Project Grant ED22HDQ3070105
- This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (CFDA 17.270 Reentry Employment Opportunities) provides $2,999,588.00 to the Knoxville Leadership Foundation to implement a comprehensive workforce development program supporting justice-involved individuals in Tennessee. The project aims to improve employment outcomes and reduce recidivism by offering pre- and post-release services including occupational skills training, job readiness...
- The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $936,061 Project Grant to the University of Tennessee's Institute for Public Service to develop a manufacturing growth model that will improve labor force participation in Knoxville, Tennessee. This 3-year project will focus on distressed, disaster impacted, and coal impacted communities, helping manufacturers create workplaces that can better attract and retain talent. Once completed, the model is expected to...
- This $46.03 million project grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration under the CFDA Economic Adjustment Assistance program aims to strengthen the economy of California's Central Valley region through workforce development partnerships. Led by the Fresno County Economic Development Corporation, the award unites employers in key industries like manufacturing, transportation/logistics, finance, and construction with workforce boards and training providers. It will...
- The North Carolina Department of Commerce, through its Workforce Solutions Division (Dept of Workforce Development), was awarded a $4,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Reentry Employment Opportunities (CFDA 17.270) program. This 4-year grant, running from July 1, 2025 to December 31, 2028, will provide comprehensive workforce development services to justice-involved individuals in North Carolina. The program aims to improve...
- The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $5,998,000 Project Grant under the Reentry Employment Opportunities (CFDA 17.270) program to the Southern Mississippi Planning And Development District, Inc., a non-profit organization, on July 1, 2024. This 3.5-year grant will fund comprehensive workforce development services to justice-involved individuals in the southern Mississippi region, with the goal of improving employment outcomes and reducing recidivism. Key...
- The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1,846,000 Project Grant to Pathstone Corporation under the Reentry Employment Opportunities (CFDA 17.270) program. The grant will fund Pathstone's provision of comprehensive workforce development services to justice-involved individuals, with the goal of improving employment outcomes and reducing recidivism. Key activities include occupational skills training, job readiness preparation, case management, mentoring,...
- This $3,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the WIOA Dislocated Worker National Reserve Demonstration Grants program (CFDA 17.280) will fund the Caring Workplaces Rural Opportunities Initiative (CWROI) 2.0 project. The project will establish employment opportunities and address housing and healthcare barriers for over 1,125 participants in the recovery and justice-involved communities across 8 counties in northeast...
- The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded a $61.5 million cooperative agreement to the International Economic Development Council under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program. The award funds the Economic Recovery Corps project to create a national recovery corps of at least 65 fellows embedded in economic development organizations across the United States. Over three years, fellows will help regions recover from the COVID-19 pandemic by increasing the capacity...
- The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $4,000,000 Project Grant under the Reentry Employment Opportunities (CFDA 17.270) federal grant program to the South Central Workforce Development Council (SCWDC), a non-profit workforce development organization in Washington state. This grant supports SCWDC in providing comprehensive workforce development services to justice-involved individuals, including pre- and post-release support through occupational skills...
- The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $6 million Project Grant to the Little Rock Workforce Investment Board through the Reentry Employment Opportunities program. The grant will fund job readiness training, occupational training, case management, legal advocacy, mental health counseling and referrals for 200 individuals in the six months prior to release from the Pulaski County Correctional Facility. Services will include comprehensive individual...
The Economic Development Administration of the Department of Commerce awarded a $30.7 million Project Grant to Persevere under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). Persevere will use the funding to scale its Tennessee Technology Workforce Alliance program, which provides intensive skills training and work-based learning opportunities to justice-impacted individuals. Employer partners such as Banyan Labs, Epic Games, and Protech will design curricula, train instructors, and provide on-the-job training and job placement. Persevere has also secured partnerships with the Tennessee Department of Correction to offer training to incarcerated individuals, as well as with community organizations like Ladies of Hope Ministries to foster technology career pathways for formerly incarcerated women. The grant period runs from September 1, 2022 through September 29, 2025.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $15.4m | 8/1/22 | ||
| Not listed | $15.4m | 8/1/22 |