Project Grant JC346722060O12

The Department of Labor's Office of Job Corps awarded a $630,616 cooperative agreement to the Louisiana Department of Military Affairs to fund the Job Challenge Demonstration Project under the Job Corps Experimental Projects and Technical Assistance program (CFDA 17.287). The project aims to determine if the Job Challenge model is more effective and cost-effective than traditional Job Corps for serving at-risk youth. The Louisiana National Guard Youth Challenge Program cadets who complete the...

The Idaho Department of Labor will receive $20,227,908 under a Cooperative Agreement from the Department of Labor's Office of Job Corps to implement the Idaho JobCorps Program. The purpose of this demonstration project funded under the Job Corps Experimental Projects and Technical Assistance program is to determine if Idaho's model is a more effective and cost-effective approach for serving at-risk youth compared to the traditional Job Corps model. Key deliverables include serving a minimum of...

The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded $2 million under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289) to Pacific International Center For High Technology Research (Pichtr) for a project grant concluding January 2025. The grant aims to address Hawaii's critical technician workforce shortage required to replace cesspools by 2050 through three goals: strengthening wastewater career pathways by engaging employers to align skills...

The Center For Employment Training Inc. was awarded a $325,000 Project Grant from the Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education. The grant funding supports the ELABORATE CET: UPDATE LABS TO STAY ABREAST OF INDUSTRY TRENDS FOR TECHNICAL TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT project under the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) program. The Center For Employment Training will use the grant funding to update their technical training labs in San Jose, California to ensure...

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $844,840 Project Grant under the Appalachian Research, Technical Assistance, and Demonstration Projects program (CFDA 23.011) to the Delaware County Electric Cooperative Inc. on October 1, 2023. The purpose of this 2-year award is to fund a workforce training program within the Appalachian region. The Appalachian Research, Technical Assistance, and Demonstration Projects program supports a variety of initiatives aimed at expanding knowledge and...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $6,600,000 Project Grant under the WIOA Dislocated Worker National Reserve Demonstration Grants program (CFDA 17.280). The grant, awarded to Jobs For Americas Graduates, aims to develop innovative workforce training approaches to create economic mobility and address employment challenges in rural and underserved regions. The project, titled "JAG Advantage Out-of-School-Time (JAGAD OST)," will prepare...

The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1.5 million Project Grant to Youthbuild Preparatory Academy under the YouthBuild program (CFDA 17.274). The grant funds will support services from July 2021 through October 2024 to equip underserved youth with education and employment skills to achieve economic self-sufficiency. Specifically, the Academy will provide post-secondary education opportunities, including apprenticeship training, to prepare at-risk youth for...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $2,376,761.69 Project Grant to the Los Angeles Conservation Corps, Inc. under the YouthBuild program (CFDA 17.274). The grant will fund comprehensive workforce development services for underserved youth ages 16-24, including pre-apprenticeship training, particularly in construction skills, with participants often engaging in building or renovating affordable housing. The program aims to help participants achieve...

The Jobs For The Future Inc. was awarded a $4.4 million project grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education to support the ON-RAMP TO POSTSECONDARY TRANSITIONS (OPT) program. This project grant was awarded under the Education Innovation and Research (formerly Investing in Innovation (i3) Fund) federal grant program (CFDA #84.411) to create, develop, implement, replicate and scale evidence-based innovations designed to improve student achievement and...

This $9,197,150 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Disability Innovation Fund (CFDA 84.421) program supports the "Technology Partners Increasing Employment through Coordinated Services" (TECH PIECS) initiative at Northern Marianas College in Saipan, CNMI. The project aims to develop innovative strategies for enhancing competitive integrated employment, improving education and transition...