Project Grant CB182550960A39

The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1,562,500 Project Grant on June 1, 2024 to Clc, Inc. (doing business as Community Learning Center) under the YouthBuild program (CFDA 17.274). The funding will be used to equip underserved youth ages 16-24 with the education, job skills training, leadership development, and employment assistance necessary to achieve economic self-sufficiency. Program services include post-secondary education, apprenticeship...

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's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1,610,000 Project Grant under the YouthBuild (CFDA 17.274) program to the San Joaquin County Office of Education (SJCOE) in California. The grant will fund a comprehensive workforce development initiative targeting underserved youth aged 16-24 who have previously dropped out of high school. Key services include pre-apprenticeship training in construction, healthcare, IT, and other in-demand industries, combined with...

The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded a $550,000 Project Grant under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289) to Jewish Family Service of Atlantic County, a non-profit organization in New Jersey. The grant, which runs from February 1, 2024 to January 31, 2026, will fund the "Boosting to Work" program, which aims to bridge the gap between marginalized job seekers and employers. Through this initiative,...

The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation (doing business as BSRC Weatherization), a non-profit community development corporation in Brooklyn, New York. The grant was awarded under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289), which aims to fund projects specified by Congress. The grant funds a 24-month project to provide technology career skills...

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 U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $2,000,406 Project Grant under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289) to Workforce Inc. dba Recycle Force for the "Recycling Lives" project. The 24-month grant will fund an initiative to expand job training and job placement programs for justice-involved adults aged 18 and over living in high-crime, high-poverty areas of Indianapolis, Indiana. The project...

The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded Community Assistance Programs $1.5 million under the YouthBuild Project Grant program (CFDA 17.274) for the period of July 1, 2021 through October 31, 2024. Funds will support services to equip underserved youth with education and employment skills to achieve economic self-sufficiency, including post-secondary education opportunities such as apprenticeship training. Specifically, Community Assistance Programs will deliver...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 awarded a $200,000 cooperative agreement to Civic Works, Inc. to provide brownfields job training services under the Brownfields Job Training Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.815). Through this award, Civic Works will recruit, train, and place 82 unemployed and underemployed Baltimore County residents in environmental careers by June 2025. Trainees will complete 154 hours of classroom and hands-on training, earning six certifications in...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded Connec Train Corp., a minority-owned non-profit in West Virginia, a $1.208M grant under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The grant will fund activities to update the curriculum and upgrade equipment for Connec Train Corp.'s data cabling and fiber optic installation training program. The goal is to ensure the program delivers cutting-edge knowledge and skills...