The ROSS Service Coordinator Program helps public housing and Indian housing residents toward economic, physical, and mental stability by providing funding to hire a Service Coordinator who assesses the needs of residents and links them to local training and supportive services.
The Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants, provides public and state controlled institutions of higher education with the opportunity to improve the ability of community colleges to enhance the employability of its students and ensure that underrepresented individuals are getting jobs.
Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC): A Grant Initiative for the Appalachian and Delta Regions is a grant focused on economic development strategies in rural communities that are recovering slowly from being hard hit by economic transition.
The Growth Opportunities grant funds opportunities increasing employment opportunities for justice-involved youth and young adults living in neighborhoods with high crime. The grant funds programs helping youth and young adults to increase their conflict resolution skills and develop strategies to prevent and avoid violence; introduce and prepare youth for the world of work; help youth identify career interests, attain relevant skills and gain work experience; and provide income to youth, to start them on the path of earning living wages and obtaining high quality jobs and careers.
The grant funds organizations to provide a pre-apprenticeship program model that encompasses education, occupational skills training, leadership development, and high-quality post-program placement opportunities to opportunity youth. YouthBuild is a community-based alternative education program for youth between the ages of 16 and 24 who left high school prior to graduation and who also have other risk factors, including being an adjudicated youth, a youth aging out of foster care, a youth with disabilities, a migrant farmworker youth, a youth experiencing housing instability, and other disadvantaged youth populations.
The Apprenticeship Building America grant provides the opportunity to increase apprenticeship programs centered on equity and workforce development. This grant aims to expand and modernize Registered Apprenticeship through expanding the number of programs and apprentices, diversifying the industries that utilize Registered Apprenticeship, and increasing access to and completion of RAPs for underrepresented populations and underserved communities.
