The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Career Technical and Adult Education awarded a $940,665 formula grant under the Adult Education - Basic Grants to States program (CFDA 84.002) to the Vermont State Agency of Education (VSAE), effective July 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025. This grant will fund local adult education and literacy services in Vermont, including workplace literacy, family literacy, English language acquisition, and integrated English literacy-civics education programs....
The U.S. Department of Education Office of Career Technical and Adult Education awarded a $1,000,533.00 formula grant under the Adult Education - Basic Grants to States (CFDA 84.002) program to the Vermont State Agency of Education. This grant provides funding for local programs of adult education and literacy services, including workplace literacy, family literacy, and English literacy and integrated English literacy-civics education programs. The Vermont State Agency of Education utilizes...
This $1,007,426 Formula Grant from the Department of Education's Office of Career Technical and Adult Education funds adult education and literacy services in Vermont under the Adult Education - Basic Grants to States program (CFDA 84.002). The grant supports local programs providing adult education, literacy, workplace literacy, family literacy, and integrated English literacy and civics education through September 2022. Two sub-awards of $100,000 each were provided to Northeast Kingdom...
The Department of Education Office of Career Technical and Adult Education awarded a $2,049,232 Formula Grant to the Vermont State Agency of Education on July 1, 2022 through the Adult Education - Basic Grants to States program (CFDA 84.002). This grant will fund local programs of adult education and literacy services, including workplace literacy services, family literacy services, and English literacy and integrated English literacy-civics education programs through September 30, 2023. A...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) awarded a $2,635,761 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Adult Program Formula Grant (CFDA 17.258) to the Vermont Department of Labor. The grant funds will be used to provide career services, job training, and supportive services through the American Job Center network to help unemployed adults, low-income individuals, and those with barriers to employment obtain good jobs and advance in their careers. Key...
This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration, under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Dislocated Worker National Reserve Demonstration Grants program (CFDA 17.280), provides $3,750,504 to the Rutland Regional Planning Commission in Vermont to increase access to stable, high-quality, family-sustaining jobs for workers in the Appalachian, Delta, and Northern Border regions. The key activities to be performed under...
This $8,135,626 federal Project Grant was awarded on June 30, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Senior Community Service Employment Program (CFDA 17.235). The grant funds will be used by the non-profit organization Vermont Associates For Training & Development, Inc. to provide community service employment activities, job training, and supportive services to help unemployed, low-income adults aged 55 and over transition into unsubsidized...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $2,318,970 WIOA Youth Activities formula grant (CFDA 17.259) to the Vermont Department of Labor. The purpose of this 3-year grant, effective April 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027, is to provide resources for local workforce development areas to deliver comprehensive youth services focused on assisting out-of-school and in-school youth, aged 14-24, with barriers to employment. Approved activities include tutoring,...
This Project Grant award, valued at $1,520,105.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Senior Community Service Employment Program (CFDA 17.235). The grant aims to move SCSEP participants into unsubsidized employment in both the public and private sectors, promote part-time community service work experiences for unemployed low-income individuals aged 55 and older, and foster self-sufficiency among this population. The primary activities...
This is a federal Project Grant award of $12,446,390 provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Senior Community Service Employment Program (CFDA 17.235). The grant supports the Vermont Associates For Training & Development, Inc., a non-profit organization, in delivering workforce development services to low-income, unemployed individuals aged 55 and older. The key products and services funded by this grant include: Part-time community service...
AWARD PURPOSE VERMONT ADULT LEARNING (VAL) WILL OVERSEE THIS COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM INCLUSIVE OF VERMONT'S THREE OTHER ADULT BASIC EDUCATION PROVIDERS/SUB-AWARD RECIPIENTS - CENTRAL VERMONT ADULT BASIC EDUCATION (CVABE), THE TUTORIAL CENTER (TTC), AND NORTHEAST KINGDOM LEARNING SERVICES (NEKLS). THIS COLLABORATION WILL ALLOW PARTICIPANTS AROUND THE STATE TO OBTAIN CERTIFICATIONS OF VALUE IN AN ARRAY OF FIELDS OF NEED WHILE REMAINING TRULY STUDENT-CENTERED. THIS PROGRAM MEETS THE NEEDS OF BOTH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS BY CREATING AN EDUCATED WORKFORCE AND FILLING GAPS IN THE LABOR MARKET. ACTIVITIES PERFORMED THE GREATER COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING TO PREPARE LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS FOR CAREERS IN WEATHERIZATION, SOLAR PANEL INSTALLATION, HEAT PUMP INSTALLATION, HEALTHCARE, HOSPITALITY, CUSTOMER SERVICE, TECHNOLOGY, WORKPLACE SAFETY, AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. TRAININGS WILL BE CONDUCTED BY VETTED PROFESSIONALS WITH EXPERTISE IN THEIR RESPECTIVE FIELDS AND WILL INCLUDE TECHNICAL TRAINING, BASIC EDUCATION, HANDS-ON LEARNING EXPERIENCES, "SOFT SKILL" COACHING (E.G. INTERVIEW AND RESUME PREPARATION, COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.), AND WRAP-AROUND SERVICES. PARTICIPANTS WHO COMPLETE THE PROGRAM WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE INDUSTRY RECOGNIZED CREDENTIALS AS WELL AS JOB PLACEMENT. VAL WILL ACT AS THE LEAD AGENCY IN THIS COLLABORATION IN ADDITION TO EXPANDING ITS EXISTING ENERGY WORKS PROGRAM, PROVIDING NO-COST TRAINING IN WEATHERIZATION, SOLAR PANEL INSTALLATION, AND HEAT PUMP INSTALLATION TO 80-100 PARTICIPANTS IN RUTLAND AND ST. ALBANS. DELIVERABLES ? 146-191 TOTAL EXPECTED PARTICIPANTS TO RECEIVE A SPECIFIED SERVICE ACROSS ALL FOUR AGENCIES ? 70% OF PARTICIPANTS RECEIVING SERVICES EXPECTED TO GRADUATE/COMPLETE THE PROGRAM ? OF THOSE WHO COMPLETE THE PROGRAM, 75-100% WILL RECEIVE AN IRC, CERTIFICATION OF VALUE, OR SPECIALIZED CREDENTIALING. ? OF THOSE WHO COMPLETE THE PROGRAM, 75% EXPECTED TO OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT OR GO ON TO FURTHER EDUCATION. INTENDED BENEFICIARY UNEMPLOYED AND UNDEREMPLOYED VERMONTERS, LOW-INCOME AND MODERATE-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, AND BUSINESSES IN NEED OF SKILLED EMPLOYEES TO GROW VERMONT'S WORKFORCE. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES CVABE WILL ENROLL 24-36 PARTICIPANTS IN ONE OF THEIR EXISTING PROGRAMS AND CONNECT THEM WITH APPROPRIATE AND WELL-VETTED ONLINE CERTIFICATION MODULES FOCUSED ON CUSTOMER SERVICE, HEALTHCARE, TECHNOLOGY, AND WORKPLACE SAFETY. NEKLS WILL HIRE A PROJECT MANAGER (PM) AND CONVENE A PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION TEAM WHO WILL WORK TO SECURE MOUS WITH CHILDCARE CENTERS TO ENSURE PAID INTERNSHIP AND JOB SHADOWING OPPORTUNITIES FOR 30-40 PARTICIPANTS SEEKING CAREERS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. THE TUTORIAL CENTER WILL ENROLL AN ESTIMATED 12-15 PARTICIPANTS IN SKILLS-BASED EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO OBTAIN THE APPROPRIATE SKILLS AND CERTIFICATIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT IN THEIR CHOSEN FIELD (EX. FOOD SAFE HANDLING TRAINING FOR HOSPITALITY CAREERS).