This $800,000 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture under the Community Food Projects (CFDA 10.225) program. The grant funds a 12-month Nourish Job Readiness and Entrepreneurial Accelerator program that provides culinary training, job readiness, and entrepreneurial education to students experiencing homelessness, poverty, and hunger. The program includes 280 hours of hands-on culinary training, ServSafe certification, and...
The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded Amikids, Inc. a $12 million Project Grant under the Reentry Employment Opportunities program (CFDA 17.270) from July 1, 2022 to December 31, 2025. The grant will introduce justice-involved youth ages 15 to 18 to careers in the culinary arts industry through classroom training and paid work experiences. Specifically, Amikids and three sub-awardees—Amikids Greater Fort Lauderdale, Amikids White Pines, and Amikids Tampa—will...
The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded $900,000 under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) federal grant program to the Government of the District of Columbia Department of Corrections. The award will support the development of a strategic plan to expand the DC DOC's workforce development program targeting residents in DC DOC and Federal Bureau of Prisons facilities, as well as those recently released. Funding will enhance...
The Queens Economic Development Corporation (QEDC) was awarded a $450,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, a component of the U.S. Department of Justice. The "Fresh Plate Fresh Start" program will train formerly incarcerated individuals in the local food industry, including providing basic food safety certification, advanced culinary training, internships, and job placement assistance. QEDC will...
The Dannon Project will receive $12 million under a Project Grant award from the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration's Reentry Employment Opportunities program (CFDA 17.270). Over 42 months, The Dannon Project will implement the ACER Growth Opportunities Program to provide justice-involved young adults in Birmingham, Alabama with workforce development services including paid work experiences, occupational skills training, and job placement assistance. Subrecipients will...
This $307,000 Project Grant award 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 a 2-year workforce development and community enhancement initiative led by Springforward Ventures, Inc., a non-profit community development corporation based in Laurel, Maryland. The project aims to deliver a range of employment-related services such as job...
This federal Project Grant award of $876,000.00 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 the non-profit organization Capital Workforce Partners, Inc. located in Hartford, Connecticut. Through this award, Capital Workforce Partners will implement a range of targeted...
This federal Formula Grant award of $474,210.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Child and Adult Care Food Program (CFDA 10.558) to the District of Columbia Government's DC State Education Office. The grant funding will support the provision of nutritious meals and snacks to children and elderly or impaired adults enrolled in nonresidential day care facilities and afterschool care programs within the District of Columbia. The grant period runs from October 1, 2024 to...
This federal Project Grant award of $4,000,000 from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (CFDA 17.270 Reentry Employment Opportunities program) supports the South Central Workforce Development Council (SCWDC), a non-profit organization, in providing comprehensive workforce development services to justice-involved individuals in Kittitas, Klickitat, Skamania, and Yakima Counties. The award, effective July 1, 2025 through December 31, 2028, aims to improve...
The District of Columbia Government will receive $497,500 through a Cooperative Agreement award from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service to support the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Employment and Training (E&T) Data and Technical Assistance Grants program. As the parent organization of the sub-awardee, the District of Columbia Government Office of Contracting and Procurement will oversee $497,500 in funding to be administered by the...