News Release
US Department of Labor awards $90M in grants to support career services, training in 44 states, Puerto Rico to help farmworkers access good jobs
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of $90 million in grants to organizations in 44 states and Puerto Rico to provide training and career services and related support services, and work-based learning to help migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their dependents develop skills to pursue careers in agriculture or non-agriculture sectors.
Overseen by the department’s Employment and Training Administration, the National Farmworker Jobs Program will support 51 organizations with Career Services and Training grants. The grants support worker-centered, sector-based training that incorporates industry partnerships and produces positive outcomes for workers and employers. The awards announced today include eight grants, totaling more than $15.8 million, for organizations that did not receive an NFJP Career services and Training award in the previous competition.
The NFJP helps organizations provide quality career services and training opportunities to migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their dependents – including youth and adults – that enable them to obtain industry-recognized credentials in agriculture and non-agriculture industries.
The award follows the department’s March 5, 2024, funding availability announcement. Authorized by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, NFJP grants will facilitate the delivery of workforce solutions that are responsive to the needs of workers and employers in many industries.
Learn more about the department’s National Farmworker Jobs Program.
The department is awarding NFJP career services and training grants to the following recipients:
| Recipient | State | Amount |
| Alabama Non-Profit Housing Inc. | AL | $819,254 |
| Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. | AZ | $2,695,075 |
| Arkansas Human Development Corp. | AR | $1,335,670 |
| California Human Development Corp. | CA | $4,750,641 |
| Center for Employment Training | CA | $5,846,942 |
| Central Valley Opportunity Center Inc. | CA | $2,311,992 |
| County of San Joaquin | CA | $4,385,207 |
| County of Santa Barbara | CA | $1,999,999 |
| Proteus Inc. | CA | $3,654,339 |
| Ventura County Human Services Agency | CA | $1,499,999 |
| Rocky Mountain SER/Jobs for Progress Inc. | CO | $1,861,098 |
| New England Farm Workers’ Council Inc. | CT | $561,080 |
| Telamon Corp. | DE | $173,040 |
| Florida Department of Education | FL | $3,341,607 |
| Alabama Non-Profit Housing Inc. | GA | $1,854,244 |
| Community Council of Idaho Inc. | ID | $2,456,510 |
| United Migrant Opportunity Services Inc. | IL | $2,047,578 |
| Grantee to be determined* | IA | $1,966,415 |
| Proteus Inc. | IN | $1,375,814 |
| SER Corp. | KS | $1,391,815 |
| Motivation Education and Training Inc. | KY | $884,447 |
| Motivation Education and Training Inc. | LA | $876,018 |
| PathStone Corp. | ME | $456,735 |
| Telamon Corp. | MD | $583,239 |
| Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity | MI | $2,321,013 |
| Motivation Education and Training Inc. | MN | $1,760,682 |
| Mississippi Delta Council for Farm Workers Opportunities Inc. | MS | $975,630 |
| United Migrant Opportunity Services Inc. | MO | $1,364,928 |
| Rural Employment Opportunities Inc. | MT | $782,918 |
| Proteus Inc. | NE | $1,395,844 |
| Oregon Human Development Corp. | NV | $250,646 |
| PathStone Corp. | NJ | $861,724 |
| Motivation Education and Training Inc. | NM | $1,195,285 |
| PathStone Corp. | NY | $2,428,020 |
| Alabama Non-Profit Housing Inc. | NC | $2,229,279 |
| Motivation Education and Training Inc. | ND | $823,979 |
| PathStone Corp. | OH | $1,608,714 |
| Oregon Human Development Corp. | OR | $2,470,234 |
| PathStone Corp. | PA | $1,972,494 |
| PathStone Corp. | PR | $2,161,223 |
| Northeastern Technical College | SC | $735,211 |
| Black Hills Special Services Cooperative | SD | $745,148 |
| Tennessee Opportunity Programs Inc. | TN | $702,603 |
| Motivation Education and Training Inc. | TX | $4,897,864 |
| Futures Through Training Inc. | UT | $732,018 |
| PathStone Corp. | VT | $229,153 |
| Telamon Corp. | VA | $829,949 |
| Opportunities Industrialization Center of Washington | WA | $5,048,619 |
| Telamon Corp. | WV | $122,035 |
| United Migrant Opportunity Services Inc. | WI | $1,924,197 |
| Motivation Education and Training Inc. | WY | $349,832 |
| Total Awarded | $90,048,000 | |
