The Marshall University Research Corporation was awarded a $9 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289).
The grant will support the continued delivery of proven apprenticeship and workforce training methods through RCBI, focusing on technologically advanced manufacturing fields such as automotive, aerospace, and semiconductors. Key deliverables include providing apprenticeship program participation to 400 individuals, attaining credentials for 685 individuals, and benefiting 70 employers. Activities will include related technical instruction, on-the-job learning, supervisor training, postsecondary education linkages, microcredentialing, developing new apprenticeable occupations, targeting underrepresented groups, and marketing. Subrecipients will refer individuals to program activities and services, provide essential skills training, connect participants to support services, and link RCBI to similar providers nationally. The grant period is from February 1, 2022 to January 31, 2025.