Technology Grants in NY_WORKFORCE

Empire State Development

The Pay for Performance Operating Grant Program supports the operational resource needs of workforce training providers offering specialized job training in targeted, high-demand industries. Applicants can apply for funding to be used for a variety of programmatic expenses related to a new program or expansion of an existing program, such as curricula development, instruction and instructional materials, technology, marketing, and/or trainee supports, etc.

State University of New York (SUNY)

Delivers comprehensive, community-based academic and workforce development programs and provide support services leading to enhanced employment opportunities, access to further education and opportunities for personal growth and development. EOCs seek to serve both students and the broader community by providing access to and familiarity with technology and overall general information and services, such as college and job fairs, community service programs and High School Equivalency (HSE) testing sites. Additionally, EOC's host ATTAIN Labs ATTAIN is to bridge the digital divide in communities of need and to offer self-paced occupational, academic, life skills and self-development courses.

Empire State Development

The Employee Training Incentive Program provides refundable tax credits to New York State employers for procuring skills training that upgrades, retrains or improves the productivity of their employees. Businesses can also receive tax credits for approved internship programs that provide training in advanced technology, life sciences, software development, or clean energy. The ETIP will make $5 million in tax credits available to businesses annually, with up to $1 million in credits available for approved internship programs.

Labor

The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) is making up to $3M in State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula (SAEF) funding available under the Apprenticeship Expansion Grant (AEG-4) Request for Applications (RFA). The purpose of this RFA is to expand New York State (NYS) Registered Apprenticeship (RA) training by increasing employment opportunities for approximately 130 apprentices, with a focus on underrepresented populations. These apprentices will enter trades in high demand occupations, with a focus on the emerging fields of Advanced Manufacturing, Healthcare, Hospitality, and Information Technology, as well as other in-demand occupations. Please note that this solicitation focuses on promoting the expansion of NYS RAs and as such, RAs in the field of Construction are not eligible for funding under this RFA unless the trade is to be used for the upkeep and maintenance of a facility owned by the business entity employing the apprentice, such as plant maintenance trades.

Department of Health

The Office of Healthcare Workforce Innovation will create a Health Workforce Connects program to serve as the online healthcare workforce hub to link those exploring and pursuing healthcare careers in organizations, agencies, resources, and other statewide information including but not limited to employers, educational institutions, training programs, financial aid, loan repayment, data, and research.

Labor

Apprenticeship is a valuable training system that provides New York State businesses with a well-trained, highly skilled workforce through a combination of structured on-the-job training and related and supplemental instruction. Apprentices learn a trade while earning wages, and upon successful program completion, receive a nationally and industry-recognized portable work credential. Sponsors operate apprenticeship programs in both the private and public sectors, and include single businesses, single businesses and a union, groups of businesses such as associations, and group labor/management organizations representing both businesses and a union or unions. Program sponsors pay most of the training costs while simultaneously increasing the wages of the apprentices as their skill levels increase. Apprenticeship is beneficial to businesses because it leads to reduced turnover rates, better employee relations, and a well-trained/highly skilled workforce. As a result of the emphasis on safety training, businesses also benefit from reduced workers? compensation costs. The New York State Registered Apprenticeship (RA) program employs work-based training conducted in accordance with industry-based training outlines, and each apprentice is required to complete a minimum of 144 hours of related and supplemental instruction during each year of training. Increasingly, apprentices can receive college credit for the work experience and instruction they receive. Most programs use a time-based training approach where apprentices track the skills acquired through task rotation and complete the program after a pre-determined length of time. New York State?s Apprenticeship regulations also permit the use of hybrid and competency-based approaches to training. These methods, which verify competency, allow program sponsors flexibility in how on-the-job training is provided and are leading to expansion of the RA program into new and emerging trades and industries such as Advanced Manufacturing, Information Technology, Hospitality, and Healthcare. The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) continues to receive new trade proposals in competency and hybrid approaches and has recently approved a competency-based Pharmacy Associate training outline.

Labor

The Wagner-Peyser Act-funded Employment Service (ES) is an integrated component of the nation?s public workforce system. The public workforce system provides services to job seekers and employers through nearly 2,400 American Job Centers (AJC) (formerly known as One-Stop Career Centers) nationwide. They are coordinated and co-located with other adult programs under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) to ensure that job seekers, workers, and employers have convenient and comprehensive access to a full continuum of workforce-related services. The main purpose of the ES program is to improve the functioning of the nation?s labor marketsby bringing together individuals who are seeking employment and employers who are seeking workers. Under the Wagner-Peyser Act, unemployed individuals and other job seekers obtain career services, including job search, assessment, and career guidance services, to support them in obtaining and retaining employment. In addition, Wagner-Peyser Act-funded activities assist employers with building skilled, competitive workforces through recruitment assistance, employment referrals, and other workforce solutions. The Wagner-Peyser Act also funds labor exchange services through an array of electronic tools, to both job seekers and employers, allowing comprehensive and accessible economic and industry data to inform workforce and economic development activities.

Division of Criminal Justice Services

DCJS is committed to implementing evidence-based practices in programs and services that reduce recidivism, promote public safety and ensure offender accountability. DCJS Employment Focused Services ATI programs offer interventions that are supported by research including: cognitive behavioral interventions, job readiness, education/vocation services and transitional and subsidized employment leading to long term employment with wages that promote self-sufficiency. These programs address the dynamic influences that predict the likelihood of criminality, and provide interventions specific to the needs of justice involved individuals. Intensity and dosage provided are based on the participant's level of risk for reoffending and needs related to obtaining and maintaining employment.

Labor

The Unemployment Insurance (UI) program is a required partner in the broader public workforce system and provides unemployment benefits to individuals who have lost their employment through no fault of their own and who otherwise meet initial and continuing UI eligibility requirements. Beginning in 2005, the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration funded the voluntary UI Reemployment and Eligibility Assessment (REA) program to address individual reemployment needs of UI claimants, as well as prevent and detect improper benefit payments. In 2015, the Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) program replaced the REA program providing greater access to reemployment services in addition to services previously provided under the REA program. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2018, amendments to the Social Security Act permanently authorized the RESEA program and implemented several significant changes including formula-based funding and a series of requirements intended to increase the use and availability of evidence-based reemployment interventions and strategies. The permanent RESEA program has four purposes: (1) reduce UI duration through improved employment outcomes; (2) strengthened UI program integrity, (3) promote alignment with the vision of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), and (4) establish RESEA as an entry point to other workforce system partners.

New York Power Authority (NYPA)

As part of NYPA's funding of its workforce training initiatives in the renewable energy field, NYPA is supporting the NYC District Council of Carpenters Training Center This funding focuses on training of incumbent workers focusing on contruction skills needed for clean energy work. Over the two-year program, apprentices will receive advanced apprenticeship training including the specific skills necessary for work on energy efficiency and clean technology projects and building performance.

New York Power Authority (NYPA)

The New York Power Authority (NYPA), in collaboration with Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC), has been awarded a $105,000 grant from Electrify America for the "Charging Forward: New York State ZEV Train-the-Trainer Program for." This 2025-2026 initiative aims to: ? Cultivate a highly skilled workforce in zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) technology across New York State by training 120 automotive technician instructors from high schools and community colleges over the next two years. ? Standardize EV education, provide necessary equipment and upgrades, and increase ZEV awareness and education. ? Support New York State in meeting its climate goals by facilitating the transition to electric vehicles and preparing the next generation of auto-tech workers.

Department of Health

Promote training of physicians in clinical research to advance biomedical research in NYS.

NYSERDA

Provides funding to build or expand New York State training infrastructure and capacity to strengthen the pipeline of skilled talent for the Energy Efficiency and Clean Technology labor market. Projects funded through this solicitation are intended to develop and/or deliver technical training, relevant education, and hands-on experience to ensure that both new and existing workers, apprentices, journeypersons, and students, as applicable, have the skills, experience, and qualifications required to meet industry demand.

Department of Health

Support the continued training of researchers with extraordinary potential for making significant contributions to the fields of SCI research.

Labor

The New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) is making up to $25M in federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) funding available for three WDT programs. Each program has a unique purpose aimed at providing training for individuals in NYS who are unemployed/underemployed and/or in low or middle skills occupations. The broad purpose of the training is to help individuals overcome employment barriers and/or obtain a higher level of employment. 1. Employee Retention and Advancement Training (ERAT) ? Provides occupational skills training, commensurate with regional priorities, to existing employees/incumbent workers, who are in low and middle-skills occupations leading to job advancement and retention; 2. Reemployment Training Grant (RTG) ? Aims to secure the services of eligible organizations that can provide occupational skills training commensurate with regional priorities to unemployed/ underemployed individuals to qualify them for full-time or part-time employment, or if currently employed, a higher level of employment; and 3. Work Readiness Training (WRT) ? Provides funding to eligible organizations to conduct workplace readiness training. Workplace readiness skills are skills or behaviors necessary for any job and skills employers seek from any employee, sometimes referred to as soft skills or job readiness skills (i.e., communication, workplace culture, resume assistance, and financial literacy)."