The U.S. Department of Labor awards $90M in grants to boost career services and training for farmworkers in 44 states and Puerto Rico, providing access to good jobs.

The U.S. Department of Labor awards $90M in grants to boost career services and training for farmworkers in 44 states and Puerto Rico, providing access to good jobs.

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

Agency: Employment and Training Administration
Date: September 6, 2024
Release Number: 24-1736-NAT
Media Contact: Monica Vereen
Phone Number: 202-693-4686
Media Contact: Jake Andrejat
Phone Number: 202-693-6139
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