Project Grant F16AP00747

This cooperative agreement award, provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 under the Brownfields Job Training Program (CFDA 66.815), funds OAI, Inc., a non-profit workforce training organization, to recruit, train, and place unemployed and underemployed residents of Chicago's South and West Sides in environmental careers related to the assessment, cleanup, and management of solid and hazardous waste sites. The $342,400 award supports delivering 40-hour Hazardous...

PCUPR Rehabilitation Long-Term Training Program Summary The Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico (PCUPR) received a $238,921 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) for the Rehabilitation Long-Term Training (RLTT) program (CFDA 84.129), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. The program supports academic training initiatives designed to address critical personnel shortages in vocational...

The Education & Training Institute Inc. was awarded a $160,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) under the Occupational Safety and Health Susan Harwood Training Grants program (CFDA 17.502). The grant will support the delivery of occupational safety and health training and education services to employees and employers in New Jersey from September 30, 2021 through September 30, 2022. Specifically, the Institute will...

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,...

This $477,403 cooperative agreement from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) will fund the development of an online research security training module by the University of Alabama in Huntsville from December 1, 2022 to November 30, 2023. The module aims to enhance awareness and provide training on existing and emerging risks and threats to the global research ecosystem, in accordance with National Security Presidential Memorandum 33. The Society of...

The Creative Discovery Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee will establish a staff training and development program under a $539,973 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' Museums for America program. The three-year grant will fund the creation of a robust training academy with three tracks focused on staff orientation, job-specific trainings, and personal development delivered through in-person, virtual and pre-recorded formats. Part-time staff will be able to...

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. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $3,500,000 Cooperative Agreement to The Center For Employment Security Education & Research Inc. (NASWA Services) under the WIOA Dislocated Worker National Reserve Technical Assistance and Training program (CFDA 17.281). The funding supports NASWA Services' operation of critical workforce data systems and delivery of technical assistance and training to enhance state workforce agency service delivery,...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary Arizona State University received a $491,864 Cooperative Agreement awarded October 1, 2025, by the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office under the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants program (CFDA 16.710). The two-year project, concluding September 30, 2027, develops a suite of national training tools designed to enhance the implementation of scenario-based training (SBT) in law enforcement agencies. The deliverables...

TRAINING INNOVATION PROJECT (TIP): DEMAND-SIDE EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES IN VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION The University of Kentucky Research Foundation received a $711,110 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) under the Innovative Rehabilitation Training program (CFDA 84.263), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This one-year project develops and demonstrates innovative training...