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US Department of Labor awards $90M in grants to support career services, training in 44 states, Puerto Rico to help farmworkers access good jobs

Advances Biden-Harris administration effort to create opportunities for agriculture workers

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 

Agency
Employment and Training Administration
Date
September 6, 2024
Release Number
24-1736-NAT
Media Contact: Monica Vereen
Media Contact: Jake Andrejat
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