The Workplace Inc., a non-profit workforce development organization in Bridgeport, Connecticut, received a $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The grant, awarded on March 1, 2024, will fund the organization's delivery of a range of employment and training services through February 28, 2026. Key activities include job training, career...
The Workforce Connection Of Central New Mexico received a $1,999,976 H-1B Job Training Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration. This Project Grant funding will be used to develop career pathways and provide training in IT, advanced manufacturing, and technical services related to broadband, renewable energy, and transportation infrastructure. The project will leverage partnerships to offer participants stackable, industry-aligned credentials and...
This $200,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the WIOA Dislocated Worker National Reserve Technical Assistance and Training program (CFDA 17.281) supports the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) in providing technical assistance, training, and strategic support to enhance workforce development systems nationwide. The award enables NCSL to help states, local areas, and other entities replicate effective...
This $2,999,996 Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC) Round 6 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (CFDA 17.280), aims to increase access to stable, high-quality, family-sustaining jobs for workers in the Appalachian, Delta, and Northern Border regions. The grant will fund workforce training activities, career services, supportive services, employer services, and strategic planning. The goal is to enable eligible...
This federal Project Grant award of $1,188,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The funding supports workforce development and community enhancement initiatives delivered by Workforce Alliance, Inc., a non-profit organization in south central Connecticut. Through this 2-year award from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2027, Workforce Alliance will provide...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $275,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Utah Department of Workforce Service to establish a UI Training Center in Region 5 for the period of October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The funding is provided under the WIOA Dislocated Worker National Reserve Technical Assistance and Training program (CFDA 17.281), which supports the coordination, development, and provision of technical assistance, training, and strategic...
The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1,514,520.00 Workforce Data Quality Initiative (CFDA 17.261) Project Grant to the Central Virginia Community College, a state-controlled educational institution, to develop and enhance workforce longitudinal administrative databases. The award, effective from February 1, 2025, to January 31, 2029, aims to improve data collection, integration, and analysis capabilities for workforce training and education programs. Key...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $800,000 Project Grant under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289) to Workforce Connections, a non-profit organization in Nevada. The grant, awarded on March 1, 2024, supports the Sector Training and Career Connections Southern Nevada project, which aims to provide occupational skills training, on-the-job training, and support services to hundreds of participants in...
This $350,000 Project Grant awarded on January 1, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289) supports workforce development services delivered by the Southwest Washington Workforce Development Council, doing business as Workforce Southwest Washington. A non-profit organization, Workforce Southwest Washington provides employment and job training programs, including...
The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded Workforce Connections $800,000 under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending federal grant program (CFDA 17.289) to support the Sector Training and Career Connections Southern Nevada project from April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2025. Through this project, Workforce Connections will provide employment and training programs to at least 145 participants in seven in-demand industry sectors in Southern Nevada,...