U.S. Transportation Secretary Announces $5.9 Million for On-the-Job Training Grants |
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Topics: Ray LaHood
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Federal Highway Administration
August 26, 2010
FHWA 39-10
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Contact: Doug Hecox
Tel: 202-366-0660
Resources will Aid Worker Training in 19 States and Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced $5.9 million in grants to support transportation-related job training in 19 states and Washington, D.C.
The grants from the Federal Highway Administration’s On the Job Training/ Supportive Services (OJT/SS) program will fund apprenticeships and training opportunities for underrepresented or disadvantaged people pursuing careers in transportation, engineering or construction.
“America can never have enough well-trained employees to keep our transportation system running smoothly," said Secretary LaHood. "These grants will help put people back to work and train those who keep America moving.”
Created in 1998, the OJT/SS program promotes training opportunities for women and minorities who continue to be underrepresented in the highway construction industry's skilled and semi-skilled crafts, such as masonry and carpentry.
"Ensuring transportation workers are properly trained is an important part of economic recovery," said Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez. "These grants will help us build a skilled workforce to keep our nation’s highway system the best in the world."
Details of today's awardees are as follows:
State |
Recipient Organization |
Amount Awarded |
Alabama |
Alabama Department of Transportation – Displaced Workers Recruitment Program |
$269,892 |
Arkansas |
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department |
$68,478 |
California |
Northern California Teamsters Apprentice Training |
$307,841 |
California |
California State University – Los Angeles (Infrastructure Academy Transportation Program II) |
$254,957 |
Washington, DC |
Trans-Tech Academy – Cardozo High School |
$400,000 |
Delaware |
Delaware Department of Transportation OJT/SS Program |
$78,231 |
Florida |
Florida Department of Transportation OJT/SS Program |
$80,710 |
Georgia |
Goodwill of North Georgia/Georgia Women in Construction |
$292,000 |
Hawaii |
Hawaii Department of Transportation - Construction Career Days |
$13,395 |
Idaho |
Idaho State University - Highway Transportation Training of Women and Minority Civil Engineering Students |
$190,577 |
Idaho |
Idaho Department of Corrections and Idaho Division of Vocational Rehabilitation |
$226,894 |
Illinois |
OJT/SS Program |
$713,250 |
Kansas |
Kansas Department of Transportation |
$155,451 |
Kansas |
Kansas Department of Transportation |
$169,725 |
Minnesota |
Highway-Heavy Partnering Program |
$253,555 |
Minnesota |
Highway-Heavy Opportunities Training (HOT) Program |
$519,022 |
Missouri |
Construction Prep Center |
$289,000 |
Missouri |
Job Point/Columbia Builds Youth |
$473,912 |
Montana |
Salish Kootenai College |
$314,809 |
Montana |
Fort Peck Community College |
$191,946 |
New Hampshire |
New Hampshire Department of Transportation OJT/SS Program |
$36,000 |
New Hampshire |
New Hampshire Construction Career Days |
$31,950 |
Ohio |
Ohio Department of Transportation OJT/SS Program |
$137,854 |
Rhode Island |
Transportation Educational Clusters Program |
$193,711 |
South Dakota |
Southeast Technical Institute Heavy Equipment Operations |
$213,000 |
Washington |
Washington State Department of Transportation OJT/SS Program |
$54,131 |
TOTAL |
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$5,923,291 |