Grant Due: FY 2022 Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities: A Grant Initiative for the Appalachian and Delta Regions

WHAT DOES IT FUND? The purpose of this program is to create economic mobility, address historic inequities for marginalized communities of color and other underserved and underrepresented communities, and produce high-quality employment for workers who reside in the Appalachian and Delta regions, enabling them to remain and thrive in these communities. The program provides funding to eligible applicants proposing to meet this goal with a project addressing the employment and training needs of the local and regional workforce, created in collaboration with community partners and aligned with existing economic and workforce development plans and strategies. Click here for more information.

WHO'S ELIGIBLE? State, county, city, special district, and township governments, state or local workforce development boards, independent school districts, institutions of higher education, Native American tribal organizations and governments, public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities, labor organizations, nonprofits, Hispanic-serving institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities

WHEN'S IT DUE? July 8, 2022