The Delta Workforce Grant Program (DWP) is an initiative designed to build long-term community capacity and increase economic competitiveness by providing grants to support workforce training and education programs throughout the lower Mississippi River Delta and Alabama Black Belt regions.
DWP supports projects and initiatives that create a more vibrant economic future for the Delta region by expanding opportunities to recruit, train, and retain a diverse and local workforce; aligning workforce and economic development strategies; creating sustainable talent pipelines; establishing or enhancing locally/regionally significant sector-based partnerships; and supporting enhanced workforce productivity through investments in innovative programming or services.
In partnership with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration, Appalachian Regional Commission, and Northern Border Regional Commission, the Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC) initiative supports workforce training and education in rural communities across the Delta, Appalachian and Northern Border regions.
Eligible Applicants include:
- State and county governments
- City or township governments
- State or local workforce development boards
- Special district governments
- Regional organizations
- Independent school districts
- Public/state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Indian/Native American tribal governments (both Federally Recognized and non-Federally Recognized)
- Indian/Native American tribally designated organizations
- Public/Indian housing
- Nonprofit organizations (with or without 501(c)(3) status)
- Private institutions of higher education
- Hispanic-serving institutions
- Historically Black Colleges and Universities
- Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities
For more information about WORC, visit the Employment and Training Administration website.
