{"id":1101,"date":"2022-09-20T15:12:17","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T15:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arkansasdeltainformer.com\/?p=1101"},"modified":"2022-09-20T15:12:19","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T15:12:19","slug":"delta-regional-authority-u-s-department-of-labor-announces-17-1-million-in-workforce-employment-and-training-grants-to-rural-delta-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arkansasdeltainformer.com\/delta-regional-authority-u-s-department-of-labor-announces-17-1-million-in-workforce-employment-and-training-grants-to-rural-delta-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"Delta Regional Authority, U.S. Department of Labor announces $17.1 million in workforce employment and training Grants to rural Delta communities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Grants awarded to 13 programs in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee to provide innovative job training for high-quality career outcomes.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arkansas Delta Informer \u2013 Sept. 20, 2022 \u2013 The Delta Regional Authority (DRA), in partnership with the U.S Department of Labor (DOL) and the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), today announced a $17.2 million investment to 13 programs designed to provide employment and training services to regional and local workforces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two of those programs in Arkansas, the Arkansas Center for Data Sciences in North Little Rock and South Arkansas Community College in El Dorado, will receive $1,390,214 and $835,499, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Administered by the Labor Department\u2019s Employment and Training Administration, the fourth round of Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities Initiative grants \u2013 ranging from $835,499 to $1,441,292 \u2013 will fund projects to invest in education, training and career support services in the Appalachian and Delta regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recipients will align community-led economic and workforce development strategies and provide services to residents of the two regions, including those dislocated workers; new entrants to the workforce, including students or the long-term unemployed; incumbent workers looking to improve their career prospects; and individuals affected by persistent poverty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cInvestments in workforce development is a key tool for economic growth in rural communities,\u201d said DRA Federal Co-Chairman Dr. Corey Wiggins. \u201cOur continued partnership with the U.S. Department of Labor allows us to meet local industry demands head-on by developing a skilled workforce while also establishing a talent pool that will attract new businesses to the region.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Authorized by the Workforce Opportunity and Innovation Act, WORC grants allow recipients to help their communities diversify their local economies by developing a skilled workforce and providing equitable access to marginalized communities. WORC grants also aim to address the impacts of economic transition on communities previously reliant on energy-related employment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities Initiative grants will engage local communities in building pathways to quality jobs for workers. The grants reflect the Biden-Harris administration\u2019s commitment under the Justice40 initiative to deliver 40 percent of the overall benefits of climate, clean energy, training and workforce development to disadvantaged communities,\u201d said Acting Assistant Secretary of the Employment and Training Administration Brent Parton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year\u2019s WORC grant recipients include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022             Alabama Department of Commerce (AL): $1,384,792<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022             Arkansas Center for Data Sciences (AR): $1,390,214<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022             Delta Health Alliance, Inc. (MS): $1,394,196<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022             Dream Innovations, Incorporated (MS): $1,394,535<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022             Mississippi Community College Board (MS): $1,394,535<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022             New Orleans Career Center (LA): $1,283,998<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022             NextOp, Inc. (LA): $1,143,215<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022             Ozark Action, Inc. (MO): $1,394,535<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022             South Arkansas Community College (AR): $835,499<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022             Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences (MO): $1,394,535<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022             Strada Collaborative, Inc. (IN): $1,394,534<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022             Workforce Development Board SDA-83, Inc. (LA): $1,394,535<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Created by Congress in 2000, the DRA was started to help create jobs, build communities, and improve lives through strategic investments in economic development and infrastructure projects in 252 counties and parishes across eight Delta states, including Jefferson County and the namesake region of Arkansas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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