Workforce Development

EDA: $742,180 Invested to Expand Truck Driver Workforce Training Efforts in Fitzgerald, GA

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $742,180 grant to Wiregrass Georgia Technical College in Fitzgerald, Georgia, to enhance their truck driver training program and support job creation in the region. This grant will bolster the aims of the Biden Administration’s Trucking Action Plan to grow and strengthen America’s…

EDA: $1.7 Million Invested to Expand Agricultural and Lineworker Workforce Training Programs in Christian County, MO

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.7 million grant to Ozarks Technical Community College in Springfield, Missouri, to construct a new workforce training facility on the Richwood Valley Campus in Christian County.  This grant will allow for expansion of the college’s agricultural industry and…

EDA: $2 Million Invested to Support Manufacturing Workforce Training Efforts in Williamsport, PA

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million grant to the Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, to support workforce development and create jobs in clean energy manufacturing and other sectors. This grant will support construction of the new Clean Energy Center House…

EDA: $1.4 Million Invested to Support Aviation Workforce Development in Southeastern Utah

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.4 million grant to Carbon County, Utah, to support aviation maintenance workforce development in a region impacted by changes in the energy economy. This project will support the development of an aircraft maintenance technician training facility and hangar…

EDA: $1.3 Million Invested to Boost Workforce Training in Niagara County, NY

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.3 million grant to Niagara University in Niagara, New York, to bolster workforce development in the region. This grant will support the renovation of an existing building for use as a workforce training center focusing on vocational education…

EDA: $700,00 Invested to Bolster Manufacturing and Health Workforce Development in Buena Vista County, IA

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $700,000 grant to Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge, Iowa, to purchase equipment for workforce training programs at the college’s Storm Lake Regional Center in Buena Vista County. This project will support technical training programs in advanced manufacturing and welding, electrical…

HUD: $22.5 Million in Funding Made Available to Public Housing Authorities for Jobs Plus Program

Funding will help public housing residents gain employment and education opportunities The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced that it will make available $22.5 million to public housing authorities (PHAs) to help families increase their earned income and improve their economic mobility through the Jobs Plus program. HUD’s Jobs Plus program…

EDA: $1.7 Million Invested to Expand Truck Driver Workforce Training Efforts in North Carolina

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.7 million grant to Guilford Technical Community College, Jamestown, North Carolina, to construct a truck driver training facility on the college’s East Greensboro campus. This project will provide an asphalt training pad, parking lot and other infrastructure upgrades…

EDA: $2.4 Million Invested for Building Renovations to Support Air Traffic Control Academy in Selma, AL

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.4 million grant to the Craig Field Airport & Industrial Authority in Selma, Alabama, for building renovations needed to support the remote air traffic control academy at Craig Field. This project will renovate two buildings at Craig Field…

EDA: $4.3 Million Invested to Boost Business Growth and Workforce Development in Arkansas

Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is investing $4.3 million in the state of Arkansas to make critical infrastructure improvements needed to support business growth and workforce development. The EDA investments announced today are: Pulaski County will receive a $3 million EDA grant to extend rail service…