DOL Awards $34M in Grants for Workforce Development

The fund provides the support needed to enhance federally funded job and training programs and study these programs to identify and share best practices

WASHINGTON — Successful workforce development programs depend on continuous improvement and innovation. To ensure these programs are efficient and effective, the U.S. Department of Labor created the Workforce Innovation Fund. The fund provides the support needed to enhance federally funded employment and training programs and study these programs to identify and share best practices in workforce development.

To continue this work, the department is announcing the availability of $34 million for the third round of grants for the Workforce Innovation Fund today. Funding awards will support approximately 6-8 grants, ranging from $3 million to $6 million.

"Workforce Innovation Fund grants are all about finding new and creative ways to expand opportunity and make the workforce system more customer-focused," said U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez. "States and local areas continue to be laboratories for innovation, and these grants aim to help them develop sustainable, effective strategies that we can scale across the country."