FY2020 Found Codes: 494/538

Workplace Education

Funds Allocated:	$50,000 (Federal)
Funds Requested:	$34,244
Purpose: Workplace Education (WE) Planning Grants (Phase 1) are competitive grants designed for partnerships among education providers, business partners and unions (where the workforce is unionized) to identify needs for instructional services for adult incumbent workers. This RFP addresses the ongoing demand from businesses, union organizations, and workers for on-site contextualized educational services that employees need to retain present jobs, advance in their careers, and increase productivity.
Number of Proposals Received:	9
Number of Proposals Recommended:	8
Number of Proposals Not Recommended:	1
Result of Funding: Each partnership will conduct a Workplace Needs Analysis (WNA) that includes a variety of perspectives to determine the readiness of the partnership to implement an instructional program for adult incumbent workers.

Recipients	Amounts
JVS and Polkadog Bakery	$5,000
World Education, Hub Folding Box Company, and United Steel Workers (USW), Local 0916	4,913
JVS and Bon Me	5,000
JVS and Whole Foods Market	5,000
World Education and Best of Care	4,944
The Literacy Center and Willow Tree Poultry Farm	2,118
Asian American Civic Association and Sumiao Hunan Kitchen	2,269
Bristol Community College and South Coast Health System, Inc.	5,000
Total Federal Funds	$34,244

Last Updated: August 7, 2019