NJ: Apprenticeship Training Centers Construction Grant Program
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Apprenticeship Training Centers Construction Grant Program - NJEDA Open in new Tab Apprenticeship Training Centers Construction Grant Program Applications for the Apprenticeship Training Centers Construction Grant Program are now closed. The Apprenticeship Training Centers Construction Grant Program is a competitive funding opportunity that will award grants to support the development of facilities for use as training centers for United States Department of Labor (USDOL) Registered Apprenticeship programs located within New Jersey Overburdened Communities . A total of $9.7 million is available for awards under this Grant Program. The minimum and maximum amounts for individual awards are set at $500,000 and $6,500,000, respectively. AMOUNT $30 million in total funding is available Applicants may request a grant amount from a minimum of $50,000 to a maximum of $500,000 Grant funds may cover up to 100 percent of the proposed project costs BENEFITS Improve New Jersey residents’ ability to access fresh, affordable, healthy food Expand operational and employment capacities for local businesses and nonprofits enabling food access and food security ELIGIBILITY Projects must primarily serve residents of one or more of the 14 Primary Focus FDCs Applicants must be for-profit or nonprofit entities that have been in existence for at least two years at the time of application Entities demonstrating a track record of serving FDC residents and providing programming/services related to food access and/or food security will earn higher scores PROGRAM DETAILS Eligible Projects Eligible Project Locations Eligible Applicants Grant Funding Details KEY DATES The Apprenticeship Training Centers Construction Grant Program is established to provide grants for new construction and/or substantial rehabilitation, of facilities in Overburdened Communities dedicated to training apprentices in the USDOL Registered Apprenticeship programs (“Projects”). The overall goals of the program will be to: Eliminate transportation barriers for residents of Overburdened Communities by locating training centers funded by this grant opportunity in said communities. Enable access to low- or no-cost training to participants that fulfill a workforce-related need in the building and construction trades and position trainees to attain high-quality employment. Create positive economic and local benefits to the communities in which the training centers are located. Eligible Projects are new construction, and/or substantial rehabilitation, (hereinafter collectively referred to as “construction”) projects located in Overburdened Communities for use as a training center for a USDOL Registered Apprenticeship program as defined below are eligible and will be considered for Apprenticeship Training Centers Construction grants: Substantial rehabilitation shall have the same meaning as “reconstruction” in N.J.A.C. 5:23-6.3 which means: any project where the extent and nature of the work is such that t