Coalfield Development is among the 18 organizations in the Appalachian and Delta regions to be awarded funding through the Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC) grant initiative. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration awarded $29,175,000 total in demonstration grant funds to expand the impact of workforce development efforts.
As announced in a news release from the U.S. Department of Labor, grant funds are focused on rural areas negatively impacted by economic transition. WORC grant applicants were able to apply for funding amounts between $150,000 and $2,500,000 for advancing local and regional workforce development solutions aligned with existing economic development strategies. Grantees have designed projects to address the specific skill needs of both businesses and workers in their grant’s service area, located in either the Appalachian region or the Lower Mississippi Delta region, as defined in 40 U.S.C 14102(a)(1), and in 7 U.S.C. 2009aa(2), respectively.
A list of the Appalachian Regional Commission Grantees and the areas they serve are as follows:
Spartanburg Community College | SC | Spartanburg and Cherokee | $2,140,725 |
Research Foundation for SUNY | NY | Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Otsego, Schoharie, Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga, and Tompkins | $1,962,182 |
West Central Job Partnership, Inc. | PA | OH: Columbiana, Mahoning, and Trumbull | $2,500,000 |
Community Action Council for Lexington-Fayette, Bourbon, Harrison, and Nicholas Counties, Inc. | KY | Nicholas County | $383,668 |
Coalfield Development Corporation | WV | WV: Cabell, Mingo, Lincoln, McDowell, Wayne | $2,500,000 |
University of North Alabama | AL | Lauderdale, Colbert, Franklin, Marion, Winston, Lawrence, and Limestone | $1,098,599 |
North Georgia Technical College | GA | Fannin, Franklin, Habersham, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, and White | $1,307,107 |
Randolph County Housing Authority | WV | Randolph County and the City of Elkins | $750,000 |
The Alcohol and Drug Council of Tompkins County | NY | Chemung, Cortland, Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga, and Tompkins | $566,521 |
Goodwill of North Georgia | GA | Cherokee, Clay, and Graham | $1,378,698 |
The mission of the Department of Labor is to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners, job seekers, and retirees of the United States; improve working conditions; advance opportunities for profitable employment; and assure work-related benefits and rights.
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