Project Grant PA18012

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...

This $200,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the WIOA Dislocated Worker National Reserve Technical Assistance and Training program (CFDA 17.281) supports the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) in providing technical assistance, training, and strategic support to enhance workforce development systems nationwide. The award enables NCSL to help states, local areas, and other entities replicate effective...

The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded Safal Partners LLC $3.5 million under the WIOA Dislocated Worker National Reserve Technical Assistance and Training program (CFDA 17.281) through March 31, 2025. This cooperative agreement will support the coordination, development, and provision of appropriate training, technical assistance, staff development, and other activities to assist states, local areas, and other grantees in replicating programs of demonstrated...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $800,000 Project Grant under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289) to Workforce Connections, a non-profit organization in Nevada. The grant, awarded on March 1, 2024, supports the Sector Training and Career Connections Southern Nevada project, which aims to provide occupational skills training, on-the-job training, and support services to hundreds of participants in...

This $350,000 Project Grant awarded on January 1, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289) supports workforce development services delivered by the Southwest Washington Workforce Development Council, doing business as Workforce Southwest Washington. A non-profit organization, Workforce Southwest Washington provides employment and job training programs, including...

The North Carolina Department of Commerce, Division of Workforce Solutions, doing business as the Department of Workforce Development, received a $7.7 million cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration. The award will support the provision of technical assistance and training services from February 2021 through February 2024 under the WIOA Dislocated Worker National Reserve Technical Assistance and Training program (CFDA 17.281). This...

The Workforce Development Center in Iowa has been awarded a $440,864 Formula Grant under the Employment Service/Wagner-Peyser Funded Activities (CFDA 17.207) program by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration. The purpose of this 3-year grant is to develop and disseminate essential state and local labor market information (LMI) to a range of customer groups, including job seekers, employers, workforce intermediaries, educational institutions, policymakers, and other...

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 Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1,646,000 Project Grant under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program to Workforce Alliance Inc., a non-profit workforce development organization in south central Connecticut. The 36-month GET IT (Growing Equitable Training in Information Technology) project aims to address gaps in the regional IT talent pipeline and engage disconnected youth ages 18-24 in IT and STEM-related career...

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration awarded a $6,000,000 H-1B Job Training Grant (CFDA 17.268) to the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) to implement the Washington Metropolitan Transportation Workforce Development Initiative. The 5-year project aims to establish partnerships between training providers, workforce entities, employers, and worker organizations in the transportation sector. Key activities include developing career pathways and training...