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This was the second round of awards under the current grant competition; the first round provided nearly $160 million in grants to 36 partnerships, with awards announced last October. Between the two rounds, more than $200 million was awarded to grantees targeting services to long-term unemployed workers, and $163 million has been awarded to support on-the-job training (OJT) activities for participants.
H-1B grants are funded through fees paid by employers who use H-1B visas to hire skilled foreign workers, and are intended to support job training for U.S. workers to help employers meet critical skill needs.
Yesterday’s grantees were:
Grantee |
City, State |
Amount |
Targeted Industries and Occupations |
| Arizona Diversity Business Development Center | Arizona | $4,963,159 | Health care |
| Arkansas Workforce Investment Board | Arkansas | $4,952,848 | Health care |
| Automation Alley | Michigan | $5,000,000 | Professional, scientific and technical services |
| Central Minnesota Jobs and Training Services Inc. | Minnesota | $1,639,688 | Advanced manufacturing |
| Central Mississippi Planning & Development District Inc. | Mississippi | $5,000,000 | Information technology and engineering |
| Central Piedmont Community College | North Carolina | $4,999,071 | Information technology and health IT |
| City of Boston Economic Development and Industrial Corp. | Massachusetts | $4,999,555 | Health care and biotechnology |
| District 1199C Training and Upgrading Fund | Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey | $3,073,122 | Health care |
| Florida Gateway College | Florida | $3,903,957 | Health care |
| Front Range Community College | Colorado | $3,980,813 | Health care |
| Industrial Consultants LLC | California, Washington, Texas, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland | $5,000,000 | Ammonia refrigeration industry |
| Los Angeles Southwest College | California | $5,000,000 | Engineering and engineering technology |
| Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership Inc. | Massachusetts | $3,992,908 | High-tech and advanced manufacturing |
| Midlands Technical College | South Carolina | $5,000,000 | Insurance and heath information technology |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology | New Jersey | $5,000,000 | Information technology and STEM industries |
| Northeast Iowa Community College | Iowa | $4,870,648 | Advanced manufacturing, health care, professional and business services |
| Northwest Regional Workforce Investment Board Inc. | Connecticut | $5,000,000 | Information technology and advanced manufacturing |
| Northwest State Community College | Ohio | $5,000,000 | Information technology |
| Northwest Wisconsin Concentrated Employment Program Inc. | Wisconsin | $4,758,656 | Health care |
| Ohio University | Ohio | $4,989,080 | Health care |
| Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership | Oregon, Washington | $5,000,000 | Information technology and manufacturing |
| Pacific Systems Inc. | Georgia | $4,966,308 | Information technology and high technology |
| Pasco-Hernando Workforce Board Inc. | Florida | $1,836,082 | Health care |
| Regional Center for Workforce Excellence | Pennsylvania | $1,199,050 | Information technology and communication |
| River Valley Community College | New Hampshire | $4,998,775 | Advanced manufacturing |
| San Jacinto Community College District | Texas | $4,996,100 | Information technology |
| Shenandoah Valley Workforce Investment Board | Virginia | $5,000,000 | Health care and advanced manufacturing |
| Tampa Bay Workforce Alliance Inc. | Florida | $3,857,898 | Information technology and telecommunications |
| TechAmerica Foundation | Maryland, Virginia | $4,993,403 | Information technology |
| The AFL-CIO Working for America Institute Inc. | Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan | $3,381,000 | Advanced manufacturing |
| The Junior College District of Metropolitan Kansas City, Mo. | Missouri | $5,000,000 | Information technology and engineering |
| The Research Foundation of SUNY, College of Environmental Science and Forestry | New York | $1,387,104 | Advanced manufacturing |
| The University of West Florida | Florida | $3,945,528 | Health information technology |
| The Workforce Alliance | Connecticut | $4,970,000 | Information technology, engineering, advanced manufacturing |
| University of Central Florida | Florida | $5,000,000 | Engineering and information technology |
| University of Texas, El Paso, School of Nursing | Texas | $3,991,880 | Health care |
| West Los Angeles College | California | $4,999,714 | Advanced manufacturing, engineering, information technology |
| WestEd | California | $5,000,000 | Information |
| Worker Education and Resource Center Inc. | California | $1,035,553 | Health care |
| Workforce Development Board of Southeast Los Angeles County | California | $2,174,196 | Health care |
| Workforce Solutions for North Central Texas | Texas | $4,991,839 | Information technology; professional, scientific and technical services |
| Workforce Systems Inc. | Oregon, Washington | $4,567,095 | High-tech and advanced manufacturing |
| Wyoming Department of Workforce Services | Wyoming | $4,924,211 | Health care |
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