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US Department of Labor announces nearly $55 million in green jobs training grants through Recovery Act
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today announced nearly $55 million in green jobs grants, as authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The grants will support job training and labor market information programs to help workers, many in underserved communities, find jobs in expanding green industries and related occupations.
"Today's announcement is part of the administration's long-term commitment to fostering both immediate economic growth and a clean energy future. It's an investment that will help American workers do well while doing good," said Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis. "These grants provide an immediate return, and they are part of a larger green initiative that will help lead to increased job placements and promote economic growth."
The two categories of grant awards announced today are: State Labor Market Information Improvement Grants and Green Capacity Building Grants. Both will be administered by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration.
Green Capacity Building Grants, totaling $5.8 million, will increase the training capacity of 62 current Labor Department grant recipients through a variety of strategies, and will offer training opportunities to help individuals acquire jobs in expanding green industries. These grants will help serve underserved communities. Targeted communities include American Indians, women, at-risk youth and farm workers.
State Labor Market Information Improvement Grants, totaling $48.8 million, will support the collection and dissemination of labor market information, and will enhance the labor exchange infrastructure to provide career opportunities within clean energy industries. Grantees will be able to employ strategies that enable job seekers to connect with green job banks and help ensure that workers find employment after completing training. Thirty awards ranging from about $763,000 to $4 million were made to state workforce agencies to utilize data for workforce development strategies. Multiple state workforce agencies partnering as a consortium will use this program to gather information that is likely to have a regional, multi-state or national impact.
The grants are part of a larger Recovery Act initiative -- totaling $500 million -- for green jobs training grants designed to promote economic growth. The Department of Labor expects to release funding for an additional three green grant award categories over the next several months.
For a full listing and project description of each grant recipient, visit http://www.doleta.gov.
Editor's Note: Charts reflecting grantees follow this news release.
STATE LABOR MARKET INFORMATION IMPROVEMENT - CONSORTIUM AWARDS
ORGANIZATION CITY STATE CONSORTIUM AMOUNT
MEMBERS
------------ ---- ----- ---------- ------
Indiana Department Indianapolis Ind. Michigan and
of Workforce Ohio
Development $4,000,000
-------------------- ------------ ----- ------------ ----------
State of Louisiana Baton Rouge La. Mississippi
Office of
Occupational
Information
Services (OOIS),
Research &
Statistics Division $2,279,393
-------------------- ------------ --- ------------ ----------
Maryland Department Baltimore Md. District of
of Labor & Industry Columbia,
Commonwealth
of Virginia $4,000,000
------------------- ------------ --- ------------ ----------
Montana Department Helena Mont. Iowa, Nebraska,
of Labor & Industry North Dakota,
South Dakota,
Utah, and
Wyoming $3,877,949
------------------ ------------ ----- --------------- ----------
Nevada Department of Carson City Nev. Colorado,
Employment Training Florida,
and Rehabilitation Illinois, New
York, North
Carolina,
Texas, Utah $3,753,000
-------------------- ------------ ----- --------------- ----------
Vermont Department Montpelier Vt. Connecticut,
of Labor Maine,
Massachusetts,
New Hampshire,
New Jersey,
New York,
Rhode Island $3,999,923
------------------ ------------ --- --------------- ----------
STATE LABOR MARKET INFORMATION IMPROVEMENT - INDIVIDUAL STATE AWARDS
ORGANIZATION CITY STATE AMOUNT
------------ ---- ----- ------
Alabama Department of Montgomery Ala.
Industrial Relations $1,145,210
--------------------- ---------- ----- ----------
Alaska Department of Juneau Alaska
Labor & Workforce $800,000
-------------------- ---------- ------ --------
Arizona Department of Phoenix Ariz.
Economic Security $1,211,045
--------------------- ---------- ------ ----------
State of Sacramento Calif.
California/Employment
Development Department $1,250,000
----------------------- ---------- ------ ----------
Delaware Department of Wilmington Del.
Labor $889,404
---------------------- ---------- ------ --------
Florida Agency for Tallahassee Fla.
Workforce Innovation $1,250,000
--------------------- ----------- ------ ----------
Georgia Department of Atlanta Ga.
Labor $1,177,975
--------------------- ----------- --- ----------
Hawaii Department of Honolulu Hawaii
Labor and Industrial
Relations $1,247,343
--------------------- ----------- ------ ----------
State of Idaho Boise Idaho $1,250,000
-------------- ----- ----- ----------
Iowa Workforce Des Moines Iowa
Development $1,172,614
-------------- ----------- ------ ----------
Kentucky Education and Frankfort Ky.
Workforce Development
Cabinet $1,250,000
---------------------- ----------- --- ----------
Minnesota Department of St. Paul Minn.
Employment and
Economic Development $1,155,488
----------------------- ----------- ----- ----------
Missouri Department of Jefferson City Mo.
Economic Development $1,227,192
---------------------- -------------- --- ----------
NJ Department of Labor Trenton N.J.
and Workforce
Development $1,249,995
---------------------- -------------- ---- ----------
New Mexico Department Albuquerque N.M.
of Workforce Solutions $1,250,000
----------------------- -------------- ---- ----------
New York State Albany N.Y.
Department of Labor $1,112,207
-------------------- -------------- ---- ----------
Employment Security Raleigh N.C.
Commission of North
Carolina $946,034
-------------------- -------------- ---- --------
Ohio Department of Job Columbus Ohio
and Family Services $1,015,700
---------------------- -------------- ---- ----------
State of Oregon Salem Ore.
Employment Department $1,250,000
---------------------- -------------- ---- ----------
Commonwealth of Harrisburg Pa.
Pennsylvania
Department of Labor &
Industry $1,250,000
---------------------- -------------- --- ----------
Puerto Rico Department San Juan Puerto Rico
of Labor & Human
Resources $1,248,388
---------------------- -------------- ----------- ----------
South Carolina Columbia S.C.
Department of Commerce $763,175
----------------------- -------------- ----------- --------
Tennessee Department of Nashville Tenn.
Labor & Workforce
Development $765,340
----------------------- -------------- ----------- --------
Washington State Olympia Wash.
Employment Security
Department $1,060,910
-------------------- -------------- ----------- ----------
GREEN JOBS CAPACITY BUILDING AWARDS
ORGANIZATION CITY STATE AMOUNT
------------ ---- ----- ------
Aletheia House Birmingham Ala. $70,736
-------------- ---------- ----- -------
Cook Inlet Tribal Anchorage Alaska
Council Inc. $67,268
----------------- ---------- ------ -------
City of Phoenix Phoenix Ariz. $100,000
--------------- ------- ----- --------
Arizona Women's Phoenix Ariz.
Education and
Employment, Inc,
(AWEE) $100,000
----------------- ---------- ------ --------
Able-Disabled Advocacy San Diego Calif.
Inc. $100,000
---------------------- ---------- ------ --------
California Indian Sacramento Calif.
Manpower Consortium
Inc. $100,000
-------------------- ---------- ------ --------
Coalition for Los Angeles Calif.
Responsible Community
Development $100,000
---------------------- ----------- ------ --------
Community Action Santa Rosa Calif.
Partnership of Sonoma
County $85,910
---------------------- ----------- ------ -------
County of Kern Bakersfield Calif. $100,000
-------------- ----------- ------ --------
Los Angeles Los Angeles Calif.
Communities
Advocating for Unity,
Social Justice and
Action (La Causa) $100,000
---------------------- ----------- ------ --------
Mojave Basin Youth Adelanto Calif.
Corps, Inc. $83,455
------------------ ----------- ------ -------
Sacramento Regional Sacramento Calif.
Conservation and
Service Corps $92,820
------------------- ----------- ------ -------
San Diego Imperial San Diego Calif.
Counties Labor
Council $100,000
------------------ ----------- ------ --------
San Gabriel Valley El Monte Calif.
Conservation and
Service Corps $98,122
------------------ ----------- ------ -------
San Joaquin County Stockton Calif.
Office of Education $70,000
-------------------- ----------- ------ -------
Women in Non Los Angeles Calif.
Traditional
Employment Roles $100,000
----------------- ----------- ------ --------
Year One Inc. dba Mile Denver Colo.
High Youth Corps $99,855
---------------------- ----------- ------ -------
Co-opportunity Inc. Hartford Conn. $69,933
------------------- -------- ----- -------
The Workplace Inc. Bridgeport Conn. $59,894
------------------ ---------- ----- -------
ARCH Training Center Washington D.C.
Inc $94,255
-------------------- ----------- ------ -------
Latin American Youth Washington D.C.
Center, YouthBuild
Public Charter School $100,000
---------------------- ----------- ------ --------
Florida Institute for Melrose Fla.
Workforce Innovation
Inc. $100,000
--------------------- ----------- ------ --------
Urban League of Fort Fla.
Broward County Lauderdale $100,000
---------------------- ----------- ------ --------
Cobb Housing Inc. Marietta Ga. $100,000
---------------------- -------- --- --------
Maui Economic Wailuku Hawaii
Opportunity Inc. $100,000
----------------- ----------- ------ --------
City of Peoria Peoria Ill.
Workforce Development
Department $100,000
---------------------- ----------- ------ --------
Comprehensive Rockford Ill.
Community Solutions,
Inc. $97,868
--------------------- ----------- ------ -------
Easter Seals Inc. Chicago Ill. $99,956
----------------- ------- ---- -------
OAI, Inc. Chicago Ill. $100,000
--------- ------- ---- --------
Springfield Urban Springfield Ill.
League Inc. $100,000
----------------- ----------- ------ --------
Youth Conservation Waukegan Ill.
Corps $100,000
------------------ ----------- ------ --------
YouthBuild Lake County North Chicago Ill. $100,000
---------------------- ------------- ---- --------
YouthBuild McClean Bloomington Ill.
County (YBMC Inc.) $100,000
------------------- ------------- ------ --------
Indianapolis private Indianapolis Ind.
Industry Council Inc. $100,000
---------------------- ------------- ------ --------
Young Adult Louisville Ky.
Development in
Action, Inc. $100,000
--------------- ------------- --- --------
Episcopal Community Baltimore Md.
Services of Maryland $97,128
--------------------- ------------- --- -------
Goodwill Industries Rockville Md.
International $100,000
------------------- ------------- --- --------
Community Teamwork Lowell Mass.
Inc. $77,585
------------------ ------------- ----- -------
Old Colony Y Brockton Mass. $100,000
------------ -------- ----- --------
YouthBuild Boston Inc. Roxbury Mass. $100,000
---------------------- ------- ----- --------
YouthBuild USA Inc. Somerville Mass. $78,047
------------------- ---------- ----- -------
Blackfeet Tribal Browning Mont.
Business Council $96,257
----------------- ------------- ----- -------
Goodwill Industries, Omaha Neb.
Inc., Serving E. Neb.
And SW Iowa $71,714
---------------------- ------------- ----- -------
Southern Nevada Las Vegas Nev.
Workforce Investment
Board $99,965
--------------------- ------------- ----- -------
Northeast Parent & Schenectady N.Y.
Child Society, Inc. $100,000
-------------------- ------------- ----- --------
Western New York West Seneca N.Y.
AmeriCorps Fund $100,000
---------------- ------------- ----- --------
Telamon Corp. Raleigh N.C. $100,000
------------- ------- ---- --------
Improved Solutions for Dayton Ohio
Urban Systems Inc.
(ISUS) $100,000
---------------------- ------------- ----- --------
Portland YouthBuilders Portland Ore. $100,000
---------------------- -------- ---- --------
Connection Training Philadelphia Penn.
Services $100,000
------------------- ------------- ----- --------
Goodwill Industries of Johnston Penn.
the Conemaugh Valley
Inc. $99,524
---------------------- ------------- ----- -------
American YouthWorks Austin Texas $100,000
------------------- ------ ----- --------
San Antonio Youth San Antonio Texas
Center $100,000
----------------- ------------- ----- --------
Walker Montgomery New Waverly Texas
Community Development
Corporation $75,000
---------------------- ------------- ----- -------
Salt Lake Community Taylorsville Utah
College $96,211
------------------- ------------- ----- -------
Experience Works Inc. Arlington Va. $100,000
--------------------- --------- --- --------
National Institute for Fairfax Va.
Metalworking Skills
Inc. $93,000
---------------------- ------------- --- -------
Pathways-VA, Inc. Petersburg Va. $100,000
----------------- ---------- --- --------
People Incorporated of Abington Va.
Virginia $42,793
---------------------- ------------- --- -------
Apprenticeship and Seattle Wash.
Nontraditional
Employment for Women
(ANEW) $100,000
--------------------- ------------- ----- --------
Southern Appalachian Montgomery W.V.
Labor School $98,700
-------------------- ------------- ----- -------
Milwaukee Area Milwaukee Wis.
Workforce Investment
Board $98,364
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SOURCE U.S. Department of Labor
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