Project Grant SMO55519GR0027

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...

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 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 U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1,875,000 Project Grant to Social Enterprise & Training Center Inc., a non-profit organization located in Schenectady, NY. The grant is provided under the YouthBuild program (CFDA 17.274), which aims to equip underserved youth ages 16-24 with education, occupational skills training, leadership development, and employment assistance. Key products and services to be delivered through this 40-month award (Feb...

This $500,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 under the Brownfields Job Training Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 66.815) program will provide funding for Pathstone Corporation, a Rochester, NY-based non-profit organization, to recruit, train, and place unemployed and underemployed residents of Puerto Rico in environmental careers. The core training program will include 80 hours of instruction in hazardous waste operations, emergency response,...

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's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $5,200,000 Project Grant under the H-1B Job Training Grants program (CFDA 17.268) to Humanmade, a minority-owned non-profit organization located in San Francisco, California. The grant, which has a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2029, supports the development and implementation of a worker-centered sector strategy training program to prepare unemployed, underemployed, and incumbent workers for...

The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $1.1 million Project Grant to the St. Louis Agency On Training & Employment under the YouthBuild federal grant program (CFDA 17.274). Funding will support the delivery of education and employment skills training services to underserved youth from July 2021 through October 2024. Specifically, grant funds will be used to provide post-secondary education opportunities, including apprenticeship training, to equip youth...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration awarded a $4,125,000 YouthBuild program grant (CFDA 17.274) to Valencia College in Orlando, Florida. The project aims to equip disadvantaged youth ages 16-24 with education, occupational skills training, and supportive services to facilitate their career and post-secondary education placement. Key components include project-based learning, construction skills training, and involvement in affordable housing projects. Valencia...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2, under the Brownfields Job Training Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 66.815), provides $500,000 in funding to ST. Nicks Alliance Corp., a non-profit organization and community development corporation, to recruit, train, and place unemployed and underemployed residents of Brooklyn, New York in environmental careers. The project aims to equip 120 trainees with skills and certifications needed to...