Project Grant S184H220158

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded a $471,704 Cooperative Agreement under the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (CFDA 11.611) program to the Oklahoma Alliance for Manufacturing Excellence, Inc. (OMA). The purpose of this 18-month project is to create a comprehensive state manufacturing workforce recruitment plan that targets the recruitment and development of a skilled workforce from three underrepresented population groups: Black people, veterans, and...

Federal Grant Award Summary Starr Commonwealth received a $500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289), effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027. Based on the awardee's organizational mission and prior grant experience, this funding supports workforce development and community enhancement initiatives aligned with the ETA's mandate to provide...

Safal Partners LLC was awarded a $7 million cooperative agreement from the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration under the Registered Apprenticeship program (CFDA 17.285) for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2025. The award will support Safal Partners' delivery of services to promote and expand registered apprenticeship programs in Houston, Texas. Specifically, Safal Partners will engage with industry to develop, expand, and improve registered apprenticeship...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The Washington Headquarters Service, under the Department of Defense, awarded $314,020 to the Military Department State of Connecticut (operating as the Adjutant General) on October 1, 2025, for the STARBASE Program (CFDA 12.020). This congressionally directed, non-discretionary cooperative agreement will operate through September 30, 2026, and supports STARBASE 2.0, an afterschool and middle/high school mentoring initiative designed to raise interest and...

Federal Grant Award Summary The American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences (AIR) received a $2.8 million Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration under the WIOA Dislocated Worker National Reserve Technical Assistance and Training program (CFDA 17.281) on September 30, 2025. This award funds the Next Level Now Technical Assistance Collaborative, a four-year initiative extending through September 2029. AIR will provide strategic...

Pathways Inc., a nonprofit behavioral health and community development organization based in Ashland, Kentucky, received a $1.47 million Project Grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission (CFDA 23.002 – Appalachian Area Development) awarded October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. The award supports comprehensive workforce training initiatives, career and technical education, and job training programs across Northeast Kentucky's ten-county service area. These services align with the...

Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary The California Military Department received a $298,714 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Air Force, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, to support the STARBASE Program (CFDA 12.020). This congressionally directed, non-discretionary initiative delivers Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education services through afterschool and middle/high school mentoring partnerships with local school districts. The...

Federal Grant Award Summary The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded Transit Authority of River City (TARC) $625,000 under the Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) on February 2, 2026, to complete the initial planning phase for a downtown transit center serving the Greater Louisville community. The primary deliverable is a comprehensive project plan developed through consultant engagement that will include: identification of optimal locations for the transit center, bus...

Summary The Onestar National Service Commission, Inc. received a $244,911 Project Grant award dated September 10, 2025, from the Corporation for National and Community Service's Office of Grants Management under the AmeriCorps Commission Investment Fund (CFDA 94.008) program. This grant funds Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) activities through June 30, 2028, with zero percent matching requirements and pre-award cost authorization beginning July 1, 2025. The grant supports...

Federal Grant Award Summary Shaping Our Appalachian Region Inc. (SOAR) received a $806,531 Project Grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) under the Appalachian Area Development program (CFDA 23.002) for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. This award supports workforce training initiatives designed to enhance economic competitiveness and self-sustaining development in Appalachian communities, consistent with ARC's strategic goals of increasing resident education,...