The federal Project Grant award of $750,000.00 was made on May 1, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The award was made to Green City Force Inc., a non-profit organization, to fund workforce development and community enhancement projects. The specific products or services to be delivered under this grant include job training, vocational education,...
This $8.2 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) supports the Appalachian Climate Technology (ACT NOW) Coalition led by the Coalfield Development Corporation. The Coalition will spur job growth in 21 economically distressed, coal-impacted counties in southern West Virginia by creating a hub for clean energy and green economy jobs. This will be accomplished through transitioning from coal to solar power, implementing sustainable reuse...
This $15.7 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration supports the Appalachian Climate Technology (ACT NOW) Coalition led by the Coalfield Development Corporation. The Coalition will spur job growth in 21 economically distressed, coal-impacted counties in southern West Virginia through clean energy and green economy initiatives. Products and services include developing a hub for solar power to support the transition from coal; implementing...
This $11.9 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration supports the Appalachian Climate Technology (ACT NOW) Coalition led by the Coalfield Development Corporation. The Coalition will spur job growth in 21 economically distressed, coal-impacted counties in southern West Virginia through creating a hub for clean energy and green economy jobs. It will support the transition from coal to solar power and implement sustainable reuse projects on...
The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration awarded North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University a $47,374,730 project grant under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307) to implement Steps4Growth from September 1, 2022 to September 30, 2026. Steps4Growth will deliver clean energy training programs and job placement services across 16 economically distressed counties in North Carolina through a network of sub-awardees including community...
The Economic Development Administration awarded a $16.25 million Project Grant to the Capital Area Development Corporation of West Virginia under the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA 11.307). The funding will support the Appalachian Climate Technology (ACT NOW) Coalition led by the Coalfield Development Corporation to spur job growth in 21 economically distressed counties in southern West Virginia impacted by the decline of coal. The Coalition will create a hub for clean energy and...
This 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) provides $991,759 to Resilience Force, a non-profit organization, to implement a sectoral strategy to create good climate resilience jobs and develop a skilled, scaled resilience workforce. The project, titled "A Good Jobs Blueprint in the Climate Resilience Economy", will recruit, train, and...
This $8,845,735 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Energy's Grid Infrastructure Deployment and Resilience program (CFDA 81.254) aims to connect 350 individuals to jobs within the clean energy sector of the Hampton Roads region of Virginia over the next four years. The award recipient, the Virginia Department of Energy, will also conduct targeted outreach and community engagement to inform 1,000 community members, especially underserved populations, about available training...
The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $1,491,400 Cooperative Agreement to The Corps Network under the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Information Dissemination, Outreach, Training and Technical Analysis/Assistance program (CFDA 81.117). This funding will assist four conservation corps in establishing or expanding solar and renewable energy workforce development programs and related projects that benefit members of disadvantaged communities within their service areas. The project aims...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a $200,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Clean Energy Demonstrations Federal Grant Program (CFDA 81.255) to Technip Energies USA, Inc. for the "Sustainable Ethylene from CO2 Utilization with Renewable Energy (SECURE)" project. The project, led by T.EN Stone & Webster Process Technology, Inc. in partnership with LanzaTech, plans to demonstrate an integrated process to utilize captured carbon dioxide from ethylene production by...