News Archive
June 8, 2010
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is making available $2.45 million to education and training providers that are preparing Pennsylvanians for green careers in the energy sector.
May 28, 2010
Services to increase mobility for people with disabilities will get a $1.3 million boost from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
May 20, 2010
The Department of Labor & Industry is offering $3 million in grants to foster the development of job creation projects to improve employment opportunities for individuals with significant disabilities.
May 13, 2010
The Department of Labor & Industry is offering $4.2 million in grants fostering the development of new strategies and initiatives which will improve employment opportunities for individuals with significant disabilities.
March 18, 2010
The Department of Labor & Industry is offering $4.6 million in grants to enable education and training providers to create green, regionally-focused training opportunities for unemployed, underemployed and dislocated workers.
February 26, 2010
Low-income Pennsylvanians will have greater access to training and employment services as the departments of Public Welfare and Labor & Industry partner in using federal Recovery Act funds to promote employment opportunities.
February 23, 2010
Service providers interested in developing and conducting Adaptive Driving Evaluation and Training Services for Pennsylvanians with disabilities are encouraged to apply for grants from the Department of Labor & Industry's Office of Vocational Rehabilitation.
February 17, 2010
On the one-year anniversary of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Pennsylvania Workforce Investment Board Executive Director Dr. Robert Garraty today highlighted how the state has invested $187.4 million in Recovery Act funds to help create jobs and training opportunities.
February 3, 2010
The Department of Labor & Industry is seeking applications for $10 million in grants from service providers interested in helping to create training opportunities for veterans, dislocated workers and youth.
January 20, 2010
Workers preparing for green careers in Pennsylvania will have more resources to help them succeed, thanks to a $6 million federal Recovery Act grant announced today by Governor Edward G. Rendell.
November 30, 2009
Governor Edward G. Rendell today said the state has applied for a $5 million U.S. Department of Energy American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant to provide training and placement services for approximately 1,215 Pennsylvanians seeking careers in the electricity industry.
November 18, 2009
Governor Edward G. Rendell today announced that Pennsylvania received a $1.25 million Labor Market Information grant through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to help develop green economy jobs for Pennsylvanians.
October 28, 2009
Governor Edward G. Rendell today announced that more than 1,000 Pennsylvanians seeking to become weatherization installers, crew chiefs and auditors will receive training through an investment of $1.1 million in federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds.
October 23, 2009
The Department of Labor & Industry is seeking applications for $8 million in grants service providers interested in helping employers and creating education, training and employment opportunities for job seekers.
October 19, 2009
Governor Edward G. Rendell today said the commonwealth's application for a $5 million American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant will help provide training and placement services for approximately 1,430 Pennsylvanians seeking careers in health care.
October 5, 2009
The Department of Labor & Industry today extended the application deadline for as many as seven $150,000 grants available to prospective training providers of home weatherization products and installers, crew chiefs and auditors.
September 30, 2009
The Department of Labor & Industry today announced that as many as seven $150,000 grants are available to prospective training providers of home weatherization products and installers, crew chiefs and auditors.
July 23, 2009
Governor Edward G. Rendell announced today that more than 9,200 young people across the state are working this summer in jobs funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - exceeding the original goal of 8,600.
June 30, 2009
The Department of Labor & Industry releases a modification to Pennsylvania's Strategic State Workforce Investment Plan for Title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (Workforce Investment Systems) and Wagner-Peyser Act for the period of July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2010 (State Plan).
June 24, 2009
The Department of Labor & Industry invites comment on a modification to Pennsylvania's Strategic State Workforce Investment Plan for Title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (Workforce Investment Systems) and Wagner-Peyser Act for the period of July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2010 (State Plan).
June 23, 2009
The Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, or OVR, received more than $23.1 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding to support the Vocational Rehabilitation State Grants program.
June 17, 2009
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) appropriated significant new funding for the Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) State Grants program.
April 20, 2009
Unemployed workers and youth seeking summer jobs will get a boost from approximately $74 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, or ARRA, Governor Edward G. Rendell said today.
