2012 Innovative Workforce Development Grants
| State | City | Recipient Name | Project Name/Description | Final Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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CA |
Longbeach, CA | Southern California Regional Transit Training Consortium | Distance Education Technician Program- This program uses distance learning and online instruction as well as onsite, hands-on classroom instruction and video conferencing to train transportation providers in southern, central and northern California and Colorado. | $673,713 |
| CA | San Bernardino, CA | OMNITRANS | Regional Transit Workforce Development Program - This project will provide training and prepare at least 200 blue collar workers in the areas of pre-employment train and preparation, succession planning and career development as they obtain training to become transportation leaders and managers. | $340,000 |
| CA | Los Angeles, CA | Community Career Development, INC. | Bus/Rail Operator Training Academy (BOTA) - This project will develop a model for recruiting and training bus and rail operators from low-income, minority communities, with the goal of hiring at least 200 individuals. | $443,289 |
| CA | San Jose, CA | International Association of Nanotechnology | Electric Vehicle Transit Workforce Development Centers - This project will establish three Electric Vehicle Transit Workforce Development Centers to provide workforce training to new and future transit workers in hybrid and electric vehicle technologies. | $850,000 |
| DC | Washington, DC | Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority | Transit Works Program-This program provides military veterans and high school students with skills training and assistance to help them transition into WMATA’s Bus Maintenance Apprenticeship programs. Participants will receive mechanical, electrical and electronics training to successfully join WMATA’s work force. | $795,334 |
| FL | Jacksonville, FL | Jacksonville Transportation Authority (INC) | Hybrid Technology Workforce Training and Implementation - This project will develop a hybrid training and implementation program to assist in implementing the Authority’s new hybrid transit fleet, while also creating standard materials that can be used by any transit agencies nationwide that are first-time operators of hybrid transit vehicles or that wish to improve their best practices related to implementing hybrid bus technology. | $247,197 |
| FL | Tampa, FL | Corporation to Develop Communities of Tampa, INC | Meeting Today's and Tomorrow's Job Needs in Mass Transit - This project will recruit, train and employ up to 30 people in the transit industry, including transit operations and maintenance workers. | $234,281 |
| MD | Silver Spring, MD | International Transportation Learning Center | Consortium for Signals Training Courseware Development - This project will bring together management and labor subject matter experts from participating transit locations, along with manufacturers’ representatives, to develop detailed courses to teach signal technicians. | $425,000 |
| MD | Silver Spring, MD | International Transportation Learning Center | Career Pathways and Career Ladders for the Frontline Workforce: Innovative Models Leveraging Training Standards and Stakeholder Engagement - This project will develop and pilot models for implementing career pathways programs and career ladder training and apprenticeships in the public transportation field. | $722,500 |
| MN | Minneapolis, MN | Minneapolis Community & Technical College | Minnesota Metro Transit Partnership - This project will provide training and professional development for blue-collar operations and maintenance workers and share innovative methods of encouraging youths to pursue careers in public transportation, including the use of job-shadowing opportunities for 20 youths from an impoverished Minneapolis neighborhood. | $427,444 |
| MT | Pablo, MT | Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes | CSKT Transit Training Program - This project will provide pre-employment training and related support to young adults on the Flathead Indian Reservation and surrounding areas to prepare them for jobs in transportation, as well as training for current Flathead Transit employees. | $255,668 |
| ND | Bismarck, ND | Transportation, North Dakota Dept of | ND Statewide Transit Intelligent Transportation System (ITS0) Workforce Training Program - This project will provide intelligent transportation systems (ITS) training for transit workers statewide, including computer-aided dispatch (CAD) and wireless mobile data computer retraining services for operations staff at five transit systems that already utilize ITS. Funds will also help to provide initial ITS and CAD training for 31 rural transit systems across the state. | $269,423 |
| NJ | New Brunswick, NJ | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey | The Transit Virtual Career Network: Raising Awareness & Building The Transit Industry's Workforce - This project will build and promote a cost-effective, innovative, field-tested, national website that attracts youth, veterans and others to the transportation industry and provide agencies with unprecedented access to new recruitment and training tools. | $659,784 |
| OH | Cincinnati, OH | Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority | Hybrid Technology Maintenance Education Program - The project will develop a transit maintenance workforce training program in Greater Cincinnati to provide technical training in the rapidly changing area of hybrid engine technology, as well continuing education for current members of its transit workforce. | $206,973 |
| PA | New Castle, PA | Lawrence County Social Services, INC. | Gen Y Transit Workforce Connection - This program will train approximately 20 young adults in the areas of job readiness and pre-employment training to educate, attract and connect them to the transit industry. | $187,850 |
| TN | Knoxville, TN | University of Tennessee | TRANSIT-Your Ride to the Future - The purpose of this project is to create a comprehensive educational program that promotes public transit as a good transportation option and a viable career choice for young adults. | $225,442 |
| TX | Corpus Christi, TX | Corpus Christi Regional Transportation Authority | Management Internship Program - The program will offer challenging learning and work opportunities in areas such as transportation management, logistics, and related fields, leading to career opportunities in transportation. | $85,000 |
| Total Awarded | $7,048,898 | |||
| Total Available | $5,000,000 | |||
| Total Prior Year Funds Made Available | $2,048,898 | |||
Last updated: Thursday, September 7, 2023