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H-1B Technical Skills Training Grants

NAME AND ADDRESS OF AWARDEES:AWARD AMOUNT
City of Richmond Workforce Investment Board
330 25th Street
Richmond, CA 94804
$2,992,338
Cochise Private Industry Council
650 East Wilcox Drive
Sierra Vista, AZ 85635
$3,000,000
Greater Waterbury Workforce Investment Board, Inc.
249 Thomaston Avenue
Waterbury, CT 06702
$2,999,847
Workforce Development Board of Western Missouri
2905 West Broadway
Sedalia, MO 65301
$2,792,257
WorkSource for Dallas County
1201 Main Street, Suite 2700
Dallas, TX 75202
$3,000,000


PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:Thirty-six (36) months
DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT:These H-1B technical skills training grants seek to provide high level training to employed and unemployed workers to fill jobs in occupational areas where there have been skill shortages, and for which employers have sought workers under visas. The grants are supported by user fees paid by employers seeking high skilled foreign workers under the H-1B visa program.
CONTACT:Ms. Mindy Feldbaum
(202) 693-3382
GEOGRAPHIC AREA COVERED:Nationwide


 
Created: January 30, 2006