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In August 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce awarded grant awards to 32 industry-led workforce training partnerships across the U.S. as part of the $500 million Good Jobs Challenge funded by President Biden’s American Rescue Plan. The program is administered by the Economic Development Administration (EDA).
By partnering with labor unions, community colleges, industry, and other stakeholders, the 32 projects will focus on job quality and equity, local talent needs, increase the supply of trained workers, and help workers secure jobs in 15 key industries that are essential to U.S. supply chains, global competitiveness, and regional development. Projects will advance a range of sectors—including agriculture and food production, energy and resilience, healthcare, manufacturing and information technology.
Alaska Primary Care Association (Alaska)
Grant: $9.7 million
Industry focus: Healthcare
Charleston Chamber Foundation (South Carolina)
Grant: $8.4 million
Industry focus: Healthcare
Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership (Illinois)
Grant: $18.5 million
Industry focus: Healthcare; Manufacturing; Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics; Information Technology
City of Birmingham (Alabama)
Grant: $10.8 million
Industry focus: Healthcare
City of New York Human Resources Administration (New York)
Grant: $18.6 million
Industry focus: Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics; Building and Construction
City of Springfield (Missouri)
Grant: $17.5 million
Industry focus: Healthcare; Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics; Education
Dallas College (Texas)
Grant: $8.8 million
Industry focus: Bio-medical
Economic Development and Industrial Corporation of Boston (Massachusetts)
Grant: $23 million
Industry focus: Healthcare; Energy and Resilience; Childcare
Florida Gulf Coast University Board of Trustees (Florida)
Grant: $22.9 million
Industry focus: Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics; Healthcare; Manufacturing; Education
Foundation for California Community Colleges (California)
Grant: $21.5 million
Industry focus: Forestry and Fire Safety
Fresno County Economic Development Corporation (California)
Grant: $23 million
Industry focus: Professional and Financial Services; Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics; Manufacturing; Building and Construction
Hampton Roads Workforce Council (Virginia & North Carolina)
Grant: $11 million
Industry focus: Water and Blue Economy; Energy and Resilience
Illinois Central College (Illinois)
Grant: $14.6 million
Industry focus: Information Technology
Lakota Funds (South Dakota)
Grant: $5 million
Industry focus: Building and Construction
Maryland Department of Labor (Maryland)
Grant: $22.9 million
Industry focus: Energy and Resilience
Miami Dade College (Florida)
Grant: $10 million
Industry focus: Information Technology
Mid-South Center for Occupational Innovation (Arkansas, Mississippi, & Tennessee)
Grant: $21.5 million
Industry focus: Building and Construction; Manufacturing; Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics
Nevadaworks (Nevada)
Grant: $14.9 million
Industry focus: Healthcare; Information Technology; Manufacturing; Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (North Carolina)
Grant: $23.7 million
Industry focus: Energy and Resilience
North Central New Mexico Economic Development District (New Mexico)
Grant: $6.4 million
Industry focus: Healthcare; Building and Construction
Office of Workforce Strategy (Connecticut)
Grant: $23.9 million
Industry focus: Manufacturing; Healthcare; Information Technology; Bio-medical
Ohio Manufacturers’ Association Educational and Industrial Development Institute (Ohio)
Grant: $23.5 million
Industry focus: Manufacturing
Persevere (Tennessee)
Grant: $15.4 million
Industry focus: Information Technology
Philadelphia Works, Inc. (Pennsylvania)
Grant: $22.8 million
Industry focus: Healthcare; Building and Construction; Energy and Resilience
Southwestern Oregon Workforce Investment Board (Oregon)
Grant: $3.4 million
Industry focus: Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics
The Chamber Foundation (Minnesota & North Dakota)
Grant: $9.6 million
Industry focus: Agriculture and Food Production; Information Technology; Manufacturing
UnidosUS (Puerto Rico & Colorado)
Grant: $11.4 million
Industry focus: Aerospace & Defense; Building and Construction; Professional and Financial Services
United Way of Central Iowa (Iowa)
Grant: $1.8 million
Industry focus: Healthcare
University of Hawaii (Hawaii)
Grant: $16.4 million
Industry focus: Healthcare; Information Technology; Energy and Resilience; Film, Arts, & Media
Washington Student Achievement Council (Washington)
Grant: $23.5 million
Industry focus: Healthcare; Information Technology; Professional and Financial Services; Energy and Resilience; Manufacturing; Building and Construction
Workforce Solutions Rural Capital (Texas)
Grant: $12.1 million
Industry focus: Building and Construction; Information Technology; Healthcare
WTIA Workforce Institute (Alabama, Louisiana, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Washington)
Grant: $23.5 million
Industry focus: Information Technology
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