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The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration is investing $4.3 million in the state of South Dakota for infrastructure to support manufacturing workforce development and business growth.

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration is awarding a $1.5 million grant to Northern Wyoming Community College District in Sheridan, Wyoming, to boost advanced manufacturing and construction trades workforce development in the region.

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration is awarding a $1.3 million grant to West Virginia University at Parkersburg to boost advanced manufacturing workforce training efforts in the region.

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration is awarding a $700,000 grant to Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge, Iowa, to purchase equipment for workforce training programs at the college’s Storm Lake Regional Center in Buena Vista County. This project will support technical training programs in advanced manufacturing and welding, electrical technologies, industrial mechanics and machining, and health sciences.

This report provides a brief outline of several federal government workforce development programs that are open to participation from foreign investors and U.S. Economic Development Organizations (EDOs). SelectUSA, in collaboration with its federal interagency partners, seeks to de-mystify federal workforce programs that have the largest potential to maintain and enhance a competitive U.S. workforce.

The U.S. National Science Foundation and the CHIPS for America Research and Development Office within the National Institute of Standards and Technology, a bureau of the U.S. Department of Commerce, signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly invest in a new initiative to train the future semiconductor workforce at all levels for myriad job types across industry and the nation.

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration is awarding a $2 million grant to the Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, to support workforce development and create jobs in clean energy manufacturing and other sectors.

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration awarded a $600,000 grant to the Maui Economic Development Board, Inc., in Kīhei, Hawaii, to support advanced manufacturing and increased economic capacity. This grant will support an assessment of the existing advanced manufacturing infrastructure in Maui, the creation of workforce development programs, the promotion of technological innovation, and job creation. This EDA investment will be matched with $150,000 in local funds

The Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration is investing $9 million in the state of Kentucky to boost the automotive manufacturing sector and promote small business development in the region.