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Adult Education Innovation Grants
A major priority of the Governor’s Workforce Board is to raise the skill level of the existing workforce in Rhode Island. One of the most pressing training needs is improved language skills and work readiness skills. Working closely with the state’s Director of Adult Education, the board has provided $4.5 million in 2008 alone to support the multi-year Adult Education Innovation Grants. Additional partners, including the Lifespan, the RI Board of Governors for Higher Education; Rhode Island College; the RI Department of Administration, Office of Library and Information Services; the RI Department of Children, Youth and Families, the RI Department of Corrections; the RI Department of Elementary and Secondary Education; the RI Department of Health;the RI Department of Human Services; the RI Department of Labor and Training; the RI Foundation; the RI General Assembly; the RI Office of the Governor; and the United Way of RI, helped bring the total amount of awarded to adult education service providers for 2008 to more than $9 million. Adult Education Innovation Grant winners include: |
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Amos House |
Goodwill Industries |
RI Department of Corrections |
Blackstone Valley Community Action Program |
International Institute of RI |
RI Family Literacy Initiative |
Bristol Warren Regional Schools |
Literacy Volunteers of East Bay |
RI Health Care Association/Quality Partners of RI |
Brown University/Swearer Center for Public Service |
Literacy Volunteers of Washington County |
RI Institute for Labor Studies and Research |
Community College of Rhode Island |
Newport Public School/Aquidneck Island Adult Learning Center |
RIRAL/Mentor |
Comprehensive Community Action Program |
Newport Public Schools/Even Start |
Tri-Town Community Action Agency |
Coventry Public Schools |
Pawtucket School Department |
Urban League of RI |
Cranston Alternate Education Programs |
Progreso Latino |
Warwick Public Schools |
Crossroads Rhode Island |
Project Learn |
West Bay Community Action |
Dorcas Place Adult & Family Literacy Center |
Providence Community Action |
Woonsocket Even Start |
Education Exchange |
Providence Housing Authority |
Year Up |
English for Action |
Providence Plan |
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Genesis Center |
Rhode Island College Outreach Program |
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Comprehensive Worker Training Grants - NEW 2008
More than 3,500 Rhode Island-based employees are benefiting from Comprehensive Worker Training Grants awarded this spring by the Governor's Workforce Board. Seventy-seven different companies received a total of $1.59 million dollars in matching grants, with funding ranging from $380 to the maximum award of $50,000. Of the 77 businesses currently receiving grants, 49 are considered "high-wage industries," such as information; finance & insurance; wholesale trade; professional, scientific and business services; construction; and manufacturing.
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AAA Southern New England |
Gem Mechanical Services, Inc. |
Outer Limits Offshore Power Boats |
Abacus Management Technologies LLC |
Gem Plumbing and Heating |
People's Credit Union |
Advertising Ventures |
Graphic Communications, Inc. |
Picor Corp. |
Ananke, Inc. |
Guill Tool and Engineering Company |
Primary Flow Signal |
Astro Wrecker |
Herb's Towing |
Providence Chain Company |
Atrion |
Hodges Badge Co., Inc. |
Rhodes Technologies |
BankNewport |
International Packaging Corp. |
RI Coalition Against Domestic Violence |
Beautiful Beginnings Child Children |
International Yacht Restoration School |
RI Community Food Bank |
Benefit Concepts |
Interplex Engineering Products |
RI Towing |
Blount Boats |
J. Taggart Enterprises |
Rite-Solutions, Inc. |
Brookfield Services, Inc. |
K&M Associates LP |
Safeway Auto Sales, Inc. |
Bunge North America (East) |
King's Service Center |
Sandy's Towing |
Child and Family Services |
Knox's Garage and Towing, Inc. |
Sansiveri, Kimball & McNamee LLP |
City Year Rhode Island |
Leftkowitz, Garfinkel, Champi and DiRienzo |
Senesco Marine LLC |
Clear Channel Radio |
Levine, Inc. |
Software Quality Association |
Collette Vacations |
Lighthouse Computer Services, Inc. |
SQA Global Resources LLC |
Colonial Mills |
Logicomm |
Swissline Precision Manufacturing |
Contech Medical |
Meadowbrook Waldorf School |
Technical Materials |
East Bay Chamber of Commerce |
Modine Manufacturing Co. |
Tedor Pharma, Inc. |
East Side Service Center |
National Market Company |
The Green Grocer |
Electro Standards Labs |
Neptco, Inc. |
The Insco Group |
Embolden Design |
New England Overseas Corp. |
Twisted Throttle LLC |
Envision Technology Advisors LLC |
New Territories |
UHPS Providence |
Falvey Cargo Underwriting |
Northeast Engineers and Consultant |
Wardwell Braiding Machine Co. |
Family Services of Rhode Island |
Northern RI Chamber of Commerce |
Yankee Fiber Control |
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Ocean Link, Inc. |
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Workforce Expansion Grants
Each year, new and expanding Rhode Island businesses benefit from Workforce Expansion Grants that allow them to elevate the skill level of their new employees. Jointly awarded by the Governor’s Workforce Board and the RI Economic Development Corporation, Workforce Expansion Grants allow up to a 50 percent reimbursement for training costs. Companies must maintain their employment level for a minimum of 18 months from the grant end date. Since July 2006, nearly $1.5 million in grants have helped to grow the skills of employees at the following companies:
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Alexion Pharmaceuticals
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Hunt Yachts
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Ryla |
Bank of America |
K-2 Partnering |
Toray Plastics |
Belmont Marketplace |
PFPC |
Verizon |
Equity Title & Closing Services |
Pearson Composites, LLC |
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General Dynamics-Electric Boat |
Polytop Corp. |
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Youth Strategy Grants This spring, the Governor’s Workforce Board collaborated with the two local workforce boards—Workforce Solutions of Providence/Cranston and the Workforce Partnership of Greater Rhode Island—to allocate $2 million in funding for a new flexible model of youth career services delivery. The new model emphasizes collaboration rather than competition among partners; it also allows each service provider to focus on its area of expertise rather than attempt to fulfill all aspects of workforce development. These funds have been leveraged with an additional $3 million in federal funding to create a youth workforce system for Rhode Island that is considered a “best practice” for other states. 2007 Youth Strategy Grant recipients include:
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| AS220 |
Institute for the Study of Peace and Nonviolence |
Tech Collective |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Providence |
Junior Achievement |
Tri-Town Community Action Agency |
| Central RI Area Health Education |
Mentoring Partnership |
Urban League |
| Child and Family Services |
MET Tech Center |
Volunteers in Providence Schools |
| Comprehensive Community Action Plan |
Mount Hope Neighborhood Association |
Whitmarsh House |
| Cranston Chamber of Commerce |
MY TURN |
Women & Infants Hospital |
| Family Resources Community Action |
New Urban Arts |
Year Up |
| Gateway |
Providence Housing Authority |
YouthBuild |
| Goodwill, Inc. |
South County Community Action |
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