BTOP, grants, and other funding to support workforce
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Guide to WebJunction resources about grants, federal stimulus funds, and other funding sources that can be used to provide services to job seekers and the unemployed
Grant application process
- See also Funding: grants and grant writing, funding strategies
- What is Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP)?
- Arizona Job Help at Your Library: Overview of Arizona's application for BTOP stimulus grant fundings (Round 2) and narrated slideshow on workforce recovery efforts in Arizona.
- Partnering for Workforce Development in Idaho: Workforce development tools at Idaho public libraries and BTOP grant proposal overview and budget and a narrated slideshow discussing the IdahoWorks partnership, addressing workforce recovery efforts statewide.
Examples of grant-funded programs
- Kentucky Public Libraries Helping Communities During Difficult Times: Using BTOP and other grant funds to expand and update computers and technology training to help unemployed and underemployed Kentuckians.
- Louisiana Libraries Connecting People to Their Potential: How BTOP Round 1 funds are being used to provide laptops and access to online training and resources.
- North Carolina Public Computer Center: Criteria used to determine how NTIA, BTOP, and PCC federal stimulus funds are being distributed.
- Fast Forward New Mexico: Connecting You to a World of Opportunities: Describes the application of BTOP funds to provide in-person and self-paced training, plus a train-the-trainer program.
- Workforce Development Task Force: Describes an LSTA-funded project to assist unemployed South Carolinian adults and those in transition develop and enhance their workforce skills and find jobs.
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