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California Receives Nearly $11 Million in Recovery Act Grants For Jobs

Governor Schwarzenegger's California Recovery Task Force today announced $10.7 million in federal economic stimulus grants that will provide more than 2,100 Californians from a broad cross-section of the state with training in the skills they need to move from the unemployment rolls to the payrolls of a wide variety of industries throughout the state.

"This funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will open the way to new, successful careers for thousands of Californians," said Herb K. Schultz, Director of the California Recovery Task Force. "Workers across the state will learn the skills that employers need in today's rapidly changing workforce and prepare workers to help restore California's economy to world leadership."

Thirteen agencies throughout California will receive a combined $10.7 million to prepare more than 2,100 people for jobs that employers have designated as in-demand occupations, including network administrators, systems engineers, alternative fuel mechanics, paramedics, pharmacy assistants, home health aides, warehouse specialists and logistics clerks.

The projects will focus on the employment and training needs of low-income, unemployed, dislocated workers or under-skilled adults ages 18 and older who face challenges in regaining employment. The funding, coupled with the collaboration among workforce investment agencies and industries, will play a major role in the recovery or expansion of local and regional economies.

Agencies sharing in the $10.7 million in Recovery Act funds are:

Awardees

Recovery Act Award
Able-Disabled Advocacy, Inc.
San Diego
$919,955

Los Angeles Community College District
Los Angeles
$1,000,000

Rural Human Services Incorporated
Del Norte
$600,000

Youth Policy Institute
Los Angeles
$1,000,000

Tulare County
Tulare
$999,931

Foothill Employment and Training Consortium
Los Angeles
$600,000

Inter-City Services
Alameda
$1,000,000

Fresno Career Development Institute
Fresno
$1,000,000

Peralta Community College District
Alameda
$1,000,000

Victor Valley Community College
San Bernardino
$837,500

Orange Coast College
Orange
$179,857

The Unity Council
Alameda
$995,302

Greater Sacramento Urban League
Sacramento
$591,217

Total
$10,723,762

Governor Schwarzenegger created the California Recovery Task Force to track the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding coming into the state; work with President Barack Obama's administration; help cities, counties, non-profits, and others access the available funding; ensure that the funding funneled through the state is spent efficiently and effectively; and maintain a Web site that is frequently and thoroughly updated for Californians to be able to track the stimulus dollars.