Project Grant P031A230216

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (TIP) program (CFDA 47.084) provides $304,993 to Nextgenedu Inc. to develop an adaptive, AI-driven career exploration platform. The platform will provide personalized career guidance for students in secondary and post-secondary education to address critical gaps in workforce development. The project aims to enhance technological infrastructure...

The Skills for Rhode Island's Future organization was awarded a $3.7 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending federal grant program. The grant will fund the PreparERI program to mitigate learning loss for Rhode Island high school and first-generation college students through experiential learning opportunities aligned with industry needs over a 24-month period....

The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1,250,000 Project Grant to Skills For Rhode Island's Future, a non-profit organization, under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The grant will fund a 33-month initiative to train 500 unemployed, underemployed, and underserved individuals in Rhode Island with industry-aligned skills, ultimately placing at least 325 of those trained into career employment or additional...

The Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership will use a $37.1 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration to deliver workforce training programs through four sector partnerships. The Partnership will lead partnerships focused on healthcare, manufacturing, transportation/logistics, and information technology. These partnerships will work with over 40 employer partners and the Chicago Workforce Funders Alliance to place more than 90,000 job seekers in...

The Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $47 million Project Grant to the Washington Student Achievement Council to enhance the Career Connect Washington infrastructure through the Economic Adjustment Assistance program (CFDA #11.307). The grant will support building partnerships in six in-demand industry sectors - advanced manufacturing and aerospace, construction, energy and clean technology, financial services, healthcare, and information technology and...

The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1,562,500 Project Grant on June 1, 2024 to Clc, Inc. (doing business as Community Learning Center) under the YouthBuild program (CFDA 17.274). The funding will be used to equip underserved youth ages 16-24 with the education, job skills training, leadership development, and employment assistance necessary to achieve economic self-sufficiency. Program services include post-secondary education, apprenticeship...

Start Corp was awarded a $1,120,252 Project Grant from the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration under the YouthBuild federal grant program (CFDA 17.274). The grant will fund services from July 1, 2021 through October 31, 2024 to equip underserved youth with education and employment skills to achieve economic self-sufficiency. Specifically, Start Corp will provide post-secondary education opportunities including apprenticeship training, as well as employment skills...

The Workplace Inc., a non-profit workforce development organization in Bridgeport, Connecticut, received a $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The grant, awarded on March 1, 2024, will fund the organization's delivery of a range of employment and training services through February 28, 2026. Key activities include job training, career...

The Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration awarded a $9,059,450 project grant under the WIOA National Dislocated Worker Grants/WIA National Emergency Grants program to the Research Foundation of the City University of New York on behalf of Bronx Community College. The grant will support the CUNY Construction Skills Consortium to create a pathway connecting construction training from high school, community providers, and CUNY colleges to employers. The Consortium will assess...

The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education awarded the Arkansas Department of Career Education, operating as the Jtpa State Education Program, a $5,004,558.15 Project Grant under the Career and Technical Education -- National Programs (CFDA 84.051) to expand the Arkansas Career Coach Program to 10 additional rural school districts. This grant award, dated February 1, 2024, with a completion date of January 31, 2025, aims to address Absolute Priorities...