Project Grant D15AP00031

This federal Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior Insular Affairs provides $196,717.00 to the CNMI Office of the Public Auditor to deliver training and development opportunities necessary to remain in compliance with standard auditing requirements. The grant is funded through the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories program (CFDA 15.875), which aims to bolster healthcare capacity, strengthen island economies, and fulfill U.S. Compact obligations in...

This $500,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 under the Brownfields Job Training Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 66.815) program will provide funding for Pathstone Corporation, a Rochester, NY-based non-profit organization, to recruit, train, and place unemployed and underemployed residents of Puerto Rico in environmental careers. The core training program will include 80 hours of instruction in hazardous waste operations, emergency response,...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 awarded OAI Inc. a $200,000 cooperative agreement under the Brownfields Job Training Program (CFDA 66.815) from May 2022 through May 2025. The award will fund training for unemployed and underemployed Chicago residents to gain skills and certifications needed for environmental remediation careers, including 40-hour HAZWOPER, general industry safety, and ecological restoration. Specifically, OAI will recruit and screen 400 individuals, provide...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement to The Fortune Society, Inc. (doing business as The Fortune Academy) under the EPA's Brownfields Job Training program (CFDA 66.815). This 5-year project will provide training to recruit, train, and place unemployed and underemployed residents of New York City in environmental careers with skills needed to conduct remediation work at solid and hazardous waste-contaminated sites. The training program will...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417), aims to expand the aquaculture workforce in the Pacific region. The $714,792 award will fund paid internships that provide hands-on training and career skills for high school students, undergraduates, and early-career adults. The internships will be established with host organizations in Hawaii and the Pacific region, including...

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...

This $590,719 Project Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Registered Apprenticeship Federal Grant Program (CFDA 17.285), supports the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education (ODCTE) in expanding, diversifying, and modernizing apprenticeship opportunities across Oklahoma. The funding will enable ODCTE to develop new registered apprenticeship programs and pre-apprenticeship initiatives in critical industries such as...

This $5,098,657 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Reentry Employment Opportunities (CFDA 17.270) program provides funding to Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America, Inc. (OIC of America) to deliver comprehensive workforce development services to justice-involved youth and young adults in Pennsylvania. The project aims to improve employment outcomes and reduce recidivism by offering a range of pre- and...

The Hope Program, Inc. received a $199,933 cooperative agreement award from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 under the Brownfields Job Training Cooperative Agreements federal grant program (CFDA 66.815). The award will fund the Hope Program to recruit, train, and place unemployed and underemployed residents of the Bronx, New York in environmental careers with skills needed for remediation work at solid and hazardous waste sites. Training includes 107 instructional hours in 40-hour...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 awarded a $500,000 Brownfields Job Training Cooperative Agreement to The Hope Program, Inc., a non-profit organization, to recruit, train, and place unemployed and underemployed residents of the Bronx, New York in environmental careers. The program provides participants with skills and certifications needed to safely conduct remediation work at solid and hazardous waste-contaminated sites, as well as training in green remediation...