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In 2019, eighteen grants were awarded to two regional commissions: the Appalachian Regional Commission and the Lower Mississippi Delta Authority.

In 2022, 26 grants were awarded to two regional commissions: the Appalachian Regional Commission and the Lower Mississippi Delta Authority.

The table below includes the number of grants and total funding awarded in each Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC) round.

In 2020, 27 grants were awarded to two regional commissions: the Appalachian Regional Commission and the Lower Mississippi Delta Authority.

In 2024,34 grants were awarded to three regional commissions: the Appalachian Regional Commission, the Lower Mississippi Delta Authority, and the Northern Border Regional Commission.

Thirty-two grants were awarded in 2023 to three regional commissions: the Appalachian Regional Commission, the Lower Mississippi Delta Authority, and the Northern Border Regional Commission.

The Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC) Initiative enables impacted communities to propose projects that demonstrate the alignment of regionally driven, comprehensive approaches to addressing economic distress and the necessary...

The WORC Initiative enables impacted communities to propose projects that demonstrate the alignment of regionally driven, comprehensive approaches to addressing economic distress and the necessary workforce development activities to ensure a...

This webinar provides information to new grantees in the fourth round of the Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC) Initiative grants. The goal of this grant opportunity is to create economic prosperity, gainful employment, and...

Join the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) for the final in a three-webinar series on performance reporting, developed exclusively for the Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC) Round 4 grants. Building upon two prior trainings, this...