Project Grant LA54455BIL

This $12 million project grant from the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration, under the Reentry Employment Opportunities program (CFDA 17.270), will provide pre-release and post-release workforce services to incarcerated individuals. The National Urban League will partner with four Urban League affiliates—in Louisiana, Austin, Columbus, and Philadelphia—to deliver career readiness training, soft skills training, and support services to eligible inmates within 270 days...

The Louisiana Workforce Commission will receive $150,000 in federal funding from the Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services through the Supported Employment Services for Individuals with the Most Significant Disabilities program (CFDA 84.187) from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023. The grant funds will support the development of collaborative programs with public and private non-profit organizations to provide supported employment services for...

The Louisiana Workforce Commission will receive $150,000 from the Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Supported Employment Services for Individuals with the Most Significant Disabilities federal grant program (CFDA 84.187) from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The funding will support the Commission's provision of supported employment services to assist individuals with the most significant disabilities in obtaining...

The Louisiana Workforce Commission will receive $150,000 from the Department of Education's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services under the Supported Employment Services for Individuals with the Most Significant Disabilities federal grant program (CFDA 84.187) from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. The funding will support the Commission's provision of supported employment services to assist individuals with the most significant disabilities in obtaining...

This $2,062,500 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the YouthBuild program (CFDA 17.274) will fund comprehensive workforce development services for underserved youth ages 16-24 in Louisiana. Key services include pre-apprenticeship training, particularly in construction skills, as well as education, occupational skills training, leadership development, and employment assistance to help participants achieve economic self-sufficiency....

The New Orleans Career Center was awarded a $155,445 Project Grant from the Delta Regional Authority under the Delta Area Economic Development federal grant program (CFDA 90.201). The grant will fund the Career Center's IMPLEMENT ITS ADULT RAPID RESKILL PROGRAM from September 15, 2022 through September 15, 2024. The program will provide job training, employment-related education, and business development services to severely distressed and underdeveloped areas in New Orleans that lack...

The City of New Orleans, through its Division of Housing doing business as Job 1 Office of Workforce Development, has been awarded a $1,218,757 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration's Reentry Employment Opportunities program (CFDA 17.270). The grant will fund the Reimagining Employment Strategies to Offer Reentry to Employment and Beyond (RESTORE) program, which aims to remove barriers and provide a pathway for 150 incarcerated individuals in...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $3,965,705 Project Grant under the H-1B Job Training Grants program (CFDA 17.268) to Unite-La, Inc., a non-profit organization in Los Angeles, California. The grant, with a performance period of October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2029, supports workforce development initiatives designed to address skills gaps in high-demand industries and occupations through targeted training and education programs. The funding aims to...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $15,359,626 WIOA Adult Program Formula Grant to the Louisiana Workforce Commission. The purpose of this grant is to provide career services, training, and supportive services to assist adult workers in obtaining employment and advancing in their careers. Key program activities include delivering basic and individualized career services through the American Job Center network, providing occupational skills training,...

The New Orleans Career Center (NOCC), a non-profit organization, received a $160,277.31 Project Grant from the Delta Regional Authority's Delta Area Economic Development program (CFDA 90.201) on September 15, 2023. The grant funding will enable NOCC to expand its Adult Rapid Reskill program, which provides accelerated certification and employment services to adults in New Orleans. The program aims to deliver critical technical training, credentialing, and workforce development assistance to...