Project Grant CP393652360A42
- 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 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 Philadelphia Works, Inc. was awarded a $45,552,722 project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration to implement three sector partnerships focused on healthcare, energy, and construction through September 2025. Under the grant, Philadelphia Works will partner with employers in each sector including Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania, PECO Energy, and Monroe Energy. The healthcare partnership, led by the West Philadelphia Skills Initiative, will place...
- 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...
- The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $3,404,000 Project Grant to the New Castle County Vocational School District in Delaware under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The grant will support the district's delivery of comprehensive career and technical education services to secondary and adult students, with a focus on workforce development, job training, and technical skill enhancement across...
- This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration provides $1.22 million to Macomb Community College to develop a talent pipeline into skilled trades occupations in manufacturing and construction through October 2025. Funded through the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289), the college will conduct outreach to increase enrollment in its Industrial Readiness Certificate program, particularly among...
- This federal Project Grant award of $1,875,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the YouthBuild program (CFDA 17.274). The grant will support Employ Milwaukee, Inc., a non-profit workforce development organization, in providing pre-apprenticeship services to underserved youth aged 16-24 who have previously dropped out of high school. Program services will include education, occupational skills training, leadership development, and...
- This federal Project Grant award of $2,062,500.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the YouthBuild program (CFDA 17.274). The grant will fund a 40-month project from February 2025 to May 2028 that will provide comprehensive workforce development services to underserved youth ages 16-24 in Louisiana who have previously dropped out of high school. Key services include education, occupational skills training (including construction,...
- This $3,450,000.00 Project Grant was awarded on February 1, 2025 by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the YouthBuild program (CFDA 17.274). The grant recipient, Isles, Inc., is a non-profit community development corporation located in Trenton, New Jersey that focuses on workforce training, environmental stewardship, and economic empowerment for underserved populations. Through this grant, Isles, Inc. will provide comprehensive workforce development...
- The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1,610,000.00 Project Grant to the San Joaquin County Office of Education (SJCOE) under the YouthBuild program (CFDA 17.274). The grant will fund a 40-month program from February 2025 to May 2028 to provide pre-apprenticeship services to underserved youth ages 16-24 who have previously dropped out of high school. The program will offer participants education, occupational skills training, leadership development,...
AWARD PURPOSE 1. EXPAND AND UPDATE TRAINING SPACES AND CERTIFICATION OFFERINGS AT ORLEANS TECHNICAL COLLEGE (OTC) IN TWO GROWTH SECTORS FOR MIDDLE-WAGE JOBS IN PHILADELPHIA, CONSTRUCTION TRADES AND HEALTHCARE; 2. ENGAGE YOUTH AND ADULT LEARNERS AT OTC WITH A STATE-OF-THE-ART DESIGN LAB WHERE THEY CAN DESIGN, INNOVATE, AND CREATE USING MACHINE TECHNOLOGY AND SPECIALIZED TOOLS; 3. ADDRESS THE CRISIS CURRENTLY FACING YOUTH IN PHILADELPHIA WHO ARE DISCONNECTED FROM SCHOOL AND WORK BY PROVIDING SUPPORTIVE SERVICES INCLUDING HIGH SCHOOL COMPLETION INSTRUCTION, TRANSPORTATION SUPPORT, AND INCENTIVIZED GOALS FOR CAREER PATHWAY PROGRAMMING. ACTIVITIES PERFORMED 1. UPDATE THE ORLEANS TECHNICAL COLLEGE TRADES LAB - JEVS WILL UPGRADE THE OTC TRADES LAB AND EXPAND THE CURRICULUM ACROSS ITS COURSE OFFERINGS, INCLUDING THE ADDITION OF NEW INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED CERTIFICATIONS IN AIR CONDITIONING, REFRIGERATION, AND HEATING (ARCH); 2. ESTABLISH THE ORLEANS TECHNICAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE LAB - THE OTC HEALTHCARE LABS WILL BE STATE-OF-THE-ART LABS THAT PROVIDE HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE FOR HEALTHCARE TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION. JEVS WILL ALSO WORK WITH AN INDUSTRY CONSULTANT TO DEVELOP A LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM THAT MEETS PENNSYLVANIA STATE BOARD OF NURSING REQUIREMENTS. JEVS WILL USE FUNDING TO ENROLL DIRECT SERVICE PROVIDERS WORKING FOR JEVS COMMUNITY LIVING AND HOME SUPPORTS DIVISION IN TRAINING FOR CERTIFICATION FROM THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF DIRECT SERVICE PROVIDERS. 3. BUILD, EQUIP, AND STAFF THE ORLEANS TECHNICAL COLLEGE DESIGN SPACE - TO ENCOURAGE INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN OTC YOUTH AND ADULT LEARNERS, AS WELL AS THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, OTC WILL ESTABLISH A DESIGN LAB EQUIPPED WITH THE LATEST TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGY IN SMALL-SCALE MANUFACTURING AND DESIGN; 4. PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO JEVS EARLY CAREERS PARTICIPANTS - JEVS WILL PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY YOUTH WITH ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION, HIGH SCHOOL DEGREE/GED COMPLETION, JOB READINESS, AND HANDS-ON OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING LEADING TO INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED CERTIFICATIONS AND CREDENTIALS. DELIVERABLES LAB TOTAL PARTICIPANTS 305 PARTICIPANTS PLACED INTO EMPLOYMENT 116 PARTICIPANTS STILL IN TRAINING AT END OF PERFORMANCE PERIOD 117 OTC HEALTHCARE LAB TOTAL PARTICIPANTS IN HEALTHCARE TRAININGS (NOT INCLUDING DSPS) 125 PARTICIPANTS PLACED INTO EMPLOYMENT 70 PARTICIPANTS STILL IN TRAINING AT END OF PERFORMANCE PERIOD 35 DSPS ENROLLED IN NADSP CERTIFICATION TRAINING 75 DSPS OBTAINING NADSP CERTIFICATION 40 OTC DESIGN LAB UNIQUE VISITORS 550 MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY 150 OTC STUDENTS 400 EVENTS HOSTED 9 JEVS EARLY CAREERS TOTAL PARTICIPANTS 175 NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS RECEIVING EITHER A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA/EQUIVALENCY OR ACHIEVING AN ACADEMIC GAIN OF ONE GRADE LEVEL 41 INTENDED BENEFICIARY DISLOCATED WORKERS; UNDER- AND UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE; FRONTLINE HEALTHCARE WORKERS; DIRECT SERVICE PROVIDERS; OPPORTUNITY YOUTH; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS; LOCAL EMPLOYERS IN HEALTHCARE, CONSTRUCTION TRADES, AND OTHER STEM FIELDS. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES N/A
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | ($48) | 8/7/25 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 6/3/24 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 8/21/23 | ||
| Not listed | $1.0m | 10/31/22 | ||
| Not listed | $1.0m | 10/31/22 |