting and emergency response...

The Mid-South Center for Occupational Innovation will receive $43,049,682 under a Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce's Economic Adjustment Assistance program to establish one-stop accelerated skills training centers in Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee. Partnering with employers like Ford Motor Company and FedEx, the Center will support in-demand industries in the rural South through workforce development programs focused on electric vehicles, transportation/logistics, and...