Project Grant MI389862260A51

Award Date 9/15/22
Completion Date 9/30/25
Dollars Obligated $2.9M
Federal Grant Program
17.280
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
Virginia, USA
Similar Awards
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration provides $2,843,526 to Rural Action Inc. under the WIOA National Dislocated Worker Grants/WIA National Emergency Grants program. The award will support Better Appalachia Ohio in delivering on-the-job training and professional development opportunities to underserved individuals in Athens and Meigs counties through September 2025. Specifically, Better Appalachia Ohio will provide up to 1040 hours...
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,...
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) to the Center For Employment Opportunities Inc. (CEO), a non-profit organization focused on providing comprehensive employment services and workforce development programs. The award, with a period of performance from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025, will fund CEO's workforce training and job readiness initiatives, particularly for individuals recently...
The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $1,562,218 Project Grant (CFDA 23.002 Appalachian Area Development) to the Trade Institute of Pittsburgh, a minority-owned and non-profit vocational training provider, to deliver workforce training and development services from October 1, 2023, to October 1, 2025. The grant will support the organization's efforts to provide assessment, skills training, certification, job placement, and retention services to help individuals with barriers to...
This $1,499,607 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Dislocated Worker National Reserve Demonstration Grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (CFDA 17.280), will fund workforce training and career services in the Appalachian, Delta, and Northern Border regions. The grant recipient, Total Action Against Poverty In Roanoke Valley (doing business as Total Action For Progress), will provide training, supportive services, employer services,...
The U.S. Department of Labor's Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Dislocated Worker National Reserve Demonstration Grants program (CFDA 17.280) has awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant to Coalfield Development Corporation, a West Virginia-based nonprofit organization. The grant will support the "Growing Renewed Opportunities for Workers in Appalachia (GROW Appalachia)" initiative, which aims to create economic mobility, address historic inequities, and produce high-quality...
This Cooperative Agreement award of $5,000,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (CFDA 17.270 - Reentry Employment Opportunities) supports comprehensive workforce development services for justice-involved individuals to improve employment outcomes and reduce recidivism. Key services include occupational skills training, job readiness preparation, case management, mentoring, and placement assistance to connect participants to in-demand industries and...
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...
This Project Grant award of $750,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812) aims to improve employment outcomes for currently and formerly incarcerated individuals in Lincoln, Nebraska. The Center for People, a nonprofit organization, will provide career development activities, including training and skill development in high-demand fields, credentialing programs, and facilitated connections to local...
The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded a $20 million cooperative agreement under the Reentry Employment Opportunities program (CFDA 17.270) to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry. The award will fund the development of reentry services in five minimum and two low-security prisons and camps in Pennsylvania from October 1, 2022 through March 30, 2026. Key services include job club programming, case management, and employment navigation to reduce...

AWARD PURPOSE THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT OPPORTUNITY IS TO CREATE ECONOMIC MOBILITY, ADDRESS HISTORIC INEQUITIES FOR MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND OTHER UNDERSERVED AND UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES, AND PRODUCE HIGH-QUALITY EMPLOYMENT FOR WORKERS WHO RESIDE IN THE APPALACHIAN AND DELTA REGIONS, ENABLING THEM TO REMAIN AND THRIVE IN THESE COMMUNITIES. ACTIVITIES PERFORMED PATHWAYS TO NEW BEGINNINGS (PATHWAYS), WILL ADDRESS SYSTEMIC AND PROGRAMMATIC BARRIERS FOR 180 RECOVERING AND JUSTICE-INVOLVED CITIZENS, COORDINATE INNOVATIVE TRAINING AND BUSINESS SERVICES, PROVIDE ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND ALIGN WORKFORCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES AND ACTIVITIES IN THE 13 JURISDICTIONS IN THE NEW RIVER/MOUNT ROGERS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AREA IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA IN THE APPALACHIAN REGION. PATHWAYS IS AN INDUSTRY-DRIVEN SERVICES MODEL SPECIFICALLY PROVIDING TRAINING TO RECOVERING AND JUSTICE-INVOLVED CITIZENS TO PREPARE THEM FOR IN-DEMAND OCCUPATIONS IN THE TARGETED INDUSTRIES OF CONSTRUCTION, MANUFACTURING, AND HEALTHCARE, RESULTING IN THE EXPRESSED COMPETENCIES AND CREDENTIALS NEEDED AND VALUED BY BUSINESSES. ITS DESIGN ENCOMPASSES THE THREE COMPONENTS OF CAREER SERVICES, BUSINESS SERVICES, AND WORKFORCE SYSTEM SERVICES. DELIVERABLES THIS GRANT WILL SERVE 180 RECOVERING AND JUSTICE-INVOLVED CITIZENS. 144 ARE ANTICIPATED TO COMPLETE TRAINING AND EARN CREDENTIALS. 135 WILL OBTAIN A QUALITY JOB. 126 WILL RETAIN EMPLOYMENT TWO QUARTERS AFTER EXIT, AND 117 ARE ANTICIPATED TO RETAIN EMPLOYMENT FOUR QUARTERS AFTER EXIT. PARTICIPANTS ARE CONSIDERED NEW WORKFORCE ENTRANTS. IN ADDITION, THE PROJECT WILL SERVE 225 BUSINESSES AND DEVELOP FIVE NEW TRAINING PROGRAMS WILL BE DEVELOPED BASED ON BUSINESS NEED. 45 BUSINESSES WILL BECOME SECOND CHANCE EMPLOYERS. 50+ BUSINESSES (WITH OPEN POSITIONS AND A WILLINGNESS TO HIRE) ARE CONNECTED WITH 100+ RECOVERING AND JUSTICE-INVOLVED INDIVIDUALS. INTENDED BENEFICIARY SUD-RECOVERING AND JUSTICE-INVOLVED CITIZENS. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES SUBRECIPIENTS ARE TRAINING PROVIDERS: LITERACY VOLUNTEERS OF THE NEW RIVER VALLEY, MOUNT ROGERS REGIONAL ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM, TRADES TRAINING INITIATIVE, CENTER FOR MANUFACTURING EXCELLENCE IN SWVA, AND TRANSFER VR. PEOPLE INCORPORATED WILL HIRE AND MANAGE THE TWO CASE MANAGERS.

Posted 9/15/22, 12:00 AM