Workforce Grants Available Up to $10 Million

 A free Workforce Innovation Grant Program webinar is available to learn more about the next round of applications. The session aired Feb. 15, but it was recorded and posted for viewing.

The program will fund nonprofit and governmental entities that design and implement collaborative, innovative plans to tackle their communities’ workforce challenges and work to create better, higher-quality and more family-sustaining careers. Grants will be available in amounts ranging from $250,000 to $10 million, funded under the federal American Recovery Plan Act.

The program’s goal is to help businesses find workers and help workers connect to jobs. Grant funds can be used to meet workforce needs such as child care, transportation, upskilling and reskilling workers, and career counseling.

The application deadline for this second grant round is April 15, and the application portal will open Feb. 22. Find out more at wedc.org.