WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that it has awarded $90 million in grants to organizations across 44 states and Puerto Rico. These grants aim to provide training, career services, and work-based learning opportunities to help migrant and seasonal farmworkers, along with their dependents, develop skills for careers in both agriculture and other sectors.
Administered by the department’s Employment and Training Administration, the National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) will provide Career Services and Training grants to 51 organizations. These grants focus on worker-centered, sector-based training, fostering industry partnerships to create positive outcomes for both workers and employers. Among the total, eight grants—worth over $15.8 million—have been awarded to organizations that did not receive NFJP grants in the previous competition.
The NFJP empowers organizations to offer high-quality career services and training to migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their dependents, helping them obtain industry-recognized credentials in agriculture and other industries.
This grant follows the department’s March 5, 2024, announcement of available funding. Authorized by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, NFJP grants enable the delivery of workforce solutions tailored to the needs of workers and employers across various 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 |
| 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 |
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