ED22HDQ3070111A
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
The Mid-South Center for Occupational Innovation, in partnership with local employers, will support growing industries in the rural South by establishing one-stop accelerated skills training centers in East Arkansas, North Mississippi, and West Tennessee.
By working in partnership with Ford Motor Company, the project will support the growing electric vehicle industry following Ford's announcement that it will build a multi-billion-dollar facility in Western Tennessee. This project will also strengthen American supply chains by creating a pipeline of skilled workers for employers like FedEx, whose world hub in Memphis is the centerpiece of its global distribution and delivery operations.
Its backbone organizations - Greater Memphis Chamber (manufacturing), University of Memphis (transportation, distribution, and logistics), and Moore Tech (building and construction) - will work in close partnership with local employers and community organizations to ensure training programs quickly lead to the skilled workforce needed for the region's economy to expand in the coming years.
By working in partnership with Ford Motor Company, the project will support the growing electric vehicle industry following Ford's announcement that it will build a multi-billion-dollar facility in Western Tennessee. This project will also strengthen American supply chains by creating a pipeline of skilled workers for employers like FedEx, whose world hub in Memphis is the centerpiece of its global distribution and delivery operations.
Its backbone organizations - Greater Memphis Chamber (manufacturing), University of Memphis (transportation, distribution, and logistics), and Moore Tech (building and construction) - will work in close partnership with local employers and community organizations to ensure training programs quickly lead to the skilled workforce needed for the region's economy to expand in the coming years.
Awardee
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Memphis,
Tennessee
United States
Geographic Scope
City-Wide
Related Opportunity
None
University Of Memphis was awarded
Accelerated Skills Training Centers Rural South's Growing Industries
Project Grant ED22HDQ3070111A
worth $21,524,841
from Economic Development Administration in September 2022 with work to be completed primarily in Memphis Tennessee United States.
The grant
has a duration of 2 years 10 months and
was awarded through assistance program 11.307 Economic Adjustment Assistance.
Status
(Complete)
Last Modified 9/21/23
Period of Performance
9/1/22
Start Date
7/31/25
End Date
Funding Split
$21.5M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$21.5M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
ED22HDQ3070111A
SAI Number
ED22HDQ3070111A_000
Award ID URI
SAI EXEMPT
Awardee Classifications
State Government
Awarding Office
1331K5 DEPT OF COMMERCE EDA
Funding Office
1331K5 DEPT OF COMMERCE EDA
Awardee UEI
F2VSMAKDH8Z7
Awardee CAGE
0LSB5
Performance District
TN-09
Senators
Marsha Blackburn
Bill Hagerty
Bill Hagerty
Modified: 9/21/23