Workforce Development
Workforce Development is a key priority for local and state government agencies focused on enhancing their communities’ skills, employability, and productivity. By investing in training programs, education, and job placement services, governments can help create a robust labor force that meets the demands of evolving industries. This directory offers articles on workforce development and related topics, like economic development, which examines strategies for fostering job creation and attracting business investments to stimulate regional growth.
Though often short on details, which presumably will come later, Brown outlined a variety of proposals to make Buffalo a technology-savvy, inclusive community.
Some of the money could also pay for an expansion of career counseling and skills training for people in jail or recently released from jail.
A bill working its way through the Alabama Legislature seeks to limit city governments’ use of occupational taxes to address revenue shortfalls
The new ARC POWER grants focus on economic growth in agriculture, manufacturing, entrepreneurship, technology and construction.
Utah air quality could improve with UCAIR grants for emissions reductions. Projects may address vehicles, promote telecommuting and create carbon credits.
Expansion of CALPIA’s computer coding program aims to lower recidivism rates by providing rehabilitation and job opportunities to female inmates.
The Appalachian Regional Commission continues to fund programs for former coal workers and to create new economic opportunities for coal-impacted regions.
Nine intermediary and 23 community-based organizations received millions in grants for workforce reentry programs in areas with high poverty and crime.
Milwaukee grants will leverage developer investment and create jobs in Sherman Park, a neighborhood with blight, unemployment and unrest.
The Walmart grants are to further research that brings textile manufacturing back onshore, according to the announcement.
The Texas Senate Education Committee created the pre-k grants program after a study found that early education sets the stage for a more robust workforce.
The Bob Woodruff Foundation will make it possible for HBI to expand its program to retrain veterans in the Savannah, Ga., region.
Leveraging grant money, the county and its education partners have established free training to address predicted workforce shortfalls facing its manufacturing industry base.
As part of the Opening Doors campaign by the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, DOL grants can support local governments that are helping homeless veterans find and train for in-demand jobs.
USDA Provides Funding for More Than 1,100 Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Projects Nationwide
Grant funding supports solar and other renewable energy projects to create jobs and promote energy independence
The federal government announced new actions to help Americans who’ve paid their debt to society rehabilitate and reintegrate back into their communities
Cities across the country are taking advantage of state and federal funding to support workforce development programs that spur long-term economic growth
The U.S. Department of Labor is awarding more than $35 million in grants to support and study federally funded employment and training programs
U.S. Department of Labor announced $1.5 million in grants to serve more than 650 vets in six states.
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