ED25OIE0G0109
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
Focused on advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing (APM) and the biotechnology sector (BIOTECH) that fuels it is a rapidly growing industry in Richmond and Petersburg.
The Community College Workforce Alliance (CCWA), a joint program with J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College (JSRCC) and Brightpoint Community College (BCC), and industry partners including Civica, Phlow, DCLS, and Haleon aims to place 228 people into good paying technical level APM/BIOTECH jobs in Richmond and Petersburg while creating a scalable, robust workforce system for good jobs.
The project will do this by 1) establishing a workforce sectoral partnership intermediary through leadership/planning activities, 2) maximize partner effectiveness by delivering labor market intelligence (LMI), 3) providing ongoing recruitment of and engagement with individuals from distressed communities, and 4) providing comprehensive APM education, training, and work-based learning for these populations through two associate, one career studies and three non-credit credential-bearing training programs as well as on-the-job training and internships.
The project supports national priorities to reshore manufacturers, build a robust U.S. based pharmaceutical supply chain, and resolve the country's drug shortage crisis by growing the APM workforce capabilities across two severely distressed cities.
The project aims to serve individuals from distressed communities.
The project will support these individuals with a wide range of wraparound support services including tuition assistance, childcare, housing, and transportation, and a flexible mobile lab.
The project will advance the EDA designated advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing tech hub.
Service area: The cities of Richmond (51760) and Petersburg (51730), VA.
Project outcomes:
Enrolled: 280 people
Job placements: 228 people
The Community College Workforce Alliance (CCWA), a joint program with J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College (JSRCC) and Brightpoint Community College (BCC), and industry partners including Civica, Phlow, DCLS, and Haleon aims to place 228 people into good paying technical level APM/BIOTECH jobs in Richmond and Petersburg while creating a scalable, robust workforce system for good jobs.
The project will do this by 1) establishing a workforce sectoral partnership intermediary through leadership/planning activities, 2) maximize partner effectiveness by delivering labor market intelligence (LMI), 3) providing ongoing recruitment of and engagement with individuals from distressed communities, and 4) providing comprehensive APM education, training, and work-based learning for these populations through two associate, one career studies and three non-credit credential-bearing training programs as well as on-the-job training and internships.
The project supports national priorities to reshore manufacturers, build a robust U.S. based pharmaceutical supply chain, and resolve the country's drug shortage crisis by growing the APM workforce capabilities across two severely distressed cities.
The project aims to serve individuals from distressed communities.
The project will support these individuals with a wide range of wraparound support services including tuition assistance, childcare, housing, and transportation, and a flexible mobile lab.
The project will advance the EDA designated advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing tech hub.
Service area: The cities of Richmond (51760) and Petersburg (51730), VA.
Project outcomes:
Enrolled: 280 people
Job placements: 228 people
Funding Goals
EDA WILL SUPPORT REGIONAL WORKFORCE TRAINING SYSTEMS IN DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING ACTIVITIES FOR ESTABLISHED SECTORAL PARTNERSHIPS THAT MEET THE EXISTING AND EMERGING SKILLS NEEDS OF EMPLOYERS AND THAT TRAIN AND PLACE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS INTO GOOD JOBS.
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding / Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Goochland,
Virginia
23063-3237
United States
Geographic Scope
Single Zip Code
Related Opportunity
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College was awarded
APM/BIOTECH Workforce Development in Richmond & Petersburg
Project Grant ED25OIE0G0109
worth $3,944,308
from Economic Development Administration in January 2025 with work to be completed primarily in Goochland Virginia United States.
The grant
has a duration of 3 years and
was awarded through assistance program 11.307 Economic Adjustment Assistance.
$2,641,953 (40.0%) of this Project Grant was funded by non-federal sources.
The Project Grant was awarded through grant opportunity FY 2024 Good Jobs Challenge.
Status
(Ongoing)
Last Modified 8/29/25
Period of Performance
1/15/25
Start Date
1/15/28
End Date
Funding Split
$3.9M
Federal Obligation
$2.6M
Non-Federal Obligation
$6.6M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
ED25OIE0G0109
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
None
Awardee Classifications
Public/State Controlled Institution Of Higher Education
Awarding Office
1331K5 DEPT OF COMMERCE EDA
Funding Office
1331K5 DEPT OF COMMERCE EDA
Awardee UEI
RGKCGMADNEL6
Awardee CAGE
1Y4F9
Performance District
VA-05
Senators
Mark Warner
Timothy Kaine
Timothy Kaine
Modified: 8/29/25