On September 20, 2022, The U.S. Department of Labor announced an award of $34.4 million to 26 grant recipients through the second round of the Workforce Opportunities for Rural Communities (WORC) program, in partnership with the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) and the Delta Regional Authority (DRA).
WORC grants enable communities within the Appalachian and Delta regions that have been hard-hit by economic transition and recovering slowly to develop local and regional workforce development solutions that align with economic development strategies. Grant recipients will work with industry and community partners to promote new, sustainable job opportunities and long-term economic vitality through grant activities that address the specific needs of businesses and workers in their communities.
Funding Opportunity Announcement ETA-FOA-22-13
Grants awarded to recipients in the Appalachian Regional Commission:
Hazard Community and Technical College |
KY |
$1,441,292 |
Kentucky Dataseam Initiative Inc. |
KY |
$1,441,292 |
University of Maryland, College Park |
MD |
$985,419 |
Land of Sky Regional Council |
NC |
$1,441,125 |
Rural Action Inc. |
OH |
$1,421,763 |
University of Pittsburgh |
PA |
$1,119,908 |
Westmoreland-Fayette Workforce Development Board |
PA |
$938,962 |
Northeast State Community College |
TN |
$1,258,623 |
New River/Mount Rogers Workforce Development Area Consortium |
VA |
$1,441,292 |
Southwest Virginia Community College |
VA |
$1,378,568 |
BridgeValley Community and Technical College |
WV |
$1,441,280 |
Randolph County Housing Authority |
WV |
$1,440,438 |
Generation West Virginia |
WV |
$1,437,538 |
Grants awarded to recipients in the Delta Regional Authority:
Alabama Department of Commerce |
AL |
$1,384,792 |
Arkansas Center for Data Sciences |
AR |
$1,390,214 |
South Arkansas Community College |
AR |
$835,499 |
Strada Collaborative Inc. |
IN |
$1,394,534 |
Workforce Development Board SDA-83 Inc. |
LA |
$1,394,535 |
New Orleans Career Center |
LA |
$1,283,998 |
NextOp Inc. |
LA |
$1,143,215 |
Ozark Action Inc. |
MO |
$1,394,535 |
Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences |
MO |
$1,394,535 |
Dream Innovations Inc. |
MS |
$1,394,535 |
Mississippi Community College Board |
MS |
$1,394,535 |
Delta Health Alliance Inc. |
MS |
$1,394,196 |
YoWealth Academy Workforce |
MS |
$1,388,377 |