Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC) Initiative
Supports community-led grant projects that tackle workforce and economic development challenges in the WORC Region.
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Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC) Initiative
The WORC Initiative is a partnership between the Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration (ETA) and three regional commissions:
- the Appalachian Regional Commission,
- the Delta Regional Authority, and
- the Northern Border Regional Commission.
The WORC Initiative was specifically created to address the critical workforce needs of employers in high-growth and emerging industries across the three WORC regions, which represent areas of the country that have been hard-hit by economic distress.
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The Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC) Initiative is a partnership between the Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration (ETA) and three regional commissions— the Appalachian Regional Commission, the Delta Regional Authority, and the Northern Border Regional Commission.
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